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28th of June to 2nd of July 2021, Munich
Is Requirements Engineering a question of culture? This is the motto of the 19th REConf, where the “Who is Who” of requirements management meets and exchanges information every year. The conference will take place in Munich from June 28 to July 2, 2021. Of course, microTOOL will also be there as a premium exhibitor. We are looking forward to another edition of the conference and would be pleased to meet you there. This video will give you some impressions of the event in 2019.
29th to 30th of April 2021, Frankfurt / Main
The third European BA-Day will take place from April 29 – 30, 2021 in Frankfurt/Main. Masventa has once again invited the Who is Who of the European business analyst scene to discuss next year’s topic: Closing the Gaps with Business Analysis. The keynotes will be held on 29 April 2021 by Sudan Jackson from REWE Digital and Patricia Salgado from The Walker Research Company. microTOOL will again support the event as a sponsor.
8th to 10th of October 2019, Berlin
Three years ago, the first Modern RE took place at the Mercure Hotel Berlin Tempelhof Airport. HLMC invited experts on the subject of modern requirements management and they came. A home game in which microTOOL was a must. Since then, the event has established itself and is considered an important networking event on the topics of agile requirements engineering, user experience and design thinking. microTOOL supported the the conference also in 2019 as a partner. Ursula Meseberg’s talk on the challenges of business agility was very well received. We are looking forward to the next Modern RE in 2020.
6th of June 2019, Vienna
On June 6 the CON.ECT Informunity invited to another Business Analysis, Requirements and DevOps Day in Vienna. Participants exchanged their experiences at the interface between business processes/software processes and requirements engineering as well as new developments in the use of tools. Ursula Meseberg gave a talk on how to make digitization projects manageable with agile business analysis.
17th of May 2019, Frankfurt/Main
The second European Business Analysis Day took place on the 17th of May 2019 near Frankfurt/Main. It was titled: “The Digital Change – Everything Remains Different“. The conference on business analysis, project management and requirements engineering focussed on economic as well as IT topics. Prof Dr Meinel, head of the Hasso Plattner Institut, held the opening keynote. 15 other internationally renowned speakers (amongst them e.g. Colin Hood, Adrian Reed, Kevin Brennan) shared their knowledge in three parallel tracks. microTOOL was part of the event as a sponsor.
18th of April 2019, Berlin
Project management methods and tools in practice was the title of the PMI Berlin/Brandenburg Chapter Meeting on April 18 at microTOOL in Berlin. Enrico Fritz presented in his talk Lean soll es sein – Projektmanagementstandards musterbasiert anwenden methods and tools for complying with laws, norms and guidelines in projects despite agility. The second presentation Projektmanagement als Enabler für Service und Innovation was given by Marcel Reusch from INTENSE AG. He showed how the introduction of PMI standards can be successful in small and medium-sized companies. We were pleased to host the PMI Berlin/Brandenburg Chapter as a new partner.
14th of March 2019, Berlin
The Dual Study Programme Day at the HWR Berlin (Berlin School of Economics and Law) is an opportunity for all the organizations that offer placements for this programme to get in touch with students. microTOOL provides two placements every year for students of information systems and presented itself again at the HWR Berlin Campus in Lichtenberg. Find out more about our dual study programme here.
11th to 15th of March 2019, Munich
The requirements engineering community met again at the REConf conference in Munich. They discussed: Agility, digitization, industry 4.0, internet of things, new work, VUCA and other phenomena of our time that characterize the role of RE. microTOOL presented software for RE, business analysis and digital transformation. Ursula Meseberg introduced methods for agile business analysis in her keynote “Beyond Agile RE: Business agility paving the way”.
27th November 2018, Berlin
Responsible and sustainable quality assurance was the motto of the fifth ASQF quality day in Fraunhofer FOKUS in Berlin. The work group “Software quality and training e.V.” discussed who is responsible for software quality, what sustainability means in the context of software quality management and which requirements assure software quality. Different branches (e.g. medical technology, automotive) participated in the discussion and different approaches were investigated. Open styles, like the world café and fishbowl, encouraged and strengthened discussions between participants. In the presentation “Quality through traceability – from business need to solution,” Ursula Meseberg introduced a way to ensure traceability from requirements right up to code. microTOOL was proud to be a sponsor of this event.
8th of October 2018, Cologne
The PMI Cologne Chapter invited members and non-members to the Stadthotel am Römerturm in Cologne on October 8, 2018. Dr. Peter Fey (PMICC, Vice President Universities) introduced the speakers of the evening. Ursula Meseberg, managing director of microTOOL, asked in her talk Requirements and scope of a project – what can Business Analysis achieve? She then further discussed the importance of Business Analysis in the age of digital transformation with Rainer Wendt, president of the IIBA Germany Chapter.
25th to 27th of September 2018, Berlin
The Modern RE conference took place in Berlin for the second time this year. From September 25th to 27th, experts on the theme of modern requirements engineering met at the Mercure Hotel Berlin – Tempelhof Airport. Of course, microTOOL was there, too! The conference discussed how classical methods of requirements engineering can be integrated into agile projects. The focus was on agile requirements engineering, user experience and design thinking. microTOOL presented solutions in the exhibitions and a talk on Agile Business Analysis, which was very well received by the audience.
18th to 20th of June 2018, Berlin
The Sixth Government and Administration Future Congress was a leading public sector event for digital change under the patronage of the German Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community. The event is established as a stimulating industry congress. Over 1 500 decision makers from federal, state and regional governments met there to discuss the technological, structural and organizational tasks of digitalization of governments and administrations. In the “Solutions Arena”, microTOOL presented future-orientated software for digital transformations.
