Management 4.0: Handbook for Agile Practices, Release 3 - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Heilbronn University, Faculty for Industrial and Process Engineering, 74081 Heilbronn He holds a master degree in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in International Project Management. After graduating, Dr. Balve spent five years in the field of consulting and research at the renowned Fraunhofer-Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation. Since then, he has held various management positions in logistics and quality in the automotive industry. In 2009, Dr. Balve was appointed professor at Heilbronn University in the Faculty of Industrial and Process Engineering. He is director of the Manufacturing and Operations Management bachelor program and head of the Heilbronn Learning Factory. His fields of research include lean manufacturing systems and state-of-the-art project management approaches.

Mentus GmbH, 22359 Hamburg He is Managing Director and a well-versed Human Resources manager. As a Technical Chemist he started his career in Project Management and subsequently became a Human Resources Manager. In the last 15 years he has worked as an Interim Manager in a variety of industries and as a trainer in Leadership Development Programs. He is a member of the professional group for Agile Management of the GPM (German Association for Project Management e.V.). His field of work is Organizational Development and Leadership Development and the consequences of agile methods on organizational design and developmental matters.

BASF SE, 67056 Ludwigshafen He received his Diploma in Physics from Bonn University and already began tackling the subject of complexity in his doctorate. He focuses on the Digitization in research and development. His specialty is the regulation of social complexity to lever the efficiency and effectiveness of project teams, being inevitable for successfully forming the digital transformation.

PwC AG, 60329 Frankfurt He studied Information Systems at the Technical University, Darmstadt and obtained his PhD (Dr. rer. pol.) from the European Business School University, Wiesbaden. His areas of research lie in the realm of organizational theory and temporary forms of organizing. A Certified Scrum Master and Certified LeSS Practitioner, he seeks to enhance the ways in which teams work in every conceivable project and environment. In his job as a manager and consultant, he is part of an internal Agile Community of Interest.

Accenture, 10117 Berlin He is an expert for strategic change and project management. He uses his expertise in communications, culture and behaviour analysis for an innovative approach to changing organizations in projects and team development. He is a Scrum Master and founding member of the professional group on Agile Management of the GPM (German Associations for Project Management e.V.). Steve is currently working on his doctorate in Cross-Cultural Complex Project Management, exploring implications for future project management based on systemic integration of conventional and agile project practices.