Paul Longhurst
Sep 16
The art of PMS deployment timing: “Better three hours too soon than a minute too late” (Shakespeare)
Time can make a difference to so much that we do, we can be a slave to it or work with it but we can’t hold it back. Good project...
Rachel Edmondson
Dec 4, 2023
Planning for system upgrades and future improvement phases….
Going live with any new system is a success and should be celebrated… but it is just the beginning of the journey with that product. It...
Paul Longhurst
Dec 13, 2022
Practice management in peril? The benefit of hindsight
In this article Paul Longhurst draws on his 16 years experience in the PMS market giving his views on it's current state.
Melanie Farquharson
Nov 29, 2022
Business systems post-implementation – How to keep your shiny new system shiny and new
It can take a considerable amount of resource and energy to select and implement a new system in your business, whether that be a new...
Paul Longhurst
Aug 4, 2022
Should I stay or should I go… the practice management dilemma for smaller law firms
3Kites ran a seminar back in 2015 called ‘PMS – the perfect storm’, so named because practice management products like Thomson Reuters’...
Paul Longhurst
Nov 1, 2021
We need to join together
So sang Roger Daltrey on The Who’s 1972 ‘Join Together’, and it is this refrain that I think of when looking at the role of IT teams in...
Paul Longhurst
May 3, 2021
The power of the sequel – why Phase 2 helps your implementation
When working on large projects such as replacing a PMS/accounting system, Phase 2 can be seen as the graveyard of hope where ambitious...
Melanie Farquharson
Feb 11, 2019
PMS Projects – Traps for the unwary
PMS (practice management system) projects are a major undertaking for any firm. The time, billing and payment elements of the PMS and the...
Paul Longhurst
Aug 2, 2017
Head in the clouds - comparing cloud computing with on-premise for major systems
Less than three years ago, in September 2014, 3Kites ran a seminar (with Kemp IT Law) about balancing the benefits and risks of cloud...
Paul Longhurst
Mar 1, 2016
PMS Wasteland
So here’s the thing – if you were to spend £3,000,000 on a house with six bedrooms, three reception rooms, a large kitchen, a double...
