DEAR READER,We know that once summer and the vacation season rolls around, it might get quite boring at the office with nothing to do. We at Bilot decided to make the situation better, so here’s some fun activities that you can entertain yourself with while whiling away the days.
Alternatively, you could call us. We’re pretty sure we can find something worthwhile to do together, even in summertime.
Have fun! Hope to hear from you.
Love, Bilot
The Big Book of Fun and Games for Computer PeopleBrought to you by Bilot, 2018Markus “Full-Metal Unicorn” KuurantaKatariina “Punk Rock Besserwisser” MäkeläAura “Full-Stack Wizard” SuvirantaJyrki “Design Catalyst” Turunen
www.bilot.fi
ANSSI FALKFull-Stack Hunter+358 50 537 9444
TEEMU LAINIOLAOktodoktor Prophet+358 44 500 8031
ELINA LUUKKANENHype Prophet+358 40 579 5213
KRISTIINA SARÉNPunk Rock Wizard+358 40 822 2796
YOUR SUMMER IT HOROSCOPEThe stars have aligned pretty fine lately!
Let’s see what the IT deities have planned for you.
AQUARIUS JAN 20 – FEB 18Fitting for a water sign, the first two weeks of July will be full of the Blue Screen of Death. Even if you don’t use Windows.
PISCES FEB 19 – MAR 20Your summer is looking awesome! Everything is going to go swimming-ly. Don’t get too hooked on details, though
ARIES MAR 21 – APR 19Always up for a challenge? Sum-mer 2018 is going to throw a few big ones your way and you might have to butt heads a bit.
TAURUS APR 20 – MAY 20Don’t be too bullheaded about changes in project scope in August when people return from vacation.
GEMINI MAY 21 – JUN 20You’ll forget to press Save some-time between June 18th and July 1st and it will really, really mess up your project schedule. Sorry, can’t blame your evil twin for this one.
CANCER JUN 21 – JUL 22Potentially difficult client meeting on August 19th. You’ll feel the urge to scuttle away sideways and hide.
LEO JUL 23 – AUG 22You know how lions sleep for up to 22 hours a day? Congratulations, that’s your July sorted.
VIRGO AUG 23 – SEP 22[resisting urge to make IT nerd virgin jokes here] July 2nd – July 9th: the week where your perfectionism and problem-solving skills will be needed more than ever. Be pre-pared.
LIBRA SEP 23 – OCT 22Balancing your workload this sum-mer is very important. Take a break every now and then and go sit on a see-saw. It’ll feel comfortably familiar somehow.
SCORPIO OCT 23 – NOV 21A slightly tricky go-live-related situation in early August will require diplomacy, not stinging comments.
SAGITTARIUS NOV 22 – DEC 21On June 29th, at 12.33, you will suddenly figure out that one glitch that has been holding everyone up. Go you!
CAPRICORN DEC 22 – JAN 19Same old, same old. Remember 2017? Just do what you did then, except not the bad things.
ANAGRAM MOMENTCan you solve these tough anagrams from the field of IT?
Correct answers on the last page.
OIT
A BAT DIG
DIM COCONUT PLUG
DIRT IN SOUP
ALIENATING ICICLE FILTER
CLEANING IN HAREM
CHICK ON LAB
MAKING TOMATO URINATE
CRIME OR VICES
COMIC SIR VERSE
IDIOT IT NAZI LAG
PASSIONATE SNAIL TSAR
GOLEM HAT IDEOLOGY
EVIL TRAY RITUAL
GET DAYTIME UNREAL
ICY RUBY SECRET
CRUMBLED OPIUM VITAMIN
WHICH BILOT CONSULTANT ARE YOU?Ever wondered who your secret doppelganger at Bilot is?
Take the test - the person with the highest total score is your match!
A B C
1. How did you come to work this morning?
By my fabulous Audi
By my electric bicycle
By an aeroplane
(not my own)
2. What’s your name prefix in a plane ticket? Mr. Ms. Herr Doktor
3. I kinda like working with...
Data Visualization SAP Delivery Quality
4. What’s your favourite drink? Champagne Green Protein
Smoothie Green tea
5. What do you do to relax? Work Go to the forest Shout fore
6. What does “We Stand for More” mean for you?
Helping our customers do better
The customer’s problems
are also my problems.
Walk the extra mile
Did you get the most A’s, B’s or C’s?Check out the new you!
Karri Ulla Jakub
BUZZWORD BINGOTake a copy for your team members. The first one to get a bingo can skip the next status meeting!
Internet of Things
Digitali- zation React Holistic Eco-
system
Gamifi- cation Mobile AI
Stepping out of the comfort
zone
MVP
Agile Value driven Telco Jäätävä
ratkaisu Innovation
Synergy Smart No time for lunch
Added value
Collabo-rative
CloudThinking outside the box
Scalable Proactive Leader-ship
MAKE YOUR OWN IT ELEVATOR SPEECHHow would YOUR elevator speech for Bilot sound like?Fill our word list first, and then place them into the story.
