What was said
What this says
Current to 11 Oct 26QBR on 9 Dec 2024. Daniel Okafor reported just under four daily users against 15 licences. Hamish Crawford asked how this can be justified to the board and wants a usage case before the next term is discussed.
What happened: The QBR on 9 Dec 2024 covered adoption on Starter, with 15 licensed users and renewal on 9 Feb 2025. Daniel was open that daily activity is nowhere near the licence count.
Customer view: Fiona Drummond says a core few relationship managers use it and others dip in before trustee meetings. Hamish asked how fifteen seats and a handful of people can be justified to the board.
Systems and support: Ailsa Dunlop reports the four connectors loading every night and no recent tickets. Daniel read the silence alongside usage rather than as proof of health.
Watch: Hamish will decide nothing until he sees a usage case, and Fiona wants it cut by scheme to match his fee income view.
Themes
Current to 9 Oct 26Who was there
BB-Demo
Them
Follow-up
Next steps
Current to 9 Oct 26- Daniel Okafor and Fiona Drummond run a session for the relationship managers, with Daniel sending times.
- Ailsa Dunlop tidies up logins that have never been signed into before the session.
- Daniel returns by the end of the following week with what a by-scheme usage summary can support.
Risks
Current to 9 Oct 26- Daily active use is just under four against 15 licensed users, and Hamish Crawford is asking whether that can be justified to the board.
- No tickets in the last month may mean the team is not leaning on the brain much, as Daniel Okafor himself noted.
- Hamish will not discuss the next term until he has a usage case in front of him.
Opportunities
Current to 9 Oct 26- A hands-on session for the other relationship managers on their own scheme data could widen use.
- A usage summary cut by scheme speaks to Hamish's fee income per scheme view.
Transcript
- Daniel Okafor NoneMorning, everyone, and thank you for your time. Let me just check who has joined. I can see Fiona and Hamish, Ailsa, and Priya is here with me. Is that everybody?
- Fiona Drummond NoneThat's us. Can you hear me all right? Our connection's been a bit temperamental this week.
- Daniel Okafor NoneLoud and clear. How's the weather up in Glasgow? It's grey and dripping down here.
- Fiona Drummond NoneSame, I'm afraid. Wet and dark by mid afternoon. December, isn't it.
- Hamish Crawford NoneGood morning, Daniel. If I may, before we get going, could I ask about adoption? Who is actually using it these days?
- Priya Raman NoneHa, straight to it. Just a quick recap from me, to keep momentum: you're on Starter, fifteen licensed users, the renewal date is 9 Feb 2025, so there's plenty of runway. Today is really about how it's landing for the team. Daniel's got the picture.
- Daniel Okafor NoneThanks, Priya. So, Hamish, to answer you directly. Over the last month the average is just under four people active in the brain on a typical day, which is up a little on the previous quarter. So it's moving in the right direction, but I won't pretend it's anywhere near the fifteen seats.
- Hamish Crawford NoneJust under four, out of fifteen.
- Daniel Okafor NoneYes. Fair to say that, and I'd rather you heard it from me than found it in a report.
- Fiona Drummond NoneCan I add some colour there? It's the scheme relationship managers who use it, and it's really a core few. The others dip in when they've a trustee meeting coming up and want the whole picture on a scheme before they walk in. So the count on any one day looks low, but over a month more people have touched it.
- Hamish Crawford NoneThat's helpful, Fiona. But can we justify that to the board? Fifteen seats and a handful of people.
- Fiona Drummond NoneI understand the question. I'd say the value shows up in the preparation time, not in the log-ins. But yes, I'd like more of the team using it, I won't dodge that.
- Daniel Okafor NoneHow is the team finding it, Fiona, when they do use it? Is it the pages, the chat, the search?
- Fiona Drummond NoneMostly asking it questions, honestly. Which schemes had a query open, who the trustee contact is, what was said on the last call. The ones who've tried it like it. The ones who haven't, haven't had the time.
- Ailsa Dunlop NoneFrom the systems side, nothing to report. The four connectors have been loading every night, I check the refresh most mornings and it's been there before the working day starts. We've not raised a ticket for a good while.
- Daniel Okafor NoneThat matches what I see, Ailsa. No tickets in the last month at all, which on the one hand is a good sign and on the other, just to be candid, can mean people are not leaning on it much. So I'd read it alongside the usage.
- Hamish Crawford NoneLet's not rush to a conclusion either way. What would it take to get the other relationship managers using it?
- Daniel Okafor NoneHonestly, I think a short session with them, on your own scheme data, using the questions they already ask before a client meeting. People tend to start when they see their own client appear in the answer. I could run that with Fiona, an hour or so, and Ailsa could make sure everyone has a login that works.
- Ailsa Dunlop NoneI can do that. A few of them have accounts they've never signed into, so I'd want to tidy that first.
- Priya Raman NoneHappy to make this easy, so whatever you need from our side on scheduling, shout. And Hamish, I'd like us to be able to tell you a clear usage story well ahead of the renewal, so there are no surprises on either side.
- Hamish Crawford NoneThat would be welcome. I won't decide anything today, you understand, but I'd want a usage case in front of me before we talk about the next term.
- Daniel Okafor NoneCompletely fair. Just to close the loop on what I'm hearing: we agree a session for the relationship managers, Ailsa tidies up the logins first, and I put together a plain summary of who has been asking what, so you can see it for yourself.
- Fiona Drummond NoneCan the summary show it by scheme rather than by person? Hamish thinks in fee income per scheme, and I think that's the version that lands.
- Daniel Okafor NoneI'll see what I can do on that. I'd want to be careful not to promise a cut that the data doesn't support, but I'll come back to you by the end of next week with what's possible.
- Hamish Crawford NoneThank you. That's all I had.
- Priya Raman NoneLovely. Best to leave it there, then. Next date is the training session, and Daniel will send a few times.
- Daniel Okafor NoneI will. Thank you all again. Have a good rest of the week, and keep dry.
- Fiona Drummond NoneCheers, Daniel. Speak soon.