Triad Project Manager Michael Hudson discusses collecting an award at this year’s BCS & Computing UK IT Industry Awards with MoJ IT Director Mark Robinson. I don’t know if you have been to Evolution in Battersea Park before, but it is massive. As I stood...
Senior UX & UR consultant Jenny Lardh discusses usability testing and explains why she likes using it. Usability testing – and why I love it Usability testing is a type of user research that evaluates the user’s experience when they are interacting with a digital product...
In this blog, Principal Consultant Lucille Harvey talks about the roller coaster nature of discovery projects. The discovery project provides an essential foundation for any digital programme. It’s the starting point. The bedrock that affords us the space and time for research. It’s an opportunity...
Matthew Goodman reflects on Team Triad’s mission to boycott their bed and raise money and awareness for Action for Children. Boycott your Bed is one of Action for Children’s flagship fundraising events. Under the leadership of Boycott your Bed (South) board member and Triad MD,...
In the first of this two-part blog, Triad consultants Nithiya Subramanian and Shruthi Jagadeesh break down the often-complex world of Web Application Security testing. We recently created a digital service for the Department for Transport (DfT). Built to GDS (Government Digital Service) standards, we used...
In the second of this two-part blog, Triad consultants Nithiya Subramanian and Shruthi Jagadeesh run through the four tools that they used to test the digital service that Triad developed for the Department for Transport (DfT). If you’ve read part one of this blog, then...
Triad UX consultant Jenny Lardh explains what a Service Assessment is, and how to pass one with flying colours. If, like me, you have created a new service for a central government team, then you may be familiar with the government’s Service Standard guidelines and...
Triad Delivery Manager Tony Bovenkamp talks about everything from why he nearly didn’t join Triad to why compassion is important. What is a Delivery Manager? The responsibilities of a Delivery Manager can vary greatly depending on the organisation. It’s similar to a project manager, in...
Junior Consultant Isabelle Stevenson talks about everything from graduating in international relations to specialising in UX. Isabelle – tell us what you are up to? I am working on a project to facilitate a new government scheme by developing a digital platform to help the...
Triad Principal Consultant Mark Caine talks about everything from superpowers to watching his Dad on the shop floor. How would you describe your role? There are many different elements to my role. The main ones are; delivering and maintaining service excellence from Triad to its...
In this, the ninth of a series of ‘In our shoes’ blogs, Triad Business Analyst Rhianna Conway explains what it’s like to graduate from university and join a listed IT consultancy. How would you describe your role, and what is a typical day at Triad...
In this, the eighth of a series of ‘In our shoes’ blogs, Triad Delivery Manager Dan Moore talks about his typical day, from being a servant leader to encouraging collaboration. Q: What is a Delivery Manager? Good question! My background is in project management; however,...
Triad consultant Farhan Ansari explains why he switched from being an interim IT contractor to taking a permanent consultancy role. During the summer of 2010, I was at a crossroads in my career. I had completed a project management development programme in the Civil Service...
In this, the seventh of a series of ‘In our shoes’ blogs, Triad Managing Director Adrian Leer talks about everything from spotting superpowers to what makes Triad different. You’re Triad’s Managing Director. How would you describe this role, and what is a typical day at...
Could you design a prototype solution for a budget calculator tool? In this blog, Triad Consultant Rhianna Conway catches up with the people involved with the 2nd Triad Challenge, set for University of Northampton final year BSc Computing students. We recently hosted an exciting two-day...
In this, the sixth of a series of ‘In our shoes’ blogs, Triad Client Services Director Tim Eckes talks about everything from his typical day, to why he likes solving client’s problems. What is a Client Services Director? I think the traditional definition of a...
In this, the fifth of a series of 'In our shoes' blogs, Triad Managing Consultant Dave Horton talks about all things from a typical day to role models and problem-solving. What is a Managing Consultant? Simply put, a Managing Consultant contributes to the company's strategic...
