instead of a giant tanker
When large IT systems lack performance
Verticalization - organizing the division of labor according to customer requirements
In verticalization, the customer becomes the starting point for reorganization, and the idea of "data must not be copied" is abandoned. This makes it possible to adapt the information technology to the organizational structure. Employees and technology are divided into flexible and customer-oriented verticals, moving away from the sluggish monolithic structure.
Dividing a platform into several technically independent parts - that's verticalization
To achieve verticalization, one analyses which processes are suitable to become separate systems. As you move through the entire organizational structure, you identify areas that can be cleanly isolated from a business perspective. The goal is to ensure that teams don’t have to wait on one another but to directly produce positive results for the customer. If individual IT teams are still too large and inflexible, they can be further subdivided.
Verticalization acts as an enormous efficiency booster
This approach has many compelling advantages: Efficiency increases dramatically because teams can focus primarily on software development and automate much of their work within their clearly defined scope - testing, for example. There are fewer meetings and much less coordination overhead. Decoupling the system makes it possible to work on many things in parallel.
"Verticalization reduces complexity and enables faster processes for higher productivity."
Automating testing means being faster
When developers build something new, it is also tested. Monolithic deployment is complex because it requires a lot of coordination and takes a lot of time. In vertical systems, each team runs its own automated tests - something that is too unstable to manage in large systems. Automated testing is the prerequisite for high implementation speed. Integration tests are superfluous within the verticals - this minimizes the cost of delay.
More speed for greater success
Thanks to the verticalization approach, we can build a shop for a billion-dollar company within just 9 months. The real magic lies in the technical decoupling of the teams, which work autonomously and independently of each other. This allows them to move extremely fast and to deploy multiple features a day.
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"neuland has verticalized various large, monolithic e-commerce systems, making them leaner, more agile and more successful."
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Better software quality and significantly more output
Facing high pressure to adapt in e-commerce? The idea of verticalization originated in e-commerce, where it is necessary to react quickly to trends and customer needs. The vertical organizational structure enables each team to roll out optimizations and new features several times a day. We will show you what your teams are capable of once they leave old constraints behind.
An efficiency booster and a popular way of working
Dear digital decision-makers, ask your techies which architecture they would enjoy to work in. We would be happy to tell you about our experiences with vertical IT structures and show you the productivity advantages they create.
