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WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Dec 4, 2020

The user in the eye of the Cargo1492 storm

Martin Nader

Rail Cargo Group traded rigid plans for a digital voyage of discovery. Learn how event-driven microservices and user-centric design modernized a legacy railway giant. Embark on their agile journey.

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#1 about 8 min

Moving freight logistics into the digital age

Context on Rail Cargo Group's goal to modernize physical freight coordination across Europe.

#2 about 5 min

Three pillars of enterprise digital transformation

Running technology modernization alongside business process optimization and agile cultural shifts simultaneously.

#3 about 4 min

Product branding with the Mike platform

Creating a tangible identity for a complex transportation tracking system to ease user adoption.

#4 about 5 min

Triggers driving user-centric software design

Why generational shifts and complex tools force a transition away from legacy applications to intuitive interfaces.

#5 about 5 min

Integrating design thinking with agile delivery

Mapping creativity workshops and double-diamond processes to an iterative lean startup flow.

#6 about 5 min

Practical techniques for gathering ongoing user feedback

Using documented customer journeys and regular video demos to align distributed stakeholders on progress.

#7 about 7 min

Structuring engineering teams with SAFe and Scrum

Organizing platform and feature teams across flight levels to coordinate hundred-person program increments.

#8 about 7 min

Designing an event-based microservices architecture

Using domain-driven design and cloud integration to connect containerized services with legacy enterprise data.

#9 about 5 min

Six key success factors for agile transformations

Lessons learned covering cross-functional full-stack engineering, elastic infrastructure, and sustainable team co-location.

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