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Today tech entrepreneurship is a driving force for Europe's economic growth. However, Europe is lagging behind the US economy, where startup ecosystems are thriving for decades, such as the Silicon Valley. One reason for that is that Europe comprises of many small markets, each with different legislation and language, which creates barriers for local startups to scale fast. The European startup ecosystem is very fragmented and in order to be competitive on the global markets, collaboration between different startup cities is necessary to develop.
The purpose of this study is to explore the collaboration between the two tech startup ecosystems in Berlin (Germany) and Sofia (Bulgaria). The approach is to measure and analyse the current collaboration of entrepreneurs and investors from both ecosystems by collecting quantitative data about their collaboration behaviour. Data is collected via an online survey among participants from both ecosystems. Then, the data is used to identify which pairs of actors are most likely to become the catalysts of collaboration in the next 5 years.
Based on that, three alternative scenarios for the future collaboration between Berlin and Sofia are designed. Scenario 1 assumes the collaboration between entrepreneurs from both ecosystems will grow fast and stimulate the collaboration between other actors from Berlin and Sofia. Scenario 2 identifies there is an established collaborative relationship between investors from Berlin and investors from Sofia. Based on that, the prediction is that in the long term many co-investments will occur, and this will generally encourage other actors from the two cities to collaborate. Scenario 3 is based on the assumption that Sofia will position itself as a seed-stage startup hub. The low cost of living and low competition for seed capital can eventually attract Berlin entrepreneurs to collaborate more with Sofia investors.
Das vorliegende E-Paper »New Work« ist die dritte Publikation zur angewandten Forschung im Studiengang Wirtschaftsinformatik der SRH Hochschule Heidelberg. Alle drei E-Paper setzen sich mit dem Megatrend »Digitale Transformation« im weitesten Sinne auseinander. In der aktuellen Publikation Paper veröffentlichen wir Essays von Studierenden, die sich dem Thema »New Work« auf ganz unterschiedliche Weise nähern, so beispielsweise zur Organisation von Arbeit, zur Arbeitsplatzgestaltung oder zu neuen, interessanten Arbeitsfeldern im Kontext der Digitalisierung.
Unter »Digitale Transformation« kann jegliche digital-technologische Innovation in Unternehmen mit dem Ziel der Optimierung von Produkten, Dienstleistungen, Prozessen sowie dem Entwickeln neuer Geschäftsmodelle verstanden werden. In sechs Essays haben Studierende der SRH Hochschule Heidelberg einzelne Branchen ausgewählt spezifische Fragestellungen formulieren. Dazu wurden jeweils persönliche Interviews mit Experten aus den unterschiedlichen Branchen geführt.
Die Themen in diesem E-Paper spiegeln die Breite des Themas: Die in Zusammenhang mit Digitaler Transformation häufig erwähnten Begriffe wie Industrie 4.0, »Internet of Things« (IoT), Cloudcomputing, digitale Ökosysteme und Big Data bzw. Smart Data Analytics stecken die Bandbreite der Interpretation ab, die von der Modifikationsfähigkeit von Informationssystemen bis hin zur intelligenten Datenerhebung und -auswertung reicht. Damit ist die Auseinandersetzung mit dem »Internet der Dinge« ebenso abgedeckt wie die mit dem »Internet der Dienste und Daten« – zwei wichtigen konvergenten Technologieentwicklungen.
Im Rahmen der »Studie zum deutschen Restrukturierungsmarkt 2019« wurden von August bis September 2018 die Restrukturierungsabteilungen der zehn größten Banken aus dem »Corporate Bereich« sowie die fünf größten Warenkreditversicherer zu diversen Themenbereichen bezogen auf den Restrukturierungsmarkt befragt.
Der Restrukturierungsbedarf 2019 hat sich gegenüber 2018 überwiegend als konstant bis leicht steigend ergeben. Potenzielle Restrukturierungstreiber sind vor allem die negative globale Konjunkturentwicklung, die US-Handelspolitik und technologische Entwicklungen wie Digitalisierung. Im Rahmen der Studie wurden darüber hinaus zahlreiche weitere Erkenntnisse gewonnen. So wird z. B. in Sanierungskonzepten dem strategischen Leitbild eine immer größere Bedeutung beigemessen und die Digitalisierung wird aus Sicht der Finanzierer dazu führen, dass viele Unternehmen ihre Geschäftsmodelle grundlegend anpassen müssen. Auch konnten Erkenntnisse zur Positionierung der Restrukturierungsgesellschaften für Krisenfälle mit mehr als 100 Millionen Euro Umsatz in Abhängigkeit der Kriterien Krisenphase, Unternehmensgröße, geografische Orientierung, Branchen und Tätigkeitsfelder gewonnen werden.
