Society and business are currently undergoing essential, some say dramatic change under the key words of and Digital Transformation and Digitalization. Information and digital technologies and innovations are increasing their significant impact on the business models of many organizations. The resulting changes, often labelled as digital transformation, have, what is more and more called, disruptive consequences for whole business sectors, but also for society and its citizens and individual lives. Beyond the at times exaggerated use of the term digital in all possible contexts, other catchwords as such Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, Social Media, Big Data Analytics, Mobile Computing, Cloud Computing, Intelligent Machines, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning pervade public, political, and business-related discussions and to some extent the academic discourse. However, many issues are still open concerning the implications of the phenomena under investigation for both society and business and many of the terms used as jargon are still unclear and applied in less reflected ways. The overarching questions of the course are how is and can digital transformation (and digitalization) be managed? Including, what makes digital transformation and digitalization different from previous IT enabled change management initiatives? What drives digital transformation and digitalization? How are they performed in practice? And what are the impacts, effects, and consequences of digital transformation and digitalization?
On this background the objective of the course therefore is to offer clarifications with regard to the concepts of digital transformation, digitalization, and digital disruption as well as providing conceptual tools to tackle the topics and challenges of digital transformation management and strategies, digital business, and the role of the IT function and the digital workforce in the ‘digital age’. To this end the participants will be introduced to some framework and models which have been derived and applied in practice.
- Lehrende(r): Karlheinz Kautz
- Lehrende(r): Ralf Plattfaut
- Lehrende(r): Isabella Urban