As part of the WYCA "Good Growth Programme", I recently had the pleasure of hosting an Oxford Innovation Digitalisation Masterclass.
When embarking on the journey of selecting a new system, it’s crucial to approach the decision with a structured approach. While there are numerous...
In the intricate dance of project management, Business Analysts (BAs) emerge as the unsung heroes. Their multifaceted role involves bridging gaps,...
In the age of digital business, the journey towards transformation is not just a trend but a strategic necessity. IT consultancy firms play a pivotal...
Understanding the unique challenges that fractional IT directors face, particularly the frustration of slow change within their client organisations,...
In the realm of digital transformation, the significance of a Project Manager cannot be overstated. For a consultancy like Fluid, which specialises...
Signature CF (formerly Seneca CF) engaged Fluid to perform a vendor side Technology DD in order to identify and remediate any issues that may impact...
Trudy Betts, Head of IT and Business Change, brought Fluid in to show McLaren what Power BI can do for their business.
This a question I’ve often been asked over the last 10 years. So I thought I’d give you an idea of what to expect when you bring in a business...
Whitby Seafoods builds a solid IT support structure and transitions to cloud - so their people can get on with the important stuff, making delicious...
Cyber security isn’t about just preventing cyber-attacks, it’s also about preparing for them. This means being able to detect an attack and deal with...
Fluid developed a new solution in 8 weeks to maintain a critical business service, following the loss of their previous provider.
Project Manager Amelia is helping Neom prepare for the festive rush.
The road to CRM-hell is paved with good intentions. Read our guide for common pitfalls and some practical advice on how to avoid them
Many people think that CRMs help mostly with new customer acquisition, sales and marketing. However CRMs are fundamentally about relationships.
With the right planning, stakeholder engagement, and structured evaluation approach, you can take the stress, risk and emotion out of the decision.
A bewildering array of choice, opaque pricing, never-ending lists of features and benefits, and variable quality of solution implementation partners...
We're happy to announce the start of a new partnership with Cockerill, one of the UK’s leading suppliers and packers of potatoes.
A guide to what a CRM is and does, the benefits it can bring and the signs your business might need one to improve the customer experience
Customade launch case management solution
Barkston Ltd, Home of The Plastic People improves production and sales reporting with PowerBi knowledge transfer
Candlelighters Trust launch family services mobile app
Whitby Seafoods launch PowerBI Centre of Excellence to achieve new and improved performance insights across multiple sites.
The nomination was for Fluid’s work with Yorkshire charity Candlelighters Trust.
Business Intelligence (BI), the digitalised process of collecting and analysing data, is a driver for growth in every industry. Understand the risks...
On 30 July, nine of Fluid’s most fearless (or craziest) took on the infamous 15k Tough Mudder.
Small to medium enterprises are the engine of the UK economy.
In two months Fluid delivered a system ‘spec and select’ plus implementation of the new CRM. In six months the bespoke 3D planner was live online.
Digital projects, deep dives and daily stand ups: Project Manager Poppy Marshall reflects on her first year at Fluid.
We’re going back to basics. In this post we’ll define the terms, highlight examples in manufacturing today and share tips and tools to get started.
PE firms' primary goal is to grow their portfolio companies fast. Digital transformation is a fundamental requirement for rapid business growth.
This initiative from Transition Partners and Leeds Community Foundation is raising money to drive digital inclusion in Yorkshire.
Fluid rescued a failing Training Management System (TMS) implementation and conducted a thorough ‘system spec and select’ to build foundations for...
Consultant IT Director Ken Hampton has spent his career managing multiple IT operations. Here he shares a checklist of ten lessons learned from...
As a Project Manager you will work with our clients to understand and support the delivery of their strategic outcomes.
Fluid announces their digital transformation partnership with Made in Yorkshire, the membership organisation that champions UK manufacturing.
Fluid built an app that saves Back 2 Work 140 hours a week in manual data entry. Now staff begin each day with a clear inbox, working from digitally...