In this, the fourth of a series of ‘In our shoes’ blogs, Triad Chief Technology Officer Ant Cook talks about everything from what’s challenging, what’s fun and why he still codes. What is a CTO? There’s no single definition of a CTO because every organisation...
In this, the third of a series of ‘In our shoes’ blogs, Triad Consultant Dom Kardokas talks about all things M365: from autonomy to buzzword soup and Stephen Hawking. Q: You’re a Microsoft 365 Consultant. What does that mean? It means I’m trained to advise...
In this, the second of a series of ‘In our shoes’ blogs, Triad Business Analyst Samantha Lloyd talks about all things BA. Q: What is a Business Analyst? A business analyst (BA) is the ultimate trouble-shooter and problem solver. Often acting as a conduit between...
In this, the first of a series of ‘In our shoes’ blogs, Triad Project Manager Michael Hudson talks about all things PM: from tricks of the trade to mentors and why every day is different. Tell me about your role as an IT Project Manager...
Senior Triad consultant Henry Grech-Cini is an expert in computer vision. He gave a crash course in ChatGPT live at Digital Leader’s Public Sector Insight Week. This is what he had to say. ChatGPT is an application built using GPT-3 (and more recently GPT-4), which...
Personas are great artefacts to create within a project or product development. A persona is a fictional character representing a typical user within a user population. It's a research outcome that will mirror who your users are. I love using personas to demonstrate specific characteristics,...
Triad UX consultant Jenny Lardh explains why stakeholders are important to UX projects and how to get the best out of them. Ever worked on a project where the stakeholder’s input wasn’t crucial? Me neither. Stakeholders come in various guises. They may be clients, portfolio...
Fresh from speaking at Digi Leaders Innovation Week, Triad Managing Director Adrian Leer shares his experience and insight on how to create the perfect partnership between client and supplier in the public sector. When Digi Leaders asked me to speak about client and supplier dynamics...
We don’t believe in hiring good people and telling them what to do. Our delivery teams contain experts in their respective fields and are skilled at delivering wide-ranging transformational change. So how do we get the best out of them and share learning across the...
In her latest blog, Senior UX consultant Lucille Harvey explains why every team member is a user researcher. You just need to ask! User research is an essential part of the design process that shouldn’t be overlooked. Author Mike Kuniaysky describes it as “The process...
Triad Managing Director Adrian Leer reflects on a London sleep out to raise money and awareness for Action for Children. Boycott your Bed 2022 Well, we did it. We slept out on a cold and damp October evening in Trinity Square Gardens, London. Fundraising was...
Triad UX consultant Jenny Lardh explains how she creates user flows at the start of every UX journey. A user flow is a step-by-step diagram showing the path a user will take when using a process, product or service. From a UX perspective, it's the...
In the third blog of our Triad Policing and National Security series, we explore the complex area of protecting sensitive data on the cloud. Triad has been delivering policing and law enforcement projects for nearly 20 years. We understand the challenges of combining disparate IT...
In the sixth of a series of UX blogs, Triad UX consultant Jenny Lardh explains how Usability Testing can be done on a budget. When developing a service, product or process, it’s easy to have an ‘ideal’ way of how you want to move through...
The Strategic Review of Policing and HMICFRS’s State of Policing, both published in March 2022 found that the police service is facing major challenges, broadly summarised as: A capacity challenge - due to the range and complexity of demand. A capability challenge - the police...
Triad Chief Technology Officer Antony Cook talks about Triad’s culture, its people and some fundamentals including going the extra mile. A lot of companies claim that their company’s culture is unique, but I would argue that the Triad culture is genuinely unique. The origins of...
In this, the fifth of a series of UX blogs, Triad UX consultant Jenny Lardh looks back at a project and asks how you can create a user experience for users who know a process too well. If you have read any of our previous...
