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When Digital Transformation makes the papers

28/9/2018

Digital Transformation pullout from The Times newspaper (26.09.18)

On Wednesday the 26th of September, The Times newspaper had a fantastic pull out supplement on Digital Transformation created by Raconteur.

This supplement contains 16 pages of articles, columns, opinions and facts from some of the top minds in Digital Transformation. This really is a fantastic wealth of information and just because you didn't buy the paper doesn't mean you should miss out.

Below you will find a link to download a PDF version of this supplement and really we hope you enjoy.

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Turning weaknesses into strengths - A DTP Case Study

6/9/2018

Having the confidence to acknowledge skills or subject weakness and turn them into strengths is just one way that a current Digital Transformation Programme student managed to land their new dream job.

Words from a current Digital Transformation Programme student

“After only 2 weeks in the programme I had started to ask myself, what are the things that I’m scared of and why am I avoiding these things?

The DTP helped to shine a light on the elements of my mindset that I wasn’t facing up to. The early on Personal Branding & Intrapreneurship workshops made me look at situations in my life and ask questions. I wrote down what I wanted to work on and took the time at home to build resilience to the negative aspects of my career.

I realised that I was not the only one who didn’t know everything, I didn’t have to avoid situations. I could be assertive and directly change how I dealt with these situations.

This change in attitude has been incredible. Jobs that I wouldn’t normally have applied for, I was confident to take on. My new-found resilience and mindset have made me stronger when it comes to the interview process also. I walked in feeling strong and confident. Any areas of weakness in my skill set or experience, I was able to counter with my ability to go and learn. The programme has proven that I can learn new skills and build on these at home, any weaknesses have become strengths and I was judged on my ability as a person.

I am now in a dream job that 4 months ago I would never have applied for. I’m feeling confident about myself, confident in my ability to do the job and less worried about any gaps in skillset that may arise over the coming months, even years.

A lack of something is no longer a weakness for me.”

Student of the Digital Transformation Programme

Community Engagement

The Digital Transformation Programme encourages students to become actively involved in not only our community but their industries also. By listening to your peers, telling stories, sharing pains & triumphs we can learn from each other.

It’s worth remembering that needed skills will always change, technology always advances and if you isolate yourself in what you know now, you place yourself at risk of the change replacing you.

The Digital Transformation Programme teaches the crucial skills needed now and in the future. We constantly review these skills with our local industry advisory board and feed in the skills of the future to teach now. There is no delay, no waiting time, if it’s changing now and you need it now, then we teach it now.

For more information, you can visit This is Milk Training

The Digital Transformation Programme - A Business Analyst's testimonial

17/7/2018

In June 2018 we began the first ever training sessions of the
This is Milk Digital Transformation Programme

One of our first students, was a lead Business Analyst with over 17 years of experience. This is what Pamela had to say about her time training with This is Milk.

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to complete the Business Requirements and Associated Methods training course which was run by This is Milk as part of their Digital Transformation programme.

I have been a Business Analyst for a about 17 years, and was intrigued to go on the course to brush up on my skills and also to hopefully learn something new. I came away completely re-enthused and wanting to learn more.

The course is open to anyone who wants to understand more about the art of eliciting business requirements. There were a number of different skillsets represented with Product Owners and Project Managers also on the course.

The course covered a number of techniques which could be used to elicit business requirements in different circumstances. Many of these techniques were new to me, a seasoned BA! For me, a good example would be, Jobs to be Done and Empathy Mapping. While in depth information was not given on these, enough information was provided to help understand what they were and when they would be useful.

Angela, the MD of This is Milk, delivered the course wonderfully and you could tell she has lived and breathed the requirements gathering process, which was refreshing and also led to some candid discussions about situations where things went well or not so well. Often training courses are run by qualified trainers who don't always have real life experience of the subject being delivered but her substantial background in the field certainly enriched the whole course.

All in all, an excellent course and I can't go wait to do more. I would definitely urge anyone who is a BA, even those who think they have nothing left to learn, to take part as I am sure they will be surprised and come away feeling that they have gained a lot.

Pamela Carroll
Lead Business Analyst/ Arcadis

The This is Milk Digital Transformation Programme & the BIMA Awards 2018

17/7/2018

Al Morris

Content & Marketing Executive at This is Milk

Increasingly we are seeing and hearing that digital facilitators do not have the right skills in organisations to do the job both now and in the future.

So in typical This is Milk fashion we did something about it and created the Digital Transformation Programme, shortlisted for a BIMA innovation award 2018.

Company culture - Is it killing your Digital Transformation?

14/5/2018

Al Morris

Content & Marketing Executive at This is Milk

The Impact of culture on Digital Transformation

Company culture is a term that is often heard when advertising a business to prospective employees, however the implications of culture run deeper than the perks of a job.

As we move towards a world that adapts and changes at break neck speeds to the needs of the customer, it is essential that the culture of your business matches your transformative qualities. It is no longer enough to strive for fun, friendly & Pizza Tuesdays. Digital transformation requires a level of commitment to change that allows the transformation to progress quickly and naturally.

Research from Boston Consulting Group found that 79% of companies tested that addressed culture change sustained strong performance, this compared to 0% for those that neglected culture change. (40 companies tested)

5 things guaranteed to change in the next 10 years vs 5 things guaranteed to not

3/5/2018

5 things guaranteed to change in the next 10 years VS things guaranteed to not

Al Morris

Content & Marketing Executive at This is Milk

Pick any 10 people and ask them how much they think our lives will change in the next 10 years.

If you do this, you will no doubt hear a tonne of ideas, concepts, visions & evolutions that could radically change how we perceive the world. To see proof of this, you only need to look back at the last ten years and see how radically our day to day world has changed.

http://uk.businessinsider.com/18-tech-products-that-didnt-exist-10-years-ago-2017-7/#1-the-ipad-1

Things like AirBNB, Uber, Spotify, Google Chrome, Oculus, Kickstarter, Netflix and Android have become so integral in our day to day lives that it's hard to remember how things operated before. It's a sign of fantastic design and an overwhelming desire for change.

There has never been a period in time, when so much, so quickly has had such an enormous change in human behaviour. So what is next, and if all this change seems too much, what's staying the same?

Launching the This is Milk - Digital Transformation Programme

6/4/2018

This is Milk Digital Transformation Programme

Al Morris

Content & Marketing Executive at This is Milk

(((Blog updated 15th May 2018, to update our programme structure)))

This is Milk are proud & excited to launch our 12-month career development programme, officially kicking off with the first cohort on the 18th of June 2018. This programme has been designed with industry to tackle the digital skills gap that currently exists and is crippling digital projects in Scotland.

Digital projects have outgrown the talent pool and traditional project roles don't perform the job we need today or for the future.

We believe that Scotland, which has a digital industry which is invested into with £13.8 Billion a year has been
previously unequipped to solve the acknowledged digital skills gap that is affecting us all. The This is Milk Digital Transformation Programme has been designed as a solution to this issue by teaching the skills required to successfully facilitate digital projects and excel in careers including:

Business Analysis
Service Design
User Research
Product Management
Digital Planning, & Strategy

Looking back at the This is Milk 'Jobs of the future' MilkBar event.

21/3/2018

This is Milk MilkBar event at Tontine Glasgow. 16th March 2018

Al Morris

Content & Marketing Executive at This is Milk

What we learned at the 'Jobs of the future' MilkBar event, March 2018.

If one thing was learned from our #MilkBar event last week, it’s that STEM, should really be STEAM. With the 'A' representing the arts!
We are living in the 'Age of Information', a period of time that is characterised by the shift from industrial production to one based on information and computerisation (Wikipedia). Nearly all business's are digital, or at least partly digital. So as time progresses how is this computerisation impacting Business and the roles/skills of the workers?
Bringing together some of the top minds in Scottish Digital Transformation, This is Milk held the first #MilkBar of 2018 at Tontine Glasgow on the 16th of March. An event created to educate & discuss the topic 'Jobs of the Future'.

