We are the MakersFreelancers, Entrepreneurship and why Change Matters

How do you see technology?

Technology is not a cost, it is a differentiator

We are QA

We are QA

• Over 1,200 employees delivery training• A network of over 20

training centres across the UK

Emerging Technologies

Think like a Disruptor

Be Change driven in all we do

Once it is business normal move on to the next challenge

This is a continual challenge in a 30 year old business

Think like a freelancer

Be Innovative, flexible, agile and willing to adapt

QA and the Freelancer Market

Freelancers allow us to scale our delivery capability

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“We are at the end of the digital beginning as companies reshape and retool for life in the new normal”

PWC’s Global entertainment and media outlook

“With Digital Transformation the consumer, rather than the technology, is in the driver’s seat, and this matters”

Forbes

Britain Does Not Make Anything…

"A Britain carried aloft by the march of the makers”

George Osborne 2011

The Digital ‘Manufacturing’ Economy

The UK has retained its position as the largest Internet economy in the G-20, according to research released today by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The sector has seen strong growth since 2010, but the research argues that fresh digital-policy commitments are needed to ensure this trend continues.

The Disruptors are coming!

WhatsApp5 Years Old

Vodafone23 Years Old

VALUE PER EMPLOYEE$345.5m $1.4m

VALUE $128bn$19bn

EMPLOYEES55 92,812

USERS / SUBS 443m450m

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NETFLIXBlockbuster

Blockbuster separates from Viacom

Netflix switches to online format

The Need for the Freelancer EconomyDisruptive TechnologyPredictive Analysis

HTM

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Internet of Things

Mobility

Cloud

Digital Immigrant

Om

ni-ChannelDigital Footprint

Data Mining

Had

oop

Big DataSharing Economy

UX / U

IAPI Digital Native

Geotagging

XaaS

Agile

The Entrepreneurial Spirit

To create the champion, entrepreneurial businesses of the future, we need to remember that productivity is important, but agility is critical

James Sproule – Chief Economist, Institute of Directors

Pairing Innovation with Business• Freelancers are the

Innovators and Makers

• Working in multiple sectors, and organisational environments is your strength

• Delivering an outsiders view offering ’friendly disruption’

Disruptors that want to help

Innovators and Influencers Bring Cultural change

Innovators and Influencers Innovators who speak the language of business

Innovators and Influencers Visionary view of the future

Innovators and Influencers Unlock the potential of a business

Innovators and Influencers Freelancers and Consultants that leave your business transformed

QA use Freelancers to Innovate

Tom Bryant Digital

Transformation

Digital will Transform Your Lives as well

People that see beyond the walls…

LonelinessWorking alone is hard

Rise of the co-working spaces

New Initiative – Freelancer meetupsA Better Way of Working?

Innovate or DieLearn more to earn more

• Value in relevancy and scarcity• Continual upskilling• Maximise potential• Be an Evangelist for

Change

FreelancersThe challenge is relevancy

“The Future is already here, it is just unevenly distributed”

William Gibson, Author