In the first of our law enforcement series, Triad Senior Consultant and Business Development Manager Jon Graham talks about his trip to this year’s Police Digital Summit. Achieving Outcomes Together After two years in a virtual format, the 2022 summit was held physically, at the...
In this, the fourth of a series of UX blogs, Triad UX consultants Jenny Lardh and Lucille Harvey talk about the questions they most like to ask users when researching a UX problem. In Lucille’s first blog of this series ‘UX and me’, she explained...
Could you improve the user journey for ordering and collecting lateral flow kits? In this blog, we catch up with the people involved with the inaugural Triad Challenge Event, set for University of Northampton final year BSc Computing students. During February, we collaborated with final...
In this, the third of a series of UX blogs, Triad UX consultants Jenny Lardh and Lucille Harvey explain how they use UX to solve problems in the public sector. Our UX team is lucky enough to work across our public and private sector client...
The Triad UX team is run by UX consultants, Jenny Lardh and Lucille Harvey. In this, the second of a series of UX blogs, Jenny and Lucille talk about all things UX: from why it is good to be wrong, to a typical day in...
Gold standard Microsoft partner As a certified Microsoft solution provider, Triad now holds eight Gold standard competencies that greatly endorse the wide-ranging and practical expertise our consultants apply to clients’ daily projects. Triad’s work on DevOps, Data platform, Data analytics, Windows and Devices and Application Development have...
Senior Consultant David Eagle explains the pitfalls of citizen development and how to avoid them by taking a professional development approach. The Power Platform journey; from Citizen Developer to Professional Development There is a lot to be said for the citizen development model. Low code...
TLDR - Improved business resilience, improved security and alignment to Microsoft's future direction for M365. In the old days :-) many on-premises SharePoint systems were created with deep site hierarchies with site collection boundaries often being driven by content database size considerations as much as...
Every day we’re experiencing the truly transformative impact smartphones have had over the last decade. For many, the smartphone has already replaced the digital camera and set us free snapping and sharing in quite an incredible way that creates a window to global events. Alongside...
This article first appeared as part of the TechUK Building the Smarter State Week #techUKSmarterState Most of us in the UK would agree that Government has championed a citizen-centric approach to the transformation of public services during the last decade in particular. However, Government would also be the...
Triad's project working with the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) Unit at the Department for Transport (DfT) on its Greenhouse Gas system is shortlisted at these prestigious industry awards. The system is used by all fuel and energy providers across the UK to report on energy and...
At the recent Digital Leaders Week conference, I was privileged to share a platform with Ben Towers and Eva Applebaum for our discussion around diversity and mental wellbeing within the workplace. The discussion itself was very rich and rewarding, but today I wanted to share...
Following my last article on the data breach issues that often follow the fast rollout into Microsoft 365, which may affect as many as 85% of Teams user organisations, we want to touch on several ways to keep your business secure. If you worry about...
There is an incredible amount of optimism around Artificial Intelligence (AI) but there is also a lot of confusion about how you can benefit from it. This article explains the different categories of AI and how they add value to businesses and how you can...
Presented during Digital Leaders Week 2021, Karl Harris, Group CIO, Westcoast Ltd and Craig Hodgson, Founder, Accelerate QA joined Triad's MD Adrian Leer to discuss high performing teams. Using Westcoast’s ongoing JBA client replacement project as a case study, the participants covered expectations, progress to...
The Global Business Tech Awards recognize, reward and celebrate all things technical in the business world – tech is what keeps companies running. With the world becoming ever more virtual, tech developments are even more important to developing the future, than they have been in shaping the...
Is the honeymoon over? In a recent report, the software company Egress revealed some very hard truths about the past pandemic year and Microsoft 365. A total of 85% of organizations using Microsoft 365 have experienced an email data breach. That’s a staggering number of organisations...
As long time sponsors of Digital Leaders, the Triad team are delighted to be presenting during Digital Leaders Week; 14-18th June 2021. On the 16th June at 3pm Antony Cook, Triad's CTO and Venu Botla our Senior Consultant and Test Automation Practice Lead will be...
