We discuss the latest version of the tech radar. Especially the way we implemented it and the process to get things on the radar will be recognisable for you.
Tech Radar - hard discussions lead to transparencyBringing our warehouse and logistics operations to the Utrecht bol.com campus by Google Glass.
Google Glass at bol.com: A different way of looking at TechnologyWe are not only the hosts of the show but so far we also do the selection of the topics ourselves. Research what’s interesting. Find diverse subjects and guests, etc.
Transforming your experimentation knowledge into a bookIn this episode, we virtually visit the AI for Retail Lab and dive with two members into the world of recommendations. The AI for Retail (AIR) Lab Amsterdam is a joint UvA-Ahold Delhaize industry lab and conducts research into...
AI for Retail Lab on recommendationsEngineering Productivity With the growth of our engineering community, the need for more focus on engineering productivity is clear. We invited two experts to discuss this topic with us. We actually got to this point when one of our...
Engineering Productivity and BackstageHow Data Science supports us to predict the unpredictable Just like for any store, forecasting is an important tool to support the business and its profitability. At bol. com we have worked on several major iterations of our forecast.
Predict the UnpredictableWhat 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 AnalystsThe Product Innovation Power model (PIP) is created for the product teams and provides insights, best practices and tools to improve their innovation power. It unlocks the potential of our people & technology and accelerates the shift to the empowered product teams model. It will support us to become Europe’s #1 in product-led innovation.
PIP: helping products improve their innovation powerSupporting products with KPI's and OKR's We had previous episodes on how bol. com is moving to a product organization. In this one, we’ll dive into how to measure the success of these products and set objectives for them.
The data-driven approach to supporting products with KPIs and OKRsIn the bol. com Tech Community, we get quite some questions on how we build a great engineering culture. Mid-March 2021 the hosts of our podcast joined the Hackages podcast which was live recorded with almost 100 attendees.
Building an Engineering Culture
