Social Value is now firmly on the agenda. The Government launched a new Policy, categorising Social Value into 5 themes which, from early 2021, are built into all Government procurement. CIPS talks about public sector procurement “looking beyond the price … Read More
Declare ‘victory’ and move on
‘Declare “victory” and move on’ is a pragmatic way to frame the closing of a long running project where the vision/ambition was ground-breaking but with the passage of time it has become clear that the project has become bogged down, … Read More
Fimatix and Agilesphere Announce Merger
Agilesphere and Fimatix are today (9 April 2020) announcing their merger. By combining their complementary expertise, this move will create a leading Govtech and Fintech business: Agilesphere, a Fimatix Group company. The purpose of the combined entity will be to … Read More
Minimising IR35 risks
The chancellor announced last week (Tuesday 7th January) that the changes to the off payroll tax (commonly known as IR35), extending the 2017 changes for the public sector to the private, will go ahead in April. The review that they … Read More
What is a “Professional” Contractor?
Fimatix’s excellent reputation for delivery is closely linked to the quality of our people and the way we support them. To ensure quality we expect a relevant skills demonstration from all roles; for example we set developers a coding test … Read More
Agile Leadership in Practice
I had a great day at Agile Tour London and was humbled to have been asked to present “Agile Leadership in Practice” in the Leadership track of the conference. Drawing from my own experiences of leading Fimatix and client deliveries, … Read More
Creating the conditions for Business Agility
Organisations need to constantly adapt in order to succeed. At Fimatix, we believe that (top down) organisations need to understand their customers evolving needs, and invest in the development and delivery of products and services that best meet those needs. … Read More
How I became a Business Analyst from a developer role
Recently, I’ve seen many developers moving to Business Analyst roles, just like I did. For many, it happens as part of an overall transformation of the role they’re working in. For example, a developer is sent to a client site … Read More
Adaptive Organisation
The silos are out to get us! Over 80% of digital transformations have or are failing. There is a common reason for these failures which is that they fail to change the organisation structure to properly empower and support multi-disciplinary … Read More
What makes an ideal scrum team?
As Talent Acquisition for Fimatix, I see a lot of CVs that highlight the experience of the individual, but not the softer, competency-based skills. This is the stuff that makes candidates stand out – things that are difficult to show on a … Read More
The Agile Digital Services training course (AgileDS™)
The UK government has been making incredible progress with creating services that are digital by default, accessible and meet the needs of citizens. It’s now been recognised as a world leader in digital, topping the UN E-Government Survey index in … Read More
What impact is the digital skills gap having on your business?
Currently, there’s uncertainty about the future of the UK workforce. With Brexit on the horizon, concerns about the widening skills gap are becoming more pressing. Many industries have issues with skill gaps, but the gap in digital is profound. Our … Read More