How Verto is helping the NHS deliver improvements
Health services are under constant and increasing demand. So the best way for healthcare staff to respond to this demand and meet the needs of their patients is through partnership working. As experts in collaboration, Verto is well placed to support the NHS in these partnerships.
In 44 areas covering the whole of England, the NHS, local councils and other providers are working together to improve health and care. Each area has developed a proposal, called a sustainability and transformation plan (STP), that focuses on the needs of the local population.
We have been working closely with the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) area.
The BNSSG STP
The whole of the local health and social care community in BNSSG has been involved in developing the STP. This includes hospitals, local authorities, community providers, mental health organizations, the ambulance service, GPs and other commissioners.
Their aim, under the STP, is to design and deliver health and care services that are affordable and sustainable. The different organisations are working together under one vision that focuses on keeping people well rather than treating illness.
We’ve worked in partnership with them to create a collaboration hub that makes it easier for them to work together and successfully deliver their STP.
The key numbers
1 vision
Covering 21 overarching projects
For 15 partner organisations
With more than 48,000 staff
Serving a population of nearly 1 million
Spending nearly £1.5 billion every year
What Verto is providing
We have created a cloud-based collaboration hub where staff can:
Manage projects and programmes together
Access their project toolkit
Read the STP and other project documents
Find information on new processes
Access a shared calendar with dates for events, meetings and workshops as well as key project deadlines
Find out the names and contact details of people working on projects
Complete standardised project management approaches
Complete and review reports
Share files and documents
Because Verto is based in the cloud it supports mobile working so staff can access the hub from any device, whenever they need to and from wherever they are.
It also means staff will receive real-time updates. These will keep them up to date with everything that’s going on. They’ll know when actions are complete and they’ll know if things start to fall behind. This will help make sure the STP stays on track to deliver its 21 key projects.
And Verto’s instant messaging tool means staff can communicate with each other quickly and easily. Whenever they need to they can chat to one person, a specific team or everyone involved in a project.
We’ll include a case study of our work with the BNSSG STP area in a future post. In the meantime, to find out more about how we can support your partnership working, please call us on 0844 870 8785 or message us here.
How Verto’s mobile working tools make collaboration easy for you
In our last blog we looked at the benefits of collaborative working and why it’s worth investing in. It’s been shown that when we work together costs go down, results go up, our learning improves and we have a more united voice.
This is why, increasingly, both public and private sector organisations are being encouraged to develop and maintain strong partnerships.
But, as we also acknowledged in our blog, collaborative working isn’t always easy. For example, how do you enable people across a range of organisations to communicate quickly and easily? How do you make sure everyone has access to the most up-to-date information? And, with so many people involved in a project, how do you stay on top of what’s going on?
We understand both the value of collaborative working and the barriers to making it a success. This is why we designed and developed tools that directly overcome these barriers. And allow you to enjoy all the benefits of working with others.
Project updates and notifications
Verto’s updates and notifications help you track projects and stay on top of tasks.
You can create different task lists to help people manage their work. These lists can be for individuals, specific teams or everyone involved in the project, whichever is best for you.
You can then set Verto’s notifications to keep you and other members of the project up to date with what’s going on. You’ll know when someone has completed a task and you’ll know when things start to fall behind. This means you can take action immediately and make sure your project stays on schedule.
Instant messaging
Verto’s instant messaging tool means you can keep in touch with everyone involved in your project, quickly, easily and whenever you need to. And they can keep in touch with you too.
You can check in with one person, bounce ideas off a whole team and update everyone involved in the project.
You don’t always know when you’re going to need a piece of information - perhaps you’re in a meeting and you’re asked for a specific cost that you don’t have to hand. That’s no problem with Verto as you can simply message the person who has the answer. And they can get back to you in an instant.
File sharing
When a lot of people are involved in a project, it’s vital everyone has access to the same information. Verto makes this easy too.
When you use Verto you can store all your documents in the cloud. This means anyone who needs to can access a document to read or update it. Whenever they need to and from wherever they are.
Crucially, Verto’s inbuilt document control tool also means you can be sure you’re always looking at the most up-to-date version of any file.
And remember, because Verto is based in the cloud, you can use it on almost any device, at any time, wherever you are.
To find out more please call us on 0844 870 8785 or message us here.
Who can benefit from Verto’s project management software?
You can benefit from Verto’s collaboration and project software, even if you don’t have the words programme or project management in your job title.
It doesn’t matter if you work in the public or the private sector either.
The benefits of our cloud-based software extend to a wide range of roles in a wide range of organisations, such as:
- Private sector companies from SMEs to large corporates
- NHS STPs
- Other NHS organisations and health authorities
- Local authorities including county, city and borough councils
- Fire and Rescue Services
- Government departments
- Shared services organisations
Any PMO, organisation or individual who manages a number of different projects will benefit from using our software. For example, Peterborough City Council was managing 70 individual projects when we started working with them.
And any organisation working in collaboration with others will benefit from Verto’s shared platform too.
Verto can help you with:
- Service delivery
- Performance planning
- Client and stakeholder engagement
- Programme control and governance
- Risk analysis
- Shared practice
- Managing resources
- Flexible working
- Costs and timesheets
- Measuring project delivery
- Business intelligence and reporting
We don’t just provide the software either.
We can train you and your team how to use Verto, and train you to train others in your organisation too.
We can help you move your operations to the cloud.
We can configure Verto to suit your individual requirements. For example, we can help NHS organisations run their QIPP reports and ISFE returns.
We can help you manage corporate transformation programmes.
We can help you manage your capital portfolio.
We can help you improve levels of governance and visibility across your projects.
And we can help you manage resources more effectively and make savings – to date we’ve helped our clients plan and track savings of £13.2 billion.
