Month: February 2015

Environmental and energy management news provider environmentalleader.com has revealed details about a new Hilton Worldwide program, created to help professionals reduce waste and incorporate sustainability into meetings and events.

2015 is widely predicted to be “the” year for big data – information will increasingly be used to effect positive change and drive via educated and timely business decisions. Data agility is the key here; the action of slicing, dicing, analysing and delivering information when it is most needed will ultimately drive wider organisational change. […]

Process Excellence covers a wide variety of methodologies, including Six Sigma and Lean, as well as technology (mapping and modelling, process automation, data analytics). Through this variety of methods, businesses can seek to continually improve and optimise the way they carry out work in the hopes of achieving better quality and efficiency, lower costs and […]

An interesting article by processexcellencenetwork.com outlines 4 common process mapping mistakes – and how to avoid them.

In a bid to keep up to speed with current market demands, companies are increasingly turning to agile technologies to reduce coding and cut down on implementation times.

Book-keeping and financial management can be a complex task for companies of any size, but businesses with a small number of employees may find it particularly difficult. A study by Hiscox found that many are still having trouble accessing finance – despite the introduction of lending schemes – while fewer small business owners are optimistic […]

For many years, there has been a common preconception that, while paperless processes would be hugely advantageous to the legal services sector, there are a number of obstacles that stand in the way of this workflow being adopted.

Businesses may initially invest in disaster recovery services, such as offsite backup storage, in order to minimise the risk of losing valuable data, but there are also environmental benefits associated with having information stored digitally rather than on paper. These advantages could be enhanced by getting the buy-in of employees, who can help to cut […]

According to independent global residential and commercial property consultancy Knight Frank, being more environmentally-friendly and saving money are two important priorities for businesses in the 21st century.