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Team of Teams in Unity Group

Team of Teams / When Agile Methodologies Fall Short

In a rapidly changing and uncertain world, the intellectual potential of employees is the greatest capital a company can have. How to build teams and manage that capital mindful of the various and rapidly evolving customer needs? And how should a company that has defined itself as the Digital Transformation Partner implement its vision?We have answered these questions by introducing…

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Agile Partnership – a Recipe for Action in and Out of Crises

The current crisis is not completely foreign to us. Unity Group survived both the Internet bubble in 2000 and the financial crisis in 2008. Thanks to our clients’ trust, the knowledge and commitment of our teams, our agile methodology and an effective implementation of solutions, we’ve managed to overcome these difficult periods. We’ve even used this experience to grow. Today,…

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Agile: What Next? Or a Short Guide for Those Who Are About to Do an Agile Project, Part 2

In the previous article, we mentioned contrasting approaches to Agile and the conditions to be met to increase efficiency and cut workloads. This second part of the series will tell you: How to identify values in a project? How to check if you deliver on the identified values? Why you shouldn’t limit project implementation methods? With the Agile methodology, you…

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So You Want to Be Agile? A Beginner’s Guide to Agile Project Management. Part 1

In an age of rapid technological progress, more and more companies are deciding to employ Agile methodologies to improve project management. Agile allows them to find ways to complete a project while not exceeding its budget and to develop solutions meeting the needs of their clients. We prepared a series of articles about Agile project management to answer your questions such as:…

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What you need to know about risk management in agile methodologies

There’s no such thing as a risk-free project. According to the statistics quoted by the Project Management Magazine, more than half of all projects, especially large ones, fail. Many ambitious projects are not completed on time or budget. Doubtlessly, one of the reasons for this is insufficient or indeed no attention paid to the identification, assessment and management of risks,…

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MuleSoft Licensing Cost Changes / A Lower Barrier to Entry

MuleSoft, renowned for its robust API management, integration and automation services, is a leading for enterprises looking to streamline operations and foster innovation through connectivity. Recently, MuleSoft has been transforming its pricing model, moving from a fixed, capacity-based approach to a more dynamic, usage-based pricing structure. This not only presents new considerations for established enterprises, but also new opportunities for…

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Team Augmentation

Enhance your team and accelerate your impact. Discover the power of flexibility and expertise with our tailored IT staff augmentation services.

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Omnichannel Challenges / Overcome the Common Hurdles

The concept of omnichannel is probably well known to anyone involved in e-commerce and online sales. Unfortunately, implementing this model is not always easy and brings a number of different omnichannel challenges for retailers that make the model not always work as expected. Channels may be inefficiently integrated, processes may not all be well thought out and previously implemented technology…

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Digital Transformation Challenges

10 Critical Digital Transformation Challenges to Overcome

Digital transformation has become a strategic imperative for organizations aiming to stay competitive and relevant in today’s rapidly evolving business landscape. However, the journey towards digital transformation is fraught with challenges that demand careful navigation. Successfully overcoming these obstacles is crucial for organizations to harness the full potential of digital technologies and realize their business objectives. Today, some companies may…

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Digital Transformation for Business – Essential Guide

Even if you’re an established company that uses a myriad of digital tools, digital transformation never ends. 2023, with the massive rise of AI, is the ultimate proof that companies should always expect another digital wave. But just what are the most critical aspects of this whole digital business transformation and digitalization space in 2024 and beyond? Well, some things…

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Types of Cloud Computing / Choose the Right Path for Digital Transformation

The past two decades have seen rapid growth in e-commerce and a revolution in technology. Among the key changes in the technological field, one of the most significant is the evolution of cloud computing. It has become an integral part of the modern business world, offering organizations new capabilities, efficiency and flexibility. However, not all clouds are the same, and…

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Consulting

Innovation isn't a one-step process. Whether you need business insights or technical expertise, our consultants can guide you to the right results!

