Cooperations

In the course of numerous collaborations, we combine our basic research and the wealth of ideas of our students with concrete application-oriented questions from practice in order to develop innovative, target-oriented answers together with companies. In addition to collaborations with our existing partners, some of which have been in place for years, we are always looking forward to exchanging ideas with new contacts. Specifically, we offer an exchange in the course of research as well as teaching. If you are specifically interested in one of these cooperation opportunities, we look forward to hearing from you. Of course, we are also happy to discuss other opportunities for cooperation with you.  

Research

In research, we cooperate with companies of all kinds (from start-ups to MNEs) in the form of

  • Case study series,
  • expert surveys,
  • mindset measurements and
  • support for company projects

Cooperation partners gain an insight into the current state of research in the respective research field (IT outsourcing, scaled-agile organizations, support systems for start-ups - digital company building, measurement of the digital mindset, etc.). You can find details on the research areas here: Our research focus areas

Examples from the past:

  • Investigation of the Scaled Agile organization of a leading software company
  • Evaluation of agile working methods during the introduction of an ECM system for a leading global medical device company
  • Introduction of a corporate management dashboard at a medium-sized company in the textile industry

Teaching

In the course of teaching, we cooperate with MNEs, consulting companies and start-ups in the form of:

  • 1-hour presentations in our lectures,
  • half-day to full-day workshops in our Master's courses and seminars,
  • 3-month competitions (e.g. open innovation challenges) and
  • 4-6-month final theses

Examples from the past:

  • Start-up project with student start-up teams with the Digital.factory
  • Open innovation challenge with student teams and Nestlé Germany, Evonik and Union Investment
  • Workshops with Master's students on digital innovation and transformation issues with Accenture, Capgemini Invent, Celonis, Commerzbank, Deloitte, SopraSteria, Tabularaza, Exxeta, Deutsche Bank, etc.