Mr Joern-Matthias Derrer
Contact
- Email: j.derrer@kingston.ac.uk
- Location: Kingston Hill
- Faculty: Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
- School: Kingston Business School
- Department: Department of Management
Research project: Empirical Studies on Leadership Methods and Effectiveness in large-scale Agile Enterprise Organisation
Abstract
Increased competition, changing customer demands, technical innovations, and swift changes in market environments prompt organisations to introduce organisational agility, in which agile project methodologies and an adapted leadership approach play an important role.
Research shows that leadership behaviour and attributes impact success in organisations as well as in projects. The purpose of this dissertation is to conduct quantitative research to determine how leadership behaviour affect project success in agile project environments.
Throughout the literature review the current body of knowledge related to i) agile organisations, ii) agile project management and iii) leadership methodologies shall be analysed. The behaviour and attributes of leaders will be measured, and results will be related to project success.
The dissertation shall contribute to the knowledge of agile project management, in particular agile project leadership. It is expected to identify leadership behaviours that statistically predict success in project execution.
- Research degree: PhD
- Title of project: Empirical Studies on Leadership Methods and Effectiveness in large-scale Agile Enterprise Organisation
- Research supervisor: Professor Christina Butler
- Other research supervisor: Dr Smirti Kutaula
Biography
I am a part-time distance-learning PhD student in Management at Kingston Business School who works in IT consulting. Over the course of my career, I have worked in a variety of roles, mainly around project management, consulting and digitalisation. In 2006 I graduated with a German Diploma in Engineering from the University of Applied Science in Hamburg, and I graduated with an MBA from the Kingston University.
Areas of research interest
- Leadership
- Agile Organisations
- Agile Project Management
Qualifications
- MBA, Kingston University
- Dipl.-Ing.(FH) in Production Technology and Management, University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg