It’s a hat-trick of CCS Frameworks!Searchlight Consulting have been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Software Design & Implementation Services (SDIS) framework This week Searchlight received the great news that Crown Commercial Service (CCS) have named Searchlight on a new framework focused on helping central, local government and other public sector buyers with their back-office transformation programmes.Searchlight Consulting on DOS 5Searchlight Consulting have been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Digital Outcomes & Digital Specialists 5 (DOS 5) framework Following our success with joining the G-Cloud 12 framework last year, we are very pleased to announce that Searchlight Consulting will be bringing its expertise in designing and delivering digital business solutions toSearchlight Consulting on G-Cloud 12 Cloud SupportSearchlight Consulting have been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) G-Cloud 12 framework We are very pleased to announce that Searchlight Consulting will be bringing its expertise in programme, project and portfolio management for digital, cloud and technology-enabled change to the Public Sector having been named as a supplier on theWebinar: Leading Operational Re-Alignment After Lockdown Pt 2{{ vc_btn: title=Register+for+the+Webinar&style=classic&color=turquoise&align=center&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fus02web.zoom.us%252Fmeeting%252Fregister%252FtZ0tcumrpj0vG9NwN1RuzotmttOVvNaq-F-0%2520%7Ctitle%3AZoom%2520webinar%2520registration%7Ctarget%3A%2520_blank%7C }} Tuesday 2nd June 2020 4pm BST Join Searchlight Consulting at 4pm BST on Tuesday 2nd June 2020 for part 2 of our exploration of what it takes to lead a business out of “lockdown” and the personal resourcefulness which this will demand from business and technology leaders. In our first session, weWebinar: Leading Operational Re-Alignment After Lockdown{{ vc_btn: title=Register+for+the+Webinar&style=classic&color=turquoise&align=center&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fus02web.zoom.us%252Fwebinar%252Fregister%252FWN_hk0g32eqQBm39ux6zzbJgw%2520%7Ctitle%3AZoom%2520webinar%2520registration%7Ctarget%3A%2520_blank%7C }} Thursday 21st May 2020 4pm BST Join Searchlight Consulting at 4pm BST on Thursday 21st May 2020 for a discussion on what it takes to lead a business out of “lockdown” and the personal resourcefulness which this will demand from business and technology leaders. While some organisations have totally stopped, allRisk, Compliance & Controls essential to digital transformationEnsure Risk & Compliance isn’t the missing piece of your cloud or digital transformation strategy. BPM Trends “State of Business Process Management 2020” survey, identified digital transformation and cloud computing as having a significant impact on business process management. The survey also cited that productivity improvements, improving customer satisfaction and effective management of IT resources (e.g. ERPProcess Mapping Needs a PurposeProcess mapping is boring?! Open any book on business change, process improvement, enterprise architecture or systems implementation methods and one activity is certain to feature early on in the recommended approach - process mapping. Documenting a graphical representation of the processes, activities and tasks that the organisation performs to execute its business. Whether that beExecution Control: Improving cloud-based application implementations.Make the delivery of your cloud-based software even better in 2020. Too many technology-enabled change programmes struggle to deliver on their promise and some just simply fail. Whether judged on benefits delivery, or achievement of time, cost and quality, the rate of success is lower than it should be. Historically, and even the latest researchGabor Hizsak, Finalist – Business Analyst of the Year 2019Searchlight Consulting’s Gabor Hizsak selected as Finalist in the UK IT Industry Awards The UK IT Awards are a prestigious industry recognition scheme organised by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, and set the performance benchmark in IT, recognising exceptional people, projects and technology innovation. UK IT Award Finalist This year Searchlight Consulting isMentoring the next generation of business technology leadersWith so many products, technologies and vendor options available to those looking to grow, support and improve their business, which business applications are the right ones to choose? Here are 5 considerations to take into account when choosing. Five essential considerations to drive real business benefits from ITWith so many products, technologies and vendor options available to those looking to grow, support and improve their business, which business applications are the right ones to choose? Here are 5 considerations to take into account when choosing. Searchlight’s Innovation Hub with Central England Co-operativeHow can high growth organisations continue to grow with the same positive trajectory of success and acceleration? For high-growth organisations, it’s important to maintain the level of growth it’s essential to establish your roadmap. Transform at pace – tackle the issues that arise from business growthHow can high growth organisations continue to grow with the same positive trajectory of success and acceleration? For high-growth organisations, it’s important to maintain the level of growth it’s essential to establish your roadmap. Great British Scaleups: The Fifth DimensionWe’re delighted to have been named as one of the eight fast-growing UK tech SMEs! Attending an event in London earlier in November, Searchlight was recognised as a fast-growing company in the technology sector with great potential for scaleup growth. Get ahead of your competitors by following our 5 key steps.Here are your 5 steps to make the most out of technology. The manufacturing industry has increasing pressure to compete in this volatile market and economic environment. How can you ensure you are investing in the right business applications to enable growth? Thrive through constant change: how to apply agility to your business application strategyThe manufacturing industry has increasing pressure to compete in this volatile market and economic environment. We are operating in an era in which many of the accepted political norms have been turned on their heads and the pace with which technology is progressing means most of us are still catching up with what we can do today, let alone thinking about the possibilities that tomorrow may bring. Integration – it’s dangerous not to!Application, data and