A common problem? Legacy technical debt is a common problem facing many organisations across the Financial Services industry and beyond. Such outdated systems are often heavily integrated workhorses, churning through high volumes of transactions. The process of replacing them is complex with many moving parts to consider. A clear approach to tackling this challenge is […]
Addressing the urgent need to verify acquisition integration pre-deal assumptions and establish an integration roadmap to ensure that value acceleration is set up for earliest successful delivery of realistic objectives and goals. When Private Equity firms facilitate an acquisition to one of their portfolio companies, the typical pace of the deal process and the need […]
Dave Jepson considers the change management lessons highlighted by the cancellation of the northern leg of the HS2 project. As a northerner I have a personal view on the merits, or not, of HS2. The release of today’s non-news regarding the cancellation of the proposed programme much beyond Birmingham will be welcomed by some, and […]
Is the metaverse emerging as the next big thing? Like ‘big data ‘in the 90s, CX in the noughties and ‘digital transformation’ in the last decade, senior leaders everywhere are already being swamped by a heady mixture of speculation, propaganda and wishful thinking. Here’s a two-minute read covering what you need to know right now. […]
Did you just buy what they think they sold? IT services contracts tend to be weighty and they tend to be complex. This isn’t a surprise when you understand they effectively underpin the core delivery engine of most modern organisations. Here in my home office there’s a trophy shelf with some personal ‘greatest hits’ on […]
Our employees, associates, community members and commercial partners met up at Manchester’s Midland Hotel on November 4th 2021 to celebrate our 3rd birthday and catch up with colleagues and network. After almost two years of virtual meetings and home based working for many, it really was fantastic to finally meet face to face. Our founders, […]
Emmaus UK is the charity partner of Partners in Change and we are proud to share the news that we are extending our fundraising and pro-bono consulting relationship for a second year. At our recent team event we presented the organisation with a cheque for £10,550, representing the total monies raised over a successful first […]
In the late 2000s I remember watching the original ‘Shift Happens’ video with hundreds of colleagues at an annual conference. It dominated the evening’s conversations – it gave everyone a new perspective on the speed at which change was coming down the line. Even now 14 years on it is eye-opening. Much of what is […]
Thanks to all who responded to our recent post focusing on Digital Transformation nightmares. We received an avalanche of anecdotes and points of view from colleagues and clients happy to share their experiences. One trend stood out; the lengthiest (and most emotionally charged!) exchanges were those that had impacted our lives as consumers. It quickly […]
As organisations consider their future direction and identify what change to pursue in order to remain relevant to their customers, attractive to their workforce and profitable for their investors, digital transformation is often high on the priority list. Speaking with clients and colleagues across our network, legacy systems are mentioned frequently as a problem; they […]
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