One of the things that keeps us busy at bol. com is the continuous quest to figure out what else we could do to make our teams better. Even better I should write, since the vast majority of our teams are doing great already and I am very proud of them! However we also believe at bol.
A new idea: to improve teams we don’t need to improve teams…Over 1200 people work at bol. com and our IT department consists of more than 350 engineers, clustered into 60 cross-functional teams. These teams are all grouped in fleets and spaces.
Video: How does IT work?This year Joost and Ivo were invited to give their tutorial 'Docker for Testers' at the EuroSTAR Conference. Docker has been instrumental in speeding up the development process at bol. com.
We won the award for Best Tutorial at the EuroSTAR 2017 conferenceThis is the fifth and last post about our growth story. You’ve read about the history of bol. com and the process they made to reach their goal: landing on the moon.
Our agile journey so far – Part 5: Sustaining the changeThis is the fourth post about our growth story. In the previous blog post we explained how bol. com realized an organizational change with YBIYRIYLI (You build it, you run it, you love it).
Our agile journey so far – Part 4: Servant leadersAre you going to Agile Amsterdam? Be sure to check out bol. com on the 21st of September! Me and Mary Gouseti (Software Engineer) will be presenting a hands-on case from 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM (track 1). You’re in for a treat, as we are pairing up to give you a complete picture.
Bol.com @ Agile Amsterdam 2017This is the third post about our growth story. In the last blog post we elaborated on some necessary steps to take in an organizational change. We have explained that the steps bol.
Our agile journey so far – Part 3: You build it, you run it, you love itThis is the second post about our growth story. In the first blog post we introduced our Man on the Moon program; how we plan to manage a fast growing company like ours. In this second part we'll explain how we have involved all stakeholders and participants in our journey to the moon.
Our agile journey so far – Part 2: involving everyoneSign up Bol. com is not only the largest online retailplatform in the Netherlands and Belgium. But we are also an innovative IT campus where it never feels like business as usual, where you have the right to challenge everything.
Unboxing bol.com - IT Young Professional EventFrom a small online book store to an e-commerce platform with 7 million customers. That’s the short version of the bol. com story so far.
Our agile journey so far - Part 1: bol.com to the moon!