Business applications for public sector and SMEs
Off-the-shelf software covers eighty per cent. The remaining twenty is the part that makes your organisation different from the next one.
How I work
In 2020 I worked in Java for the state administration of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, before and after that on enterprise projects. What makes the public sector different isn’t in any textbook: a case has to be traceable years later, cover has to work without sharing passwords, and the application outlives several changes of responsibility. That changes how you build, not just what you document.
In mid-sized companies the situation is much the same under a different name. There is usually a spreadsheet that has quietly become an application, and one person who understands it. So my first step isn’t writing code, it’s sitting next to that person for an hour and watching.
Typical jobs
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An application or approval flow with several people involved
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A data entry screen that replaces a grown spreadsheet
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Reports for management that keep themselves up to date
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Roles, cover arrangements and an audit trail that holds up
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A field-service app that keeps working without a connection
With what
Java and Spring, Angular or Vue, SQL and PL/SQL, Docker for operations, progressive web apps for the road
Where you can check this
Under Work, the state administration of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern sits next to the enterprise projects. And the broadcast-night case study shows the point that matters most for a business application: software somebody touches for the first time under pressure and still gets right.
MoreOften goes with this
All servicesWhether it’s a specific project or just a question for now, write it down the way you’d tell a colleague. You’ll get a reply from me, not from a mailbox.