adesso BLOG
04.04.2023 By Sissy-Christin Lorenz
Successfully changing careers to IT consulting – adesso shows that it can be done!
Why is the IT industry an exciting and promising option for a career change, and what necessary skills should you bring to the table? My blog post is about answering these questions and about adesso as a model example of how even newcomers without a traditional IT background can successfully gain a foothold in this industry.
Read more24.01.2023 By Mahdyar Safarianbarmi
Software craftsmanship and its principles
Are software developers simply ‘manufacturers’ or engineers? Should new software just work, or should it add value, too? This blog post will introduce the Manifesto for Software Craftsmanship in order to answer these questions.
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 more27.09.2022 By Yelle Lieder
Green tech – greater sustainability through digital solutions
In the IT space, sustainability sometimes has negative connotations. It is associated with higher costs and lower performance without any immediate returns. However, sustainable digital solutions have the potential to set your company apart from its competitors on the marketplace, open up new fields of business and help preserve the foundation of life and business for us all. You will find out why every company should look into green tech in my blog post.
Read more15.09.2022 By Daniel Sorna, Alexey Shmelkin and Ibrahim Kizilarslan
Using low-code to bring shadow IT to light
Low-code is an intuitive, visual approach to modern software development that minimises the amount of effort needed for programming and speeds up the development process. But how can the potential of low-code be fully exploited and what role do citizen developers play in this context? We will answer these questions in our blog post.
Read more19.05.2022 By Alexander Frommelt and Stefan Rogge
Lost in the clouds
It is no longer possible to imagine IT projects without the cloud, regardless of what industry you’re talking about. New business models offer advantages in terms of scalability, stability and security, which deliver benefits across the cost structure of the IT system landscape. In many customer situations, the cloud is used as an all-purpose term or even as a buzzword. It loses its core meaning. But what is the cloud and what does it mean for me?
Read more26.04.2022 By Christian Everke
Two thinking systems and their influence in software development
The day-to-day work in software development is work that requires a lot of brainpower. It involves high cognitive demands and skills in which perception and attention play a special role. The problem with this is that the way people think can be distorted. A distorted way of thinking leads to thinking traps and consequently to mistakes. Anyone who has mastered a few perceptual-psychological basics can adapt their way of working and especially their programming style in a way that avoids thinking traps and recognises mistakes more quickly.
Read more15.03.2022 By Jens-Michael Blümel
Let’s talk about the sustainability of digital touchpoints
Almost every corporate strategy claims that sustainability plays a key role in it. These statements often refer to raw materials, supply chains and production processes. The marketing world, on the other hand, is very fond of talking about sustainability, but usually lacks real concepts it can apply to itself.
Read more09.03.2022 By Anna Lena Weihrauch
Diversity and team success
Diversity is about everyone, which means it’s about you, too. The focus of it often gets boiled down to gender and promoting women since isolated sectors, such as IT, are often represented by men. But diversity encompasses so much more than that. In my blog post, I will show you how diversity has a positive effect on teams and their success.
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