We could go on, but the best way to find out how Verto can help make your work easier is to talk to us. Please message us here.
Three Key Ways Verto’s Project Management Software Will Help Your Projects Succeed
Managing a single project can be hard, never mind the challenges of being responsible for several projects at once.
Because even the simplest project will involve different people and activities. And more complex projects may also involve different organisations, teams, stakeholders and funding streams.
When you add in budget constraints, challenging time-scales and the need to produce accurate reports, it’s easy to see how projects can go off the rails.
To help your projects succeed you need to keep in touch with everything that’s going on and everyone who’s involved, while maintaining a clear focus on each project’s intended outcomes.
Verto’s project management software will help you do this.
Instant messaging
Because Verto is cloud-based software, you can use it on most devices, wherever you are and whenever you need it.
This means you can use Verto’s instant messaging tool to easily keep in touch with everyone involved in your projects.
Imagine you’re in a meeting and suddenly need a budget update from someone else on the project team. All you have to do is send them a message and straight away they can get back to you with the most up-to-date figures.
Whether you need to quickly check something with one person, brainstorm with a particular team or update a whole group of people, Verto lets you do this.
So you and everyone else involved in your projects can share information and ask questions, in an instant and at the exact time you need to.
Direct document sharing
Along with keeping in touch with everyone involved in your projects, having the most up-to-date information is also critical for success.
Verto makes this easy too.
Because you can store all your project documents in the cloud, you can access them wherever you are, whenever you need them. You can read the latest versions and make changes without having to go back to the office.
Anyone who needs it can have access to read or update documents. And because Verto has a clever, automatic document control tool, you can be sure you’re looking at the most recent version.
Get real-time updates
Another of Verto’s clever tools is its real-time updates.
You can set Verto’s notifications to keep you and other members of the project team on top of your tasks and on-schedule with daily notifications and updates.
And if things do start to fall behind on a project’s to-do list, Verto will let you know straight away so you can take action immediately.
Of course, there’s much more to Verto. From risk analysis to flexible reporting, performance planning to resource management, Verto gives you all the tools you need to manage your projects from start through to successful completion.
For more information on how Verto can help your projects succeed please call us on 0844 870 8785 or message us here.
How Cloud-based Software Makes Project Management Easier
Here at Verto we understand the demands project managers face every day. No matter what sector you work in and the projects you’re responsible for, you’re in a constant cycle of planning, delivery and reporting.
You’re managing risk, people, performance, time, change and budgets.
You’re expected to know what’s happening with a project at any given time.
And you’re expected to make sure everyone else does too.
Cloud-based project management software, like Verto Go and Verto Pro, help you do all this. Quickly and easily.
Instant Access
We provide and maintain Verto on our secure servers and you access it from the internet. This means you and everyone else involved in the project can have instant access to your project’s data. Whenever you need it and from wherever you are.
So even if you’re working round the clock and only have your mobile with you, you’ll always be in touch
Instant Messaging
Verto has an instant messaging tool so you can easily keep in touch with everyone involved in the project.
You can update the whole team at the same time so they always have the latest information.
And you can message people individually to let them know exactly what you need them to do.
Automatic Document Control
Because all your data is stored securely in one place, everyone will always get to see the latest version of any file. Verto even has an automated document control feature that takes care of this for you.
Supporting Flexible Working
Flexible working may eventually become the norm as more and more organisations recognise the benefits it brings in terms of recruiting and retaining the best staff.
Cloud-based project management software has a key role to play here as it means you and your team can access your project’s data whenever you need to from wherever you are. Exactly what you need to work flexibly.
And there’s more…
Alongside the benefits that being based in the cloud brings, Verto has a whole host of other project management tools to help your PMO run smoothly.
Things like free automatic updates that mean you’re always working on the latest version of the software, tools to help you manage risk and best practice templates, all save you time and make your job as a project manager easier.
To find out more get in touch.
21 Reasons Why You Should Use Verto for Your Project Management (as told to us by our clients)
We’re lucky enough to have received some great testimonials from our clients over the years.
And, like you, we listen to all the feedback we get and use it to help us continuously improve what we do.
Here are 21 reasons you should use Verto as your project management software, taken from what our clients have told us.
We’ve summarised their comments but you can see them in full here.
- Verto is a flexible management tool that will support your PMO.
- It means you can easily keep all your project documents up-to-date and secure in one place.
- It’s easy to navigate.
- Verto gives senior leadership improved visibility of projects across the whole organisation.
- You can easily see exactly what is going on in a particular business or service area.
- Everyone involved in the project can access the system to view and update it as appropriate.
- It removes the risks of silo working and makes it easier to work collaboratively.
- It will help you improve communication.
- It will help you improve accountability.
- It will help you improve stakeholder involvement.
- Verto will give you a clear view of all project budgets.
- Verto will give you a clear view of all project risks and help you manage them effectively.
- Verto will help your PMO allocate their time more efficiently and effectively.
- Verto is preset with best practice templates and controls to help ensure the integrity of your data.
- Its reports are quick and easy to customise, update and run.
- It will help you produce your corporate and strategic plans.
- We can tailor Verto to your exact needs, for example by creating bespoke reports.
- Verto gives you automatic document control.
- It’s good value for money.
- We’re continuously improving Verto’s scope, tools and functionality.
- Verto is backed-up by fantastic support from a first-class team.
For more information on how Verto can help you please call us on 0844 870 8785 or send us a message.
With thanks to Brent Council, Camden Council, Cheshire West Council, Denbighshire County Council, Gloucestershire County Council, Harrow Council, Horsham Council, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, Basildon Council, Newham Council, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council, Wolverhampton Council, York Council, Central Eastern CSU, Thurrock CCG and Basildon CCG.