At Boehringer Ingelheim, a cutting-edge research-based pharmaceutical company who are “in the business of saving human and animal lives”, recruit based on their 3G (Geography, Gender, Generation) policy. This means they recruit some top female talent. During our Women in Tech Night (2023), some of these talents gave some great tips for women in the tech field.
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Properties for Confluence – a Lifesaver in Asset Management and Business Organisation
When you talk about running a business, people usually think about talking with exciting clients or creating new ideas and products, but often the more tedious part of running a business is forgotten: asset management. To make this tedious task (much) easier, Properties allows you to keep an automatically-updated overview of all your assets, so you have more time for those clients or coming up with the next must-have product!
Tools4AgileTeams 2022 – Skyguide Experience Report: Establishing SAFe in a Highly Regulated Environment
Most projects allow a degree of flexibility, but some are tightly controlled; imagine working on an ATC system (Air Traffic Control) and introducing new code in a live system. So how can you introduce SAFe in an environment where the slightest mistake can be catastrophic? Find out in this presntation from the Tools4AgileTeams 2022.
Tools4AgileTeams 2022 – Vision under a Spotlight
On 1 and 2 December, the Tools4AgileTeams conference took place. During this event, our speaker Joseph Assaf, consultant at our partner Kegon, explained an intriguing methodology to keep a project on track in times when businesses and teams can get lost in the fine detail of project work, which is known as project drift.
Tools4AgileTeams 2022 – How SAFe is Modernizing Agile Learning
On 1 and 2 December, the Tools4AgileTeams conference took place. During this event, our speaker Deema Dajani, SAFe Fellow and Product Manager at Scaled Agile, talked about how companies can up their training game and how SAFe can help with this training.
“I 🧡 draw.io” #3: Valuable Tips for Better UML Diagrams
The Unified Modeling Language (UML) comprises a wide range of diagrams and is not just used in software development because it looks so pretty; it makes it possible to create completely different diagrams that still draw in everyone related to one and the same project. Our diagramming tool draw.io covers the whole range of UML diagrams. In this blog article, we’ll show you three valuable tips on how your diagrams will keep everyone clear and excited!
Tools4AgileTeams 2022 – Keynote – Versatile Organization Design with the unFIX Model – Jurgen Appelo
On 1 and 2 December, the Tools4AgileTeams conference took place. There were 3 very interesting keynote speakers this year, one of which was from Jurgen Appelo, who talked about his unFIX model, a simple tool that helps you with versatile organization design. Unlike many agile scaling frameworks and self-management methods, unFIX has its focus on continuous innovation and the human experience. It facilitates gradual change, dynamic teams, and an important role to play for managers.
Tools4AgileTeams 2022 – Keynote – Interpersonal Alchemy and the Magic Behind High-performing Teams – Mark Cruth
On 1 and 2 December, the Tools4AgileTeams conference took place. There were 3 very interesting keynote speakers this year, one of which was from Mark Cruth, Atlassian Evangelist. He talked about the alchemy of turning not lead into gold, but average teams into high-performing ones.
“I 🧡draw.io” #2: How to create UX Diagrams in Confluence and Jira
The user – the unknown entity? If you don’t know your users, you will not meet their needs. To avoid a worst-case scenario, UX teams dedicate themselves to the user journey in all its details, develop an understanding of the target group, its needs and desires, and design the touchpoints based on this. This is where good visualization can help. With draw.io, you and your team can create user flow diagrams that depict the user journey and provide you with a solid basis for decision-making.
Tools4AgileTeams 2022 – Keynote – Agile for the Few or the Many? Achieving Complete Business Agility with SAFe – Dean Leffingwell
On 1 and 2 December, the Tools4AgileTeams conference took place. There were 3 very interesting keynote speakers this year, the first of which was none other than Dean Leffingwell, creator of the SAFe framework. Among other things, he talked about immediately releaseing funds instead of waiting for the next year, the link between AI, robotics and Agile and what the next 20 years will hold.