Project management approaches were never particularly well-suited for large-scale software implementation projects within organizations. Take "ERP transformations", which still take 18 months, 24 months, 3 years - or forever. From a rational, time-oriented perspective, it is clear that such approaches must be deeply flawed. And they are: Project managers (and executives) assume that there is a trade-off to have between scope/quality, cost and time. "That way of thinking is called the "iron...

Dieser Sammelband vereint 18 Texte von Silke Hermann und Niels Pfläging, die sie einzeln oder im Duo veröffentlicht haben - hinzu kommt ein Interview mit Niels Pfläging. Inhaltlich wird einen bunter Blumenstrauss an Einsichten zu Organisationsgestaltung und Führung geboten. Bei aller Vielfalt der Themen und Aspekte verlieren Hermann und Pfläging jedoch nie den roten Faden aus den Augen: Stets bleiben sie konsequenter Selbstorganisation, Dezentralisierung und organisationaler Demokratie nach...

Today marks the release of a new book from BetaCodex Press: A new edition of Henry Ford's 1926 timeless classic "Today and Tomorrow" - freshly and carefully edited and designed, with a well-researched, 20-page Henry Ford bio. All edited by Niels Pflaeging. If you are into Lean, Just-in-Time, time orientation, management history, sustainable business, and contemporary (!) leadership, this book is a must-read, as it combines micro-economic wit, ecological conscience, reflections on business...