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NEWS: Launch of PragmaticChange

I am pleased to announce news of a new venture I have co-founded, called PragmaticChange. PragmaticChange is a collaboration of independent and established consulting professionals across the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands.  We are currently eight members, but are looking to grow over the coming months. We believe that by working together to combine our talents and […]

Document management & workflow

Before reading any further, please consider the two questions below: Do you use, or considering to use, an electronic document or content management system (often known as EDM, DMS or ECM)? Do you use, or considering to use, any form of workflow or business process management (BPM) software? If you have answered ‘No’ to both questions then […]

NEWS: Jobstream Group announces partnership with BDO Solutions in Mauritius

Over the last few months I have been working with one of my clients, Jobstream Group, to develop a partnership in Mauritius.  Jobstream Group are a UK based software company specialising in the offshore financial services sector, particularly trust administration and corporate services providers. I recognised an opportunity for Jobstream in Mauritius and over the last 6 months […]

What Could you do with a 40% Increase in Efficiency?

Arrows in the middle of a target

Solitaire Consulting is delighted to have been asked, once again, by Manx Business Solutions to speak at one of their technology seminars.  This time the event is being held at the Sefton Hotel, in the Isle of Man on Thursday 19th March 2015. Following their recent award for technology solutions that enabled clients achieve a 40% increase in […]

Effective Use of Technology Seminar 2014

Last week I presented at two business seminars in the Channel Islands, hosted by MBS Business Solutions.  The focus of the presentations was on how technology, in particular Document Management, can help solve the key problems being faced by businesses in 2014.  A copy of my presentation is available for download, by clicking the link […]

Solutions to key problems facing business in 2014

I’m delighted to be joining Manx Business Solutions to present seminars in Guernsey and Jersey this autumn. Tuesday 14th October, 11.00am at the Old Government House Hotel, Guernsey and Wednesday 15th October, 11.00am at the Royal Yacht Hotel, Jersey We are finding that businesses today face an ever increasing range of issues, including: Regulation – […]

BPM – Where is Your Organisation on the Process Maturity Journey?

“Brilliant process management is our strategy. We get brilliant results from average people managing brilliant processes. We observe that our competitors often get average (or worse) results from brilliant people managing broken processes.” Source: a senior Toyota executive Business process management (BPM) is a systematic approach to making an organisation’s processes and workflows more effective, […]

Capturing and Creating Value

Person holding up a board showing innovation and drawings

This is a summary of a short presentation that I delivered today at the 7.45 Breakfast Club in Jersey. Any business needs to provide some sort of value to the clients its serves – if it doesn’t it won’t last very long. This value could be a product that its customers desire or a service. […]

Welcome to our new website

After over 7 years in business, I have finally decided it was time to invest in a professional website.  My previous efforts at DIY websites achieved the job of providing an on-line presence for Solitaire Consulting, but didn’t project the professional, high quality impression that I aim for.  I hope you agree that this is […]

Computers for Romania

With Christmas getting close I am sure many of you are intending to take advantage of the good deals available on PCs, laptops and tablets.  This may mean that the dusty old desktop PC that is taking up space in the spare room needs to go. If it is still in working order, please do […]