“ We have been extremely lucky to have found the partners that we did ”
— Mike Dunn Head of Technology Activ Foundation
needed to find a mobile tool that was easy for our staff to operate , whilst being robust enough to handle our evidencing and enabling better access to valuable data ,” continues Dunn . “ We have been extremely lucky to have found the partners that we did . In the applications space , after a lengthy selection process , we partnered with Lumary and EasyEmployer to deliver a simple customer management and rostering app . It allows our staff to view and accept their rosters , deliver services with all the required customer details available , evidence what they have delivered and ensure we are funded for that service . Lumary and EasyEmployer have brought their industry knowledge to the table , which has been a massive value addition for us , and have also delivered on our key objectives of mobility , cloud integration and delivery of efficiencies across the business .”
In this time of accelerated evolution for Activ , Dunn sometimes has to stop and marvel at how far the organisation has come . “ This job was a real eye opener for me , since all my previous roles had been in white collar environments . I remember getting a taste of the challenge to come when , in my interview with Danielle Newport , the CEO , she asked me how I was planning on delivering the required change initiatives of an ICT transformation when none of our 1,000 support workers at the time had an email address ,” he recalls . For Dunn the real goal of a technology leader is taking an environment where technology isn ’ t a priority and selling its benefits to a team of people . “ Activ has a lot of people coming to work here whose primary driver isn ’ t technology . It ’ s helping people with living with disabilities to achieve greater independence . My job as an enabler is all about getting those
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