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VKR Professor Bent Flyvbjerg’s “How Big Things Get Done” took the world by storm in 2023

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18 December, 2023

“How Big Things Get Done”, in which VKR Professor at IT University of Copenhagen Bent Flyvbjerg and journalist Dan Gardner present the ultimate guide to project management dos and don’ts, has taken the world by storm and secured ‘Book of the Year’ nominations and awards from a range of media outlets.

Bent Flyvbjerg book shortlisted for prestigious prize

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2 October, 2023

“How Big Things Get Done” written by VKR Professor at ITU Bent Flyvbjerg and author Dan Gardner, has been shortlisted for the Financial Times’ Business Book of the Year.

Routledge to publish long awaited handbook of collective intelligence

management Carina Antonia Hallin Business IT Department democracy collective intelligence

23 November, 2022

The handbook, which is co-edited by Assistant Professor of the IT University, Carina Antonia Hallin, will provide a much-needed foundation for working in the field of collective intelligence combining human minds and technology for democracy and governance. The book is available for pre-order now.

Flyvbjerg: IT projects lack sufficient risk assessment

management Bent Flyvbjerg Danish Institute for IT Program Management Computer Science Department business

7 October, 2022

According to VKR Professor and Head of the Danish Institute for IT Program Management at the IT University, Bent Flyvbjerg, cost overruns on large-scale IT projects can be attributed to faulty risk assessment. In a new scientific article, the researcher and his colleagues present a power law to combat the problem.

Space missions: SpaceX is faster and more cost-efficient than NASA

management Bent Flyvbjerg Danish Institute for IT Program Management Research

30 May, 2022

A new study from the internationally renowned project management expert and Villum Kann Rasmussen Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, Bent Flyvbjerg, concludes that in using a scalable platform strategy, SpaceX is more efficient than NASA when it comes to launching missions into space.

New report: Cybersecurity is underprioritized in Danish companies

management Research Computer Science Department cybercrime IT security Oksana Kulyk

12 January, 2021

Danish companies consider cybersecurity important, but at the same time underprioritize it, shows a new report by researchers at the IT University of Copenhagen and University of Southern Denmark. Part of the explanation is that senior managers have little knowledge about the cybersecurity threats, say the researchers behind the report.

The IT University takes lodgings with the neighbors

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9 December, 2019

After years with a growing number of students, the IT University of Copenhagen has to expand its' premises. A tenancy agreement with DR has now fallen into place.

Georg Dam Steffensen continues as University Director

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25 October, 2019

The board at the IT-University of Copenhagen gives permanent tenure to University Director Georg Dam Steffensen. Vice Chancellor Martin Zachariasen is contented that Georg Dam Steffensen is now permanent employed.

ITU researchers invite leaders to digitization conference

management Business IT Department Events digitization Dr. Alexander Richter

15 August, 2018

Business and organization leaders can find inspiration for their work with digital communication, digital innovation and data-driven leadership at a free conference in Copenhagen on Friday, September 7.

From ITU to executive position in three years

management Education Business IT Department career

8 August, 2018

Camilla Gad Krogsgaard has had a meteoric career rise since graduating from Digital Innovation & Management in the summer of 2015. Today, she heads an international IT company - and she intends to stay in the executive chair.

Looking for a cheaper, better and faster way to develop software

management Research Maria Paasivaara Computer Science Department software

15 March, 2018

By making their software development processes agile, companies can improve the quality of products while reducing production costs and time. Associate professor Maria Paasivaara explores how to take global software engineering into the future by challenging the traditional company hierarchy.

We are not biologically programmed to communicate online

management Business IT Department

8 March, 2018

Digital leadership can lack empathy, understanding or consideration of the employee, because it is highly based on digital communication. Ph.D. Fellow and member of the I4L (Innovation for leaders) project Raluca Stana advises leaders to enhance and support a healthy and productive work environment by exercising socially and emotionally intelligent behavior online.

Email and Skype meetings are forcing leaders to shake up their communication habits

management Business IT Department Research digitization Dr. Alexander Richter

30 October, 2017

When Skype conversations, email exchanges and video conferences replace face-to-face conversations, leaders must adapt their communication style in order to remain in touch with employees, say researchers from ITU’s new Innovation for Leadership (I4L) project.

We judge the success of digital transformation projects in wrong ways

management Arisa Shollo Professional education Business IT Department business innovation

20 September, 2017

IT projects are almost impossible to compare to each other and often judgements of good or right projects are based on unconscious use of fundamental devices. Associate professor at the IT University, Arisa Shollo, advices organizations to become more aware of the kind of the judgement devices they use in project selection processes as they lead to different kind of projects being selected . Projects within digital transformation would rarely be selected based on business cases and cost benefit models.

ITU researcher’s hack of a US voting machine makes headlines around the world

management Carsten Schürmann Computer Science Department Research algorithms democracy digitization e-government innovation IT security

1 August, 2017

Carsten Schürmann, Associate Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, hacked an American WINVote machine at DEF CON, one of the world's largest hacker conventions. The hack has now been receiving a lot attention in some of the worlds most influential media.

The IT University of Copenhagen invites Danish leaders to get digitally upgraded

management Dr. Alexander Richter Collaborations Research Entrepreneurship Business IT Department Professional education business career e-government innovation

23 June, 2017

Are you a leader and do you want to make your business sustainable in the digital age? If yes, you can become part of the Innovation for Leadership project (I4L) at the IT University of Copenhagen (ITU). Participation is free.

New project accompanies Danish business leaders on their way towards the digital economy

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20 April, 2017

Danish leaders need more knowledge about the impacts of digitalization if their businesses are to be competitive. The Danish Industry Foundation has recently decided to fund a research project at the IT University of Copenhagen. “Innovation4Leadership” (I4L) aims to equip organizational leaders for the upcoming challenges related to the digital economy.

Researchers: Digitalization is critical to the continued success of the LEGO Group

management Collaborations Research business Pernille Kræmmergaard

29 October, 2015

A comprehensive digitalization plays a key role in the LEGO Group’s continued journey which stretches from near-death experience to record profits, according to a new paper by digitalization researchers Pernille Kræmmergaard and Omar A. El Sawy. The paper has just won first place in the 2015 SIM Paper Award Competition.

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