Who is Bouwmaat? 

Bouwmaat is a Dutch chain of building materials wholesalers serving construction professionals, operating in a complex and rapidly evolving IT environment. 

The Challenge

Bouwmaat lacked insight into its IT landscape, with knowledge spread across individuals and departments rather than centrally documented. This made it increasingly difficult to implement changes as complexity grew and dependency on IT increased. The organization needed a new way of working to support continuous change. 

The Solution

Bouwmaat implemented BlueDolphin to centralize architecture and create integrated insight across IT, processes, and strategy. The platform enabled collaboration between business and IT by making information accessible and structured in one place. Through initiatives like development clusters, teams could work together on applications and processes more effectively. BlueDolphin supported a gradual, pragmatic adoption of architecture, embedding it into daily operations. 

Impact 

• Centralized and accessible knowledge across the organization. 

• Improved collaboration between business and IT teams. 

• Better insight into applications, processes, and dependencies. 

• Stronger alignment between strategy and execution. 

• Increased architectural maturity and standardization.