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Jan 07, 2019

Do you want to become more Customer-centric?

Here’s how: use Personas to really put users and customers into the centre, to respond to real needs and create solutions the users want.
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Dec 17, 2018

GDF's Visiting Developer Program continues

Collaboration comes alive with the Visiting Developer Program, this time with two developers from the United Kingdom. Read here what they have to say about it.
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Dec 05, 2018

The App Summit 2018

960 minutes to connect Mobile App expertise, to create and test our ideas. 960 minutes to bring together Allianz Mobile App Experts. Have a look  behind the scenes of Allianz' second App Summit.
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Dec 05, 2018

It's all about connecting with the customers!

... and in Australia, the Land Down Under, we do this for Motor Claims now with a highly personalized onboarding video that is the result of a collaboration between Allianz Australia and the GDF.
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Nov 20, 2018

Customer Journeys: Not just a new approach, but a chance in strategy

What enables successful organizational transformation today? Read here to find out what Florian Heise, Head of the Product Design and Optimization team at the Allianz Global Digital Factory, thinks.
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Nov 19, 2018

eMerge: Allianz’s first Developer Conference

Have a look behind the scenes and inside Allianz's first developers conference - an interview with Clint Lee Pidlubny, one of the creators of #eMerge. 
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Nov 15, 2018

My Internship at the Allianz GDF

Alexandra joined us for a three months internship at the #AllianzGDF. Read about how she experienced her time in Munich at the Allianz Global Digital Factory.
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Oct 23, 2018

What the heck is Angular and Progressive Web App?!

...  and what has the GDF to do with it?! Read here about how we develop assets and solutions that match user needs and make daily business at Allianz easier. 
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Oct 22, 2018

Enrich your agile routine!

A lot has happened in the past two years at the Global Digital Factory - a lot has been ideated, built, launched and scaled. Read here what Maria, an external Senior Consultant from Deloitte Digital, experienced at the #AllianzGDF.
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Sep 25, 2018

Not a typical intern report: Lessons learned!

Read about how our employees experience working at the #AllianzGDF. This time from the perspective of one of our interns: Tatjana, a student from Boston. Take a look behind the scenes and get some real-life insights.
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Sep 10, 2018

The GDF: Then and Now

The GDF has come a long way since its beginning in cargo containers two years ago. As we have recently celebrated our second year anniversary, let's check out how the GDF has changed over time!
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Sep 06, 2018

How we make working at the Factory not feel like working at a factory.

Because Scrum can feel like a real Scrum due it's  steady learning progress.
Let's see what Des Field Corbett our Head of Development at the Allianz Global Digital Factory says.
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Sep 06, 2018

Not another Scrum article please!

Those buzzwords again? 'Agile working method' and ‘Scrum’? No worries, this one is a practice-related article about Scrum and its key role in the daily business of the Allianz Global Digital Factory. 
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Aug 07, 2018

GDF Introduces the Visiting Developer Program

Collaboration and sharing knowledge are central parts of how we need to work to manage global digital transformation.
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Allianz Digital Asset Library: Our global hub for sharing and reusing digital in-house solutions

Aug 04, 2018

Allianz Digital Asset Library: Our global hub for sharing and reusing digital in-house solutions

Copy with pride - The Global Digital Factory developed a one-of-a-kind platform for sharing digital assets from around Allianz Group.
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Motor Claims Customer Journey

Jul 26, 2018

Motor Claims Customer Journey - From Local Needs to Global Solutions

The Global Digital Factory solutions have moved from cargo containers in Munich to customers’ pockets in multiple countries. Learnings from local markets have evolved into a global motor claims product that Allianz entities worldwide can implement quickly and effortlessly.
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UX Research in the Global Digital Factory

Jul 18, 2018

UX Research in the Global Digital Factory - from User Needs to Engaging Digital Customer Experiences

The Global Digital Factory’s mission is to build engaging digital user experiences. But how do we make sure that new and innovative solutions really fit the users’ needs? Simply – by interacting with the users. This is why we set up a team of User Experience Researchers and a User Experience Lab.
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Arne Benzin - Head of Allianz Global Digital Factory

Jul 12, 2018

We aren't the 'cool kids on the block' – it's not like we want to be anyway.

Daniel Poelchau and Arne Benzin head up the Allianz' Digital Factories – and as such, represent the massive cultural change currently underway in the company, which, first and foremost, is a digital change. 
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