The joint Triad and Department of Transport (DfT) team were delighted to hear that their Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (RTFO) project was one of three initiatives to make the shortlist for Social Transformation at the Digital Leaders Impact Awards. Triad helped the DfT build a...
Scrum is a lightweight framework that guides teams tackling complex work. It is a way of working oriented around values of Commitment, Focus, Openness, Respect and Courage. This article gives practical examples I have seen of the Scrum values being modelled successfully on projects and...
Recently I had an opportunity to work as a QA practice lead as part of the Triad team on the Department for Transport (DfT) project developing the new Manage Motor Fuel Greenhouse Gas Emissions service for GOV.UK. Every online platform should be aware of and...
Triad Group Plc is now a signatory on the Tech Talent Charter that aims to bring industries and organisations together to drive greater inclusion and diversity in technology roles. Adrian Leer, Triad's MD commented: "Triad Group Plc is delighted to join hundreds of other companies...
Following an in-depth piece of tech trends research in 2019 in which nearly 300 respondents told us what technology they expected to shape 2020 and beyond, we ran a follow-up tech' trends pulse check at the end of 2020. Only asking three questions, we wanted...
Accelerated during Covid-19, Microsoft 365 a key component of digital transformation for many companies but often underutilised or perceived to require expensive bespoke adaptation WorkPoint's ready-made components for Microsoft 365 offer significant advantages to Triad’s clients in key processes including HR, project and case management...
The last nine months have seen an enormous change in the way we now work and collaborate. Platforms such as Microsoft 365, particularly Microsoft Teams, have stood out as enablers to allow business to carry on as "usual". It seems clear that companies will continue...
In a recent Digital Works Group podcast on 'How Intelligent Automation can help the legal sector innovate', I shared my thoughts alongside Damon Harding an established strategic business transformation leader and director of the Digital Works Group. Damon’s been successfully transforming complex businesses for...
Hires include one of only 17 UK based Redhat certified architects Steady growth in digital solution projects led by Public Sector clients Distributed working required by COVID-19 plays to Triad’s strengths including Agile and Automation Hires to support the upturn in projects expected in 2021...
In this podcast we're talking about innovation in the Legal sector and the use of Intelligent Automation. Two digital experts, Damon Harding of Digital Works Group and Dave Horton of Triad share straight talking, no nonsense, practical information and advice for successful digital transformation. Damon...
Almost every, software or product development teams have taken shortcuts to meet deadlines to upgrade systems or to introduce a new service or launch a product. However, these shortcuts create a technical debt and, if left unaddressed, this debt makes future changes harder. The remote...
In my experience working as a Senior QA consultant at Triad, I have seen many organisations using the term Quality Assurance (QA) and Testing interchangeably. The main reason seems to be that the project management and key stakeholders are not aware of the differences between...
Triad is proud to announce that its recruitment process has been recognised as inclusive and accessible to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for any role. Working with Disability Confident, we are ensuring that disabled people, and those with long term health conditions, have...
This opinion piece by Damon Harding from the Digital Works Group first appeared in Triad's recent eBook: The CFO in the 2020s: Finance and Intelligent Automation. The eBook researched Intelligent Automation within a finance function and how this is shaping the future role of finance...
This article concludes Triad's recent eBook: The CFO in the 2020s: Finance and Intelligent Automation. The eBook researched Intelligent Automation within a finance function and how this is shaping the future role of finance leadership, featuring insights from CFOs and finance leaders in a variety...
As part of Digital Leaders week, which runs 12 - 19 October, Triad consultant Dave Horton will be sharing his thoughts and research insights on what do finance leaders think about automation and where have they found the greatest benefits. The webinar will also cover...
For many years, corporate finance leaders were seen as the “numbers people” who invested their time in calculations, balance sheets and very large spreadsheets. That model is increasingly outdated as today’s CFOs take on more responsibility and a greater role in strategic decision making. One...
