by David Baskerville | 8 Oct 2020 | Lines on Online, Our Insights
The fourth in a four-part series on online meetings – the tech, the etiquette, the challenges Other articles in this series have concentrated on some of the meeting solutions that are available and on the best way to run online meetings. This article will...
by David Baskerville | 6 Oct 2020 | Lines on Online, Our Insights
The third in a four-part series on online meetings – the tech, the etiquette, the challenges Since the arrival of Covid-19 and lockdown there has been a lot of discussion and articles about home working. Much of this has focused on home working from the...
by Guest | 5 Oct 2020 | Our Insights, Video
Any firm thinking about making a change to their PMS supplier or just interested in keeping tabs on the market might want to watch our two recent Baskerville Drummond @ Home video chats. These two PMS specials saw David Baskerville, Kevin Goosman and Nigel Stott...
by David Baskerville | 1 Oct 2020 | Lines on Online, Our Insights
The second in a four-part series on online meetings – the tech, the etiquette, the challenges When the UK first went into lockdown during March 2020, a huge emphasis was placed on the importance of online meetings. The business community as a whole had to...
by David Baskerville | 29 Sep 2020 | Lines on Online, Our Insights
The first in a four-part series on online meetings – the tech, the etiquette, the challenges The sudden requirement to use online meeting software was originally met with panic buying. Firms rushed just to get up and running, but now, six months into the...
by Paul Hoffbrand | 17 Sep 2020 | Downloads
Introduction Document and email management system implementations can be a huge upheaval and costly. Both of these comments are potentially true, however the benefit of getting an implementation correct from the start far outweighs the cost and upheaval of having to...
by Sarah Levick | 17 Sep 2020 | Advisory, Our Experience, Strategic Review
Following a sustained period of growth and a doubling of the partnership, Howes Percival committed to a significant program of IT expansion and transformation. This would see the replacement of the incumbent Envision PMS and the introduction of several new ‘best of...
by Sarah Levick | 15 Sep 2020 | Video
In a two-part episode, David Baskerville, Kevin Goosman and Nigel Stott are back to continue their examination of all things PMS. This time round, we’re delving into the selection and implementation process and how to best set yourself up for success. PART ONE PART...
by Richard Wyatt | 8 Sep 2020 | Finance, Our Insights
In your firm do you suffer from: Not having a realistic and achievable business strategy? Weak financial operational skills? Late or inaccurate reporting? A lack of sufficient financial information? No focus on profit improvement? Cash flow struggles? Or more?...
by David Baskerville | 24 Aug 2020 | Advisory, Our Insights, Selection
I had a call from a contact at a managed service provider (MSP) the other week. They had just lost a long-standing client to a competitor and were in a bit of a dilemma. Their customer had engaged a consultant to undertake a review and a competitive proposal process....
by Nigel Stott | 22 Aug 2020 | M365, Our Insights, Selection
In this final instalment on Microsoft 365, we’ll be taking a look in detail at the automation tools available. What is particularly interesting about this set of tools, known as the Power Platform, is the low code/no-code approach Microsoft has taken. In theory,...
by David Baskerville | 20 Aug 2020 | Our Insights, Video
David Baskerville was recently the guest of Mosaic Legal for one of its Virtual Coffee Breaks. Here’s part 1 of the chat on all things IT for legal Back to News &...
by Guest | 13 Aug 2020 | Advisory, Our Insights, Selection
While we have our own opinions on lots of facets of legal technology, we don’t believe in shutting down debate or never giving air time to alternative viewpoints. So we’re delighted that Cloud9 Insight are here with their guest blog setting out a more...
by Sarah Levick | 3 Aug 2020 | Video
In a new video series, we’ll be talking to Baskerville Drummond consultants on a whole range of topics over the weeks and months to come. In episode 4, we have a new face for you – Mr Finance, Richard Wyatt. Richard runs us through the range of business and...
by Sarah Levick | 18 Jul 2020 | Video
In a new video series, we’ll be talking to Baskerville Drummond consultants on a whole range of topics over the weeks and months to come. In episode 3, we have brought David Baskerville, Kevin Goosman and Nigel Stott together for a PMS special. We talk to them about...
by Nigel Stott | 15 Jul 2020 | M365, Our Insights
In the next instalment of our Microsoft 365 articles, we talk about the security features available as part of your subscription I remember a time where law firms were a little suspicious of the “cloud”. How could entrusting your data to a third party be more secure...
by David Baskerville | 2 Jul 2020 | Advisory, Implementation, Our Insights, Selection
“In professional services if you aren’t addressing technology you really don’t have a future”. A quote by KPMG at one of the last legal technology events I attended a lifetime ago…but it clearly stuck in my mind. And whilst the more successful professional services...
by Sarah Levick | 25 Jun 2020 | Video
In a new video series, we’ll be talking to Baskerville Drummond consultants on a whole range of topics over the weeks and months to come. David Baskerville is back answering questions from Sarah Levick, this time on all things Baskerville Drummond – why they came...
by Nigel Stott | 22 Jun 2020 | M365, Our Insights, Selection
In the second part of the series on Microsoft 365, we take a closer look at the collaboration tools available on the platform. In the current situation, with workforces spread geographically whilst working from their homes, the ability to effectively collaborate...
by David Baskerville | 17 Jun 2020 | Implementation, Our Insights, Strategic Review
Over the last five to ten years, it has become normal to follow a cloud-first IT Strategy. This is particularly the case when considering telephone systems. The promise of a more robust platform on a ‘pay per user per month’ basis makes compelling business sense for...