Big Data hält mit großer Geschwindigkeit Einzug in allen Branchen. Unternehmen jeder Größe müssen sich dieser digitalen Herausforderung stellen, es gilt, die Datenflut zu bewältigen, zu bewerten und für die jeweiligen Zwecke zielführend einzusetzen. Riesige Datenmengen werden zum wichtigen Wettbewerbsfaktor.
Wie zahlreiche Studien zeigen,* gibt es mittelständische Unternehmen, die sich ganz früh der Herausforderung gestellt haben und Big Data in ihre Geschäftsprozesse integriert haben. Gleichwohl reagierten viele im Mittelstand bisher eher verhalten und abwartend auf Big Data.
Wie gut ist der Mittelstand der Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar bei Big Data aufgestellt? Wo liegen die Chancen und wo die Barrieren? Welche Mitarbeiter* innenkompetenzen braucht der Mittelstand in der Metropolregion? Welche Unterstützung erwartet der Mittelstand in der Metropolregion beim Thema Big Data?
Im Studiengang Wirtschaftsinformatik an der SRH Hochschule Heidelberg unter Leitung von Prof. Anke Schuster und der Forschungs- und Beratungsagentur 70EINS, Heidelberg, unter Leitung von Frau Kloé wurde im Rahmen des Moduls »angewandte Forschung« von Studierenden im 6. Semester eine Studie im II. Quartal 2016 durchgeführt, die Antworten auf diese Fragen gibt.
Gert Hofstede ist einer der führenden Forscher auf dem Gebiet der Kultur. Er war einer der ersten, der untersucht hat, wie die eigene Kultur Verhaltensweisen und Denkmuster am Arbeitsplatz beeinflusst. Er sammelte und analysierte Daten von über 100.000 Einzelpersonen aus 40 Ländern und entwickelte daraus ein Modell, mit dem man Kulturen analysieren kann. In diesem Kapitel wird das Modell erläutert und seine Relevanz für Manager, die international tätig sind, aufgezeigt.
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England und Deutschland haben vieles im wirtschaftlichen Sinne gemeinsam. Exporte und Importe in Milliardenhöhe fließen in beide Richtungen, und deutsche Unternehmen investieren Milliarden in England. Die Kulturen der beiden Länder sind sich aber nicht sonderlich ähnlich. Für deutsche Manager und Arbeitnehmer ist es wichtig zu wissen, wie man mit Engländern am besten kommuniziert. Diese Kapitel zeigt mit einer Fallstudie, dass es unerlässlich ist, zu wissen, wie und worüber man mit Engländern sprechen sollte.
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While many stationary dealers have already adapted to the growing requirements of customers with respect to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), many e-business companies have not yet made this pioneering position shift. However, a sustainable harmonization of e-commerce platforms to the needs of green customers1 is an indispensability to survive for many online merchants in the competitive market in the future. Even today, many of the critical customers of Generation Y face an almost insoluble dilemma. Although they want to benefit from the numerous advantages of online trading, at the same time they also want to act in accordance with their personal values and morals. The resulting tension results in the last resort, either in a purchase, which for reflecting customers, “does not feel good” or in making the decision not to purchase due to the internal discrepancy. The object of the online businesses is, therefore, to largely minimize or eliminate the pressure in order to appeal to those customers who expect the social and environmental responsibilities from online retailers. But who exactly are the customers? How can this balancing act between e-commerce on the one hand and CSR on the other side be mastered?
Innen- und Außendienst können nicht ohne einander, denn der Erfolg des einen hängt von der Arbeit des anderen ab. Und doch ziehen sie oft nicht an einem Strang. Angesichts der digitalen Transformation werden jedoch die Karten neu gemischt, innovative Prozesse qualifizieren den Innendienst zum Dreh- und Angelpunkt im Vertrieb.
The authors propose a resource management process for information security management systems to more transparently plan and assign costs of controls. The process relies on and is compliant with international standards of the ISO/IEC 27000 family and can be implemented by all organizations regardless of type, size, or nature.
