IT Management
Mastering Digital Transformation through Strategic IT Management
In an era of rapid technological disruption, organizations must navigate an increasingly complex landscape of digital projects, shifting strategies, and inter-connected data networks. While the potential of digital innovation is immense, the path to successful execution is often obstructed by rigid organizational silos, ineffective governance, and the challenge of building lasting institutional capabilities.
At our chair, we investigate IT Management as a critical strategic pillar at the intersection of technology, organization, and inter-firm collaboration. Our research focuses on how IT project portfolios, digital business strategies, and cross-organizational data governance can be designed to foster agility and long-term resilience. We place particular emphasis on the structural and social mechanisms that enable organizations to not only implement emerging technologies but to institutionalize them as sustainable drivers of value. By bridging the gap between internal excellence and external partnerships, we aim to develop the frameworks necessary to translate digital potential into measurable competitive advantage.
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Research Projects
(Agile) IT Project and Project Portfolio Management
Navigating the Digital Transformation Challenge
In today’s fast-paced business environment, organizations struggle to manage an ever-growing volume of IT projects while maintaining strategic focus. Traditional management approaches often fail to build lasting expertise, leading to a cycle where successful outcomes are difficult to replicate and project portfolios become disconnected from long-term goals.
Developing Sustainable and Adaptive IT Governance
Our research investigates how organizations can transform IT Project Portfolio Management into a sustainable organizational capability. We focus on designing flexible governance structures and iterative planning cycles that allow firms to stay agile. By addressing stakeholder dynamics and alignment strategies, we aim to provide the tools necessary to turn complex IT landscapes into a driver for continuous strategic success.
Digital Transformation & IS/IT Innovation Management
Bridging the Gap Between Technology and Strategy
Digital transformation is more than just a technical upgrade; it represents a fundamental shift in how organizations create value through disruptive products and services. However, many companies struggle with "traditional silos" and immature structures, where a lack of organizational anchoring and unclear role definitions prevent them from turning technological potential into actual competitive advantage.
Integrating Internal Governance and External Ecosystems
Our research investigates both the internal and external dimensions of successful digital strategies. We focus on institutionalizing innovation management and fusing IT and business strategies into a single, inseparable "digital business strategy." Additionally, we explore how organizations can reconfigure traditional supplier relationships into strategic partnerships to access critical external expertise, providing a comprehensive framework for navigating the complexities of the digital era.
Modern Data Governance Structures
Navigating Data Governance in Inter-Organizational Networks
In an era of blurred organizational boundaries, companies must participate in complex networks to stay competitive and meet rising customer expectations. While sharing information across these alliances is crucial for unlocking new value, most organizations still rely on internal data management structures that are not designed for the demands of collective, multi-firm environments.
Designing Governance for Collaborative Ecosystems
Our research bridges the gap between traditional internal data management and the unexplored field of inter-organizational data governance. We investigate the structural interrelationships between network governance and organizational design to establish a collective understanding of data across partners. By applying these insights to real-world contexts like Smart Cities, we aim to develop frameworks that ensure secure, efficient, and strategic data exchange across organizational borders.