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Content Commerce / Unlocking Customer Acquisition

Creating valuable and engaging content in the digital era has become a must-have for success. Every brand is guided by a set of values that customers can identify with. Content commerce is a strategy that combines content with a product or service in a way that encourages customers to make a purchase decision. Understanding Content Commerce Beauty brands often showcase…

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What is AWS MAP? / Advantages of the Migration Acceleration Program

The AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) is designed to assist enterprises in migrating their workloads and applications to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform. It is aimed at helping organizations achieve a successful and expedited migration process while minimizing risks and maximizing the benefits of AWS. Do you want to know more? Read on! What Is Cloud Migration, and…

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Ergonode

Ergonode is a comprehensive PIM SaaS solution that offers advanced but easy-to-use product management features.

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Adobe Experience Manager

Adobe Experience Manager is an integrated cloud platform that combines content management (CMS) and digital asset management (DAM).

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Is Composable Commerce for You? / A Practical Checklist

Have you ever wondered how to be successful in e-commerce while steering clear of vendor lock-in or the trap of high costs of each change? The solution may be Composable Commerce – a concept of flexible, modular and scalable e-commerce for the integration of various components, technologies and services to create a personalized shopping experience. We have prepared a practical…

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Composable Commerce

Gain a competitive advantage with a modern and agile approach to building e-commerce and user experience.

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E-commerce Platform / 11 Essential Features

As B2B customers are increasingly opting for the speed, ease and convenience of online shopping, a whopping 49% of B2B expenses occur online. What’s more, 68% of B2B buyers expect their reliance on digital sales channels to grow in the future. Given the above, there can be only one conclusion: if your company has not yet embraced digital commerce transformation,…

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What’s Better Than WordPress? When The Costs Are Worth It

As a product, “WordPress” is synonymous with “build a website”. Over 40% of all websites (link becuse we didn‘t count manually 😉 ) are built on the WordPress CMS, which could equate to at least 750 million active websites. And the reason behind its popularity? Because it’s highly effective because we’re all cheap and it’s the easy go-to “market standard”…

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Quickstart Guide to Cloud-Based System Integration

Businesses increasingly migrate their infrastructure to the public cloud environment – moving there with their servers, mass storage, CRM systems and business processes. IT system integration in the cloud may be another step in this journey. This is a very interesting option for companies that plan or have started to use cloud services. In this piece, we will use the…

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E-Commerce Development in 2023 – Trends and Expert Tips

E-Commerce Development in 2023 / Trends and Expert Tips

Due to the anticipated crisis, 2023 will be a tough year, which will undoubtedly affect the operations of many companies. After the difficult two-year pandemic, which disorganized or even crushed many businesses around the world, we will probably face such challenges as rampant inflation, energy problems and disrupted supply chains. The economic and political situation will affect the level of…

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MACH Architecture vs Digital Experience Platform (DXP) / Why MACH Technology Dominates

We have already presented our observations on the imperfections of the “monolithic” Digital Experience Platforms (DXPs) and the MACH Architecture’s business and technological advantage over DXPs. Below we have outlined the most important pros and cons of both DXPs and the MACH architecture to help you answer the question about what to choose, and to show you that microservices and…

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MACH Architecture vs Digital Experience Platform (DXP) / The Increasing Drawbacks of DXP Technology 

The MACH architecture is a relatively new approach to building and developing IT systems, and thus stimulating change in business. This solution is most frequently adopted by e-commerce firms. This flexible and scalable infrastructure has already been deployed by companies such as Spotify, Puma and Coca-Cola. Some continue to refer to the MACH approach as the “architecture of the future”.…

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Commerce transformation in the era of rapid change: Commerce Transformation Days coming in September 2022 

Commerce Transformation Days (CTD) is an international conference fully dedicated to digital commerce transformation. On September 22 and 23, 2022, the 7th edition of this annual event, previously known as the E-commerce Directors Congress, will take place at the Concordia Design business center in Wrocław. After two years of restricted event activity, the conference organized by Unity Group returns with…

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System Integration
/ Scalable Business

Do you want your business to get big – or even bigger? Then your operations can't rely on closed-off systems and siloed data copied all over the place. Learn how IT system integration sets smart companies for success and helps them scale!

