Over the last month, our Management Trainee Mikkel Ahlgren has participated in creating a customer relationship management (CRM) strategy for the division in Visma that serves small- and medium-sized companies. Read on to learn more about the project and why having a CRM strategy is such an important part of the overall business strategy.

December 16, 2021

Visma Denmark has moved one step closer to a circular economy, thanks to a new e-waste recycling program. Learn more about the program, the first of its kind in Denmark.

December 13, 2021

How is Visma driving sustainable business practices across the entire organisation? This two-part series presents our steps towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals – including environmental initiatives, employee-focused efforts, ethical business practices, and broader company-wide commitments.

December 7, 2021

Building a sustainable business requires employee engagement and awareness, enforceable internal guidelines, and commitment at the management level. In our recent interview with Sustainability Manager Robin Åkerberg, we explored the key initiatives that Visma Group carries out to make a real impact.

December 7, 2021

In many of our companies, employees have the opportunity to use their work hours volunteering for a charity or organisation of their choice. Meet some of our people and find out what it means to spend their time helping others.

December 6, 2021

There is an incredible number of new and often unknown concepts within Data Science and Advanced Analytics. This makes it challenging to get an overview of the concepts, what the concepts entail–and not least how they are connected.

November 30, 2021

One month ago, 10 ambitious graduates started their Visma journey as Management Trainees. Throughout the coming year, each of them is responsible for planning and carrying out 5 different projects of great strategic importance for Visma’s future success. Read on to learn more about the trainees and what projects they are currently working on.

November 15, 2021

Many of our Visma talents started their careers as Management Trainees. Let's hear from Stina Wahlsten and Julia Hakanpää about their journey in Visma, what it was like to be a Management Trainee and the impact it had on their career journey.

November 10, 2021

How is Visma contributing to a healthier environment? This two-part series presents our steps towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals – including environmental initiatives, employee-focused efforts, ethical business practices, and broader company-wide commitments.

November 7, 2021

Financial cybercrime can affect companies of all sizes and in all sectors – as well as private individuals – and can have dramatic consequences. But what are the types of attacks motivated by financial gains and how can we prevent these attacks from succeeding?

October 26, 2021

We have had a lot of great talents as part of our Management Trainee program. But what do their careers look like now, and how have their journeys been? We talked to Brian Ye and Steffen Torp about their experiences as Management Trainees, what has happened since, and where they are today.

October 20, 2021

Human errors performed by employees pose a real security threat to the corporation they work in. Here are 3 common ways employees pose a threat – and what you as an employee must be aware of.

October 20, 2021

Over the past three and a half years, Visma has worked in a focused and structured way to modernise how we design, develop, deliver and operate our cloud services. Get a glimpse into our large-scale DevOps transformation.

October 7, 2021

We are taking part in the European Cybersecurity Month (ECSM) for the fourth year in a row. Read more about the European Union’s annual campaign dedicated to promoting cybersecurity among EU citizens and organisations, and why we are participating.

September 26, 2021

At Carlsberg City District, Visma Denmark has created a vibrant office with sustainable choices throughout. Find out how they made a space that facilitates collaboration and social interaction, forming a new common culture across the organisation.

September 20, 2021

The recently released Smartscan Premium by our Visma Machine Learning Assets team sets a new standard for automated document information extraction. In this blog post series the team explains the transformer architecture of the model that sits at the core of this vastly improved product.

September 19, 2021

Today is International Charity Day, an occasion to celebrate the hard work of charities around the world to improve people’s lives. What are the most pressing global issues we should be addressing? Read on to find out the causes most important to our employees, and the charities we believe are best positioned to work on them.

September 4, 2021

Customer segmentation is crucial to effectively satisfy the needs of the different segments. But how do you segment customers and measure customer profitability?

September 4, 2021

Our Visma Machine Learning Assets team recently launched Smartscan Premium. In this blog series, they will take you behind the scenes to look at the machine learning and research that the Smartscan technology is built upon and what challenges the technology is solving.

August 25, 2021

How secure are cloud solutions? What initiatives are cloud providers taking to make sure the data on their servers are secure? And what are the most important cloud security challenges today? We have asked one of the security experts at Visma, Stian Estil, to answer these questions.

August 23, 2021

Javi Fondevila and Bernat Ripoll met through Facebook with a business idea and a joint interest in snowboarding. We had a chat with them to hear more about their key to success and learn what running a successful business and action sports have in common.

August 20, 2021

What is diversity and inclusion, and how does it positively impact your organisation? Here are five tips on how to establish a strong culture for inclusion—and how to involve top management.

August 16, 2021

What is the difference between public cloud, private cloud, community cloud and hybrid cloud? And what are the benefits of the different types?

August 11, 2021

“It’s a bit like insurances: perceived as an unnecessary expense, until the day chaos erupts. Then most people are well satisfied with the investment". We have talked to Security Director at Visma, Espen Johansen, about cloud security.

August 9, 2021

What is it like to work with development and tech innovation in Visma? We have talked to Brian Ye, Product Insights Lead in the Data Science Tech Hub, about his typical work tasks and why working in a diverse environment is crucial for continuous growth.

