Sometimes, no matter how transferable the innovation behind many applications or software solutions may be, it’s difficult to imagine them in another context, or industry. But that risks missing an opportunity to add value to what you do, whatever your line of business.
At Purple Crane we recently implemented a Quality Management System for our business. Whilst we are proud to have achieved ISO 9001 accreditation, more importantly, we believe that the process has already improved the service we offer to our customers and will benefit our business and the people who work in it for years to come.
Extreme times, such as the war in Ukraine, generate stories every day. Most are grim and with more to come it’s hard to find the pluses. But this invasion has also been a springboard for out-of-the-box thinking.
It looks like the marketplace is now thriving with start-ups and SMEs looking to make something of the new normal. Purple Crane are good guys to know…
If you’re a software-driven business – and most of us are – your choices can make the difference between success or failure for your enterprise. Whether you’re a vendor or end-user, we can help.
Football is big business, and UEFA is the overarching body controlling the European competition. Yet, somehow, the showpiece UEFA Champions League draw became a farce. What relevance does that have to us as a business, we ask?
In our last blog, we looked at some of the reasons IT start-ups, SMEs and enterprises choose custom-made applications above off-the-peg solutions. And there are many more...
Choosing your software application is a strategic decision. If your business depends on service or product delivery, and the core application underpins that work, then it cannot fail to function or continually enable innovation. So, how do you make that call?
Information Technology is a notoriously age-obsessed industry. Everything is about what’s next, and staying ahead of the competition. Tech has an ageism problem: discuss. Certainly, Mark Zuckerberg has a big one. He told a Stanford audience “I want to stress the importance of being young and technical. Young people are just smarter.” Are they, though? And is being ‘smarter’ what IT needs, or is it something else?
Purple Crane has clients across most sectors, and many of our customers are SMEs (small and medium enterprises). This was a key area of potential growth for the UK economy even before the pandemic created a new template for how the British business is supposed to look.
Ping. Your lightbulb moment happens. You’ve had the gamechanging idea that will shake up the market or revolutionise how you do things. Now you just need software that will bring it to life. But should you do this in-house, or appoint a development partner?
In our last blog, we looked at 10 potential challenges for IT in the – hopefully – post-pandemic world. But what are the experts considering – and how relatable is that to smaller companies? Purple Crane crunches the numbers…