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PHP

PHP is a web-friendly language that's very efficient for server side scripting and operations. It's ideal for companies that need system stability and the ability to create out-of-the-box solutions.

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Why, When & How to Use Headless CMS

Modern websites can be set-up in a number of different ways. From traditional websites and web portals to progressive web apps, there’s more than one way to get your business online. And, as is often the case, there’s no one right answer.  That being said, for marketing specialists, the most important part is the content management system. Most are familiar with traditional options,…

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Unity Group’s Commerce Transformation Report: Polish B2B Companies Need to Close the Gap

Despite the trends, the pace at which digital transformation of business, especially commerce, has progressed over the past few years has been rapid. The numbers gauging sales in the B2B channel were brought to light in the report “Polish B2B Market vs. the Digital Megatrend” (PL) by Unity Group. Experts from PFR, LPP SA, eRecruiter, Selena FM S.A and others were invited to comment on the data.

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6 Values / 1 World of Difference

How do you define the intangible aspects of a company? Those magical attributes that don’t exist as documented, legal facts. These essential elements also can’t be overlooked. Sure, we’ve been around <since.1997> but that’s not all. Our way of interacting with people, projects and challenges was a huge part of that success – and still remains a fundamental driver of…

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Publio.pl is ready to face digital challenges after successful transformation

Publio.pl, Agora’s online bookstore that has been operating or 8 years, underwent a major digital transformation in 2020. Experts from Unity Group and Ideacto responsible for the improvements predicted the growing needs of users and technological challenges, including those resulting from exceptional traffic spikes in online channels triggered by pandemic-related restrictions.

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Strategy

For over 25 years, Unity Group has been building value for its clients by implementing ambitious and comprehensive business transformation projects. IT services for digital commerce are at the core of our proposition.

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Group

Unity Group is a technology partner in digital commerce transformation.

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Culture

Who we are defines what we do. By being respectful, considerate and forward thinking, we do what’s right for employees and clients alike.

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WSO2

Create a modern IT architecture using the legacy systems, applications, APIs and SaaS services that your company already uses.

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Industries

Every sector has its unique problems and challenges to solve. Properly applied, the right solutions can provide a diverse range of answers.

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Akeneo

Akeneo PIM is consistent and high quality content across all your sales channels, providing a unique shopping experience to meet customer expectations.

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Managed Cloud Services

Take your business into the world of clouds, maintaining high safety standards and mastering cost optimization.

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Kentico

Scalable and secure, Kentico is a fully customizable solution fit for any business challenge.

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About

We’ve been active < since.1997 > – since then, we’ve grown a unique culture, impressive tech-stack and impact-focused business approach. It’s our secret to delivering great results. See for yourself…

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Delivery

Great solutions aren't a one-step journey. Our 5-step delivery process can support your business at any stage of digital transformation!

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Pimcore

Efficiently manage your product information and implement new products for sale faster with easy updates.

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Teal in a Crisis – Myths vs. Practice

In the face of ongoing pandemic, the resulting economic crisis and the difficulties of many companies, I am increasingly confronted with the question of the most appropriate organisational model – one that’s resistant to difficult times. Many publicists, and sometimes business practitioners, are putting forward the hypothesis that this is the moment to give up democracy, which may have worked…

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System Integration

The fast, reliable and secure integration of IT systems that will increase your business potential.

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B2C E‑Commerce

Consumer driven stores and services with peak scalability, ease of shopping and 24/7 performance.

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DevOps services

DevOps services enables an environment of rapid change, dynamic development and numerous innovations, all while maintaining business security, stability, and manageability.

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Product Information Management (PIM)

With PIM, you can easily manage product data, streamline processes and provide high quality product information, while quickly introducing goods into your online store.

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Order Management Systems

Effective and automated OMS platforms, custom-tailored to enable perfect customer experience and full control of the fulfillment process. Optimized for efficiency and ease-of-use.

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Digital Experience

Implement personalized experiences across all digital channels with real-time adaptability.

