Meet Our Team
Our outstanding team consists of highly motivated Research Associates and students, engages in various topics, and provides expertise in cutting-edge methodologies. We have been partnering leading organizations from the automotive, consulting, engineering, banking, consumer, and other industries for more than 10 years, conducting high impact research with measurable and sustainable practical value.
Our team
Prof. Dr. Frederik Ahlemann
Frederik Ahlemann holds the chair for Information Systems and Strategic IT Management. He has authored and co-authored more than 80 scientific and professional publications, has won several research and teaching awards, and is a renowned speaker and consultant. His research interests cover project portfolio management, enterprise architecture management, smart cities, and digital strategies.
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The Chair of Information Systems and Strategic IT Management (SITM) conducts research on the strategic IT/IS management domain. Currently, our focus is on:
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) from a strategic and managerial view
- AI-Supported Organizational Decision-Making
- Augmented Reality for Enterprise Architecture Management (AR EAM)
- Benefits Management and Value of IT (BM)
- Digital Strategy & Digital Transformation Management (DT)
- Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM)
- Green IT and Green IS
- IT Demand Management (ITDM)
- IT/Digital Innovation Management (ITIM)
- Project Management (PM) and Project Portfolio Management (PPM)
- Smart City (SC)
In our research, we approach these domains from two directions: Following the design science paradigm, we develop and evaluate artifacts (e.g., process models, methods, tools) for strategic IT/IS management. In parallel, we conduct behavioral research to gain an understanding of the conditions under which these (and other) artifacts are accepted, adopted, and proven successful. We ensure that our research results have a practical and sustainable benefit by cooperating with leading enterprises and institutions.
Prof. Ahlemann will be released from teaching duties during the summer of 2018 as he will be taking a research sabbatical. From 01.04.2018 to 30.09.2018, Prof. Ahlemann will not accept or supervise any new student projects, seminar papers, and bachelor or master theses. Theses started prior to this date may be completed under the chair’s supervision. The lectures “IT Project Management” (bachelor program) and “Strategic Planning of IS” (master program) will take place as planned.
Our Activities
Teaching
Our teaching program grounds students in the areas of information systems for career preparation across a broad spectrum of industries.
Research
We are engaging in information systems research on today’s business issues. We address a wide variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary issues at the intersection of technology, social sciences, and business.
Industry Collaboration
We enable organizations to boost digital leadership capacity, build digital resources, and improve transformational performance through a range of organizational development programs, evidence-based coaching, and executive education services.
Prof. Ahlemann will be the session chair of "Digitizing Mobility" at the 11th Science Forum Mobility
The Faculty of Engineering will host the 11th scientific forum on Mobility on May 23, 2019. The forum will be attended by more than 200 participants from science, industry, and politics in Duisburg. The theme of the 11th...
Good evaluation of “Strategic Planning of IS” and “IT Projektmanagement”
The course evaluation results have been published of “Strategic Planning of IS” and “IT Projektmanagement.” In general, both lectures were positively rated.
Overall, the “Strategic Planning of IS” course was very well received....
Duisburg City Council ratifies the "Masterplan Digitales Duisburg" concept, which the SITM chair developed
The Chair of Information Systems and Strategic IT Management (SITM) has made a major contribution to the development of the “Masterplan Digital Duisburg” concept, which the Duisburg city council has ratified.
The masterplan...
SITM represents Smart City at CeBIT 2018 in Hannover
The SITM chair, together with the city-owned multi-service company Duisburger Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (DVV), represented Smart City Duisburg at CeBIT 2018.
In cooperation with the technology partner Huawei and...
Launch of website for Smart City Duisburg initiative
Together with the city of Duisburg, the Chair of Information Systems and Strategic IT Management has developed a website for the Smart City Duisburg initiative. The ongoing cooperation with Duisburg aims to transform the city into...
Successful book “IT Management in the Digital Age” translated and published in English
Springer will offer the very successful book “IT Management in the Digital Age,” previously only available in German, in English in the autumn, which will make it more accessible to a broader international audience. The book is...
Recent publication
Dieses Buch thematisiert den drastischen Wandel, den die Geschäftswelt derzeit unter dem Stichwort Digitalisierung erlebt. Technologische Innovationen üben einen signifikanten Einfluss auf Prozesse, Produkte, Dienstleistungen und Geschäftsmodelle aus.
Curatorship
Hochmotivierte Studenten haben bei der studentischen Unternehmensberatung act die Chance, ihr theoretisches Wissen und ihre kreativen Ideen in die Praxis umzusetzen. In Projektgruppen entwickeln die Berater maßgeschneiderte Lösungsansätze.