Like the Romans already said: Mens sana in corpore sano. A healthy mind in a healthy body. One sentence in an article from one of our colleagues triggered us: "Prepare for the unknown and unknowable".
Crossfit - fit for life and fit for purposeIn this episode, we touch upon a cultural aspect of Tech within bol. com, Cultural Diversity. Over the last couple of years, our international community especially in IT in bol.
Cultural Diversity - It all starts with yourselfWhat is the key competence of our business analysts (BA) We talked about domain knowledge, tech affinity and building bridges between stakeholders and software engineers. Sometimes the business analyst is almost seen as a project manager. Aligning with product owners is key in this role.
Curiosity is the common denominator for our Business AnalystsTech Lead and Architect paving the path together for the journey to our Product-Led organization.
Product Led - Easier when done togetherWe're back! It's time to kick off the new season of TechLab. Fully rebranded and ready for lots of great stories.
Who are Tim & Tony?Data Maturity Model as common ground, Data Literacy Model to measure the level of speaking, writing and reading data To state as a company we want to become more data-driven is the first step. To truly understand what this means...
Data Maturity and Data LiteracyOrder Sourcing Simulation is needed to enable capacity steering over our warehouses, network of sellers and logistical partners. Data Science is used to predict customer behavior and simulate capacity impact.
Order Sourcing Simulation with Data ScienceIn this episode, we are exploring a topic that is definitely work-related but not that tech-related: Dealing with stress in the tech sector. At bol. com we have at least twice a year an employee engagement survey.
Dealing with stress in the tech sectorOne of the aspects that keep popping up in software development: Technical Debt. Some created on purpose, for example, to get features into production fast. Some just came into existence.
Dealing with Technical Debt - an experimentTesting the boundaries of the technology that we have today and having the opportunity to put a Google Glass on and experience operating in a pop-up Warehouse. Those were the results of a joint experiment by Google and bol.com.
Demo-time; Google Glass capabilities in a pop-up Warehouses