The turn of the year is a time for us to pause and reflect, and to look ahead with clarity. A new year brings new opportunities, goals and challenges, which we face with motivation and responsibility.
Looking back: The past year was full of developments.
The past year was marked by changes, new projects, and valuable experiences. Together with our customers, partners and team, we made progress, developed processes further and reached important milestones. We would like to express our sincere thanks for this – trust and cooperation form the foundation of our success.
Our goals for the New Year:
In the new year, we will continue to focus on the following:
– quality and reliability in everything we do;
– innovative solutions that create real added value;
– sustainable growth with long-term effects;
– cooperation based on partnership and equality.
We will remain true to our commitment not only to react to change, but also to actively shape it.
We will focus on customer proximity and further development.
The needs of our customers will remain at the heart of what we do this year. We are investing specifically in expertise, technologies and processes to continuously improve our services and respond flexibly to new requirements.
Together into the new year!
We are optimistic about the year ahead and are looking forward to taking on new projects, implementing ideas and continuing to grow together. Thank you for accompanying us on this journey. We wish you a successful, healthy and inspiring new year.
In the age of AI, people are quick to seek help. And that’s how it should be. The last few lines were all generated by ChatGPT based on a single prompt: ‘Write a New Year’s blog post for a company blog.’ While the result is well-written and appropriate, it is also very general, clichéd and interchangeable.
And now for something a little more personal…
Welcome to 2026!
I am looking forward to a new year in which we at microTOOL will continue to support you in successfully completing your projects and product developments with our solutions and services. With our tools and AI support, you will be able to create valuable products that are in demand and well-received in the market. Neither generic nor interchangeable.
Tools are a dime a dozen. AI models and apps too. What matters is the right applicability and use.
Successful Collaboration through Secure and Customizable Tools
For over 40 years, we have supported software development, project management, and general product development. Our tools facilitate genuine teamwork by offering the following features:
- Single point of information
- Secure access via 2FA
- On-premises or cloud-based operation
- Rights and roles concept
- Audit compliance
- Customizable, company- or project-specific workflows
- Automation via scripting and AI
Our solutions focus on supporting requirements engineering and project management in particular. In 2025, we placed a strong emphasis on AI functions for requirements engineering. This is a natural progression, as more and more people recognize that requirements engineering is the key discipline for successful projects and product development. Furthermore, specification-driven development is becoming more prevalent. In this approach, the product specification represents the “truth” and forms the basis for automated development, including the use of AI.
Our Plan for 2026 Is to Provide AI Support for Project Management
We will focus on providing AI support for project management. How should I set up the structure of the planned project? How can AI assistants support the implementation of project activities? How can requirements be automatically planned while taking dependencies, effort, and development capacity into account? In the future, you will be able to answer questions like these using our tools.
Technology Driven by Responsibility and Humanity.
Although we encourage and empower all microTOOL employees to use AI to streamline processes and work more efficiently, we value every single person. Unlike large tech companies, we do not replace jobs with AI. No! We value experience, job satisfaction, and creativity. We see AI as a tool for simplifying and optimizing processes. Rest assured that your contacts in sales, consulting, and support will still be your contacts in 2026. When you call us, you will reach microTOOL employees—people who know you and are there for you, not bots that waste your time.
We look forward to working with you in 2026 and implementing your ideas and feature requests in the new year. Please continue using the various channels, such as LinkedIn, Instagram, the news feed, the newsletter, the blog, webinars, and seminars, to stay informed about “what microTOOL is up to.”
Happy New Year! We wish you continued success in 2026 with software and services from microTOOL.
Sincerely,
Enrico Fritz and the entire microTOOL Team