This is a joint analysis by SRH University Berlin and Michael Lutz, Project Leader at The
Boston Consulting Group, of the crucial role of human resources (HR) in the integration phase of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), contributing a new perspective to the classic approach with its heavy bias towards quantitative measures. The conducted analysis of literature research as well as the evaluation of experiences by various experts aims to provide further understanding of the diverse reasons for the outcome of (un)sustainable M&A activities.
Research shows that most M&A activities fail in the long run because the classic approach during the three phases (1) pre-merger planning, (2) the merger itself, and (3) the post-merger-integration phase focuses on quantitative issues and insufficiently incorporates HR and cultural topics.
HR is integral for every M&A, as well as for the restructuring and change projects that often accompany mergers. Therefore, failing to adequately include employees in the M&A phases is one of the gravest risks while conducting a merger.
This article describes in detail the challenges faced when conducting an M&A with regard to
HR implementation and presents advise and tools for how to successfully mitigate an M&A failure due to insufficient HR implementation.
This paper shows how the behaviour of a single change agent affected outcomes. The mechanisms were demonstrated through which actions contributed to the non-achievement of planned outcomes and to the appearance of unintended, unwanted and unpredicted outcomes. The investigating was carried to establish if there were differences between good and bad change agents and also to investigate a change in an organisation with offices in several locations and analyse what happens when an organisational level change is implemented at each of the sites. By doing so we will be able to make comparisons between several change agents in a similar situation. Comparison change processes in several companies to determine the role played by structure in change management compares to the role played by agency.
The world is spinning faster than ever before. What the Polish sociologist Zygmunt Bauman once called “fluid modernity” has become the most relevant characteristic of our restless times. It seems as if absolutely nothing is of continuity: neither basic values nor once powerful institutions can withdraw themselves from this engrossing maelstrom of post-modernism. The same applies to physical spaces and knowledge itself, leaving us with a most uneasy feeling caused by the dissolving blur of truth. What we could believe in yesterday is about to fall into the clutches of liquidation. The whole world is subject to a completely uncontrollable and inexorable process of delimitation: Bigger, faster, higher, louder, are far more the prevailing keywords of the early 21st century, leaving us all behind in a constant fear about ourselves...
This paper provides an overview of cloud governance aspects based on a representative survey of trends in the perception, assessment and adoption of cloud computing within the enterprise. The survey was conducted through a twofold research approach and combined a meta-study of existing and published empirical studies with an own empirical study within a representative group of European and international enterprises. We consider governance through the prism of adoption drivers and focus on the role of cloud brokers and cloud marketplaces more specifically, as well as the inclusion of semantic based strategies oriented to enhance the quality of service offered by cloud service brokers.
Assessment of Continuing Educational Measures in Software Engineering: a View from the Industry
(2016)
In a field like Software Engineering, highly dependent on knowledge, continuing education is key to warrantee business sustainability. In this scenario, relying on continuing educational measures is crucial to support organizations in their competence management programs. In order to validate a set of measures, in this paper an interview study regarding continuing education measures is reported. The study was carried out in late 2014, early 2015 with some of the most experienced SE professionals from the consulting company BearingPoint. Study findings suggest an increasing relevance of such educational measures. Furthermore, authors provide insights about relevant educational measures, improvement areas in employees’ training, commonly experienced problems, as well as instruments for control and evaluation.
In this work a tailored approach for requirements engineering for risk management solutions is presented. The approach focuses on cross-disciplinary risk paradigms in inpatient healthcare and aims to provide a novel methodology that accounts for specific viewpoints of relevant expert groups. The presented results demonstrate the feasibility and usefulness of the approach in the context of the current evaluation within the German market.
Purpose Without effective implementation, no information technology (IT) strategy can succeed. There has been much re-search into IT planning, but few studies have developed one of the most important phases of IT strategy: IT Implementation. IT implementation can be improved at information and communication technology (ICT) organizations through the use of organization learning models (OLM) and the implementation of ICT tools. This paper has two purposes define an OLM framework that determines the best practices to increase knowledge at individual, group and/organizational levels, and define and implement an ICT tool to facilitate the integration and institutionalization of the OLM. The ICT tool is based on the technology roadmapping technique that allows an organization to manage at an executive level what, when and how the IT strategy is going to be implemented. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on a case study performed at an ICT organization that provides ICT services to financial institutions. The study was carried out in 2014. It analyzed over 24,000 projects, which translated into an equivalent of more than 18 million man-hours. The proposal was assessed at a very large ICT organization. Findings This paper proposes a framework called SPIDER to effectively implement OLMs based on Big Data management principles for monitoring and reporting current status of IT innovation strategies. These kinds of approaches contribute to solve the problems identified in the state-of-the-art regarding the communication and monitoring the implementation status of IT innovation strategies. During this research work, several factors that are essential to implement these kinds of approaches in large banking organizations were identified: effort required to elaborate the monitoring and reporting activities; easiness to understand the reported information; detailed planning of the implementation program; and focus on communication efficiency. Originality/value This paper determined the best practices to manage knowledge generated during the implementation of an IT strategy. Additionally, this paper defined and implemented an ICT tool to properly communicate and monitor the implementation of an IT innovation strategy, based on technological roadmap techniques.
Loyalty in tourism is one of the main concerns for tourist organizations and researchers alike. Recently, technology in general and CRM and social networks in particular have been identified as important enablers for loyalty in tourism. This paper presents POST-VIA 360, a platform devoted to support the whole life-cycle of tourism loyalty after the first visit. The system is designed to collect data from the initial visit by means of pervasive approaches. Once data is analysed, POST-VIA 360 produces accurate after visit data and, once returned, is able to offer relevant recommendations based on positioning and bio-inspired recommender systems. To validate the system, a case study comparing recommendations from the POST-VIA 360 and a group of experts was conducted. Results show that the accuracy of system’s recommendations is remarkable compared to previous efforts in the field.
Due to an unsatisfying demographic development in most European states, companies have to solve a trade-off between a needed increase of productivity on the one hand and fewer highly skilled employees on the other hand. In this paper, authors propose factors for different layers of a framework to manage scarce resources in IT-departments. These layers aim for different relevant dimensions of employee satisfaction like wages, psychological development of employees and work life balance. Authors present a structured literature review to screen relevant publications on the topic. This paper offers white range of different factors regarding the management of labour shortage and highly skilled employees in companies which can be used to build a holistic model or framework to solve the challenges of the upcoming demographic change in Europe. Although the topic is quite popular in scientific literature, there is not a study devoted to identify these factors in organizational contexts. This paper is aimed to bridge this gap.
Modern day labour market is influenced by different factors, mainly by ambitious investment in latest machinery, office automation software systems and computer-based solutions. Utilization of computer has benefited the employment market on vast scale, depending on the requirements of a particular business, its size and financial capabilities, and the intention to use. Furthermore, unparalleled technologies, such as cloud computing and smart technologies has directly affected demand for modern day labour. Nowadays, the utility model of cloud computing made it more popular and a favourite choice for the institutes to free up their internal resources and also reduce the number of administrative staff needed to maintain it. With certain kinds of offerings, institutes operating at small scales are also benefitting, which was almost impossible only a decade ago. Given that, the successful utilization of cloud computing remains a topic of extra ordinary importance among the scholars, experts, interested groups and several other institutions, and is defined in different ways according to their particular understanding and usage. But cloud is best defined by National institutes of standard and technology.
Adjustment and cost-effectiveness are key elements of a successful Information Security Management System (ISMS). ISMS-Processes, as basic elements of every ISMS, need to be aligned to the organization and its mission. As of today, a specific ISMS process framework does not exist. ISMS processes are not in focus of current research. This article aims to fill this research gap by presenting results of a process mapping study regarding ISMS processes in the most important and widely accepted international standards for Information Security Management. Authors propose a set of ISMS processes within an ISMS process framework which should be implemented at an individually appropriate maturity level.
ISMS core processes: a study
(2016)
Adjustment and cost-effectiveness are key elements of a successful Information Security Management System (ISMS). ISMS-Processes, as basic elements of every ISMS, need to be aligned to the organization and their mission. Actually a specific ISMS process framework which clearly differentiates between ISMS processes and security measures controlled by ISMS-processes does not exist. ISMS processes itself are not focused in current research. This article will fill this research gap while containing the results of a study to identify criteria for ISMS core processes as well as to identify relevant ISMS core processes.
Nowadays efficiency and quality of education is controversially discussed by politicians as well as by scientists. A number of important studies point out the necessity of improvements in the field of education. Using learning management systems might be a chance for institutes of higher education to face the demands of today.
In this paper we evaluate the need of learning management systems for higher education organisations. A value chain for organisations of higher education has been developed to categorize and to describe generic task. By conducting an empirical analysis through the academic task carriers (professors, students and administration department) we could identify the need for supporting each task by learning management system. The paper aims to describe a generic evaluation method for learning management systems. A comprehensive description of the evaluation method and results of the empirical analysis are presented in detail.