17th and 18th of May 2018, Frankfurt am Main
The 1st European Business Analysis Day was held in Frankfurt/Main on 17 and 18 May 2018. Fifteen international speakers, an innovation workshop, agile analysis, user and customer experience as well as process mining – the event offered a very comprehensive program. The goal was to create a hotspot for business analysts in the center of Europe. This hotspot is intended to promote regular exchange on current trends and best practices in the European business analyst community further on. microTOOL supported this idea and the event as a sponsor and additionally contributed to the event with a talk by Ursula Meseberg, managing director of microTOOL.
16th of May 2018 in Vienna
The international management conference HAPPYPROJECTS took place in Austria for the 36th time. About 250 participants met up for networking on the topics “Digital & Analogue” at Tech Gate Vienna on 16 May 2018. About thirty talks and ten workshops focussed on digitalization as a change process, digital project management and project portfolio management, business models and success through digitalization, analogue communication in projects, digitalization through projects and programs and the use of business analysis in project portfolio management. microTOOL took part for the first time and presented solutions for digital and/or analogue projects in the exhibition area and in the tool-stream program.
24th and 25th of April 2018, Berlin
The last microTOOL conference took place on 24th and 25th of April 2018 in Berlin. Our theme was: “Fit for the digital future. Knowledge. Tools. Experience.” Users of our software reported on their practical experience, we shared news about our product development, service and support and experts explained current trends, methods and best practices. Of course, we also hosted the very popular Knowledge Black Market, where experts discussed predefined themes in small groups. It was again a microTOOL highlight and we are looking forward to the next conference in 2010.
15th of March 2018, Berlin
microTOOL introduced itself at the day of the dual studies at the HWR Berlin (Berlin School of Economics and Law), Campus Lichtenberg. Around 100 other organizations presented themselves at the largest campus fair for dual studies in Berlin. microTOOL offers two placements every year for students of information systems. Find out more about it here.
6th and 7th of March 2018 in Munich
The REConf was founded in 2002 by the HOOD Group and has been held regularly in the Munich area since then. On the 6th and 7th of March 2018, the 17th edition of REConf opened its doors and invited the requirements engineering community to the H4 Hotel München Messe. microTOOL participateed as a premium exhibitor at the event and presented the current versions of the various tools for the determination, recording, visualization, planning, realization and documentation of requirements. Also, Ursula Mesebergs talk on “How to make change projects manageable with agile Business Analysis” was very popular on the first day of the conference.
27th of February – 1st of March 2018 in Nuremberg
From 27th of February to the 1st of March, everything in the Nuremberg Messezentrum was about embedded systems: in a yearly rhythm, the embedded community meets here for the embedded world exhibition and conference. As the international trade fair with a focus on embedded technologies, the event reflected on the trends in the branch. And microTOOL was there again – with their solutions for requirements engineering, project management and application lifecycle management. It was nice meeting you in hall 4, stand 107. Maybe you saw Mohamed Jamal Eddine on the 28th February at 10.30 am in the exhibitor forum in hall 4 with his talk: „Agile Testing – last bite the dogs no more“.
17th – 18th of January 2018 in Vienna
On January 17th and 18th 2018, the Software Quality Days were taking place in Vienna following the motto “Software quality 4.0: methods and tools for better software systems.” The themes were current trends, best practices methods in quality management, and ideas to improve methods and processes – and just like at the beginning of 2017, microTOOL has been right in the middle of things. We were glad to take part yet again in Europe’s leading conference for software quality and in particular to the opportunity to demonstrate the advantages of processes and methods with in-STEP BLUE to customers and others who were interested, as well as demonstrating the best practices and current trends with objectiF RPM.
14th of November 2017 in Berlin
On the 14th of November 2017, the 7th Berlin Requirements Engineering Symposium took place in the Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin. The safeguarding of consistent requirements management from the early phases of product development up to after sales is even today not a standard in businesses. Under the motto “Consistent requirements management – processes, methods, tools” experts from the industry and from academia introduced solution approaches, to procedural, methodical and IT-side challenges that can be encountered. microTOOL showed the newest version of objectiF RPM. With objectiF RPM businesses can plan and control the entire application lifecycle from the goals of the stakeholders to the analysis of requirements to the drafting of solutions, in agile or traditional development or a combination of both, right up to testing and service.
23rd – 25th of October in Nuremberg
The German Society for Project Management e.V. invited guests to the PMO Day on October 23rd and to the PM Forum on the 24th and 25th. We were glad to accept the invitation and presented solutions for forward-looking project and requirement management on all three days. We enjoyed our conversations about hybrid project management, challenges and new paths in project management, requirements and stakeholder management and PM trends.
20th of October 2017 in Cologne
On the 20th of October, Maik Pfingsten, a renowned keynote speaker focusing on systems engineering, invited experts to join the second Requirements Engineering Barcamp in Cologne. Everyone who was interested in requirements engineering, wanted to extend their network or find inspiration for future projects was welcomed. The event was intended for specialists and decision-makers in the requirements engineering field such as system and requirements engineers, product and project managers, development managers and everyone who was looking for better development processes, who had to combine requirements engineering and agile methods and who wanted to have some practical tips.
As in the previous year, microTOOL supported the event with regard to the Initiative University by providing 10 free tickets for students.
Blog posts by Maik Pfingsten focusing on agile requirements specifications and the system footprint can be found here.
12th of October 2017 in Stuttgart
Are projects without requirements condemned to fail?
In projects, cumulative quantity is often reported that doesn’t correspond to the currently realized project requirements. Understandable, because the information about this is only seldom available and almost always based on subjective estimates. It is worth speaking about this situation on the 12th of October 2017 in Stuttgart at the “Business Breakfast Requirements Management”. The breakfast takes place at the Graf Zeppelin Steigenberger Hotel and interesting ideas about stumbling blocks and best practices will be swapped between decision makers from different businesses.
