Was geschah an der Schnittstelle Stakeholder/Projektmanagement? “Elster” (ELektronische STeuerERklärung) ist bereits nahezu jedem Steuerzahler in privater wie geschäftlicher Form begegnet. Aus diesem Großprojekt der Finanzverwaltungen werden am 7. Oktober 2010 interne wie externe Berater berichten und mit Ihnen diskutieren. An dem durch Herrn Bärmann (Integrata AG, Gründungsmitglied der GPM Fachgruppe “Stakeholdermanagement”) moderierten Abend werden Berichte, Fragen, Antworten und sicherlich auch interessante Diskussionen möglich sein. Der Abend endet mit anschließenden “Flurgesprächen” bei einem Imbiss.

Dr. Frank D. Behrend Mitautor des im Mai 2010 erscheinenden Fachbuchs im Bereich Wissensmanagement Wissensmanagement der dritten Generation ist für viele Unternehmen ein unverzichtbarer Bestandteil der Wertschöpfung geworden. Neben dem gezielten Einsatz von Instrumenten und Methoden und einer wissensorientierten Veränderung von Prozessen spielt dabei auch die Vernetzung der Menschen innerhalb und außerhalb des Unternehmens eine besondere Rolle. Das im Publicis Verlag planmäßig im Mai 2010 erscheinende Buch fasst den Stand von Wissensmanagement praxisorientiert zusammen; es richtet sich an Führungskräfte aus kleinen, mittleren und großen Unternehmen

Doctoral dissertation “The socio-cultural challenge of effective knowledge management in virtual project environments” by Frank D. Behrend at the University of Southern Queensland (2005). Available online via USQ ePrints Abstract The growing popularity of inter-organisational alliances combined with a growing tendency to flatter organisational structures and globalisation, has accelerated the need for firms to coordinate activities that span geographical, as well as organisational boundaries utilising virtual project teams. This focus on virtual working environments evolved in parallel with another major trend, because over the last

The core objective of the speech held at the Academy of World Business, Marketing & Management Development Conference was the presentation of research findings focusing on trust in virtual project environments and its influence on team-based knowledge sharing. Given the growing popularity of inter-organisational networks and the fact, that knowledge work is rapidly becoming the dominant type of work in the post-industrial economy, the investigation of socio-cultural aspects like trust is important. Results indicated that different forms of trust can exist based on hierarchical level

Article in the Danish Project Management Journal Nr. 2 2006 In a world of constant change, traditional, rigorous project management and product development methods are getting more and more insufficient for success as Jim Highsmith, a recognized consultant and author on Agile Project Management, points out. Agility can be viewed as a characteristic that defines the quality of an organisation or project and is increased or decreased by management actions and attitudes. In practice, agility is a careful balance between institutionalised control and carefully choreographed

Article “in the Knowledge Management Review January-February 2006 Volume 8 Issue 6 When aircraft manufacturer Airbus signed a cooperation deal recently with a visiting Chinese delegation headed by Prime Minister Wen Jiabao commentators were somewhat suspicious. China, which is recognised as being highly successful in acquiring the technologies it lacks, has imposed clear rules: penetration of its market depends on investment that is likely to develop the Chinese aerospace industry. In this context, Airbus President and Chief Executive Officer Gustav Humbert said that technology transfer