Abstract: ASP (Application Server Provider) marketplaces
provide a fundamental alternative to the classical business model
of software licensing. At this point, it is still unclear why and
when customers prefer the ASP model over more traditional
approaches. To make ASP more attractive, more knowledge
about possible pricing and product strategies is needed. In this
paper we describe different business models for ASP
marketplaces. We first compare the cost structures of the
classical licensing model with the new server-based approach.
Then we illustrate how price and product differentiation may
improve overall market efficiency. In particular, we show that
by selling different software versions for different prices, ASP
marketplaces may obtain near-optimal revenues with products
that are relatively inexpensive, disaggregated, and customizable.
Consumers can thus choose between a wide variety of product
lines to fit their differing budgets and requirements.
The web service model provides fundamental advantages compared to the classical software usage model. But transactions in the web service market have by far not reached the expected level. A reason for the tendency of market failure is the verifiable information asymmetry and uncertainty in the web service market. Besides deficiencies on the supply side, regarding configuration, display and communication of web service bundles, the limited web service knowledge of potential buyers are constitutional causes to the modest development and enforcement of the web service model. By the help of strategies derived from information economics the present study elaborates measures to take in order to prevent the market for web based services from failing. The conclusions of an online-based questioning experiment offer strategic recommendations to reduce buyer’s uncertainty in outsourcing decision. Results of the experiment point out the significant positive impact to reduce information asymmetry and transaction uncertainty in the web service market by integrating information substitutes in the web service bundle in order to transform experience and credence qualities into search qualities. It can be verified that web service customers have a higher willingness to pay when information substitutes are
integrated into the web service bundle.
Use of cloud computing in healthcare is a promising trend, particularly in utilization of smart items. Access, affordability and quality to proper healthcare is a great challenge in world society. With the utilization of smart sensors, there are possibilities to improve the quality of healthcare services whenever needed. Hence, such smart items services lead to economic advantages for the whole healthcare system. Keeping in mind these opportunities as well as challenges such as security or legal issues, it is important to bring healthcare and IT together. As a result, healthcare business processes need to be modeled in order to provide IT solutions tailored for practice-oriented applications. In this paper, we present a three-level architecture for a smart healthcare infrastructure. Our approach is based on recent literature work and results from conducted expert interviews with healthcare specialists and IT professionals. To demonstrate the applicability of this architecture model, we provide an example use-case as a template for any kind of smart sensor-based healthcare infrastructure.
Objectives/rationale: Healthcare systems all over the world are facing difficult challenges that have a direct impact and influence the delivery of healthcare services. As a response healthcare institutions are relying in the implementation of Information and communication technologies (ICTs) to overcome difficulties and satisfy patients’ demands in a cost-effective way adopting new technologies capable to innovate, extend, and redefine the way healthcare has been delivered for decades. New technological innovations such as Internet of things (IoT), Smart item technology, and cloud computing can improve the traditional e-healthcare system and extend service provision beyond the hospital facilities by using wireless sensor networks (WSN) and radio frequency identification devices (RFID), providing a new type of services advertised as “smart.” This type of services, enable doctors to treat patients remotely and allows people to do their normal daily routines, occupations, and activities while receiving appropriate, timely, and high-quality ubiquitous healthcare services.
Methods: An exploratory study is performed to review the route towards smart healthcare services, emphasizing the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and smart item technology as enhancers for smart healthcare services provision.
Results/findings: A new technological infrastructure promises to transform medical practice and disease prevention by empowering healthcare institutions with smart items for remote patient monitoring eliminating time-wasting procedures, reducing health costs, improving quality of service and patients satisfaction.
Implications/conclusions: Traditional e-healthcare system is transitioning into an interconnected smart-healthcare system potentiated by new technological advances capable to extend healthcare service provision and offer smart healthcare services.
