adesso BLOG
20.10.2022 By Philipp Mader
Open insurance – in the fast lane with open interfaces
How can an insurance provider use open insurance to further develop its own business model and strengthen its competitiveness and future relevance? What opportunities and risks does open insurance hold for the insurance industry? In this blog post, you will learn what the idea behind open insurance is and where this concept can be applied.
Read more19.10.2022 By Viyan Kofli
Competition among the CRM superpowers
Large companies are not the only ones using CRM systems. Smaller and medium-sized companies are already using them as well. But who are the big players when it comes to CRM system providers, and which hidden champions are the competition? This blog post will compare these big players and hidden champions and show which alternatives may be worthwhile for which companies.
Read more18.10.2022 By Sarah Maulbetsch
Professional customer acquisition – part 2: lead nurturing – creating loyal customers through marketing automation
In part one of the blog post, my colleague Isabelle Meiller laid out how you can use marketing automation to acquire new customers. Maybe you are already seeing results with the first new order or purchase from one of your new customers. You now have to take the next step in order not to lose them. What can you do to ensure that your newly acquired customers remain loyal to your company or your brand and that they will continue to purchase or use the products and services you offer? I will show you how in part two of our blog post.
Read more17.10.2022 By Fernando Arévalo
Remote Troubleshooting on the Shop Floor
If machines fail because of faults, the consequences are stress, increased maintenance effort, additional costs for special logistics to meet deadlines, or dissatisfied customers. Remote troubleshooting helps to quickly master this situation. I explain how this works and what advantages this approach offers in this blog post.
Read more13.10.2022 By Sandra Weis
The German Civil Status Act (Personenstandsgesetz, PStG) and the challenges it presents
The German Civil Status Act (Personenstandsgesetz, PStG) was rewritten with effect from 1 January 2019. People who identify as non-binary must not be subjected to discrimination, and companies are obliged to implement the legal requirements set out in the legislation. As an outsider, you would think that this would not be a problem – especially in regard to IT. In this blog post, I will explain what exactly these legal requirements are, and which questions companies should be looking to answer.
Read more12.10.2022 By Dirk Pothen
How can an employer brand survive the effects of rapid growth?
Building an employer brand is mission-critical, especially when the job market is tight. In this blog post, I explain what you need to consider when it comes to employer branding and how a (fast-growing) company can take measures to remain competitive.
Read more11.10.2022 By Henrik Stapel
Making agility measurable and further developing your organisation – adesso’s Agile Assessment
We have learned from a wide range of projects that in agile transformations the question always arises as to the state of an organisation’s agile efforts. In order to be able to answer this and many other questions concerning the topic of agility in a company together with our customers, a working group from adesso’s ‘Agile’ Community of Practice has developed an interactive format for tracking agile teams and organisations – adesso’s Agile Assessment. In my blog post, I will highlight this format’s added value and the approach it takes as well as provide an outlook on how the agile transformation can be supported in organised way.
Read more10.10.2022 By Uwe Pohlmann and Fernando Arévalo
A Preamble for Machine Data Collection on the Shop Floor
Finding patterns in data is a task that keeps data scientists as well as domain experts busy. For companies, data is a critical business asset that adds value. To this end, store floor connectivity plays an essential role. I explain what this is all about in my blog post using a (fictional) example.
Read more07.10.2022 By Karin Glombitza
#7 Agile software development – success with Scrum via mindfulness
As soon as ‘agility’ becomes a topic within companies, the Scrum framework also enters the conversation. This framework is easy to understand and quick to implement, but difficult to put into practice. For success, we need a specific inner attitude. Behaving in a way that adds value and exemplifies the Scrum values builds trust. Our attitude of trust in the cause and people gives us the ability to shape our success.
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