On October 11 to 13, 2013, a workshop for Young researcher group leaders on the topics of Third Party Acquisition, Financial Management, and Technology Transfer is held at the Centre for Science and Research Management in Speyer. Eleven young researcher group leaders looking forward to a workshop with our associate Dr. Lars Niemann on October 11, 2013. Today, a career in science and research is comprised of several components: various projects with external funding support, financed by different formats and institutions, provide scientific freedom. The

On October 10 and 11, 2013 the Autumn School for Young Scientists takes place at the University of Education Weingarten. Our associate Dr. Lars Niemann holds the keynote lecture of this event. The lecture, entitled “Research funding in Germany – the project idea in a scientific career“ is addressed straight at the young and junior scientists and researchers to prepare them for the next steps and the different facets of their career. This external funding to finance their own research are becoming more and more important.

Transition Management – Utilize changes as breeding grounds for improvements Changes can be a good breeding ground for improvements Article from Alessandro Guerrini, Management Consultant at Vineyard Management Consulting GmbH In private as well as professional life, changes can be the breeding ground for improvements. Changes enable to consider  and understand known patterns, workflows and situations from a different perspective so that you can align yourself newly to the changes. In the end it’s always about the people if you want to change anything in your company or

Excellent knowledge management provides a substantial prospect Christian Keller about the perspectives and opportunities that knowledge management will deliver in the next years.  1. Nice to meet you Mr. Keller. Also in this year you have had an amazing success and contribution to put knowledge management into practice by your summit “KnowledgeLive” in Bielefeld. This annual meeting is part of your mission to give customers access to excellent knowledge management know how. What have been the key topics this year? First of all you need

An innovative approach to complexity can be profitable Management Consultant Alexander Haasper thinks that complexity can yield advantages over competitors and be a source for innovation. Organizations should not only focus on solely reducing complexity. 1. Mr. Haasper, last year you and your partner, Carsten Fabig, published a book on the topic of Complexity Management. Could you shortly summarize why it is worth purchasing it? The focus of the book lies on how to intelligently use complexity in an organization and how to ultimately turn

Wissen live! Event about Knowledge Management will be held in Bielefeld on February 14, 2013. Being on top of the agenda of many organizations, Knowledge Management offers plenty of opportunities but also implies risks. It may help organizations to attract high potentials and to enable transfer of knowledge within the organization. In the best case, organizations will gain a competitive advantage. In 2013, the Initiative ‘Wissensexzellenz’ will hold the event Wissen live! in Bielefeld for the second time. Vineyard Management Consulting as well has realized

Vineyard Management Consulting GmbH has publicated the book “Complexigence: Understand complexity verstehen and manage it actively”: Since more than a decade complexity is one of the mega trends within the phase of globalization and information age. Why exactly now another book about those challenges? The short answer is that companies and its people just have started to understand complexity and its impacts so that they can actively manage it. Complexity is always a great opportunity. Companies which position themselves openly and positively, methodological prepared and

In the last months we have established new visions of working together with network partners in the fields of our consulting portfolio. Whilst we are working together already since 2007 with BECN AG on the change and trasnition projects of our clients and since 2011with Anyhwere.24 GmbH, a specialist for concerted process enhancements on the basis of experienced valuation methos like SCAMPISM class A/B/C for CMMI® or SPICE® (ISO15504/12207/ AutomotiveSpice), we are now pleased that our network partner portfolio has now been extended with best-practice innovations GmbH (b-pi), a

Vineyard Management Consulting GmbH is a young dynamic consultancy that supports european organizations within the sector of finance, telecommunications, and IT in change management. The permanent growth of our consultancy proves the business confidence our customers have. For professional reinforcement of our consultancy team we are looking for outstanding personalities. We offer interesting and diversified projects in challenging work environments. Individual freedom and a close teamwork with experienced and successful colleagues guarantee excellent individual and professional development possibilities. Job offers can be found via our

Vineyard Management Consulting GmbH has publicated the book “Process Management: Modern process design as best practise”: Antoher book with regard to process management? Does every consultancy have an own methodology or research department in the meanwhile? That is by no means the case. The idea of this book evolved within a not really serious conversation betwenn our consultants about the project experiences of the recent years. At the end of the discussion, our colleague put it in a nutshell: “I really do wonder – after