Global UX Design Awards nomination for N5 and Vanbreda

Horizontal walls between teams result in reduced velocity

Our Vanbreda Healthcare platform has been awarded a UX Design Awards nomination by International Design Center Berlin – the leading, independent design institution promoting design as a driver for business and social innovation.

Yet the historic focus on agility, when defined as time to respond to change, does not always translate to getting an outcome to market at the same speed as startups. Today velocity still remains a critical issue for larger organizations that lack the capability of startups to rapidly recognize, implement and evaluate change.

One key advantage of startup architecture is small, close-knit teams that are able to make decisions locally. In larger organizations, there is often a wall between frontend and backend teams. Frontend and backend teams tend to execute their roadmaps independently on their side of the wall.

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Leveraging tech to create vertical teams increases velocity

Adapting the architecture of large organizations to accommodate local decision-making within teams is one powerful way to increase velocity. Small teams in startups tend to have a local understanding of the problem space and greater ownership of the roadmap, budget, and project timeline. When teams within larger organizations are empowered to take and execute decisions locally, objectives are accelerated and greater value can be delivered to the end-user.

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Adapting the architecture of large organizations to accommodate local decision-making within teams is one powerful way to increase velocity. Small teams in startups tend to have a local understanding of the problem space and greater ownership of the roadmap, budget, and project timeline. When teams within larger organizations are empowered to take and execute decisions locally, objectives are accelerated and greater value can be delivered to the end-user.

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This gave us structure, speed, and working results—all in six weeks. It demystified AI for the whole org.”

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Adapting the architecture of large organizations to accommodate local decision-making within teams is one powerful way to increase velocity. Small teams in startups tend to have a local understanding of the problem space and greater ownership of the roadmap, budget, and project timeline. When teams within larger organizations are empowered to take and execute decisions locally, objectives are accelerated and greater value can be delivered to the end-user.

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