Research on “Non-Issues” – Difficulties of Empirical Research on the Requirements Engineering & Management Process at the Client’s Site. Some Notes from an Explorative Study

This paper reports the diffic ulties of recruiting participants at the client’s site in an empirical project on requirements engineering & management. The author discusses the origins of the problems and some stated reasons for the participation. These results lead in a short discussion about the improvement of empirical research on the requirements engineering & management process at the client’s site

3D Printing as transformation trigger for local SMEs

This poster reflects the experiences of the discussions and projects with (mostly) SMEs since 2015, but no quantitatively secured results due to different settings and the long-time observation period. • 3D printing is currently no transformation trigger for SMEs (Hamburg ca. 2020) • Industrial production is changing, but traditional SMEs have not yet adapted the technology to any significant extent • German system of craft training seems to retard the adaption • Relationships of dependency and power to larger companies might be driving factors • Corona was a disruption in the digitalization process (many cancelled cooperation and transfer projects)Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energi