TY - JOUR U1 - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed) A1 - Wiechmann, Diana A1 - Reichstein, Christopher A1 - Härting, Ralf-Christian A1 - Büechl, Jörg A1 - Pressl, Michael T1 - Agile management to secure competitiveness in times of digital transformation in medium-sized businesses JF - Procedia computer science N2 - With the digital transformation, companies will experience a change that focuses on shaping the organization into an agile organizational form. In today's competitive and fast-moving business environment, it is necessary to react quickly to changing market conditions. Agility represents a promising option for overcoming these challenges. The path to an agile organization represents a development process that requires consideration of countless levels of the enterprise. This paper examines the impact of digital transformation on agile working practices and the benefits that can be achieved through technology. To enable a solution for today's so-called VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity und Ambiguity) world, agile ways of working can be applied project management requires adaptation. In the qualitative study, expert interviews were conducted and analyzed using the grounded theory method. As a result, a model can be presented that shows the influencing factors and potentials of agile management in the context of the digital transformation of medium-sized companies. KW - qualitative research KW - small and medium sized enterprises KW - organizational structure KW - agile management KW - digital transformation Y1 - 2022 UN - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:rt2-opus4-40865 SN - 1877-0509 SS - 1877-0509 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2022.09.294 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2022.09.294 VL - 207 IS - Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information & Engineering Systems: Proceedings of the 26th International Conference KES2022 SP - 2353 EP - 2363 S1 - 11 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER -