TY - JOUR A1 - Ullrich, Andre A1 - Bertheau, Clementine A1 - Wiedmann, Miriam A1 - Sultanow, Eldar A1 - Körppen, Tim A1 - Bente, Stefan T1 - Roles, tasks and skills of the enterprise architect in the VUCA world JF - 2021 IEEE 25th International Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Conference Workshops : EDOCW 2021 : 25-29 October 2021, Gold Coast, Australia : proceedings N2 - For the last 20 years, enterprise architecture management (EAM) was primarily an instrument for harmonizing and consolidating IT landscapes and is lived as a transformation and governance discipline. It, however, is rather related to IT strategy than aligned to the actual corporate strategy and the work of the enterprise architect is characterized by tasks like prescribing, monitoring, documenting, and controlling. As digital transformation continues apace, companies are facing new challenges that lead to a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world. To face these challenges, vision, understanding, clarity and agility allow to anticipative and implement necessary changes. This, of course, has implications for the role of the enterprise architect. S/he needs to start actively supporting innovation and taking more of an advisory role instead of just being driven by the current state of the enterprise architecture. This paper investigates the role of the enterprise architect in the VUCA world. Based on current literature and expert interviews, a survey was conducted among consultants who work as (or with) enterprise architects. Survey results include the evaluation of statements on current tasks of enterprise architects, their influence on projects and companies as well as future requirements on the roles of the enterprise architect. The results from the survey were synthesized with the findings from literature to derive the roles, tasks and skills of enterprise architect in the VUCA world. KW - enterprise architecture management KW - skills KW - roles KW - enterprise architect KW - VUCA Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-1-6654-4488-0 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/EDOCW52865.2021.00057 SP - 261 EP - 270 PB - IEEE CY - Piscataway ER - TY - GEN A1 - Ullrich, Andre A1 - Enke, Judith A1 - Teichmann, Malte A1 - Kress, Antonio A1 - Gronau, Norbert T1 - Audit - and then what? BT - a roadmap for digitization of learning factories T2 - Procedia Manufacturing N2 - Current trends such as digital transformation, Internet of Things, or Industry 4.0 are challenging the majority of learning factories. Regardless of whether a conventional learning factory, a model factory, or a digital learning factory, traditional approaches such as the monotonous execution of specific instructions don‘t suffice the learner’s needs, market requirements as well as especially current technological developments. Contemporary teaching environments need a clear strategy, a road to follow for being able to successfully cope with the changes and develop towards digitized learning factories. This demand driven necessity of transformation leads to another obstacle: Assessing the status quo and developing and implementing adequate action plans. Within this paper, details of a maturity-based audit of the hybrid learning factory in the Research and Application Centre Industry 4.0 and a thereof derived roadmap for the digitization of a learning factory are presented. KW - Audit KW - Digitization KW - Learning Factory KW - Roadmap Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2019.03.025 SN - 2351-9789 VL - 31 SP - 162 EP - 168 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - GEN A1 - Teichmann, Malte A1 - Ullrich, Andre A1 - Gronau, Norbert T1 - Subject-oriented learning BT - a new perspective for vocational training in learning factories T2 - Procedia Manufacturing N2 - The transformation to a digitized company changes not only the work but also social context for the employees and requires inter alia new knowledge and skills from them. Additionally, individual action problems arise. This contribution proposes the subject-oriented learning theory, in which the employees´ action problems are the starting point of training activities in learning factories. In this contribution, the subject-oriented learning theory is exemplified and respective advantages for vocational training in learning factories are pointed out both theoretically and practically. Thereby, especially the individual action problems of learners and the infrastructure are emphasized as starting point for learning processes and competence development. KW - Subject-oriented learning KW - action problems KW - vocational training KW - learning factories Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2019.03.012 SN - 2351-9789 VL - 31 SP - 72 EP - 78 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bender, Benedict A1 - Teichmann, Malte A1 - Ullrich, Andre T1 - Mobile IIoT-Technologien als Erfolgsfaktor für Fertigung und Lernszenarien JF - Industrial Internet of Things in der Arbeits- und Betriebsorganisation Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-95545-225-4 SP - 235 EP - 257 PB - Gito CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ullrich, Andre A1 - Vladova, Gergana T1 - Weighing the Pros and Cons of Engaging in Open Innovation JF - Technology Innovation Management Review N2 - The positive aspects of open innovation projects are widely discussed in innovation management research and practice by means of case studies and best practices. However, enterprises, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) also face miscellaneous challenges in open innovation practice, leading to uncertainty and even renunciation of open innovation project participation. Thus, it is essential for SMEs to find the right balance between possible positive effects and negative consequences - the latter being the less studied "dark sides" of open innovation. However, appropriate methods of finding this balance are still lacking. In this article, we discuss the assessment of open innovation project participation by presenting a weighing and decision process framework as a conceivable solution approach. The framework includes an internal, external, and integrated analysis as well as a recommendation and decision phase. Piece by piece, we investigate the current situation and the innovation goals of the enterprise as an initial point for a decision for or against engaging in open innovation. Furthermore, we discuss the development of a software tool that automatically applies this framework and allows self-assessment by SMEs. KW - open innovation KW - open innovation participation KW - self-assessment tool KW - risks KW - benefits KW - entrepreneurship KW - SMEs Y1 - 2016 SN - 1927-0321 VL - 8 SP - 34 EP - 40 PB - Carleton University Graphic Services CY - Ottawa ER -