5 take-aways from DADD 2021

5 take-aways from DADD 2021

It is always a please to attend the Digital Architecture Design Conference. The last time I attended was just before COVID-19 pandemic hit in November 2019. So after such a tumultuous time, it is no coincidence that the theme of this conference is: Dealing with (Natural) Disruption: Building Resilient Organisations & Systems. This time, the conference was hosted in the Rijtuigenloods in Amersfoort. The location was a bit smaller that previous years, but there were enough rooms for hosting the…

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3 new Forecasting and Planning systems for Consumentenbond

3 new Forecasting and Planning systems for Consumentenbond

Organizations need to plan ahead. Most of the time, people think about Financial Forecasting and Planning. But Forecasting and Planning is important for all kinds of business activities. Over the last year, I have been involved in 3 projects where we have selected and replaced a core business system that deals with either Forecasting, Planning or both. In this post, I want to focus more on the experience of changing these core systems. Therefore I won’t go into which specific…

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A new membership model for Consumentenbond

A new membership model for Consumentenbond

Declining membership numbers De Consumentenbond (a Dutch consumer advocacy organization) used the same membership model for years. This membership consisted of 2 membership variants: Consumentenbond Basic – full access to the website Consumentenbond Extra – full access to the website plus the paper magazine ‘Consumentengids’ This membership model was OK, but had some drawbacks: It wasn’t possible to offer different price points It wasn’t possible to serve groups with a need in one particular area The organization offered a wide…

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Architect 2 Succeed is live!

Architect 2 Succeed is live!

IT Architecture is a dynamic playing field. As an IT architect, I am helping to achieve the business goals of Marketing, Content creation, Product development, Customer Service, Finance, Legal, HR and IT teams by looking at the required IT capabilities. On the technology side, I work with specialists with lots of knowledge about CRM, ERP, CMS and other enterprise wide systems. I am involved in enhancing Privacy and Security. I learn more every day! This website will be used to…

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