There is no doubt that the role of the CFO has evolved over the last few decades in tandem with the changes and demands of the working environment. The economic challenges posed by the recession that followed the credit crunch, and more recently, the COVID-19...
It is critical to choose the right test automation tool if you want a quick return on investment from your automation tests. Yet, selecting the right test automation tool is frequently challenging, especially for applications like Dynamics 365. The Dynamics applications are somewhat complex web...
Triad Group Plc talks to leading CFO’s about the role of finance and intelligent automation in the next decade 93% of survey respondents expect automation to increase in the next three years 78% of finance leaders use automation to reduce the manual elements...
On Friday 21 August 2020, Adrian Leer, Venugopal Botla, Simon Webb and Antony Cook joined hundreds of people, and the odd celebrity, across the UK to raise money spending the night in unusual places for Boycott your Bed. Participants roughed it in their gardens, pitched tents under their tables,...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had the most disruptive effect on businesses in a generation. There has been no choice but to adapt quickly. For innovators, the biggest change management issue of their lifetime presents an opportunity of historic proportions. In this short article, I reveal five...
In the final chapter of Triad's 2020 tech trends eBook nearly 300 technologists shared their views on blockchain, its potential, application and adoption. Blockchain promises to be the great disruptor yet, so far, it has only made surface ripples. It is a technology more talked...
How understanding stakeholders optimises your testing strategy and the software you end up with. In my experience working as a Senior QA consultant at Triad, I have seen many organisations consider Quality Assurance (QA) only as an additional cost in the project and ignore...
Hear from Intelligent Automation practice lead Joe Wheatly discussing the automation opportunities facing the Utility sector with Damon Harding from the Digital Works Group. Following an introduction to the challenges and opportunities facing the utility sector, Joe and Damon discuss how data can digitised, which...
In an earlier eBook; ‘Agile methodology: Friend or foe? we discovered how 60 C-suite executives were establishing Agile in their businesses. What successes and failures were they encountering? How do different types of businesses perceive Agile? Is Agile easing or increasing pressures on achieving access to...
Imagine it is your 35th Birthday, you are at home, alone. You have been considering how best to celebrate 35 years of being an amazing individual, but there's a catch: You're in isolation! Boris Johnson has announced to the world the UK is in Lockdown....
We're delighted to announce that James McDonald joins the Triad Board as Finance Director, effective from 16 June 2020. James joined the Company in February 2020 and, in March, assumed the position of Company Secretary and acting Finance Director. James is a Chartered Certified Accountant...
Transforming public services - Tuesday the 9th June - Come and meet the Triad team The second day of the 15th Annual National Digital Conference (ND2020: Resilience) is focussed on transforming public services with a panel session at 11.45 featuring Triad MD Adrian Leer plus Colin...
What better way to illustrate how robotic process automation (RPA) can remove improve business efficiency and remove repetitive tasks than by deploying it in our own teams. So, at Triad, we took our job posting process that attracts contract resources and automated it. Our colleagues...
The seismic changes we’ve seen to the way we work in recent weeks have come as a shock to many of us, and to our businesses. However, these changes, whilst unexpected and not necessarily welcome, pose opportunities as well as challenges. One opportunity is using...
2020 tech trends eBook findings - now through a Coronavirus lens Since this research was conducted the world has changed. We are now dealing with the implications of CoVid-19 at work, at home and in our relationship with technology. Two of the obvious tech...
It seems beyond doubt that the coming weeks and months will be a very trying time, for the consulting industry and for many others. Sectors such as aviation, retail and hospitality will have it worst, but the combined effects on the economy will inevitably drag...
What I’ve learnt (so far) - Daniel Wagstaff, 2020 Compiled from a year's research into event sourcing and microservices, Daniel has pulled together a series of four videos to share key learnings suitable for experienced developers. During his research, he found that a lot of...
