Competence Management
Dealing with competences is part of the
management education for a long time. Competence management in contrast is by
now only seldom content of scientific publications. Object of our research are
web-based systems for competence-based aptitude consulting and for the coverage
and administration of competences.
IT Economics
Innovative technologies, especially information
technology are integrated in complex processes. Investors must assess the value
of a system at a time when it is mostly unquantifiable. While a system is maturing
it generates both quantifiable and unquantifiable value, e.g. higher workplace
contentment, improved processes, superior customer satisfaction and a better corporate
image. Within the scope of our research activities we explore to what extent
traditional methods of investment appraisal could quantify qualitative value.
It is obvious that organizations must identify approaches to the assessment of
IT investments to ensure that investment generate the expected benefit.
IT Offshoring
In conjunction with the increasing
globalization of procurement and distribution markets and the resulting growing
intensity of competition caused by the market entry of new competitors
companies search for new opportunities to organize their business activities profitable.
Above all the increasing cost pressure, to be understood as a consequence of
the globalization, proves to be problematic. According to statistics more than half
of all software projects in Germany fail. Thereby the German economy looses a
great potential. Furthermore necessary innovations which a high-price country
as Germany needs to maintain its high standard of living are missing.
IT Strategy
IT influenced the business model and business
operations of a multitude of companies decisively over the years since its
existence. The term IT strategy comprehends all long-term planned, IT relevant actions
of an organization which aim on the fulfillment of its business objectives. A
precisely tailored, organization individual IT strategy can contribute significantly
to the improvement of the existing competitive situation of an organization. Furthermore
it offers the option to tap new potentials and develop new business segments.
Mobile Technologies and
Services
Both the internet and conventional software
solutions have meanwhile reached a development level, where the focus switches
from the technical boundaries to logical boundaries of the design of the
offered applications respectively services. Since intelligence behind an application
or understanding of the user’s intension will be of great importance for future
developments, this research area deals with this topic. Methods and approaches should
be developed which enable to recognize situations and utilize the data derived
from the situations to generate value added for user and provider.
Quality Management
Software quality is a significant factor of
influence on the quality of current products and services. To guarantee respectively
improve software quality particularly measures to increase the quality of
processes are internationally approved. Within the scope of our research
methods and models should be examined and developed which support the
introduction of standards for the improvement of software process quality.
User Acceptance
The success of products and services often
depends directly on the user’s acceptance. Only if the user accepts and utilizes
a product or service it can be positioned successfully on the market. This
success criterion is especially applicable on innovations, as their value is
often not directly estimable. As innovative application we define software
products and software-near services (data services) which offer in the broadest
sense an – at least for the user subjectively felt – innovation in reference to
the already on the market established products. New technologies often build
the basis for such innovations which lead to innovative applications.
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