Scaling API-first – The story of a global engineering organization
Case Corenet Liferay Road Show
1. Corenet Oy & Liferay
How did we end up here
Sami Eerola, Business Director
2. Company profile
• High-quality telecom network
solutions and services to public
and private sector
• Tailored services and solutions
• Employees c. 175
Helsinki
Vantaa
Joensuu
Pieksämäki
Kouvola
Kuopio
Seinäjoki
Tampere
Rovaniemi
Oulu
Turku
Kajaani
Imatra
Riihimäki
1998-2000
VR Group (60%) and Telia Finland
(40%) establishes Corenet under the
name Railtelia
Purpose of Company is to produce and
develop telecommunications services
for transport and logistics needs
Large Fixed Phone
2001
The fixed network business of Telia
Finland was sold to Song Networks
ServiceCenter, process, ticketing…
2002
Finavia FIDS maintenance
2003-2005
First GSM-R pilots
2006-2009
National wide weather camera
maintenance
Larger telematic system
projects e.g. Helsinki Harbour.
GSMR, JWLAN, WLAN/LAN
customers
Bus terminal maintenance
2010-2013
• Firealarm services
Telematic projects
New Wireless customers and new business
Finavia technical services
1891
1st telegraph
connection
Helsinki –
Hämeenlinna
3. Why I’m here
• We had a problem
• Need for change: Openness, open
source, partners
• How to create new
• Resources where tied else where
4. How to act?
• Right Time
• Right Choices
• Right Budget
• Finding right solution for us
• I have an idea, but…
?
5. Development and right ancle?
• Get People involved
• Business planning
• Questioneers, interviews
• Double check your technical readiness
• Mind maps
6. Tangalbility by creating visual
images
• Show what you think and let
others influence
• Ensure common goals
• Help decision making
process
7. What did we get?
• Visuability still usefull
• Solution, choices
• Any drawbacks? Yes
• Will we go further? Yes