Keen to understand the attitudes of technology experts in the UK and beyond, Triad Group Plc ran a 2020 tech trends survey during Q4 2019. The survey asked members of the IT community to share their insights on future trends and views on adoption rates...
Triad joins a limited number of specialist suppliers on the new Automation Marketplace, supporting the growth of Intelligent Automation across the public sector. The latest framework to be added to the Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) array of Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS), the new automation marketplace...
Now, this is a difficult piece to write. We find ourselves in unchartered territory. Despite what my kids might think, I wasn't around the last time a pandemic struck. Then I tried to imagine what it must be like to be in Wuhan and unable...
Triad Group Plc recently hosted a tech trends 2020 Salon in London, attended by over 20 technologists and business-minded people who engaged in a lively roundtable discussion. We covered exciting topics like Cognitive AI and the possibility of the keyboard becoming extinct. Among all the great...
I was fortunate enough to present Triad’s key findings from our 2020 tech trends survey at the Digital Leaders Salon the week before last. I had intended to write this article sometime before now, but found myself dealing with the implications of CoVid-19 on our...
This question emerged during the Digital Leaders Salon event last week where Adrian Leer, our MD at Triad Group Plc, presented the findings of our 2020 tech trends survey. The context around it was the ever-increasing use of technology in the workplace, in particular white-collar...
RPA (Robotic Process Automation), Intelligent Automation, call it what you will, it’s on the increase and will only become more prominent in the business world as time goes by. And of course, it should, because it can bring so many benefits to an organisation. Yet,...
How SME’s can improve their chance of winning bids, via Crown Commercial Services frameworks. It was about a year ago that I found myself chatting to a key contact at the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) offices about our experiences with their Frameworks. For Triad, as...
Know Me: Tell us about your journey in technology and how you started at Triad. I was the fortunate kid at my company to receive the first Apricot Xen computer and was asked to see what I could do with it. This led me into...
IT industry overwhelmingly positive about the future, keen to embrace new technologies but facing budgetary pressure. Keen to understand the attitudes of technology experts in the UK and beyond, Triad Group Plc ran a 2020 tech trends survey during October 2019. The survey asked...
It is often claimed that blockchain, especially in the context of a smart contract, reduces the need for separate entities or organisations to trust each other. But how true is this and what role does trust play in the widespread adoption of blockchain technologies? In...
As a consultant working for Triad with a range of organisations across the private, public and third sectors often when we talk to Test Automation Engineers about Robotic Process Automation (RPA) the first thing we hear is “It is the same as test automation with...
In part one of this article, I discussed the Ethereum-based blockchain Proof of Concept we developed at Triad in 2017 and some of the issues that led to it being mothballed. The second part of this article discusses how in 2019, by working with Stratis,...
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As a leading technology partner that helps clients in the private, public and third sector organisations achieve their digital solution goals, our consultants at Triad Group Plc are focussed on understanding the potential of emerging technologies. In the first part of this article, I’m going...
Leading digital solutions consultancy Triad to collaborate with Microsoft-based blockchain platform Stratis. Triad Group Plc (“Triad”), a leading UK provider of IT consultancy services and technology solutions, has entered into a framework partnership with Stratis Group Ltd (“Stratis”), an enterprise blockchain technology company, to deliver blockchain-based solutions to businesses and organisations. Under the partnership, Stratis will...
By joining this QAT framework, the breadth and depth of Triad’s expertise across testing environments, automation and consultancy services can now be easily accessed by public bodies across the UK. More information on the Crown Commercial Service and this framework can be found here.
As Agile becomes the default approach to software development, it’s easy to start going through the motions without paying too much attention to the underlying rationale and beginning to let some of the steps slip. In my experience as a Test Automation lead working with...
Recently, I had an opportunity to work alongside my excellent team mates from Triad and the Department for Transport (DfT) as a QA practice lead, developing the new Manage Motor Fuel Greenhouse Gas Emissions service for GOV.UK. For this project, we wanted to strengthen our...
