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Scania hack

Scania Hack is an annual event for our employees where they are given the opportunity to be creative, to try new ideas, solve problems, boost innovation and entrepreneurship for a better tomorrow.

 

The Scania Hack enables employees from various departments at Scania to collaborate in discovering new solutions and testing applications tailored to their diverse needs and ideas. This initiative began as a weekend hackathon in Scania’s gym hall in 2012, initiated by a group of enthusiasts from the IT department. It has since evolved into an institution of significance for the entire company.

 

The most recent event was conducted as a hybrid affair, providing an opportunity to involve participants from several locations worldwide. In Sweden, it took place at the Ice Hockey Arena in Södertälje. The event attracted the participation of approximately 500 employees globally.

An embracing culture is key

“The culture at Scania is about embracing employee engagement. This is probably extra important now, with the tough challenges Scania is facing with disturbances in the end to end flow. Not to mention our ambitious transformation that comes with driving the shift towards a sustainable transport system,” says Executive Vice President, Jeanna Tällberg, Head of People and Culture.

 

“Driving the shift also implies moving into unknown territory or handling uncertain conditions, which makes it even more important to encourage innovation and cross functional teamwork. We know that activities like the Scania Hack has been beneficial, both for the development of employees and for our business."

 

 

 

Jeanna Tällberg, Head of People and Culture

 

Opportunities for great ideas

 

Prior to the event employees can either send ideas of topics to work with or join existing ideas to create teams working together at the Scania Hack. The participating teams also have the opportunity to pitch their work that has been done at the event, in order to get chosen as winners. The winning project will automatically qualify for Scania Innovation Factory, another important green-house initiative to strengthen the intrapreneurial muscle of Scania.

 

Voices on Scania Hack:

 

Göran Henrixon is Manager at Common Services, a group within the department of Intelligent Transport Systems, and has been one of the Hack generals for some years. He really enjoys the experience of energy flow at the Hack: “I have seen so many good things come out at these gatherings, not only great ideas but also the positive spirit in the participating teams.” 

 

 

“We can also see a change, or a broadening, of the purpose of the IT department during the past decade, from the more traditional back-seat tech-service to a more consultant role within software development and business support. It fits well with Scania’s digitalisation journey and the Hack is really supporting this in a fun and inclusive way,” says Göran.

 

 

So, the Scania Hack is the perfect place to plant innovative ideas and try them out with expert help. “But it is never mandatory to compete during the Hack. We have a broader approach with an open, creative atmosphere for teambuilding around all sorts of ideas,” says Jimmy Löfstedt, Project Leader of the Scania Hack 2022. “And we see a wider representation of departments participating, wanting to make their work easier with digital solutions.

 

 

Jennifer Huang works at Scania IT and she saw her first Scania Hack as an introduction to a great company culture: “I had just joined Scania’s I-Talent Program directly after my graduation when I came to the Scania Hack, and I realised that I could continue to be innovative and brainstorm ideas even at my workplace! I believe that mankind is built to creatively work together, and Scania Hack is the way to do it.”

 

 

Vahab Dyews, Scania Code Challenge participant

The Scania Code Challenge is a problem-solving competition designed by Scania's employees specifically for students. Throughout the year, Scania representatives visit numerous universities and schools to engage with students, offering them the opportunity to participate in the Code Challenge.

 

At the Scania Hack event, selected students who have successfully qualified are invited to the grand finale held in Södertälje, Sweden. Here, they are grouped into various teams to tackle challenging problems, compete against each other, and have the chance to network with Scania employees, enriching their experience.

Code Challenge participant

As a student, Vahab Dyews took part in the Scania Code Challenge. Today he works as a Scrum Master in a team within the field of Autonomous solutions at our Research & Development department.

 

“The best thing with the challenge was that I got an insight in Scania and what you can work with. But also got to meet all the great people at Scania,” says Vahab.

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