In recent years, digital transformation has changed the way an organization operates. Digital transformation enables digital technologies to be implemented into all areas of the business to build more sustainable relationships and better understand customer needs. However, a lack of digital transformation strategy and solutions is one of the biggest obstacles for a company to become digitally mature.
Catering to this need, VerseOne Group Ltd was established in 2004 with a mission to use innovative technologies to make a positive impact on people’s lives. The company provides award-winning integrated digital solutions—based on its open standards-based software platforms—to more than 50 NHS trusts and over 60 Social Housing Organizations as well as local government and commercial enterprises.
VerseOne strives to deliver highly personalized, functional, and beautifully crafted digital transformation solutions that offer the best engagement and experience for anyone accessing the organization’s most valuable asset—their business content. The company’s intelligent and effective management and distribution of business content creates unique competitive advantages and real ROI.
Optimal Digital Products and Services
VerseOne provides numerous digital products and services to customers in the NHS, Social Housing, and Local Government. They are managed on and optimized for Microsoft’s secure Azure Cloud Computing platform. Moreover, all solutions—websites, intranets, personalized portals or collaboration platforms—are secure, fully ready for integration, and optimized for multi-channel smart device delivery. The portfolio of products offered by the company includes—Digital Experience Management (VerseOne CMS), Process Automation and AI (VerseOne BPA), Business Systems Integration (VerseOne Autevo), and Communications and Collaboration (Vocoll).
Furthermore, VerseOne delivers strategy to implementation and everything in between to help its clients differentiate and lead in their respective industries. The services offered by the company are tailored to the clients’ individual needs. These services include strategic services, creative services, implementations Services, Managed Cloud Services, and Digital Services. The company remains committed to innovation by harnessing the power of modern technologies to provide a richer, more engaging experience. This makes VerseOne’s digital solutions the gold standard for others to follow.
The company has a distinct edge over its competitors as it owns the IP on all the products it offers. This, blended with the deep understanding of the different sectors that it works in, makes VerseOne incredibly agile when it comes to developing a custom solution. It can adapt its technology to meet the specific needs of the customers’ end goals. Moreover, innovation is a founding principle of VerseOne.
Surmounting the Challenges
Talking about the challenges faced by VerseOne, Alan Neilson (Founder and Executive Chairman of VerseOne) says, “The challenges are pretty much the same for all successful and growing businesses, namely continuing to attract bright talent into the organization and properly onboard and integrate with the rest of the business so as not to dilute or deviate from the very set of core values that make VerseOne a unique and exciting business.”
Courtesy of the nature of its revenue model and the growing and stable customer base, VerseOne does not confront the typical financial challenges faced by a majority of growing businesses. It is a profitable and cash generative company with a strong balance sheet. As a technology business providing innovative solutions built on its own software suites, it is a challenge for the company to seamlessly and securely embed and integrate its solutions into the customer’s existing enterprise systems. With the help of its talented and dedicated team, VerseOne has managed to surmount these challenges.
Bridging the ‘Digital’ Gap
The digital revolution has been rapidly and exponentially accelerating in recent years. However, several organizations have not been nimble enough to adapt and leverage digitization to its potential. VerseOne is uniquely positioned to bridge this gap through specialist digital solutions and deep know-how. Given the exponential growth of content-contextualized information, the focus on personalization is expected to increase.
VerseOne blends innovative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) with its powerful digital platforms such as the digital experience management platform to turn content into meaningful and actionable information. The company is working on several exciting propositions in this field through its own AI engine (Prodigy) and intelligent API integration layer (Autevo) as well as collaborating with other key players in the market such as Microsoft and BluePrism.
Preparations for the Future
As superior customer experience is one of its founding principles, VerseOne is always evaluating the latest products, best practice methods, and design trends to incorporate them into its offerings. The company ensures its solutions are extensible and future-proofed. For the near future, VerseOne is emphasizing better integration of disparate systems through its data integration tool, Autevo. Moreover, one of its products Vocoll continues to be developed and is gaining traction as a secure digital communication and collaboration tool to help organizations get things done.
“We have set up the VerseOne Innovation Fund to look for opportunities and partner with exciting projects that will deliver real value to the lives of people inside of our chosen sectors of healthcare, social housing, and local government,” asserts Alan. Furthermore, VerseOne and Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust (HACW) have launched Life Stories—an exciting new platform for capturing memories, enhancing the experience with those living with dementia through the provision of therapeutic activities.
Building a Solid Foundation
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation plans in numerous organizations. The crisis has exposed where the work needs to be done and where long-term solutions are needed. Alan believes that the rest of 2021 and 2022 is the perfect time to act and learn from the lessons to ensure that the optimum digital solutions are implemented correctly to allow VerseOne to better handle future crises.
VerseOne aims to build a strong foundation through which it can be more flexible with how it delivers services in the future to better connect colleagues and customers. In the coming years, the company will focus on key areas such as—integrated systems, joined-up processes, a collaborative culture, future-proofed digital platforms, and security with anywhere access.
