This week Greggs announced they’d achieved a pre-tax profit of £204m in 2024, up 8.3% on the year before. We can learn a lot from their transformation journey from traditional bakery chain to a modern food-on-the-go consumer goods business. Here is our take on...

Crafting a compelling business case is essential for IT leaders aiming to secure support for strategic initiatives. Whether you’re proposing a new technology investment or a digital transformation project, aligning your case with organisational goals can make all the difference. Here are the key...

For both Retail and Consumer Goods companies, selecting the right ERP system is critical. The ERP selection criteria for retail and consumer goods can significantly enhance efficiency, improve visibility, and streamline operations. In industries like these, an ERP provides the stability and structure needed to...

In the fast-moving retail sector, optimising supply chain efficiency through ERP solutions is crucial for staying competitive. As UK-based organisations face a dynamic marketplace with rising consumer demand, fluctuating costs and increasing complexity, they must seek solutions like ERP for supply chain efficiency in...

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) for many organisations can be transformational in helping them to optimise efficiency, streamline operations and improve visibility. However, the implementation and deployment process can be complex, with lots of considerations throughout. If organisations are not careful cyber security is something...

In a fast-paced and dynamic digital world, choosing the right technology as an IT leader is a balancing act of innovation, efficiency, risk management and strategic planning. This blog explores approaches to navigating the process of technology selection whilst ensuring alignment with organisational goals...

Finding the Right Balance in Your ERP Making sure an ERP works for your company and your requirements is key, but can be surprisingly tricky. A challenge often encountered when implementing an ERP system is knowing the difference between customisation and configuration and the...

As the holiday season approaches, many organisations find themselves wrapping up year-end initiatives and planning for the future. However, implementing change can be as challenging as navigating a sleigh through a blizzard. Change is inevitable, but success is not guaranteed. Let’s avoid the frosty...

What does it take to excel in the future of charity leadership? In today’s evolving landscape, the term “leaders” has replaced “bosses,” reflecting a shift from directive to inspirational approaches. Charities are driven by purpose, and effective leaders must inspire their teams to embrace...

Project Governance can at times seem like a difficult concept to define. The lack of a widely agreed definition contributes to the sense of vagueness and confusion plaguing project governance. In this blog, we will look at the industry-standard definitions of project governance and...