Challenges of Cross Organisation Processes

A new white paper from Bob Downes explores some of the challenges of cross organisation processes in the Public Sector and specifically Local Government. With more spending cuts to be found over the coming years it seems prudent to begin looking for deeper savings that can be made now.

Some parts of the Public Sector have undertaken or are executing change programs that are designed to deliver major cost savings through initiatives such as business process automation. Such programs have examined services provided holistically; reviewing the tasks which involve people, the processes that are followed and any information required to ensure effective service delivery.

While Councils have substantial freedom to continue delivering services as they have always done, many are still heavily reliant on processing paper with the resultant overheads of time and cost as well as compliance with legislative requirements.

Download the white paper here for free

Bob will be publishing more white papers in the coming weeks

Menntor extends its partner network

We are delighted to announce that Robert (Bob) Downes has joined the Menntor Partner Network bringing his extensive experience and knowledge of the Public Sector to our partner programme.

Bob is a senior Business Professional with significant experience gained in a variety of roles in the UK and internationally. His experience extends to Sales and Marketing, Managed and Outsourced Services, Consulting, Management and Operations and, over the past 20 years, he has built a reputation and a successful sales track record in both the Private and Public Sector Marketplaces.

Bob uses his depth and breadth of experience to help build relationships, drive cost savings, improve efficiencies and deliver outcomes, especially within the Public Sector (NHS and Police) as well as Local Government.

Bob was a founding investor in IDOX plc, an AIM listed start up Document Management Company focused on the Public Sector and he was instrumental in growing IDOX revenues to £16M in 5 years.

Bob spent 6 years at Serco where he had a variety of roles in Strategic Business Development, Information Management and Consulting. He has a good understanding of Central Government strategy, priorities and drivers for both Regional Public Sector and Local Government.

Bob is used to managing client engagements at all levels within an organisation, from Chief Executives and Directors to Managers and Officers. He is able to lead customer workshops to develop business requirements and support funding decisions.

This timely addition of Bob to the Menntor Partner Programme comes within weeks of Menntor being included on the Government CloudStore and is a great start to 2014 for Menntor.

Menntor Gets a New Web Site

Following on from the successful inclusion in the Government CloudStore, the Menntor web site has undergone a refresh to reflect the new market opportunities now available in the Public Sector.

The new web site accommodates subscribing with either credit or debit cards as well as Direct Debit instructions.

Furthermore, once you have an account with Menntor you can log in and easily adjust your monthly subscription according to the licences required, taking only a few short moments to see what your new monthly charges will be before accepting and having the changes immediately applied to your account.

The new web site includes video demonstrations of how to create web forms and web apps for your business processes as well as the opportunity to take a tour and experience using a menntor web app at first hand.

Experience the new Menntor web site here.

Menntor Now Available From CloudStore

Menntor is now available to UK Public Sector organisations from the CloudStore.

CloudStore

G-Cloud is a UK Government initiative to encourage the adoption of Cloud Services across the whole of the

Public Sector. Its aims are to simplify how the Public Sector buys and delivers services by creating a marketplace of pay-as-you-go commodity services that can be easily scaled up or down, based on the changing needs of a business and its users. CloudStore is the catalogue system that buyers can use to search for and access solutions.

Menntor products can now be purchased, or free trailed, by customers in the Public Sector directly through the CloudStore, saving time and money in establishing quality web app solutions for their business processes.

Follow this link to Menntor in CloudStore;

http://govstore.service.gov.uk/cloudstore/menntor4-g4-0957-001

Menntor Launches New User Interface

Menntor recently announced a significant upgrade to the MenntorMe user interface to support easy access to web apps from a wider range of devices as part of the drive to support mobile working.

MenntorMe User Interface

Users now enjoy a more responsive experience with the new MenntorMe user interface. This move comes as the first stage of work being done to improve the experience of using menntor across all types of device.

Coupled with the recent launch of the HTML web form builder that is now an integral part of the web app creation process, users can now access and use their web apps from tablet devices.