information integration has been at the forefront of many a CIO’s mind for a pretty long time now. Integration tools and platforms have similarly existed in many guises, dating back to the mid-90s. The New Era – Making the most of TechnologyChange is happening at a rapid pace. Very quickly transformation in market structures and technology can lead to misalignment between strategy and business technologies. SapphireNow – Advanced CapabilitiesSapphireNow – Advanced Capabilities After bringing together its customers, prospects and partners, SAP painted a bold vision of where ‘intelligent’ business applications are heading in the future at their SapphireNow event in Florida. This year, the theme was “Intelligent Enterprise” focusing on three key potential benefits: Embedding AI/machine learning into core business processes to allowShould organisations be embracing the transition to SAP S/4HANA?It’s time to act. Support for SAP ECC is ending in 2025 and SAP would like you to move to its S/4HANA platform, but is it the right choice for your business? Many SAP’s customers are struggling to understand where the real business value is in moving away from ECC. The product roadmap from SAPSapphireNow – Speed of implementation and business persuasionSapphireNow – Speed of implementation and business persuasion If SAP is to be believed, Cloud and HANA adoption is accelerating. Businesses no longer discuss the commercial value of implementation, but rather how to get the most value out of their investment. SapphireNow, the three-day flagship event for SAP, its customers, prospects and partners, pushed heavily toSearchlight leads Wiggle-CRC to customer-focused growthSearchlight leads Wiggle-CRC to customer-focused growth Leading online tri-sports retailer Wiggle-CRC came to Searchlight Consulting to help them bring their IT platforms and processes into the 21st Century. Wiggle were in hyper growth and their current ageing IT estate needed updating to ensure it was fit for purpose. Searchlight worked with Wiggle-CRC to devise and implementThe 4th industrial revolution: it’s time to focus on the end-consumerToday’s end-consumer requirements are changing so rapidly that the B2B model operated by many manufacturers is becoming outmoded. New technology is having such a dramatic impact on the way people live that companies are increasingly being urged to think of the end consumer first and foremost. Searchlight, official sponsors of CIO Retail ConnectThe CIO Retail Connect event is the one-stop shop for CxO’s and other senior retail IT executives from top UK retailers. Being an official sponsor meant we could fully immerse ourselves in all aspects of this forum. Future proof your business – Getting the basics rightThrough a series of highly interactive sessions, PEX Europe Spring 2018 offered the opportunity to learn, share and challenge everything you need to be a business of the future, with leading industry peers. Don’t Let Technology Lead the Business StrategyDon’t Let Technology Lead The Business Strategy It’s time to act on your transition from SAP ECC to whatever lies ahead. Support for ECC is ending in 2025 and SAP would like you to move to its S/4HANA platform, but is it the right choice for your business? Whether you choose to move to S/4HANAWhat’s your navigator? Make this your journey, not SAP’sWhat's your navigator? Make this your journey, not SAP's Support for SAP ECC is coming to an end and the time to act is now, however companies are struggling to understand where the real business value is in moving to a new ERP platform. The product roadmap from SAP itself is one which seems toRight Culture, Right ExpertiseThis is the fourth and final instalment in our series of blogs exploring how retailers can balance the dual aim of investing in technology to improve their customer proposition. Business-led, not IT-ledThis is the third in our series of blogs exploring how retailers can balance the dual aim of investing in technology to improve their customer proposition. Is technology clouding retailers vision?How are retailers balancing the dual aim of investing in technology to improve their customer proposition while ensuring smooth-running business operations through an aligned corporate and IT strategy? Be brave, think differentlyThis is the second in our series of blogs exploring how retailers can balance the dual aim of investing in technology to improve their customer proposition. Retailers’ must take radical new approach to technologyRetailers’ are not using technology as effectively as they could be and in some cases it is actually having a detrimental effect on their business, according to a new report from Searchlight Consulting. Separate goals, common challengesThe business world has become fixated on having the latest technology, tools and systems, believing they are required to win customers and navigate their way through a time of constant change and economic uncertainty. Roadmap to 2025: make this your journey, not SAP’sDo you have a compelling reason to move your business to a new ERP platform? As a CxO, is your data future-ready?Data has always been essential to the running of any businesses. Designing GDPR Compliance into your business operationsWith GDPR, the rules regarding the processing and maintenance of European personal data are about to undergo a tremendous transformation IT’s A Balancing ActBeing a CIO today involves balance. The need to balance “keeping the lights on” while introducing new technologies. November’s Searchlight Hub – spotlight on Innovation & DigitalHighlights from our recent Searchlight Hub event at which around 30 Associates met to discuss our spotlight topic of Innovation & Digital Disruption. Video overview of what we do, now available on YouTubeWe’re always keen to get Searchlight Consulting’s name out in the wider-world. So, we recently commissioned a short “explainer” animation. Are your IT systems helping or hindering growth?So you’ve come up with your great idea for starting a business. Through hard work and personal investment, you’re starting to get the business off the ground. Creative Aesthete or Control Freak?Enterprise Architecture (EA) is a relatively immature profession, despite having been written about since the late 1980’s. Looking from different perspectives!It does not seem to matter what problem you are faced with, it pays to look at it from a variety of perspectives before jumping to a conclusion. Curbing consumer promiscuityLoyalty is about retaining (profitable) customers not boosting short term sales with the acquisition of promiscuous ‘deal seekers’! Load more Bryan OakBlog v208.20.2018