12th of October 2017 in Vienna
Welcome to a world full of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. VUCA is one of the most fashionable acronyms of international management literature. But does it mean for the working world? Especially for the everyday life of project managers? How can they be fit for these challenges? What kind of mindset and skills do you need to succeed in such an unstable environment? Where are the dangers and where are the chances? And how can you lift this – although nothing is fixed? At the pma focus 2017 on the 12th of October in Vienna, VUCA and its impact on the project management industry were in the spotlight. That’s for sure! Have you been there? Then maybe we met!
6th of October 2017 in Vienna
In a world of constant change, businesses have to be able to change more and more in order to ensure their success. “Business analysis – changes with continuity” was the motto of the business analysis summit 2017, hosted by the Austrian and German arm of the IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis). Already in its third year, the conference was geared towards business analysts, business architects, requirements engineers, application analysts, project and program managers, and it promised a high-quality program. Experts like Andreas Pricher from the Austrian Ministry for Finance, Dr. Philipp S. Müller, general manager of the public sector as CSC, Frank Boos, the managing director of Firstwaters or Prof. Dr. Giampiero Beroggi, manager of the Center of Business Engineering at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences have lots of practical experience and shared this knowledge in numerous lectures.
microTOOL looked forward to the Business Analysis Summit 2017 and was very proud to be supporting the event as a sponsor.
20th – 21st of September 2017 in Berlin
The theme of requirements management has been shaping software engineering for many years now. Errors that are committed here pervade whole software or hardware development projects. Modern RE was a new conference that highlighted precisely this aspect. On the 20th and 21st of September in Berlin, you could expect experiential reports about agile project management, the interaction between classical and agile approaches about agile business analysis and tools. We were glad to be taking part in the new conference as exhibitors and held a lecture on the theme “How does business analysis succeed in hybrid-agile projects?”.
14th of September 2017 in Vienna
On the 14th of September 2017, CON•ECT Eventmanagement invited IT users from economy and public authorities to join the New Software Trends event under the motto Agility quo vadis? in Vienna. The latest trends and developments concerning agility have been discussed such as: What are the best processes? How does Scrum work in practice? And how can agile architectures be scaled?
Nathalie Günther from microTOOL did a presentation on requirements engineering and what kind of features objectiF RPM offers.
Like last year, it was again a pleasure for microTOOL to support the event.
7th – 9th of September 2017 in Berlin
A new year, a new PM Camp Berlin – this year, PM Camp Berlin has already been celebrating its fifth edition! That’s why there was a V, like Variety! There were high-profile and inspirational trendsetters: on Thursday afternoon the event began with an interactive kickstart workshop – this year it was about diversity and other visions of the future of project work with Visual Braindump. On Friday, Roman Rackwitz, gamification pioneer and social media enthusiast, founder and CEO, opened with his piece, “Playful Volition.” In the evening, Frank Eilers reflected on the day in his humorous way. On Saturday, Martin Gaedt – successful founder, author and expert for idea fitness – kicked things off. In “Subversively Connected,” you learned how true innovations arise from the combination and connections between things that are already known and available.
The PM Camp Berlin was definitely exciting. microTOOL was glad to be supporting this event again this year as a sponsor.
28th and 29th of June 2017 in Graz
This June, Graz has been the meeting point for the international agile community! Following the motto “The heart of agile in the green heart of Europe,” the 28th and 29th of June was an agile journey. What were the original founding values of the agile movement and what are the current needs of people, teams and organizations today? How do businesses master the agile transformation and what are the most important factors for powerful development? Along with workshops and three different lecture paths (Heart of Agile, Scaling Agile and Agile Leadership), there were also two international trailblazers of agility as keynote speakers, Alistair Cockburn and Zuzi Sochova. And microTOOL presented its own solutions for working agile with multiple teams, for requirements engineering and for testing.
22nd of June 2017 in Hamburg
Are projects without requirements condemned to fail? In projects, cumulative quantity is often reported that doesn’t correspond to the currently realized project requirements. Understandable, because the information about this is only seldom available and almost always based on subjective estimates. It was worth speaking about this situation on the 22nd of June 2017 in Hamburg, at the “Business Breakfast Requirements Management”. The breakfast took place at the firm CONFERTIS and we swapped very interesting ideas about stumbling blocks and best practices between decision makers from different businesses.
13th of June 2017 in Vienna
On the 13th of June 2017, CON•ECT event management invited IT users to the “Business Analysis and Requirements Day in an Agile World”. It was about requirements engineering in agile projects, processes to handle requirements, controlling projects and successful appoaches in software development. Ursula Meseberg, managing director of microTOOL GmbH held a lecture on the theme of “How can business analysis succeed in hybrid-agile projects?” Ms. Meseberg discussed businesses that have decided to take the path to agility because Scrum has already worked well in small projects. These businesses are facing big challenges because not all areas in a business will comprehend the step to agility at the same time. To work agilely in a non-agile world requires compromises. These lead to a hybrid approach – that means a combination of agile and classical project planning and management. And how does business analysis succeed in an environment like this? Ms. Meseberg explained in Vienna.
11th and 12th of May 2017 in Vienna
On the 11th and 12th of May 2017, the business analysis camp took place in Vienna. For the fourth time, business analysts from all over the world met to discuss challenges in businesses and projects, changes, business values and business needs. The BA camp offered a great program, with keynotes from Debra Paul and Torster Koerting, discussions, workshops and lectures. And with the usability test eatings the two organizers Ingrid and Peter Gerstbach succeeded a very successful and interesting surprise. We were happy to sponsor the business analysts’ branch meeting. We are looking forward to seeing everybody again on 17 and 18 May 2018.
