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DE In Peter Siwon's column, you'll learn about the human side of project success in an entertaining way. Why good teams don't just fall from the sky. There's a key question when it comes to project success: How are successful teams formed? This article provides answers that...
Project Management
What project teams can learn from extreme sailors
What makes a team successful? Anyone with a healthy sense of their own limitations asks themselves this question. Analyzing a highly successful sailing team provides some interesting answers. I think you've all heard similar phrases: "We expect that...".
Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
Of Victims and Perpetrators: Jobs and education, along with tax cuts, rank high on the list of our politicians' election promises. But I'm more inclined to believe in the combined efforts of Santa Claus, Father Christmas, and the Easter Bunny than in the fact that these promises will actually be followed by action...
Requirements management – Elementary decision-making process
You surely remember the crucial sentence in the article about requirements management: "Requirements management stands or falls with the decision-making process." This supports the handling of a requirement from its initial capture to the decision as to whether the requirement...
What makes a good project manager
Looking in the Mirror: What qualities and skills does the perfect leader possess? I explore this question in depth, examining the human side of project success. Who is a leader? In the Middle Ages, this question didn't arise, as the status of...
Trend Guides
We track down the latest industry trends for you, interview experts, and take a practical look at future-oriented technologies. The following trend guides are available for download as PDFs: Internet of Things (August 2016). Here, we have attempted to illustrate the scope of the topic...
Trend Guide „IoT – Internet of Things“
Read on! IoT - Internet of Things: Table of Contents Orientation in the maze of terms IoT: Breeding ground for new opportunities and risks Industry 4.0 revolutionizes value creation Infrastructures, products and services Security: Data theft in the cloud Data manipulation (Big Data)...
Out of the shock paralysis
How Change Succeeds: Change happens everywhere and constantly. It is the driving force of evolution, whether in nature, in companies, or in projects. It happens whether we want it to or not. Anyone who wants to successfully shape change processes together with people needs more than a vision and...
In the beginning was the image
The success of software development depends primarily on how well we manage to translate conceptual models into technical systems. Graphical or model-based programming tools are invaluable in this regard. Unfortunately, the mental model we use is often very one-sided and...
Trend Guide „Embedded Safety & Security“
Read on! Embedded Safety & Security: Table of Contents Standards and QM - Everything is getting better Security as a strategy - Quality before functionality Security as a strategy - Protection against viruses, worms, hackers & co. Development process - The root of the problem Looking to the future -...
Trend Guide „Leadership in High-Tech Companies“
Read on! Leadership in High-Tech Companies: Table of Contents Requirements for Leaders Common Shortcomings Style, Attitude, Culture Generation Y Recruiting Promotion and Development The Target Audience of this Trend Guide This document addresses typical questions surrounding the topic of leadership...
Battle of the Sexes
Do you have prejudices? For example, against women, men, homosexuals, heterosexuals, bankers, programmers, managers, or Microsoft? Prejudices have more influence on our behavior than we realize. They prevent us from fully utilizing the potential solutions in projects. On the one hand, I hope that...