Siemens VAI - syreta Project Days in Erlangen

The syreta team spent three successful and productive days at Siemens VAI in Erlangen.
As part of a hands-on workshop, the focus was on further developing existing software solutions.
Together with the Siemens team, new features were designed, existing processes optimized, and technical requirements discussed together on site.
The result: valuable insights, fresh development momentum, and even closer exchange between the project teams – entirely in the spirit of efficient, agile collaboration.

What makes three days in Erlangen at Siemens VAI so productive is the direct exchange. Software development via email and ticketing systems works – but some things can be clarified in a joint workshop in three hours that would otherwise take three weeks. Designing new features, questioning existing processes, discussing requirements directly: that is project work on equal footing.

For syreta, such on-site project days at the customer’s location are an important part of the way we work. They strengthen mutual understanding, shorten coordination paths, and ensure that the solutions developed truly fit the customer’s needs. Three productive days – and the results will become apparent in the next development steps.

On-site project days – why personal collaboration is crucial for complex software

When further developing existing software solutions for a company like Siemens VAI, remote communication is often not enough. Technical requirements in the steel industry are highly complex, the systems have evolved over time and are deeply embedded in operational processes. Anyone who wants to design new features must truly understand the existing workflows — and that is best achieved through direct exchange with the people who work with the software every day. Three days in Erlangen mean more than three days of meetings: they are three days in which the syreta team adopts the customer’s perspective, hears unspoken requirements, sets priorities together, and develops a shared understanding of where the software should be taken next. This understanding is the foundation for any successful software development — and it cannot be fully replaced by even the most detailed specifications document. The fact that syreta regularly conducts such project days for Siemens VAI is also a sign of mutual trust in a long-standing, productive collaboration.