Die Umsetzung von IT-Service-Support-Prozessen auf der Basis des Referenzmodells IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) geschieht in vielen Unternehmen derzeit mit hoher Priorität. Obwohl zur Unterstützung der Support-Prozesse eine Vielzahl von Softwarelösungen zur Verfügung stehen, basieren diese heute nicht auf Service-orientierten-Architekturen. Die Vorteile einer Service-orientierten-Architektur werden daher im Rahmen des IT-Service-Supports nicht genutzt. Der Beitrag zeigt am Beispiel eines zentralen ITIL-Support-Prozesses, dem Incident-Management, wie dieser technisch auf der Basis von Web-Services umgesetzt werden kann. Die Grundlage bilden sechs Fallstudien, in denen die Gestaltung ITIL-basierter Support-Prozesse untersucht wurde. Aufbauend auf den Fallstudien wird ein generischer Incident-Management-Prozess definiert und mit Hilfe von Web-Services umgesetzt. Dabei kommen sowohl atomare als auch aggregierte Web-Services zum Einsatz. Für ein konkretes Service-Anliegen wird der Prozessablauf grafisch beschrieben. Die Umsetzung erfolgt exemplarisch unter Zuhilfenahme der Web Services Description Language (WSDL).
Due to an enhanced customer focus in the planning, development and delivery of IT services, service-oriented IT management has become increasingly important. This paper investigates to what effect service-oriented IT management has already been put into place in European companies. Benefit and cost categories of integrating service-oriented principles into IT management processes are analyzed. Additionally success factors for implementing serviceoriented IT management are investigated. For this purpose, six case studies were conducted. The situation of IT management before and after implementation was analyzed and comments are made on the corresponding transformation projects. Based on the case studies, this paper shows three typical benefit categories of service-oriented IT management. Eight cost categories for implementing and operating service-oriented IT management processes are discussed and six success factors of pertinent re-organization projects are identified. Findings can serve as guidelines for other IT organizations and can be used as enabler for getting informed decisions regarding the initiation of service-oriented IT management. Finally, the article highlights four current trends for service-oriented IT management and further research is outlined.
Web Services appear promising to facilitate interoperability and enable Dynamic Value Webs - the on-demand aggregation of services even across enterprise boundaries. However, past experiences have shown interoperability limitations in practice mainly due to information asymmetries on the Web Services markets. This Paper describes a service-oriented architecture for building Dynamic Value Webs in mobile environments using adaptive Location-Based Services. Our concept addresses the following three predominant difficulties: (1) service adaptivity to changing conditions in mobile environments, (2) interoperability including higher levels of semantics, and (3) assuring trustworthiness to all affected parties.
The application of wireless technologies in urban areas is at the beginning of a transformation. While municipalities worldwide have invested in deploying wireless access infrastructures, the services which build up on these and add value for individuals and organizations are still at their early stage. Especially for European municipalities there is still a looming potential. This paper explores the current status of municipal wireless adoption in Europe based on the analysis of 25 initiatives in European metropolitan areas and derives a setup approach for wireless city initiatives which focuses on the definition and evaluation of innovative services. The approach includes overall design requirements, a generic stakeholder analysis as well as clusters for innovative wireless services and is illustrated by a case example of an ongoing wireless city project in Germany.
Online Service Quality of Web-based E-Mail-Services: an Empirical Study for The German Market
(2009)
E-mail services represent an essential part of the IT landscape of enterprises. Besides in-house hosting, every company can make use of offers from specialized Application Service Providers (ASPs). Former research has shown a lack of transparency in the market for web-based services. This paper summarizes the results of a study on professional web-based e-mail services catering to the German-speaking market. This research mainly addresses following questions: What are the similarities and differences between the various services in the market? To which extent do the offered services meet a corporation's requirements? What kind of methodology can be used to analyze and to compare web-based services? And, with that in mind, do web-based e-mail-services represent a serious alternative to in-house hosting of e-mail-services? To answer these questions we compared information of selected service providers on the basis of a multi-scenario utility analysis.
The inherent quality of business processes increasingly plays a significant role in the economic success of an organization. More and more business processes are supported through IT processes. In this contribution, we present a new approach which allows the continuous quality improvement of IT processes by the interconnection of IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) reference model and process mining. On the basis of the reference model, to-be processes are set and key indicators are determined. As-is processes and their key indicators derived by process mining are subsequently compared to the to-be processes. This new approach enables the design and control of ITIL based customer support processes which will be trialed in a practice case of a customer relationship management (CRM) system. The procedural models, as well as its results, are introduced in this publication.
In order to deliver services of high quality in a cost-effective manner, processes and their support through information technology (IT) play an increasingly significant role. We present an approach, which allows optimizing the service delivery through continual process improvement. This approach combines the 7-step improvement process recommended by ITIL with process mining. On the basis of suggestions derived from process mining, performance indicators of different services are determined and subsequently compared as part of an internal benchmark. The approach, which will be trialed in practice, enables the optimization of service delivery certainly, but it is also concerned with the most effective utilization of limited resources in terms of people and tools.