Digital transformation in food manufacturer wins Digitisation prize for Digital Business of the Year in the Scottish Highlands and Islands Rural...
An IT project manager can work fractionally i.e. one or more days a week to deliver your IT project on time and on budget while you get on with your...
Fluid joined forces with Bettys & Taylors Group, implementing a large-scale technological transformation programme with ERP implementation.
Fluid is a people company. At the heart of high performing teams is being able to talk openly. Business coaching helps us all move forward at pace.
We’re introducing our new volunteer mental health first aiders. One in four people in the UK experience mental health problems every year.
Business Analysts ensure you get a solution that works for your people and processes, and gives the business the best possible return on investment.
Fluid is a business change consultancy who partnered with ZyroFisher to deliver an IT due diligence and business system roadmap to support business...
Fluid is shortlisted for Best Tech Place to Work at Leeds Digital Festival Awards 2021. The accolade is for the company doing the most for their...
The twin concerns cut to the heart of responsibilities facing Operations and Finance Directors who take on the role of running the IT department.
With media spotlight on the low numbers of women working in tech, all parents and especially mums, need access to a real work – life balance.
Fish processing firm Aquascot partnered with Fluid to realise their smart factory ambitions. In a year they digitalised production and quality...
Scottish seafood supplier Aquascot partnered with FluidIT Consulting to digitilise production and quality assurance in under 12 months.
With the increasing shift to digital cloud-based solutions and widespread adoption of remote-working, small to medium-sized business are driving a...
The right IT infrastructure is one that meets the aspirations of the business growth plan, and provides responsive, reliable, scalable levels of...
Increasing cyber security provision is the top technology concern for SME businesses. This isn’t a surprise when 81 per cent of SMEs in the UK...
In a world where business growth is increasingly dependent on digital and IT there is a growing divide between businesses that are technology-enabled...
The Fluid maturity framework is an overview of everything the non-technical IT director needs to consider when establishing or reviewing an IT...
Directors looking to bridge the gaps in their business system capabilities often feel they are faced with only two options – invest in a new system...
It’s vital to understand the extent to which existing systems meet business requirements and can be scaled to meet future growth. If you want to have...
Increasing complexities in making effective and timely business decisions in an unpredictable world and competitive markets have driven more and more...
Strategic digital transformation partner to Palatine Private Equity, Fluid focuses on how technology can deliver value and enable business growth.
The importance of technology to business means SMEs require a modern IT function, capable of partnering with the business and harnessing cloud...
Fluid partnered with NG Bailey to deliver an IFS solution, replace legacy systems across divisions and build team capability with new ways of working.
Buying a new system isn’t the only way to overcome IT challenges. Cloud solutions can integrate and enhance existing technology investments. For many...
Seventy percent of organisations stall in the execution of their digital transformation programme* and the main reasons are resourcing issues and a...
A 360° view of what good IT looks like for SME businesses. This is for CEOs and directors with responsibility for IT and limited technical experience.
There are hundreds of reasons why IT projects go wrong. Although technology can be daunting, the human aspect is often a bigger challenge to project...
FluidIT is recruiting a Power Platform Developer who's open to all tech, excited to learn new tech and techniques, and is experienced in different...
A private equity-backed business, ZyroFisher initially engaged FluidIT to deliver an IT due diligence and IT roadmap to support the value creation...
Whitby Seafoods activated a stalled ERP project and in five months the revitalised change programme delivered £500,000 in business benefits.
Leading seafood and scampi brand Whitby Seafoods brought in IT leadership and project delivery resource from FluidIT to deliver an ERP implementation.
Simon Cookson, Co-Founder of Northern Value Creators and speaker at the Why IT Projects Fail webinar, breaks down why trust is vital in business...
Whitby Seafoods Managing Director Daniel Whittle joins FluidIT for the third Digital for Transformational Growth webinar, Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail.
Successful digital transformation projects focus on people, business processes and technology - in that order.
Your people can deliver transformation or derail it. Engaging your people and building a great team is the best risk mitigation strategy there is.