March 28-29, 2017 Munich
The REConf 2017 took place in Munich from March 28-29th. The “who’s who” of the requirements management world met for the sixteenth time to discuss challenges and best practices in workshops, talks, discussion groups and open spaces. As usual 2017 featured a large selection of prestigious producers and service providers. microTOOL was among them. And we had very interesting talks about innovations in objectiF RPM, the software for application lifecycle management – and in-STEP BLUE – the project management tool based on processes and standards.
March 14-17, 2017 in Nuremberg
From March 14-16, 2017 the embedded world opened its doors again. Over 30 000 experts from various industry sectors were invited to experience the world of embedded systems. microTOOL joined the embedded world once again and demonstrated the most recent features included in objectiF RPM – the software for requirements engineering and agile development – and in-STEP BLUE – the software for processes and compliance. It was a very nice event with interesting discussions with lot of visitors. We are already looking forward to the next embedded world in 2018.
March 9 2017, HWR Berlin, Lichtenberg Campus
microTOOL offers apprenticeships again in 2018 as part of our cooperation with the Berlin School of Economics and Law. We therefore gladly took the opportunity to present the latest solutions and trends from the fields of application lifecycle management, requirements engineering and project management on the Dual Study Programme Day. After the interesting discussions on the ground we are already looking forward to the applications.
January 31 – February 02 2017, in Munich
More than 150 speakers – including numerous top international names – shared the newest insights in development and software at this year’s OOP from January 31st – February 2nd. The event centered around three issues: 1) The steps involved in processing digital signals; 2) Life with implanted devices and 3) What software developers can learn from architects. Ursula Meseberg, microTOOL’s CEO, gave a talk entitled: “Requirements engineering and backlog management for agile product development” in which explained the orthogonal variability model as well as variation points with variation quantities in requirements engineering for complex features. microTOOL was proud to present the latest versions of objectiF RPM, in-STEP BLUE and objectiF RM at this year’s OOP.
January 18 – 19, 2017 in Vienna
“Experience the value of quality.” That was the theme at the Software Quality Days, held in Vienna from the 18 – 19 January 2017. The event was all about current trends, best practices in quality management and ways of improving methods and processes. microTOOL was proud to be involved in Europe’s leading conference for software quality and happy about the opportunity to meet clients and people interested in the advantages of processes and methods with in-STEP BLUE, as well as those who wanted to know more about best practices and the most up-to-date trends in objectiF RPM. The focus of the event was: “Quality of things: complexity and challenges of software engineering in emerging technologies”; perfect for our tools.
November 16, 2016 Munich
“Climbing the peak with project management” was the theme of this year’s PM Summit—one of the largest project management events in Germany. The comparison was between the challenges associated with a complex project with those of a climbing expedition: preparation, equipment, team work, leadership and dealing with outside interferences.
As a proud sponsor and presenter, microTOOL had lively discussions and gained new ideas at the event.
November 10, 2016 in Siegburg
On November 10, 2016 the ANSSTAND e.V. special interest group for V-Modell users hosted the V-Modell XT Get-Together. The conference was aimed at project managers, qusality assurance managers, systems analysts and designers as well as executive managers in systems development, project leaders in administration and authorities and IT managers. microTOOL’s Hubert Siegemund provided insight into his experiences in applying and implementing the V-Modell XT.
October 17th and 19th in Nuremberg
From October 17th to 19th 2016 the German Association for Project Management e.V. was hosting the 33rd international project management forum. This time the theme is “GROWING TOGTHER. Connecting ideas. Securing project results.” Experts gathered at the Nuremberg convention center for the largest project management meeting in Europe. And microTOOL presented solutions for future oriented project management, requirements management and agile development. We also hosted a new discussion format about “Why don’t you just plan you projects without requirements”. It was a great forum and a great experience and we already look forward to the 34th international project management forum.
October 14, 2016 in Cologne
Maik Pfingsten, renowned keynote speaker focusing on systems engineering, invited experts to join the Requirements Engineering Barcamp on October 14, 2016 in Cologne. The event was about all things requirements engineering and aimed at systems and requirements engineers, product and project managers, product development managers and all people looking for ways to improve their operations and processes, seeking a more agile approach to their projects or interested in hands-on knowledge.
As part of the Initiative Hochschule, microTOOL supported the event by giving away 10 free tickets .
Two blog posts by Maik Pfingsten focusing on agile requirements specifications and the system footprint can be found here.
October 13, 2016, Cologne
Functional Safety has fundamentally changed the way we develop products. For this reason, Jörg Hermes, experienced product developer and expert in the area of functional safety, invited current and future Functional Safety Managers, Experts, Engineers and Project Managers to join the First Functional Safety Barcamp in Cologne on October 13, 2016.
This unconference aimed the challenges that have to be faced in the areas of aviation, the automotive sector, medical technology or agricultural technology. The goal was to enter into a fruitful exchange of knowledge across industries and to find answers to concrete questions posed by current safety developments and trends regarding the control mechanisms, operation, process models and tools.
In line with microTOOL’s Initiative Hochschule the company supported the event by donating 10 free tickets for students.
October 6, 2016 at the Infineon Campus in Munich
The MESCONF focused on the usefulness of modelling in the development of embedded systems. Interesting talks and discussions in open-spaces took place on October 6th 2016 in the second edition of the conference. microTOOL once again joined the event to show objectiF RPM and the benefits it has for businesses. The software is a leader in the market when it comes to helping companies create products flexibly and quickly as well as to respond to a world of ever changing requirements.
September 29 to October 01, 2016, Berlin
The fourth Berlin PM camp took place from September 29th to October 1st 2016 at the Humboldt University. Focusing on the topic of digitization, projects in the time of digitization and digitization using projects. But what is digitization? And what does it mean for projects? What will change? Discussions were held about project management, leadership, visualization, corporate culture, agility, processes as well as about tools, communication and project marketing.