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Case Studies

These are our past successes – but let’s look to the future! Together we can work on new innovations and solutions. Everything starts with a simple message

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Home

Implement solutions with impact. Digitize all aspects of your business and gain the technological advantage cooperating with commerce transformation experts.

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Solid Foundations in Turbulent Times

Maturity, partnership, responsibility, transparent communication and company values have been the foundation of Unity Group since 1997. This has enabled us to build an organization that is constantly growing, provides a stable space for our employees and, above all, continuously delivers value to our customers and supports the development of their business. As a mature, experienced company, we know that…

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Why the Waterfall Model Does Not Work in Innovative Projects

The reality in which we live increasingly often forces us to introduce innovative solutions in our companies, regardless of whether we like such activities or fear the change and prefer to maintain the status quo. In this article, you will learn about: the conditions in which we make decisions when implementing projects the methodology to choose for your project to…

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Commerce Transformation Days 2019 – Summary

This year’s conference, organized for the first time with the ICAN Institute, the publisher of MIT Sloan Review Polska, is the consecutive sixth event (following the 5th edition of the Congress of E-commerce Directors) created to exchange experiences between brand representatives actively developing their sales on the Internet. For Unity Group it was a continuation of our mission of spreading awareness and knowledge about the digital transformation.

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Commerce Transformation Days 2019 – what transformations lie ahead of the e-commerce industry?

Anna Bogdańska (RTV Euro AGD), Michael Türk (Spryker Systems), Arno Nienhuis (TrendActor, Oracle) and Robin Müller (Tagesspiegel.de) – these and many other experts will speak at the upcoming 2019 edition of Commerce Transformation Days. To get practical knowledge and exchange experiences with the leaders of digital transformation, visit the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Kraków on October 10-11. Commerce Transformation Days…

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Building a Modern SOA Architecture Using a Service Bus

The assumptions behind SOA architecture (service-oriented architecture) were, and still definitely are, valid and sound. Unfortunately, the issue lies in how they are implemented, which is what causes projects to fail and frustration among managers – especially those responsible for the budget. However, the idea of service architecture can provide a successful foundation for the philosophy behind system and application…

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What Does an IT System Integration Developer Do?

The job called “IT system integration programmer” is not much of a buzzword for developers, especially those beginning their IT career. To explain the topic a bit, this article will discuss:  what is the role of an integration programmer. what competencies are required. why it is worth developing your career in this direction.  Before I got to Unity Group and…

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Quality Assurance vs Quality Control

So much has been written about Quality Assurance that we should ask ourselves if we haven’t lost our understanding of this term. I can’t resist the assumption that each IT project is said to have an elite Quality Assurance unit, composed of software testers only, responsible for ensuring software quality in the project. In addition, HR units only add to…

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IT System Integration – Meet the Challenges of Digital Transformation!

According to the Gartner report “2016 CEO Survey: The Year of Digital Tenacity,” half of the CEOs surveyed anticipate digital transformation and assume that their industry will change beyond recognition during the next 5 years. Understanding this problem translates to the fact that, increasingly often, care of the “digital“ area of the company is personally taken over by the CEO.…

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Digital Transformation Is the Answer to Disruptive Innovation, Part 2

In the previous article, we provided the definition and outline of digital transformation and discussed the importance of disruptive innovation. You are about to learn: What are the characteristics of the three corporate layers of digital transformation? How impotent are new solutions and technology tools, and how do they affect the digital transformation process? Digital Transformation: Business Strategy  In the…

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Headless Commerce / What Does It Actually Mean?

Before you choose the “universal” solution, stop for a moment and think about how you would like to see your sales systems in 3-5 years? What can change during this time and how often, or rather how fast, will you have to make modifications to keep up with the competition? Looking at the best – Amazon updates its applications on…

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Automated tests and test pyramids in Magento 2 – check which can be useful

Software testing is a long and complex process. In the contemporary world, maintaining a high-quality product using only a manual approach to testing is difficult. Frequent changes that can affect large parts of the system require automation of certain areas. An agile approach to software development involves testing from the earliest possible stage of the project. This allows you to…

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