(There’s a swedish version of the article here) We got the chance to interview Mikael Hautala from Industryhack. Industryhack has arranged several open innovation contests, called ”hackathons” in Finland, Estonia and Germany, in both the private and public sectors. The reason why clients pursue challenge-driven innovation using hackathons is that they want a more innovative procurement process. Private companies that…
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How iZettle used Agile contracting to replace legacy systems with off-the-shelf solutions in 6 months (eng)
iZettle replaced their legacy CRM systems with off-the-shelf solutions using Agile contracting. The enabled them to go from idea, to working solutions in just 6 months. An interesting aspect of the challenge is that this involved updating critical business processes, around the globe. We interviewed Maria Izzo (Automation Lead) to learn how they did it. (this article is also available…
The ”30-day procurement challenge” – how US Citizen and Immigration service attracted more skilled vendors and improved quality (eng)
(This article is also available in swedish – read here.) We took the opportunity to talk to Joshua Seckel, who has used Agile procurement within the US Government since 2013. Using these techniques, US Citizenship and Immigration Services has improved quality, drastically cut the speed of delivery and has attracted more skilled vendors to their programs. We wanted to learn…