June 14, 2021

Our Visma Machine Learning Assets team has launched two new solutions that are using cutting-edge technology. Learn more about Smartscan and AutoSuggest—and how they made a leap innovation in Natural Language Processing.

June 6, 2021

What does Robotic Process Automation (RPA) entail and where does it fit in the artificial intelligence landscape?

May 26, 2021

E-invoicing is one of many ways businesses can take advantage of digital solutions for running core activities. But what is the difference between traditional and digital invoicing, and what are the benefits of doing the latter?

May 12, 2021

Losing critical data can be devastating for a company. How can you make sure that your organisation’s data is secure, how should you set a solid backup strategy, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of storing your data on cloud servers versus on-premise servers?

May 9, 2021

Six elements of value are especially important to companies during times of uncertainty. Being aware of – and delivering on them – can translate into business value, grow stronger customer relationships and enhance loyalty.

April 28, 2021

When we talk about user experience, we talk about the experienced look, feel and usability of a product or service. But to ensure that we deliver products and services that solve real problems and meet user needs and expectations, we need to understand our customers and end-users – really understand them.

April 28, 2021

How can we use automation to get rid of manual tasks? With the new project AutoMate, our Intelligent Process Automation team sets out to use robots to identify 100 000 hours that can be freed up through automation.

April 5, 2021

Not all hackers are bad. In fact, ethical hackers help companies strengthen their cybersecurity measures. But what does the process of ethical hacking actually look like, and what role does bug bounty programs and responsible disclosure policies play in all of this?

March 29, 2021

What is it like to be a UX intern at Visma, and what sorts of projects will you be working on? Matilda from Sweden has written a summary of her experience and what she learned.

March 23, 2021

Every organisation—from startups to large, global corporations and nonprofits—must make sure that they have procedures to keep up with an ever-changing landscape of threats and vulnerabilities to keep its assets secure. But what is an IT Security Policy, and how do you enforce them?

March 18, 2021

At Visma | Raet, employees form the backbone of their sustainability policy. By working together with customers, partners and other businesses on social initiatives, they are committed to making a real difference for society.

March 11, 2021

Professional cycling has long been dominated by men. Why is that, and how can we change it? We discussed this, and the establishment of their new all-women’s team, with Team Jumbo-Visma’s General Manager and one of their riders. Read more, and listen in on the full conversation in our latest podcast episode.

March 4, 2021

As a UX Studio at Visma, we spent last year running remotely all the activities that traditionally require whole team onsite participation such as design sprints, usability tests and problem framing workshops. Here are some of the tools we have used with success.

March 3, 2021

Is your company at the starting point of exploring the endless opportunities AI can bring? Developing a solid strategy is a natural first step. Here are five points you should consider when building your AI strategy.

February 16, 2021

Cultivating a strong internal cybersecurity culture is crucial for protecting your company against cybercrime. Get started by adopting a structured approach, engaging both employees and top management.

February 1, 2021

What will happen in technology in 2021? Gartner’s analysts have taken a look at the market and highlighted the biggest trends for the year.

January 12, 2021

Visma InSchool is an administrative system for Norwegian upper secondary schools. Its launch wasn’t as we hoped it would be and in this blog, we highlight what happened when our designers introduced the Visma UX value loop to the other teams.

December 17, 2020

Social engineering (social manipulation) is one of the most widespread cybersecurity attacks. But what is it and how can your business, or even you as an employee, prevent such attacks from succeeding–or prevent them from happening altogether?

October 5, 2020

How can the process of assigning children to kindergartens become more efficient for Norwegian municipalities, while at the same time secure fair distribution and fulfil the wishes of as many applicants as possible?

September 27, 2020

Despite meticulous cybersecurity efforts, there will always be a risk of bugs and vulnerabilities in software. This is where Bug Bounty programs come in – inviting ethical hackers to identify and report vulnerabilities across Visma. Not only does this help us address vulnerabilities before they are exploited, but it also ensures our customers, end-users, and employees stay safe.

September 6, 2020

The Norwegian congress and events agency, Fjell og Fjord Konferanser AS, has a strong focus on the environment. Read about how their transition to a cloud-based ERP and payroll system helps them leave a green footprint.

August 4, 2020

Every year, we welcome several Management Trainees that get to work on five exciting and business-critical projects throughout a year. We have talked to Axel, one of this year’s Management Trainees, about his experiences working on an acquisition project with the M&A department.

July 26, 2020

How do you create a website with fewer distractions and less friction? Visma Digital Commerce’s UX designer shares 10 tips to get you started.

July 20, 2020

We have been an early adopter of 2FA to provide secure access to customer data. Earlier this year we also added support for the newer FIDO2 standard for 2FA, making us one of the first large enterprises in Europe to adopt this innovative technology.

June 2, 2020

How did our Service Delivery Team manage to speed up our software delivery from releasing six software features per year – to an average of eight features per month? The answer lies in the concept of Team Topologies.

June 1, 2020