Fluid technology DD for Rockpool's Xiatech investment. Single Data View platform gives enterprise integration, analytics & machine learning...
Checkmate Fire partnered with Fluid to build a robot, data dashboards and low code solution - and they did it all with Microsoft 365.
Fluid and Checkmate Fire partnered on a digital transformation programme to support the company’s rapid development and eight-year growth strategy.
Checkmate Fire CEO joins Fluid on 9 Dec for the first in our monthly webinar series on Digital for Transformational Growth. Find out more.
Webinars for leaders of SME businesses on digital transformation, data, process automation, digital and IT strategy and preparing people for success.
Candlelighters is a Yorkshire charity supporting the families of children suffering from cancer. Fluid is pleased to join the businesses in this...
FluidIT is hiring a business analyst with hands on delivery experience on change and IT programmes.
Fluid and Checkmate Fire successfully completed a digital transformation by meeting online and working remotely.
Fluid supported the business's growth strategy with digital solutions to surface data, integrate systems and automate processes.
From daily stand-ups to data discovery, Technical Director Will Newham explains how he continued to support client growth despite a nationwide...
Leeds Digital Festival event for growing SME businesses. 4 digital transformation takeaways: approaches that work, tools, techniques and industry...
Our clients have ambitious, innovative, strategic growth plans, but are frustrated by a range of barriers that prevent them from executing their...
Gut feelings vs data insights, how to make better operational decisions, win the big leagues and be Brad Pitt (kind of...)
Fluid built a custom BI solution and workflow to drive operational efficiency and accelerate decision-making.
Fluid can offer part time fractional IT director as a service to give your board, senior management team and ops strategic IT advice and support
71% of manufacturers said that digital transformation has increased in importance over the past three months.*
FluidIT are looking for a lead technical consultant to join a fun growing and ambitious young digital consultancy
Are manufacturers ready for change? In Fluid’s webinar Driving Change in the New Environment, they describe challenges and opportunities of COVID-19
The webinar Driving Change in the New Environment explored how manufacturers can harness changes to drive success. Read on for insights from the...
The OPEN framework is a tool for manufacturers to identify challenges and opportunities.
A webinar aimed at manufacturing leaders looking to adapt to the current corona crisis and benefit from enhanced productivity, and better data...
Manufacturers described the challenges and frustrations they face in getting ROI from these investments in Fluid’s online workshop, Digital Quick Wins
Robotic process automation (RPA) is low cost, quick to implement and digitalises entire workflows but only 20% of manufacturers say they're ready
Low code is a way of building custom digital solutions that do exactly what you need them to and nothing else. It's affordable, it's fast and ongoing...
According to Make UK, British manufacturing invests more money in R&D than any other sector, and manufacturers are quick to adopt new technologies.
Our event series on how to effect small scale, incremental, affordable digital transformation at a pace that suits your business and delivers benefits
Only 29 per cent of IT projects are successful*. Of the rest, about half get rescued and many fail completely. This webinar explores risk mitigation
The workshop enabled NG Bailey to enhance the business value in two transformation programmes, prioritising and scheduling deliverables for minimum...
NG Bailey partnered with Fluid to deliver an IFS solution with complementary technologies, build team capability and embed new ways of working on...
Fluid delivered a free review to help this vital Yorkshire charity improve processes and make efficiencies in time and resources.
Fluid mobilised a strategic programme of work to transform IT ways of working for improved speed and quality of delivery and delivered a new suite of...
On time, on budget and on spec - we project-managed the implementation of a new ERP and integrated it seamlessly with legacy systems.
Fluid delivered an 18-month strategic programme which improved efficiencies in Finance business processing, reduced system administration,...
Lindsay says “Other companies may pay lip service to ‘flexible working’ but in practice it isn’t. They expect five days’ worth of work in three or...
The tech skills shortage is at its worst since 2008 and 67 per cent of all businesses surveyed have a critical shortage of IT and digital skills
Fluid used low code rapid app development tech to build a revolutionary new rail freight logistics app that simplifies getting a container from A to B