September 29 2016, Berlin
A business analyst is constantly on the look-out for opportunities, problems and solutions in companies. He pursues the goal of improving the company step by step. But what is the most important part of the communication in business analysis? How does business analysis work in agile projects? And how can companies incrementally develop systems? The IIBA Chapter Meeting on September 29 at microTOOL in Berlin provided answers.
September 27, 2016 in Vienna
Traceability is of utmost importance for business analysis, but people from agile environments often are convinced that traceability is more labour-intensive and thwarts agility. One thing is certainly true: People must be able to experience traceability, which is a credo that Ursula Meseberg focused on at the IIBA Austria Chapter Meeting on September 27, 2016 in Vienna. It was the first time microTOOL filled the role of Gold Sponsor of the IIBA Austria Chapter. It was a great event and a lot of fun for all participants, and we are already looking forward to the next chapter meeting!
September 1-2, 2016 in Wiesbaden
In what situations does it make sense for agile teams to use tools? The Tools4AgileTeams Conference took place in Wiesbaden from September 1-2, 2016 and focused on this exact question. It was a meeting place for all persons interested in agile project work a well as for tool manufacturers offering solutions for teams, process models and technologies. Ursula Meseberg, Managing Director at microTOOL GmbH, provided insight into Requirements Engineers and Agile Teams – Done Twice or Doubling Down on Quality? and offered a first look into new objectiF RPM features.
June 20th, 2016 in Cologne and June 27th, 2016 in Munich
On June 20th and 27th the Management Circle has organized its fifth dialog forum. Project management experts, professionals and new-comers came together to discuss their experiences around the theme: “Modern project management. Digital. Agile. Effective.”
Where is project management today and how can solutions be implemented while managing teams and juggling 10 projects at the same time—these kinds of issues were discussed in Cologne and Munich.
microTOOL presented future oriented solutions in project management, requirements management and agile development. And Olaf Seidler, microTOOL’s senior account manager at microTOOL gave a talk entitled: “Best practices in development projects.”
June 22, 2016 at the Beuth Technical University of Applied Sciences Berlin
Use Case 2.0 is on everyone’s mind. But what advantages does it offer for agile development? Are Use Case 2.0 and scrum, as the most prominent representatives of agile development, even compatible? microTOOL was happy to be supporting the Beuth Hochschule für Technik in Berlin in June 2016 again.
Take a look at the Initiative Hochschule.
The Association of German Engineers (VDI) Berlin-Brandenburg, in association with microTOOL GmbH, cordially invited to the Knowledge Transfer on June 16, 2016 followed by a time of discussion. Enrico Fritz, lead consultant at microTOOL GmbH, reported on the typical challenges involved in developing software and embedded systems. He covered questions like: How to elicit good requirements, analyze stakeholders, identify connections, or partition systems. In short: how to systematically develop good systems.
June 15, 2016, IBM Client Center Vienna
On June 15, 2015 CON•ECT event management invited IT users to the “Business Analysis and Requirements Day” in the IBM Client Center in Vienna.
Ursula Meseberg, microTOOL’s CEO, gave a talk on how can we make requirements engineering successful in agile projects. Franz Hofer, from the Raiffeisen Bank International AG spoke about “Product owners – living in the tension between IT and business.” And Dr. Michael Amann from ProMind e.U., Mag. Christoph Leithner from the Celix Solution GmbH, Helmut Pichler from ANECON as well as Severin Winkler from SBA Research concluded the event with their own interesting talks.
May 11 and 12 2016, Hotel Pestana Berlin Tiergarten
The microTOOL user conference held from May 11th to 12th in the Pestana Hotel Berlin was a fascinating experience for all the participants. The conference was about the present and the future. What options do our tools offer us today and what possibilities do they open up for the future? What are some of your daily struggles at work and which challenges will you face for tomorrow? The program has grown since 2015. It is divided into three parts: talks, a mini format and the ever-popular knowledge black market.
Take a look at this year’s agenda (German only).
April 19th, 2016 in Frankfurt and April 20th, 2016 in Munich
The OBJEKT spectrum hosted the Information Days on April 2016 in Frankfurt am Main and a day later on April 20 in Munich. The topic was “innovation and software engineering”. The event tries to answer the question: how much innovation arises from professional software engineering? At the same time we evaluate the practical relevance of agility, design thinking, DevOps, requirements engineering and usability engineering. The result is: software engineering is a driver of innovation.
microTOOL, as the host, is looking forward to presenting its solutions on both days. Ursula Meseberg, CEO of microTOOL, is also giving a talk about “requirements engineers’ tasks in agile projects” and answering the questions: Can requirements engineering even be agile? Who is currently performing agile requirements engineering and what techniques are they using?
April 12th, 2016 in Berlin
PRINCE2 users had a great time hearing about PRINCE2 agile at the PRINCE2 regular meetup. The event was organized by the BPUG – the Best Practice User Group Germany e.V – and microTOOL.
After a brief welcome by microTOOL’s Michael Schenkel, Steffen Wendel, chairman of BPUG Germany e.V. spoke about the organization’s goals and activities. Afterwards Wolfgang Ksoll captivated audiences with a talk entitled “PRINCE2 Agile – do we need it?” The participants had the opportunity during the event to ask questions and discuss various ideas. How agile has PRINCE2 become? What might the practical applications look like? And how can PRINCE2 add value? The event was concluded with some refreshments and networking.
March 10 2016, HWR Berlin, Lichtenberg Campus
microTOOL offers apprenticeships again in 2016 as part of our cooperation with the Berlin School of Economics and Law. We were very proud to be invited to present at the dual degree day on March 10th 2016. We talked about the newest solutions and trends in the fields of project management and requirements engineering. We answered questions about internships, degrees, theses and even jobs for young professionals.
You can find out more about the course at the Berlin School of Economics and Law.
