Headforwards

11/06/2025

Digital transformation is all about people.

As a business leader, you'll want to empower your team to adopt new technologies with confidence - tools that are here to enhance their roles and boost productivity, not replace them.

And who better to support that journey than the experts who’ve helped 130+ organisations navigate successful digital transformations?

Headforwards Digital Academy brings the proven tech expertise of Headforwards to help upskill your teams in:
➡️ SharePoint
➡️ Power BI
➡️ Cybersecurity
➡️ AI

We offer funded and part-funded training, tailored to your organisation’s needs.

📩 Want to learn more or enquire about other training topics? Get in touch - we’re here to help.

10/06/2025

Next week, our Tech Solutions Consultant Andy Weir will be live on the Ways of Working stage at ! He’ll be sharing hard-won lessons on bugs, delivery, and building systems that actually work.

Catch Andy on Day 1 - June 16. Come say hello and pick his brain on all things delivery.

06/06/2025

How does Headforwards deliver real business value?

It’s not just about writing code, it’s about building empowered, self-organising teams that co-create with our clients to drive meaningful outcomes.

✅ We build, empower, and engage our teams so they work at their full potential, and it shows in the software they deliver.
✅ Mob Programming - one team, one screen, real-time problem-solving. Fast, focused, and high quality.
✅ Continuous delivery - we deploy daily. That means faster features, fewer blockers, and value delivered early and often.

💡 Great teams. Smart processes. Real results.

03/06/2025

What makes a high-performing team?
💡 Diversity of thought and experience
💬 Open, safe conversations
🧠 Psychological safety
🎯 Clear purpose aligned to customer value
🛠️ The right skills, including soft skills
👐 Autonomy, not micromanagement
🤝 Servant and emergent leadership
🤗 Supportive, respectful behaviours

When people feel safe, they bring their best. Watch the full video to learn more. 👇

29/05/2025

Headforwards is a team of software engineers and technology experts helping clients define, build, and integrate the right software solutions for their business. Our high-performing Agile teams deliver software, application, and data engineering, along with strategic thought leadership, to a global client base.

We support a wide range of areas, including:
➡️ Digital Transformation
➡️ Architecture Review
➡️ Software Delivery Assessment
➡️ Cybersecurity
➡️ Fractional CIO Services
➡️ Software Engineering
➡️ Application Engineering
➡️ Data Engineering
➡️ Innovation (PoC and MVP projects)

28/05/2025

💡 How effective is your software development team?

Directly measuring developer productivity and team performance is almost impossible. To avoid misleading conclusions, we follow these guiding principles:
✅ No metric should be reported without context
✅ Combine qualitative and quantitative data
✅ Be clear on why you're gathering data
✅ Ensure transparency and alignment
✅ If a metric is no longer relevant, stop tracking it

The goal isn’t just to measure productivity - it’s to create an environment where teams can both deliver and truly thrive.

23/05/2025

🚀 Transforming how Cornwall Council uses data and business intelligence.

Faced with siloed datasets and complex spreadsheets, Cornwall Council needed a smarter way to manage and report on data.

✅ We built custom workflows using Microsoft Power Platform
✅ Unified datasets across departments
✅ Delivered easy-to-use, customisable reports
✅ Improved workforce management through a central HR portal
✅ Created engaging, accurate reports for internal and public use

From financial insights to staff wellbeing and performance reporting, we helped turn complex data into clear, actionable intelligence.

21/05/2025

“I learned so much, and it was exactly the kind of environment I thrive in. I absolutely loved it.”

Just a few of the kind words from Software Development Bootcamp graduate Guy Clements, reflecting on his 16-week journey with Headforwards Digital Academy.

Guy came to the bootcamp after years of working in hospitality, including senior management roles at one of St Ives’ top restaurants. To his surprise, the teamwork and communication skills he’d developed in that fast-paced environment helped him thrive - even taking on a project lead role during a group hackathon.

Now, Guy is working as a junior developer at Truro based consultancy, delivering IT and software development services to clients across the globe.

15/05/2025

Local councils are under more pressure than ever, and technology can play a vital role in creating efficiencies that improve financial stability and enhance service provision for communities.

Yet, digitising the wide range of services offered by local government comes with significant challenges. Diverse requirements generate vast amounts of data from multiple sources that are often stored in legacy systems, spreadsheets, emails, or even on paper, making it difficult to manage effectively.

💡 The solution? A shared data approach that spans all customer touchpoints: the Single View of the Citizen.

Our Product Owner, Owen Hodge, recently spoke with Government & Public Sector Journal to explain how this approach not only enhances the resident experience but also strengthens the council’s financial position.

By Owen Hodge, Product Manager at Headforwards Owen Hodge As the impact of recent Government and economic decisions have put local councils under more pressure than ever before, councils are turning to digital technology to build efficiencies that can improve their financial position to be able to m...

14/05/2025

How to build and nurture a high-performing team?
✅ Bring together great team players
✅ Build strong relationships
✅ Create a culture of learning and development
✅ Align teams with organisational goals
✅ Support teams with effective leadership

We’ve created a comprehensive guide packed with proven strategies and real-world insights on building high-performing software teams.
Take a look and discover what really drives success. 👇

Read our guide exploring how our unique team-focused methodology and proven leadership drive high performance in software development.

13/05/2025

How can organisations successfully prepare for adopting AI and new technologies? We spoke to Digitalisation World about the need for clear strategy and the necessary groundwork, so that automation leads to success, not faster failure.

By Jon Dodkins, Head of Technical Solutions at Headforwards.

12/05/2025

💥 Growing Confidence: Empowering the Next Generation of Developers 💥
Headforwards Digital Academy recently had the pleasure to welcome The Academe, who facilitated a powerful Growing Confidence training session for our graduate software developer alumni, expertly led by the lovely Lucy Cox! 💫
This transformative session allowed attendees to explore what confidence truly means, how to build it, and how to break free from the thought patterns that can hold us back.
Everyone who took part left feeling inspired, more self-aware, and equipped with practical tools to support their employability and the next steps in their tech careers. 💪
A huge thank you to Lucy for creating such a warm and insightful space. We can’t wait to see the positive ripple effect this session creates!