Netzbasierte Dienste, im englischen Sprachraum als Web-based Services oder Hosted Services bekannt, gewinnen zunehmend an Popularität. Zahlreiche Softwareanbieter präsentieren sich am Markt als Application Service Provider (ASP), d.h. als Anbieter netzbasierter Anwendungsdienste. Hierbei kann das ASP-Modell den einzigen Vertriebskanal darstellen (reiner ASP) oder aber als Ergänzung neben das klassische Lizenzmodell treten. Während junge Firmen (wie z. B. Salesforce.com) ihr Glück als reiner ASP versuchen, wählen etablierte Anbieter im Regelfall die zuletzt genannte Option SAP mit seinem ASP-Produkt mySAP.com ist hierfür eines der bekannteren Beispiele.
Pricing web services
(2007)
This paper focuses on the challenges associated with composing and pricing web services. We present the results of an online experiment, where subjects were confronted with a variety of choices and decisions relating to web service markets and service composition. Our analysis shows that people expect the price of a composite web service to be lower than the sum of the prices of the elementary services, that is, users are not willing to pay for aggregation by a third party. To obtain a viable business model for composite web services, non-standard pricing mechanisms, such as auctions and negotiations, possibly supported by electronic agents, have to be taken into consideration. Usage-based pricing schemes, combined with an option to switch to a flat subscription, seem most appropriate to penetrate the developing market for web services.
Das SaaS-Geschäftsmodell stellt IT-Abteilungen vor neue Herausforderungen und Möglichkeiten. IT-Abteilungen sind gefordert SaaS-Angebote in bestehende IT-Landschaften zu integrieren. Zudem können IT-Abteilungen selbst SaaS-Angebot bereitstellen und sich damit einen neuen Markt unternehmensintern und unternehmensübergreifend erschließen. GobiT und ITIL können für die Steuerung des SaaS-Lieferanten- und Kundenbeziehungsmanagement und für die SaaS-Produktion sinnvoll eingesetzt werden.
Business collaboration and information sharing becomes more and more important for companies, mainly driven by economics of scale and the strategic value of network knowledge. In this paper we will describe how process mining results will increase the willingness of cross company data aggregation and the usage of shared business collaboration infrastructures. The results of our contributions are based on process and data analyses in the customer relation management of a leading German passenger airline. As information sharing is considered a central challenge among supply chain partners, we describe the role of data aggregation as a requirement for process mining in collaborative infrastructures. Aggregating data on the one hand can preserve companies from compromising their local data. On the other hand valuable network information may get lost. We use process mining to derive collaborative business process models. Therefore, we evaluate the impact of data aggregation on the significance of process mining results.
Cloud Computing is emerging as a predominant paradigm for obtaining and providing computing functionality in the enterprise. Organizations that are planning to use cloud computing offerings struggle with the question “How do I choose the right offering?” Cloud offerings exhibit a variety of pricing models and different levels of service and functionality. In this article the authors define first Cloud Computing in the context of IT Governance. Then they set criteria to compare different offerings at the level of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). This is an important precondition for the reduction of the verifiable information asymmetry and uncertainty in the cloud market. Besides deficiencies on the supply side, regarding configuration, display and communication of service bundles, the limited knowledge of potential buyers is main reason for the modest adoption. The authors apply strategies derived from information economics to reduce this asymmetry by integrating information substitutes in the service marketplace description, thereby transforming experience and credence qualities into search qualities.
For organizations that plan to use online software applications via Internet one of the most important questions is, ”How do you choose the right ASP for the companies corporate needs?”. ASP marketplaces offer a plurality of pricing models and different levels of service. From whole system and whole service to single applications and methods, every digital product and service can be provided through an ASP marketplace. There is a need for ASP marketplaces, which gives the user a transparent insight into the ASP market. In this paper we define Application Service Providing in the context of Outsourcing. Then we analyze relevant software classes for ASP marketplaces. Finally we will set criteria to compare different levels of service of ASP marketplace. This paper gives an overview of key characteristics ASP marketplace provider must take into account by preparing the business process in order to successfully deliver application services.
