Inside Program Increment (PI) 2021-01: Find out what has been developed at SupplyOn in the last quarter In 2021, we are celebrating two anniversaries at a time: two years of agile software development via SAFe and one year of virtual PI planning. Since 2019, we have been reviewing the progress achieved in our solutions every three months in large rounds of so-called Program Increments (PI) - and for the past year, we have been following the innovations in virtual PI Plannings remotely. Nevertheless, it is always exciting to see what new functions and features have been developed.What have the development teams already successfully implemented this year? (more…)
Inside User enablement — or how we facilitate usage From the user's perspective, it always involves some effort till she or he can actually successfully use a (new) software or app. This learning process that users go through is also called "user onboarding". It ranges from: "I'll just try this out." All the way to: "I know how to achieve my desired result with this product." Ultimately, it is primarily about teaching users how they can best (or most easily) work successfully with a product. (more…)
Inside Charity “Münchener Geschenkeregen” II: Mission accomplished The year 2020 has passed and it’s hard to believe that even the first month of the new one is almost over as well. At SupplyOn things are also back to normal. In our minds, Christmas is just a distant memory. Therefore, we were all the more surprised when we found thank-you cards and photos of happy children from Christmas Eve in the mail. The mission of our Christmas campaign of the “Münchener Geschenkeregen” (Munich Gift Rain) has been a complete success. We really could bring smiles on the children’s faces, and not too few of them. (more…)
Inside Which enhancements have been deployed in the last three months? The results of the Product Increment (PI) 2020-4 As an important part of our agile software development, we not only plan the next steps at the end of each quarter, but we also look back: What has been developed? Which progress did the different development teams achieve? What has actually been implemented?Here is a summary of the most important enhancements from PI 2020-4: (more…)
Inside SupplyOn User Community — how users co-design our products* Everyone knows this situation: Working with the same software, day by day, taking the same steps over and over again in order to complete our daily tasks. Sometimes questioning, why some things cannot be done any easier or why they are not as we would expect them to be. Wouldn’t it be nice to have someone to discuss these ideas and challenges? And maybe even get to see these ideas being transferred into reality?Within SupplyOn we can make this dream come true: We offer all our users the opportunity to incorporate their ideas and suggestions into product development. (more…)
Inside Charity “Münchner Geschenkeregen“: Bringing smiles on children’s faces Christmas is the season of miracles and sharing. While in Santa’s workshop at the North Pole, he and his elves are wrapping one gift after the other, four trainees at SupplyOn are also highly motivated to bring joy to children in need at Christmas. To ensure that as many colleagues as possible join in, they have come up with something very special in these home office times. (more…)
Inside Material Design: the design principle for user-friendly software Design is subject to constant change and causes controversial discussions. It is generally a debatable topic, as there are abundant opinions about it. As we all know, we all have different tastes.SupplyOn, too, has taken up this challenge and embarked on a new era: introducing Material Design in the development of new business services requires all stakeholders to rethink, demands new strategies and, above all, clear communication. (more…)
Inside What has been developed in the last three months? The results of the Program Increment (PI) 2020-3 As an important part of our agile software development, we not only plan the next steps at the end of each quarter, but we also look back: What has been developed? Which progress did the different development teams achieve? What has actually been implemented? (more…)
Inside What’s new at SupplyOn? The results of the last Program Increment (PI) Agile software development not only involves planning for the future, but also always looking back: What (and how) did the various development teams do over the last twelve weeks? What innovations and improvements are there in the individual areas? And: Which planned steps from the previous PI Planning could be implemented ... and how? (more…)
Inside What does it take to become a manager in the IT industry, Isabella? In the series "How does your working day look like?", employees from a broad range of fields are giving you an insight into their work routine. After speaking with Product Owner Dominik, Isabella, who is team leader in SupplyOn's Consulting division, now takes the floor. (more…)