February 29 – March 4, 2016 in Nuremberg
„Connecting People – Overcoming Barriers“ was the motto of the REConf 2016. This event focussed on the challenges of combining traditional requirements management with the challenges of an increasingly agile world, of methodological differences, of finding commonalities and of finding the right approaches. Ursula Meseberg contributed to the event with her presentation „Requirements Engineering und Business Analyse auf dem Weg zu Global Professions: Ein Vergleich der methodischen Grundlagen für die Zertifizierungen nach IIBA, IREB und PMI“ („Requirements Engineering and Business Analysis as Global Professions: A Comparison of the Methodologies of IIBA, IREB and PMI Certificates).
microTOOL once again joined the REConf as exhibitor and presented all new features of in-STEP RED, objectiF RM and in-STEP BLUE. And we are already looking forward to participating in REConf 2017.
February 23-25, 2016 in Nuremberg
The leading international fair for embedded systems, embedded world, gave participants the chance to experience the whole world of innovations from the embedded sector, to meet experts and to acquire new customers. The microTOOL booth in Nürenberg expanded attendees knowledge on requirements engineering, the key to developing successful embedded systems. We also provided more information about in-STEP RED, objectiF RM and in-STEP BLUE.
November 17, 2015 at the Waldorf Astoria Berlin
“Effizienzsteigerung des Anforderungsmanagements“ (Improving Efficiency of Requirements Management) was the motto of the 5th Berlin Requirements Engineering Symposium hosted by Fraunhofer IPK and InMediasP GmbH. microTOOL was pleased to contribute to the session „Praktischer Nutzen agiler Methoden“ (Real-World Benefits of Agile Methods) in the form of a presenation. Ursula Meseberg focussed on the challenges of agile and mobile trends in her talk „Agile for Mobile: Erfahrungen mit der agilen Entwicklung von Anforderungen für mobile Business Applikationen.“ (Agile for Mobile: Experiences in Agile Development of Requirements for Mobile Business Applications).
October 26-28, 2015 in Nuremberg
On October 27-28, 2015 the German Association for Project Management e.V. hosted the 32rd International Project Management Forum, the PM Forum. The motto of the event was „Projektmanagement öffnet Horizonte. Weiterdenken. Weitergehen.“ (Project Management broadens horizons. Think further. Go further.)
Experts came together for the biggest event for the biggest industry event. On October 26, the PMO Day took place; it focused on “Leading Principles for the Future of Project Management”. microTOOL presented solutions for future-proof project management and requirements management. It was an exciting event that makes us look forward to the next steps we make together with our clients and customers.
October 6, 2015 at the Infineon Campus in Munich
Have you heard of the Modeling Manifest of Embedded Systems? Seven theses combining claim, goals and practice of model-based development of embedded systems were announced at the MESCONF on October 6, 2015 at the Infineon-Campus in Munich. microTOOL was pleased to join the MESCONF as exhibitor and talk about the numerous possibilities offered by objectiF RM.
The MESCONF offered open sessions, traditional presentations and panel discussions about chances and challenges of embedded systems modeling, reasonable model sizes and required traceability from requirements elicitation to testing. We are already looking forward to the second MESCONF next year.
October 2, 2015 in Kassel
The project management department of Kassel University hosted a project management symposium focusing on “Risk Management in Projects” on October 2 at the Ramada Hotel Kassel. microTOOL presented solutions for integrated project and risk management and supported the event as sponsor.
Companies such as Bombardier, DB ProjektBau, DB Netz, Daimler, Porsche, BMW, Volkswagen, Audi, Hochtief and Deges gave insights into their approaches to risk management. Around 150 participants from industry sectors such as construction, automotive, engineering and consulting joined a great number of presentations and lively discussions.
September 25, 2015 in Frankfurt/Main
The Austrian and German chapter of the IIBA (International Instiute of Business Analysis) hosted the Business Analysis Summit in Frankfurt/Main on September 25, 2015. Business Analysts, Business Architects, Application Analysts, Requirements Engineers, Project and Program Managers were part of a top-class event.
Experts such as Rüdiger Süß of Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt, Prof. Dr. Bernhard Kölmel of the Hochschule Pforzheim and Dr. Roland Gareis, managing partner of Roland Gareis Consulting GmbH each possess vast amount of experience and were more than willing to share it. In her talk “Spuren legen auf dem Weg vom Bedarf zur Lösung”, Ursula Meseberg, managing director of microTOOL GmbH, examined the most effective approach to make the journey from needs to requirements in various levels of detail to solutions components and test cases traceable.
microTOOL was pleased to support the Business Analyse Summit as Sponsor.
September 22, 2015 in Vienna
CON•ECT Eventmanagement invited IT users from economy and public authorities to Vienna to join the event Current Software-Trends – Agile Development– Agile Teams – ALM on September 22. In her talk Agile for Mobile Ursula Meseberg, managing director at microTOOL GmbH, explained an approach through which microTOOL has dovetailed iterative requirements elicitation and agile development of mobile business applications.
Other talks examined the role of individuals and interactions in agile environments and in agile teams in multi-project management environments as well as specifics of software modernization and cross-platform software development.
All talks reflected the software development megatrend of more often – faster and cheaper software manufacturers must succumb to. Speakers from Microsoft, Frequentis, ZTP and sinnvollFÜHREN tried to answer the question of how to meet these demands.
microTOOL was pleased to support the Informunity Event as sponsor.
September 10-12, 2015, Humboldt Universität Berlin
The third PM Camp Berlin focused on the question Complexity – to reduce or to increase? Exciting talks, e.g. by Niels Pfläging about “Complexithods”, an event schedule defined by the participants themselves and controversial discussions; the PM Camp in Berlin on September 10-12, 2015 at the Humboldt Universität once again was an active exchange and dialog between all participants.