Earlier this year, Gartner claimed that the worldwide Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software market grew 63% in 2018 and expected RPA software revenues to reach $1.3 Billion in 2019. Yet, although process automation is no longer a 'new' technology, and significant improvements in recent years...
Triad has been helping companies embrace and benefit from technology for over 30 years. And during this time, we’ve witnessed how new technologies have transformed entire industries. Keen to stay close to key trends and new approaches, we recently conducted 60 interviews with senior executives...
Agile has made incredible headway in businesses across the globe in recent years, but many organisations are still struggling to make the most of it. Why? When we interviewed 60 C-level technology experts for our new eBook Agile: Friend or Foe, we were surprised to...
In the first part of this article, I wanted to explain about how we integrated QA into Agile artefacts at Triad and we covered quality in user stories, definition of ready, definition of done and documentation. This second part looks at the role of test...
While reading different articles about Quality Assurance (QA) in Agile projects recently, I noticed that they all focussed on explaining about the artefacts such as early testing, teamwork, etc. Despite some searching, I struggled to find any examples of how the QA is integrated into...
As part of the research for our Agile eBook, we asked the participants how they felt about working with third party companies on Agile project delivery. We also wanted to find out what approach they typically took when introducing these new partners into the business....
Recently, I had an opportunity to work alongside excellent colleagues from Triad and the Department for Transport (DfT) as a QA practice lead, developing the new Manage Motor Fuel Greenhouse Gas Emissions service for GOV.UK. The new service allows the DfT to evidence that fuel...
In this video, you'll hear several members of the Triad team talk about what attracted them to Triad, what kind of projects they work on and why they stay. If you're interested in other videos, case studies or eBooks please visit the Publications section of...
In part 1 of How to optimise test automation on Agile projects, I shared some key points about automation test objectives and selecting suitable automation tools. In part 2, I move on to cover the key things we consider while creating and running automation...
Triad Group Plc is proud to be at the University of Surrey Recruit Surrey 19 careers and placements fair, sharing insights about the employment opportunities that exist across the technology sector. Antony Cook, Tom Jacobs and Supriya Kalladka are all attending to spread the word...
Triad was delighted to hear that it had been successful in securing a place on GOV.UK's Digital Marketplace for Digital Outcomes and Specialists 4 framework across Digital outcomes, Digital specialists and User research studios. This agreement helps the public sector buy, design, build and deliver...
Triad Group Plc has secured its accreditation as a Google Cloud Partner. The scheme recognises Triad’s experience with a wide range of industries, workloads, solutions areas and demonstrable customer success using Google Cloud. Working alongside customers to understand their businesses and technology challenges, Triad has...
In the first part of this article, I will share some key things that we consider at Triad Group Plc, one of the UK’s leading digital solution consultancies, when creating a test automation strategy for our projects. These insights all share a focus on supporting...
Some 90% of new jobs demand digital knowhow. Couple this with the fact that roughly 70% of employees lack the digital capabilities needed to do their jobs today and it is clear that we have a very real, and very worrying, digital skills problem. ...
The summary video here captures all the insights from a Global Chief Architect, a Digital Transformation Strategist, and two IT Directors sharing their views on how the shortage of digital skills is affecting the transformation of businesses today. Triad Group Plc, partnered with TechPros.io...
Triad has won the chance to bid to supply cloud computing services to government bodies through the latest major government procurement framework G-Cloud 11. £4.79bn has been spent through G-Cloud since 2012 including £2.15bn directly with SMEs such as Triad. With G-Cloud 11 now awarded...
Triad Group Plc delighted to be awarded Best Digital Transformation Consultancy - UK in Corporate Vision Magazine's Technology Innovation Awards 2019! Judges cited our innovation and digital transformation expertise that consistently delivers for clients - alongside our focus on understanding their business and technology challenges -...
Join us in London, 28-29 August 2019 advancing Power Platform knowledge and pushing the boundaries of current business practices. Powered by the local Power Platform User Groups, the Power Platform World Tour brings unprecedented access to premium Power BI, PowerApps, and Flow content presented by Microsoft...
There’s a definite stereotype that emerges when you discuss digital workspaces and Millennials or Digital Natives within the creative or technology fields. It leans towards the need for cool office spaces, ideally with a well-stocked bar and pool table. Yet, having spent many years resourcing...
Today, competitive advantage is determined not by the resources you own or control, but by what you can access. Forbes describes collaboration as the “new competitive advantage”. With this in mind, it’s safe to say that building a networked organisation - one that embraces collaborative...
More and more, people want to be able to work from any location, accessing their emails, business apps and other important information at all times and from any device. Office 365 and Azure are redefining the office, opening up new ways of working and removing...
On the 7th May a group of senior IT professionals joined Triad and Techpros.io to discuss different aspects of business strategy and how digital transformation goals have changed the business environment. According to research firm Axelos, whilst 70% of IT professionals report having a clear...
Today’s digital workforce is more diverse than ever before. It may be hard to believe but Millennials now make up the majority of the global workforce and they are already making their way into leadership positions. We’re also seeing Generation Z joining the workforce. But...
I’ve spent the last 12 months working alongside my excellent teammates from Triad and the Department for Transport (DfT) as technical architect, developing the new Manage Motor Fuel Greenhouse Gas Emissions service for GOV.UK. The new service allows DfT to evidence that fuel suppliers have...
As a digital transformation consultancy providing experts into the private, public and third sector, Triad experiences the phenomenon known as the digital skills shortage on a daily basis; when clients come to us looking for a business savvy app developer or support in transforming their...
You can’t please all the people all the time, the adage goes, but with consumers and end users vocal when their increasingly high expectations are not met, the pressure to deliver a high quality, digital experience is on. High Tech Expectations Legacy systems are commonly...
I recently read about a move by brewer AB InBev to replace its unwieldy estate of sprawling IT systems with a unified system; this marks a bold commitment to drive efficiency and data performance. This type of move is representative of a growing awareness of...
Parting with legacy systems can be a wrench, but in business it’s crucial to move forward to keep up with changing customer expectations. Debates on how to best modernise legacy systems rage on; does the business migrate a large, monolithic system piecemeal – breaking the...
Moving from legacy applications and hardware systems to newer models is a complex, high-risk exercise, but one required if IT leaders are to progress, innovate and deliver the cost savings and improved user experiences expected of them. Having spent decades building up their IT infrastructures,...
Triad Group Plc receives boost to business with coveted place on Crown Commercial Service’s Data and Application Solutions (DaS) Framework 25th February 2019: One of only 20 businesses to be awarded a place on Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Data and Applications Solutions (DAS) framework in...
Whilst I am now in the fortunate position to be Managing Director of Triad, which has included involvement in significant Government digital transformation projects, my career also includes many years “client side” working as IT Director for a number of private sector organisations. As an...
Triad Group Plc has been awarded a place by the Government Procurement Service, on the Government’s new Digital Outcomes and Specialists Framework Agreement. Public sector bodies can now take up three new services offered by Triad through this framework. Outcomes Triad will provide teams to...
New partnership between Government Digital Services (GDS) Innovation and Digital Leaders, working alongside Triad experts, gives GovTech agenda a boost. As a preferred supplier of IT experts to public and private sector businesses across the UK, Triad are proud to be involved in the latest...
Triad has recently been awarded prime supplier status to work with The Crown Estate to provide both contract and permanent GIS resources. Triad and The Crown Estate have been working together since 2008 and this enables us to continue our relationship for the duration of...
Triad has been awarded a place on the Government’s popular IT procurement framework to offer four new services. Milton Keynes, UK, 5 July 2018 - Triad Group Plc has been awarded a place by the Government Procurement Service, on the Government’s new G-Cloud 10 Framework...