Cities in Europe face the challenge of combining competitiveness and sustainable urban development. Technology such as wireless communication and ubiquitous computing is playing an increasingly important role in this context, helping to co-create solutions which can make the urban space „smarter‟. The city of Berlin is launching the project „Wireless City Berlin‟ (WCB) to demonstrate the potential of such technologies in multiple application scenarios. This paper analyses the terms „smart‟ and „wireless‟ with respect to urban development and introduces a typology of wireless city initiatives. Further, it presents the main work areas of the WCB project and relates it to other wireless city initiatives in Europe.
Absolvent.de ist ein seit 1998 bestehendes Online-Jobportal, welches sich auf die Vermittlung von Jobs und Praktika für Hochschulabsolventen spezialisiert hat. Im Zuge eines bevorstehenden Relaunchs sollen neben den Funktionalitäten und eingesetzten Technologien auch das Corporate Design und das Webinterface Design erneuert werden. Die Entwicklung von Corporate Design und Webinterface Design für absolvent.de ist Gegenstand dieser Arbeit. Dazu werden im theoretischen Teil der Arbeit objektive Anforderungen und Funktionen des Corporate Designs und des Webinterface Designs genannt und erläutert. Im praktischen Teil werden am Beispiel des Online-Jobportals absolvent.de systematische Methoden für die Entwicklung eines den Anforderungen entsprechenden Corporate- und Webinterface Designs aufgezeigt und angewendet. Anhand des systematischen Vorgehens bei der Designentwicklung wird die schrittweise Verringerung der Komplexität der Aufgabenstellung deutlich und die entwickelten Ergebnisse werden plausibel und nachvollziehbar. Das Buch dient als Leitfaden bei der Entwicklung von Corporate Design und Webinterface Design und richtet sich somit an Grafik-, Web- und Interfacedesigner.
Dienstbasierte Architekturen bilden zunehmend eine attraktive Ergänzung zu den klassischen Geschäftsmodellen der Softwarenutzung. Das Buch erläutert die für webbasierte Dienste relevanten technischen und ökonomischen Konzepte. Anschließend werden unter Zuhilfenahme von empirischen Analysen und Experimenten aktuelle Markttrends und Marktprozesse beschrieben. Dabei gehen die Autoren auch auf die aus dem Konsumgüterbereich bekannten Vertrauensprobleme und Informationsasymmetrien ein und erörtern deren Konsequenzen für den Entwurf von erfolgreichen Geschäftsmodellen und Märkten. Einschlägige Fallstudien ergänzen die Darstellung.
RFID
(2010)
RFID bietet Unternehmen eine Vielzahl von Vorteilen im Bereich der Automatisierung und Prozesstransparenz. Gleichzeitig stellt die Technologie die Unternehmen vor technische, organisatorische, ökonomische, rechtliche und sozioökonomische Herausforderungen. In diesem Buch werden die grundlegenden Funktionen der RFID-Technologie und Lösungskonzepte zur Integration in die betrieblichen Informationssysteme vorgestellt. Insbesondere die Standards des Internet der Dinge' werden maßgeblich den Erfolg der RFID-Technologie beeinflussen. Für die RFID-Einführung in Unternehmen wird in diesem Buch ein methodisch fundiertes Vorgehensmodell präsentiert. Die während des Vorgehensmodells eingesetzten Entscheidungsmethoden zur Potential- und Wirtschaftlichkeitsanalyse werden ausführlich beschrieben und es wird auf unterstützende Softwarewerkzeuge verwiesen.
The continuous optimization of business processes is becoming an increasingly important factor for a company’s long-term success. Maturity models for business processes aim at maintaining a distinct quality of processes and help to determine the maturity level of the processes and the company’s maturity. Previous research has shown the lack of transparency and standardization for maturity models. In particular, existing maturity models were not scientifically compared and evaluated among themselves. Uncertainty and unawareness in selection and application of adequate
maturity models can be observed in applied science and practice. The aim of the scientific work was to evaluate existing business process maturity models in terms of strengths and weaknesses in order to provide a comprehensive and reliable knowledge-based on specific evaluation criteria setting. The conclusions have been used to take advantage of one of the pre-chosen models to measure the maturity of a business process. The examined models were CMMI, BPMM-OMG, PEMM and EDEN. The applied methodology consists of literature research, empirical findings and practical application. The empirical findings comprise a purpose-made questionnaire and an outcome weighted in terms of importance and / or appliance. A particular challenge of the research
was to compare the different maturity models based on their criteria, scales and general scope.