“There is no other format better suited to ignite discussions and thought processes, and to offer an insight into daily business of other project managers”, one of last year’s participants described the event perfectly.
microTOOL was very pleased to participate in and support the PM Camp in Berlin as sponsor. We can’t wait for 2016 to come.
June 24, 2015 at the Beuth Hochschule für Technik Berlin
The Initiative Hochschule is a means for microTOOL to support Universities of Applied Sciences such as the Beuth Hochschule für Technik in Berlin by giving lectures in step with actual practice. On June 24, 2015 Ursula Meseberg, managing director at microTOOL GmbH talked about Resilient and Scrum-compliant requirements modeling with Use Case 2.0. She focused on options to improve requirements and define test cases in customer projects in an agile project environment according to Scrum.
June 22-23 at microTOOL, Berlin
The power of Trust and how it can help to improve the way you lead colleagues, project members, people – this is what the workshop by Olaf Lewitz and Alex Pikulev was all about. It offered a vast number of tools for managers, coaches, doctors or teachers alike; tools that help to help other people more efficiently.
One participant’s feedback says it all: “This is a practical course for those who want to run changes right away. The course consists of many practical and useful tools. The most useful for me was the “Delegation Board.” We launched it at work the very next day.”
Find more information on the topic of Trust here.
June 17, 2015 in Zürich
The perfect alternative for all those unable to come to the Business Analysis and Requirements Day, the Swiss Requirements Day 2015 in Zürich was marked by the many visitors at the microTOOL booth and interesting conversations on successful requirements engineering, cost and effort estimation in agile processes and the value of models for development processes.
June 17, 2015 in Vienna
The Business Analysis and Requirements Day was on a tight schedule. Hosted by CON•ECT Eventmanagement it was all about the demarcation of Business Analysis and Requirements Engineering. Questions dealt with included How can Requirements Engineering and Project Management exist in an agile world?, How are business processes and inforamtion models interrelated? and What lessons can we learn from Open Source projects?
Ursula Meseberg, Managing Director at microTOOL GmbH introduced the new BABOK Version 3, the Guide to Business Analysis Body of Knowledge. Among other things she examined what the standard is based on and what 150 specialists from 20 coutries have worked on so hard for 4 years.
microTOOL is proud to have supported the Business Analysis and Requirements Engineering Day as sponsor.
May 8-9, 2015 in Vienna
Business Analysis is a constantly growing branch. In our fast-moving world it creates enormous value for companies. Companies all over the world are under pressure to adapt to ever-changing conditions and to face new challenges on a daily basis. The tools Business Analysis offers help you to realize what really matters for your company and what solutions will help you in the future.
Again the BA Camp was an great opportunity for intensive exchange and networking for all business analysts with a lot of discussions and interactive formats. microTOOL was pleased to support the BA camp as a sponsor.
May 6-7, 2015 in Berlin
The microTOOL User Conference focused on new beginnings, on the opportunities to start something new and to reinvent. The agenda was split in two parts. As part of a more traditional format users reported on their practical experiences with our products and services.
Take a look at the agenda and very interesting videos of the conference (German only).
March 24-26, 2015 in Munich
In the field of Embedded Software Engineering a great number of rules and regulations need to be considered. Do these legal requirements make an agile approach to projects impossible? The aim of the conference was to explore how agile techniques can be implemented in spite of these requirements. The conference for agility in medical and automotive engineering was a great platform for exchange about agile methods in Embedded Software Engineering.
microTOOL joined the event and took an active part in it. On March 25, Ursula Meseberg discussed Use Case 2.0 and showed how to plan and execute agile projects with use case slices.
March 17-18, 2015
“Bridging Gaps – Connecting People” was the conference motto in 2015. How can you bridge the gap between conventional requirements management and the agile world? This divide affects many companies. The development of mobile applications requires updates within short intervals. More than 20 expert talked and keynotes presented modern day solutions for requirements engineering. Ursula Meseberg showed “Agile for Mobile: Erfahrungen mit der agilen Entwicklung von Anforderungen für mobile Business Applikationen“. microTOOL managed to connect iterative requirements specification and agile Scrum development.
Winter 2014 and Spring 2015
Products are becoming more complex, requirements engineering thus becoming increasingly important. Requirements Engineering compact was the theme at the microTOOL Business Breakfasts in Cologne, Hamburg and Munich, Berlin, Vienna and Zurich. We talked about requirements gathering and thevisualization of contexts, about traceability, agile release planning, documentation at your fingertips and the new Use Case 2.0 concept.
February 24 – 26, 2015
A smart world requests smart devices. The future are wearables, systems embedded into every day devices, that you wear like clothes and are even smaller than mobile phones. How do these systems get smart? By fulfilling all the requirements a user might have. Professional requirements engineering is the key to developing smart solutions. We are experts in this. Our tools support your requirements engineering.
Don’t worry if you missed to get to know our tools in-STEP RED, objectiF RM and in-STEP BLUE this year at the embedded world 2015. We will be joining the embedded world 2016 again.
October 14, 2014 in Eschborn
Projects fail. Some are completed too late, some cost more than planned and some produce results that are not used by anyone. The project members are motivated and the world’s best tools for Requirements Management, Project Management or Bug Tracking are available, and still it happens. Sound familiar? The conditions are excellent, but operations do not run smoothly. Communication is difficult.
On October 14, 2014 microTOOL hosted an exciting exchange on Best Practices, PRINCE2 and its implementation in projects. The event was organized in cooperation with Best Practice User Group Germany (BPUG). The participants intensively discussed with Enrico Fritz, Head of Sales at microTOOL about the numerous possibilities in-STEP BLUE offers to apply PRINCE2 in organizations and projects as well as customization of the tool.
Our thoughts: We are already looking forward to next year’s event!