Our main objective is to help our _________________s to successfully _________________ their business. We want to be the partner who _________________s _________________ in the modern IT world.
We are at our best at _________________ing our customers’ _________________, with the support of _________________.
Our differentiating factor is our ability to _________________ advanced _________________, which helps our customers in their _________________ing.
At the same time, we _________________ them with their first steps in the world of _________________.
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WORD-O-RAMACan you spot all 30 IT words from the word-o-rama?
Correct answers on the last page.
Y P P U P R O T O T Y P E C Q
E S A A S E C U Q F I O R I H
F U M I C R O S O F T L O A S
A S O R R U F E L I B O M I U
Q A N C U T F R O I D M R N M
E P K O M C E E L B E B O B M
R Z E M I E E X C R Y I F E E
U O Y M A T N P A H T G D A R
Z R U U U I A E T A B D N C E
A R W N T H N R Z Y I A A H A
V O J I O C A I G H L T T I C
W M R C M R L E A E O A S C T
T I A A A A Y N G L T O E E E
C L L T T W T C I L V N W C L
L V U I I S I E L O D X I R C
O E G O O E C R E M M O C E O
U I N N N F S S P O V E D A K
D X A M A R I N B M D M Y M K
LIFE OF AN IT CONSULTANTDo you get tired of puzzled looks when you try to explain what you do for a living? Next time, whip out this handy
chart and you’ll see what the starting point of your conversation will be.
WHAT MY COLLEAGUES
THINK I DO
SENIOR ARCHITECT
DESIGNER
SCRUM MASTER
JUNIOR DEVELOPER
WHAT MY MOM
THINKS I DOWHAT I
THINK I DOWHAT I
REALLY DO
WHAT IS YOUR CONSULTANT NAME?
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First letter of your FIRST name
Full-StackSolutionMarketingUXHypeKey AccountTalentLeadTechnicalDesignPunk RockAgileFull-MetalServiceDigitalFront-EndFinancialCustomerInnovationsOktodoktorJavaDataManagingITChiefBusinessWellbeing
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First letter of your LAST name
RockstarLeadCoordinatorNeuromancerAlchemistHunterDeveloperArtistJalmariEvangelistUnicornProphetBesserwisserGeniusSuperstarGuruSpecialistCheerleaderWizardCatalystPop IconAmbassadorAnalystDirectorPresidentPunkDesigner
FUNNY JOKES!
There are 10 types of people: those who understand binary and those who don’t.
Three Database Admins walked into a NoSQL bar, but they had to leave because they couldn’t find a table.
In order to understand recursion, you must first understand recursion.
An SEO expert walks into a bar, bars, pub, tavern, public house, Irish pub, drinks, beer, alcohol
“Knock, knock.” “Who’s there?” [very long pause] “Java.”
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
Why did the programmer get stuck in a shower? Because the shampoo bottle says “Lather, rinse, repeat”.
A computer engineer, a systems analyst, and a programmer were driving down a mountain when the brakes of the car gave out. They careened down the mountain at break-neck speed and finally managed to grind to a halt just inches from a 300-meter drop to jagged rocks. They all got out of the car, trembling and sweaty, and analyzed the situation.
The computer engineer said, “I think I can fix it.” The systems analyst said, “No, I think we should have a specialist look at it.” The programmer said, “I think we should push it back up the hill and see if it does it again.”
CODE CRACKINGWhat sort of jolly animal do you get from
this pseudocode drawing puzzle?
Send your picture to [email protected] first correct answer wins a bottle of champagne!
draw(3, S); draw(1, E);draw(5, N);
for (i=1; i<4; i++) { draw(i, N); draw(1, E);}
draw(1, E);
for (i=0; i<2; i++) { draw(1, N); draw(1, W);}
sws(1,1,1);
for (i=0; i<4; i++) sws(2,1,0);
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draw(3, E); arr = [S,E,N,E];for (i=0; i<5; i++) { n = (i<2) ? (i%2) ? 5 : 1 : 3; draw(n, arr[i]);}
function sws(a,b,c) { draw(a, S); draw(b, W); draw(c, S); }
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PUZZLE SOLUTIONSAnagram moment: IoT, Big data, Cloud computing, Disruption, Artificial intelligence, Machine learning, Blockchain, Marketing automation, Microservices, Digitalization, Personal ai assistant, Agile methodology, Virtual reality, Augmented reality, Cybersecurity, Minimum viable product
Word-O-Rama: Agile, AI, Analytics, Angular, Architecture, Automation, Azure, Big Data, Bilot, Cloud, Communication, CRM, DevOps, Digitalization, Ecommerce, Fiori, Hybris, Integrations, MDM, Microsoft, Mobile, Prototype, React, SaaS, SAP, SCRUM, Telco, User Experience, We Stand for More, Xamarin
Code Cracking: Send your picture to [email protected]
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