Our mission is to advance information systems through rigorous, practice-oriented research and education. We empower students and professionals with scientifically grounded knowledge of lasting relevance, support the development of individual potential, and address real-world challenges. By fostering effective knowledge transfer, we bridge academia and practice to create sustainable impact.

Our research spans three core areas: IT Management, Personal Productivity, and Smart City & Utilities. In IT Management, we investigate how organizations plan, govern, and realize value from information systems, with a focus on innovation, project portfolios, and digital transformation. In Personal Productivity, we explore how individuals—particularly knowledge workers—interact with digital tools, including AI-based systems, to enhance efficiency and decision-making in their daily work.

Extending beyond the organizational and individual levels, our research in Smart City & Utilities examines how information systems contribute to the development of intelligent, connected, and sustainable infrastructures. By linking these three perspectives, we aim to better understand how digital technologies create value across individual, organizational, and societal contexts.

We collaborate with corporate partners in a variety of flexible formats designed to create meaningful impact at the intersection of academic excellence and real-world relevance. Our collaborations combine rigorous scientific methods with practical applicability, enabling organizations to address current challenges while building sustainable capabilities for the future.

Long-term partnerships are ideal for organizations seeking a strategic relationship with the chair. These collaborations typically involve multi-year research programs, often linked to a doctoral dissertation, and may consist of one major initiative or a series of related projects. Topics can be defined from the outset or continuously refined as the collaboration evolves. This format provides a strong foundation for long-lasting innovation and typically spans two years or more.

For organizations aiming to tackle a clearly defined challenge, we offer individual research and consulting projects. These projects address specific organizational or technological questions in a structured and scientifically grounded way. A doctoral researcher or academic team member is closely involved—often also on-site—ensuring intensive exchange and strong practical alignment. In addition to the project results, partners benefit from targeted knowledge transfer and coaching. The typical duration is three to nine months.

We also support organizations through executive education and professional training programs. These offerings enable companies to strengthen the competencies of experts and managers in key areas of digital transformation and IT management. Depending on the needs of the partner, formats range from in-house workshops to open programs. Typical topics include Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM), IT Governance, and Project Portfolio Management (PPM). Training modules usually last two to five days per topic.

A particularly dynamic format is collaboration through student projects. In these projects, corporate partners work with a team of students on a practice-relevant topic as part of the regular curriculum. This format is well suited for exploratory challenges, conceptual work, and structured analyses that can generate valuable insights without requiring immediate mission-critical outcomes. The duration is typically around six months.

Finally, we offer cooperation through Bachelor’s and Master’s theses, allowing companies to investigate well-defined research questions in a focused and time-efficient manner. Theses are jointly supervised by the chair and the corporate partner, ensuring both academic rigor and practical relevance. The typical duration is three to six months.

Across all formats, our goal is to build partnerships that generate measurable value, foster innovation, and ensure effective transfer of knowledge into practice.