September 30, 2014 in Berlin
Finding the right approach to requirements is not an easy task. There are too many possible solutions, opinions and points of view. The best thing you can do is to relax and have a nice breakfast. With microTOOL.
At the Business Breakfast in Berlin on September 3o, 2014 you had the chance to experience not one, but two approaches to your requirements.
The first one examined how to elicit requirements completely, how to design and document a powerful systems architecture and how to understand the needs of the users.
The second approach took an in-depth look at the new Use Case 2.0 concept by Ivar Jacobson. Use Case 2.0 is the ideal way to combine established Requirements Engineering techniques with an agile approach to your projects.
September 17, 2014 in Vienna
„New Trends in Software – Agile Management – Processes and Requirements Engineering“, hosted by CON•ECT Eventmanagement on September 17, 2014 in Vienna offered a fully packed program for all those interested in trends and developments in Project Management and Requirements Engineering.
„Mobile Requirements Engineering – from Trend to Professional Solution” was the title of Ursula Mesebergs exciting talk. microTOOL – like many other companies – is confronted with a growing trend known as »Bring your own device« (BYOD), i.e. the possibility to use privately-owned devices professionally. Especially Requirements Engineers want more mobility and are looking for ways to use their smartphones and tablets. How can companies guarantee security, confidentiality and protection of personal information and data?
microTOOL was pleased to support the event as sponsor.
July 10-11, 2014
On July 10-11, 2014 microTOOL has hosted the Use Case 2.0 Breakfast in collaboration with HOOD. Focus of the event was the Ivar Jacobson Use Case 2.0 Concept.
Use Cases continue to be a popular means of documenting functional requirements. They are the basis of development processes as well as of test cases. The distinctive feature of the Jacobson concept is the combination of established requirements engineering techniques with an agile approach. Uwe Valentini, Senior Consultant in Systems and Software Development at HOOD, explained the effective implementation and benefits of Use Cases 2.0.
Enrico Fritz from microTOOL demonstrated how
Did you miss the Use Case 2.0 Business Breakfast? Join our mailing list and be part of it next time!
June 20-22, 2014
From June 20 – 22, 2014 the PM Camp took place in Berlin for the second time. The motto of this year’s event was “Cooperation in the 21st Century.”
Agenda and program was in the hands of the participants. And these participants also were the hosts! This event was all about participation and actively shaping the camp itself. No constraints, no defaults. It was the perfect opportunity to exchange knowledge and expertise, and to discuss the topics that really matter to you. In interactive workshops, captivating discussions, exciting games or presentations.
Active participation creates ideas and stimulates interchange of knowledge, resulting in new solutions and practicable methods. Sounds interesting? Then join the PM Camp next year! If you are open to new ways in Project Management, join the PM Camp in Berlin. All contributors are welcome. Organize your own session, give a presentation or share your knowledge in a playful manner.
June 17, 2014
On June 17, 2014 CON•ECT INFORMUNITY hosted the Requirements Engineering & Business Analysis Day. Internationally acclaimed experts like Dr. Peter Hruschka or Dipl.-Math. Ursula Meseberg entered into discussions with the audience and offered insights into new trends and developments as well as Best Practices in Requirements Engineering, IT Software Architecture and Process Modeling.
microTOOL was pleased to support the Requirements Engineering & Business Analysis Day as sponsor.
Diversity of Use
May 14-15, 2014
We were excited by the amount of passionate participation and thrilling discussions at the microTOOL User Conference 2014: at the presentations and talks, at the “Black Market of Knowledge” and also at the less formal gatherings.
Join us next year and enrich the conference by adding your views, experiences and approaches. You know what they say: The value of dialog and exchange increases with the number of opinions.
May 9-10, 2014
“Hands-on Business Analysis” was the motto, and the ways it was realized were diverse: The BA Camp offered intensive opportunity for exchange and networking for business analysts. In an interactive setting, business analysts and all interested parties had the opportunity to gain new knowledge, share experiences, discuss challenges organizations are facing as well as solutions business analysis can offer. It was also a place to actively shape and contribute to through own ideas and content.
The BA Camp featured internationally respected and pioneering business analysts, experts from neighboring disciplines, users and customers and many others, as well as enthralling discussions on practices, developments and trends. In addition to the sessions, there were opportunities in the evenings to intensify new contacts and to get in touch with other participants and our speakers in a relaxed atmosphere. Because knowledge only grows when shared!
microTOOL was pleased to support the event as sponsor.
March 11-12, 2014
For microTOOL, the REConf is a fixed date in the companies’ calendar. No other conference offers more insights into current trends, products and services in Requirements Engineering. This year’s REConf offered a fruitful exchange with customers as well as with other providers. We were especially pleased to introduce in-STEP RED at REConf 2014.
Requirements Engineering as a bridge – Bridging Gaps – was the motto of this year’s REConf 2014. Opportunities and challenges in requirements engineering, collaboration between customers and manufacturers, as well as the possibilities to develop better products with good tools were particularly discussed. And this year the best lectures were awarded by the participants. Ursula Meseberg, founder of microTOOL, ranked No. 2 with her talk about pattern for requirements-driven projects in product development. We are very happy about this great award.
February 25-27, 2014
In 2014, microTOOL once again attended the embedded world. With approximately 900 contributors there was a lot to see and learn. This year, microTOOL was proud to introduce in-Step RED, a unique and new tool for integrated Requirements Engineering and Project Management. Close cooperation of analysts, engineers and project contributors, SysML and UML for effective modeling combined with an agile approach to your projects, goal-oriented features for innovative support of users – in-Step RED made a visit at the microTOOL booth worth your while.
“Successful Product Development Through Requirements-based Planning – in-STEP RED Live.” was this year’s main talk. Let’s see what we have in store for you next year… Find out in 2015!
