For Fimatix 2022 has been a turbulent but highly productive year. Leaving the complications of Covid behind Fimatix has continued to experience strong growth resulting in a dramatic increase in size and capacity. Against this backdrop the CEO, Tim Howarth … Read More
Information Security: the role of partners
For those of us who work in fintech, the security of systems and data is our highest priority. Gone are the days where uptime and systems’ availability were the critical measures. In today’s highly interconnected world, where significant new threats … Read More
ViaNova Group and TEX complete ‘first of its kind’ live pension transfer
The ViaNova Working Group and The Investing and Saving Alliance (Tisa) Exchange (TEX) have completed a ‘first of its kind’ live pension transfer within the defined contribution (DC) occupational space, with WTW. The initial request took 30 minutes, while the … Read More
Social Value: The Great Differentiator
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
Could Digital Artisans be the Future of Work?
In the UK and in organisations around the world, we are seeing a widespread return to the office after months spent working remotely during the pandemic. For many of us, this has been a welcome relief. Back to normality, to … 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