Professor Dr. Klaus Lang
Managing Director of the „Institute for Digital Transformation“
Dean of Studies of the Department of Information Management

Courses
- Corporate Governance und Performance Management
- Strategic Information Management
- IT-Strategy
- IT-Governance
- IT-Service Management
- Design Thinking
Vita
- Refa-education
- Studies of business administration with focus on business informatics and industrial business administration at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg
- doctorate in the field of business informatics in cooperation with Siemens AG (reference process modeling with process modules)
- many years of work as a management consultant with focus on
- development of corporate strategies
- modeling of IT strategies, IT concepts and IT development planning
- business process modeling and optimization
- conception of management and controlling systems - last position: head of a consulting unit at Siemens AG
Publications
- Stirzel, Martin
(2024)
Collaboration im Freigabemanagement von Bauteilen in einem OEM-Supplier-Ökosystem der Automobilindustrie. (opens in a new window)
In:
Digitale Plattformen und Ökosysteme im B2B-Bereich : Fallstudien, Ansätze, Technologien und Tools / Schallmo, Daniel R.A., Kundisch, Dennis, Lang, Klaus, Hasler, Daniel (Hrsg.); 1
Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler, pp. 267-288.
(Schwerpunkt Business Model Innovation).
ISBN 9783658431297
view fulltext - Lang, Klaus and Schallmo, Daniel and Grathwohl, Marius and Mayr, Carolin and Ehmig-Klassen, Katharina
(2022)
Towards a Classification Framework of Smart Services for Machine Manufacturers. (opens in a new window)
In: (Proceedings of the) XXXIII ISPIM Innovation Conference "Innovating in a Digital World", June, 5-8, 2022, Copenagen, Denmark.
(LUT Scientific and Expertise Publications).
ISBN 9789523356948
view fulltext - Lang, Klaus and Hasler, Daniel and Hackl, Tobias and Ehmig-Klassen, Katharina
(2021)
A systems theory-based conceptual framework for holistic digital transformation. (opens in a new window)
In: (Proceedings of the) The ISPIM Innovation Conference – Innovating Our Common Future,, 20.-23. Juni 2021, Berlin, Germany.
ISBN 9789523354678
view fulltext - Hasler, Daniel and Schallmo, Daniel and Hackl, Tobias and Lang, Klaus (2020) Understanding Digital Platforms in B2B: Literature Review and Case Studies. (opens in a new window) In: (Proceedings of the) ISPIM Connects Global "Celebrating the World of Innovation", December 6-8, 2020, Virtual. ISBN 9789523355668
- Schallmo, Daniel and Williams, Christopher A. and Ehmig-Klassen, Katharina and Lang, Klaus (2020) Applying Design Thinking During The COVID-19 Pandemic in Higher Education. (opens in a new window) In: (Proceedings of the) ISPIM Connects Global "Celebrating the World of Innovation", December 6-8, 2020, Virtual. ISBN 9789523355668
- Schallmo, Daniel and Lang, Klaus and Hasler, Daniel and Ehmig-Klassen, Katharina and Williams, Christopher A. (2020) An Approach for a Digital Maturity Model for SMEs based on Their Requirements. (opens in a new window) In: (Proceedings of the) XXXI ISPIM Innovation Conference – "Innovating Our Common Future", 7-10 June 2020, Berlin, Germany (virtual). ISBN 9789523354661
- Schallmo, Daniel and Williams, Christopher A. and Lang, Klaus and Boardman, Luke (2019) Digital Maturity Models for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises : A Systematic Literature Review. (opens in a new window) In: (Proceedings of the) XXX ISPIM Innovation Conference, June 16-19, Florence, Italy. ISBN 9789523353510
- Schallmo, Daniel and Williams, Christopher A. and Lang, Klaus (2018) An Integrated Design Thinking Approach : Literature Review, Basic Principles and Roadmap for Design Thinking. (opens in a new window) In: (Proceedings of the) XXIX ISPIM Innovation Conference "Innovation, The Name of The Game", June, 17-20, Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 9789523352193
- Schallmo, Daniel and Lang, Klaus and Plechaty, Manfred (2017) Digitale Transformation von Geschäftsmodellen - ein praxisorientierter Ansatz für die erfolgreiche Gestaltung. (opens in a new window) Industrie 4.0 Management, 33. pp. 78-82. ISSN 1434-1980
Lang, K., Weiß Nina: Frühzeitig strategisch Personalbedarf decken. In: IHK, Talente fördern - Wirtschaft stärken, 2011.
Lang, K., Taumann, W., Bodendorf, F.: Business Process Reengineering with reusable Reference Process Building Blocks, in: Scholz-Reiter, B., Stickel, E.: Business Process Modelling, Berlin/New York 1996.
Lang, K., Glunde, J., Bodendorf, F.: A Framework for reusable Reference Process Building Blocks, SIG OIS Bulletin 16(1997)1.
Lang, K., Bodendorf, F.: Gestaltung von Geschäftsprozessen auf der Basis von Prozeßbausteinbibliotheken, HMD: Theorie und Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik, 34(1997)1, Heft 198, S. 83 ff.
Lang, K., Gestaltung von Geschäftsprozessen mit Referenzprozessbausteinen, Gabler-DUV-Verlag, Wiesbaden 1997.
Research focus
- Digital business models
- Maturity models for enterprise digitization
Background experience
Many years of experience as a management consultant with a focus on the development of corporate strategies, conception and introduction of balanced scorecards, modeling of IT strategies, IT concepts and IT development planning, business process modeling and optimization.
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Office hours
Friday 1 pm to 2 pm
Please contact me in advance via e-mail or phone to arrange an appointment.