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DBA Design Effectiveness Awards: handy tips for a winning case study
With the DBA Design Effectiveness Awards entry deadline coming up on 5 November, here are some handy tips to strengthen your entry.
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With the DBA Design Effectiveness Awards entry deadline coming up on 5 November, here are some handy tips to strengthen your entry.
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Succession planning options: video guide
At a recent Members' Forum we explored succession planning. In the video below, DBA Expert Jack O'Hern discusses succession planning...
Financial, HR, Strategy development
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The importance of time tracking in the new workplace (and how to make it work)
Let’s be honest. Perhaps, for many, timesheets are a little mundane. But at a point when the working world as we know it has been flipped on its head, now is the time to pay a little more attention to the simple act of clocking on and off.
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The 10 financial KPIs all design agencies should monitor, and how to manage them
Monitoring these financial KPIs will help you understand where your business’ numbers are today and where they should be in the future.
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DBA Design Effectiveness Award winners – here’s how they’re chosen
How do judges determine the DBA Design Effectiveness Awards winners? In this article we explore what happens during the judging sessions and share tips on how to prepare a winning case study.
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Effective design in business | DBA webinar
How do transformative design projects begin? What is the reality of making a case for investment in design and how can design teams support those they are seeking to influence in making that decision? With Olivia Salisbury, Group VP of Digital at T. Rowe Price, and Cheryl Calverley, CEO of eve sleep. Chaired by DBA Chief Executive Deborah Dawton, watch the full recording here.
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IR35 – a guide
Changes to the IR35 legislation came into force April 2021 making it harder for agencies to treat 'freelancers' like freelancers. This guide explains the reasons behind the implementation of off-payroll working rules and what they mean to design agencies.
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Design effectiveness uncovered | DBA webinar
The wide ranging impact design can have in business, society and on people’s lives is evidenced by the DBA Design Effectiveness Awards winners year after year. If you’re looking for inspiration, a deeper understanding of what design can deliver and some practical advice, watch this hour-long webinar for a closer look at some recent winners.
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DBA Design Effectiveness Awards 2021 ceremony: Chief Executive’s speech
The second virtual DBA Design Effectiveness Awards’ winners announcement was held live online, on Tuesday 15 June 2021. Watch DBA...
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Flexible working models and what they mean for your business
A webinar recording exclusively accessible to DBA members, developed and delivered by our HR partner Croner.