What's the problem with Pink in corporate? This is Milk takes to Facebook Live

8/3/2018

Author

Al Morris - Content & Marketing Executive

Today (08/03/18) is International Women's Day, and to mark the occasion, our Managing Director Angela did a Facebook live video to discuss the This is Milk brand, where the colours came from, and why we won't be removing the colour Pink from our brand colours.

This is Milk Pink branding, International Women's Day 2018

What's in a colour?

Way back at the start of This is Milk our founders sat down with the task of choosing the colours that would represent our brand in a traditionally corporate landscape of blues, greys, blacks...dull... boring... yawn .. .. .. .. .. .. sorry, we nodded off for a second there! Now come on, why does corporate have to mean boring?

Well it doesn't and we relished at the opportunity to buck the trend, stand out, and more importantly create a brand that represents who we were as people as well as professionals.

Why does corporate have to mean boring?

Creating the This is Milk brand was both painstaking and liberating, allowing us to build a brand that the whole team could get behind, be a part of and be proud of. It stands for progressiveness, empowerment and a vision to bring a new age of consultancy to the Scottish market.

but... there are some people that just don't like us using the colour PINK! It's too feminine, it's too delicate, it's not a colour that the corporate world wants to associate with.

Well this is exactly what Angela has to say about that!

From Angela:

"I would love for you to have a watch, share, discuss this topic, and even come talk to me! Let's all work towards a world where we're human - whatever that means to you."

The science behind the colour

If you would like to dive deeper into the world of colour, here is a fantastic blog taking you through the psychological meaning of the colour Pink.

It's a colour of compassion, understanding and insight. It's empathetic and hopeful. It is a positive colour inspiring warm and comforting feelings and a sense that everything will be okay.

Sounds exactly like This is Milk!

International Women's Day

"Now, more than ever, there's a strong call-to-action to press forward and progress gender parity. There's a strong call to #PressforProgress motivating and uniting friends, colleagues and whole communities to think, act and be gender inclusive."

International Women's Day is a call to arms for accelerating gender parity. The campaign this year is asking you to take action and Press for progress in the world of business. By committing to a gender parity mindset we can accelerate change and empower equality across the world.

This is Milk are proud to lead the way in gender parity, with a business that treats everyone as equals, as humans and will continue to strive for change in the workplace.

For more on This is Milk and the above topic we recommend you check out these two blogs:

Raising a baby and a business
How to kick-start your dream business
How to build a string brand strategy

Thanks for reading and be sure to comment or even share.

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This is Milk @ Girl Geek Scotland

20/2/2018

Al Morris
This is Milk's Content & Marketing Executive sharing news on 'This is Milk'.

Music: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

Angela Speaks to the Girl Geek Scotland community about 'This is Milk' & the digital skills gap.

Last week our Managing Director Angela spoke at a Girl Geek Scotland event in Edinburgh. For those of you who have not came across them yet, Girl Geek Scotland is a network and community for people working and studying in creativity, computing, enterprise and related sectors in Scotland. It provides a fantastic platform for the team at 'This is Milk' to not only learn from our peers but to also inspire them when and where we can.

Like all GGS events, this one had a fantastic turnout and it was great to be involved . We want to say a huge thank you to the team at GGS for inviting us, as well giving massive props to all the other speakers/panelists who where there on the night, including:

Vicky Brock - Entrepreneur and chair of the event
Mark Logan - Transformational C-level internet economy executive (former COO, Skyscanner)
Rachel Lane - Digital Strategist & Service Designer
Leah Lockhart - Digital Engagement, The Democratic Society

Events like these are made by the fantastic professionals that give their time to add value to the community.

So go check them out and say hey!

If Girl Geek Scotland sound of interest to you, you can check out their website. Also for a look at some of the previous GGS events, be sure to check out their Eventbrite page here and we hope to see you at one in the near future.

MilkBar Event - 'Jobs for the future'

Don't forget we will be holding our quarterly MilkBar event on Friday the 16th of March at Tontine Glasgow. I'm sure Angela will take centre stage once more, this time tackling the issues of 'Jobs for the Future', along with some other great speakers that we have lined up.

Click here for more info on this upcoming event. It is one not to be missed.

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