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16.01.2023 By Zeljko Grgic
Agile vs. non-iterative process models: the agility-related challenges facing insurance companies
Agility is no longer a foreign concept nowadays. Insurance companies have to be flexible and agile now, with their tried and tested business models standing in the way of this. What are the hurdles that arise when these two worlds collide? I will be answering this very question in the following blog post.
Read more13.01.2023 By Ellen Szczepaniak, Zoe Holdt and Simon Bächle
Hydropower – the old lady of renewable energies
People have been harnessing the power of water for thousands of years. Today, hydropower plants are one of the cornerstones of our electricity supply, and this old and proven technology will play a key role in the energy transition. This blog post will explain how hydropower works and what types there are.
Read moreSupport for people in need of care is coming – the first digital care applications (DiPAs) will soon be available! These smartphone or web applications may be reimbursed by nursing care fund. But what do I need to know to be able to develop a DiPA? Answers to this question are given in this blog post.
Read more09.01.2023 By Stephen Lorenzen, Maximilian Hammes and Jonas Schnorrenberg
‘Emergency Plan for Gas’ – What will happen if the emergency level is declared
We have already explained the early warning and alert levels of the Emergency Plan for Gas in previous blog posts. The next stage is the emergency level – but what does that mean? When will this level be declared? And how likely is it that it will be declared at all? This blog post will answer all of these questions.
Read more04.01.2023 By Michael Greiwe
Returns and their pitfalls
The word ‘return’ is often used as a synonym for both expected and historical returns, but the two are fundamentally different. This blog post will explain the definition of the two terms and how they are to be understood.
Read more02.01.2023 By Jenny Gursch and Markus Felkel
Agile scaling and the challenges that come with it
Scrum, which is the best-known framework, promises to pave the way to agility if used correctly. The aim of this blog post is not to explain or define Scrum. Instead, we will be taking a closer look at the requirements and the challenges when it comes to agile scaling that need to be overcome to get a majority of a company’s staff on board.
Read more21.12.2022 By Sabine Fischer
The crux with the crutches
As a privately insured person, getting medical devices, such as a wheelchair, is often not easy – hours of phoning back and forth, asking about the availability of medical devices and having applications approved. There is an easier way! This blog post will describe exactly how.
Read more20.12.2022 By Stephen Lorenzen, Maximilian Hammes and Lars Zimmermann
Annual review 2022 – the energy industry was rife with activity
The energy industry can look back on a turbulent year. In addition to technical challenges, such as the sluggish headway made with the smart meter rollout, there were two main topics that dominated the year: climate change and the war in Ukraine. In this blog post, we would like to provide a year in review and present you with a final overview of the energy industry’s 2022 fiscal year.
Read more15.12.2022 By Yelle Lieder
Life cycle assessment software – why an electricity meter is not enough
Sustainability is the megatrend of our time, and measures to increase sustainability are the talk of the town. However, in order to make improvements and evaluate them correctly, we first need to know where we stand. Unfortunately, when it comes to sustainability, there is still a bit of uncertainty and far too often greenwashing is employed. Therefore in this blog post, we will take a look at what we know about evaluating digital sustainability and where there are still uncertainties.
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