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Agility is considered the silver bullet for survival in the VUCA world. However, many organisations are afraid of endangering their ISO 9001 certificate when introducing agile processes. A joint research project of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover and the DGQ has set itself the goal of providing more security in this area. The findings were based on interviews with managers and team members from various organisations of different sizes and industries working in an agile manner as well as on common audit practices and a literature analysis. The outcome presents a clear distinction of agility from flexibility as well as useful guidelines for the integration of agile processes in QM systems - for QM practitioners and auditors alike.

Subject of this work is the investigation of universal scaling laws which are observed in coupled chaotic systems. Progress is made by replacing the chaotic fluctuations in the perturbation dynamics by stochastic processes. First, a continuous-time stochastic model for weakly coupled chaotic systems is introduced to study the scaling of the Lyapunov exponents with the coupling strength (coupling sensitivity of chaos). By means of the the Fokker-Planck equation scaling relations are derived, which are confirmed by results of numerical simulations. Next, the new effect of avoided crossing of Lyapunov exponents of weakly coupled disordered chaotic systems is described, which is qualitatively similar to the energy level repulsion in quantum systems. Using the scaling relations obtained for the coupling sensitivity of chaos, an asymptotic expression for the distribution function of small spacings between Lyapunov exponents is derived and compared with results of numerical simulations. Finally, the synchronization transition in strongly coupled spatially extended chaotic systems is shown to resemble a continuous phase transition, with the coupling strength and the synchronization error as control and order parameter, respectively. Using results of numerical simulations and theoretical considerations in terms of a multiplicative noise partial differential equation, the universality classes of the observed two types of transition are determined (Kardar-Parisi-Zhang equation with saturating term, directed percolation).

Objective The study’s objective was to assess factors contributing to the use of smart devices by general practitioners (GPs) and patients in the health domain, while specifically addressing the situation in Germany, and to determine whether, and if so, how both groups differ in their perceptions of these technologies. Methods GPs and patients of resident practices in the Hannover region, Germany, were surveyed between April and June 2014. A total of 412 GPs in this region were invited by email to participate via an electronic survey, with 50 GPs actually doing so (response rate 12.1%). For surveying the patients, eight regional resident practices were visited by study personnel (once each). Every second patient arriving there (inclusion criteria: of age, fluent in German) was asked to take part (paper-based questionnaire). One hundred and seventy patients participated; 15 patients who did not give consent were excluded. Results The majority of the participating patients (68.2%, 116/170) and GPs (76%, 38/50) owned mobile devices. Of the patients, 49.9% (57/116) already made health-related use of mobile devices; 95% (36/38) of the participating GPs used them in a professional context. For patients, age (P < 0.001) and education (P < 0.001) were significant factors, but not gender (P > 0.99). For doctors, neither age (P = 0.73), professional experience (P > 0.99) nor gender (P = 0.19) influenced usage rates. For patients, the primary use case was obtaining health (service)-related information. For GPs, interprofessional communication and retrieving information were in the foreground. There was little app-related interaction between both groups. Conclusions GPs and patients use smart mobile devices to serve their specific interests. However, the full potentials of mobile technologies for health purposes are not yet being taken advantage of. Doctors as well as other care providers and the patients should work together on exploring and realising the potential benefits of the technology.

Herausgeberwerk (Litzcke & Schuh): 1. Modewellen des Managements 2. Wohin die Reise geht - Folgen des Wertewandels für die Führungskräfteentwicklung 3. Umgang mit Veränderungen - Psychologie für ein erfolgreiches Changemanagement 4. Weiterentwicklung des öffentlichen Dienstes durch Evaluation 5. Qualiätsmanagement im Bundesnachrichtendienst 6. Unternehmen BfV - Realität oder Trugschluss?

Die Entwicklung mobiler Applikationen für iOS und Android ist in der Regel mit viel Arbeit verbunden, da man für beide Plattformen gezwungenermaßen unterschiedlichen Quelltext schreiben muss. Abhilfe für dieses Problem schaffen Cross-Platform-Frameworks wie React Native von Facebook oder Flutter von Google. Anhand dieser Frameworks lassen sich Apps für beide Plattformen mit nur einer Codebase entwickeln. Eine kritische Stelle und oft gebrauchtes Kontra-Argument gegen die Entwicklung mit Cross-Platform-Frameworks ist die Hardwarenähe der nativen Applikationen, an welcher es den Frameworks vermeintlich mangelt. Doch wie ist der Stand der Dinge im Jahr 2020? Können Cross-Platform-Frameworks inzwischen performant und einfach auf Hardwarekomponenten zugreifen und machen damit die mühsame, native Entwicklung für iOS und Android vor allem in Anbetracht der Entwicklung von größerer Enterprise-Software obsolet? Dieser Frage wird in dieser Arbeit nachgegangen und generell überprüft wie tauglich die Cross-Platform-Entwicklung ist. Nach dem Lesen dieser Bachelorarbeit sollte entschieden werden können, ob Cross-Platform-Frameworks für das Anwendungsproblem des Lesers geeignet sind. Um die Forschungsfrage zu beantworten, wurden je zwei Applikationen im Rahmen einer Fallstudie für je iOS und Android entwickelt, damit geprüft werden konnte, wie förderlich die zuvor genannten Frameworks sind. Der Fokus der Arbeit liegt also auf der Güte bzw. dem heutigen Stand der Cross-Platform-Entwicklung, vor allem im Bezug auf die Benutzung von Hardwarekomponenten bzw. betriebssystemspezifischen Diensten (Bluetooth, Kamera, etc.). Die Ergebnisse der Fallstudie zeigen, dass es stets auf den Kontext und die Komplexität der zu realisierenden Anwendung ankommt inwiefern Cross-Platform-Frameworks verwendet werden können. In simplen Anwendungsfällen können Frameworks meist zu einer erheblichen Kostenminimierung und Zeitersparnis führen, wohingegen bei komplexeren Anwendungen relativ schnell Grenzen und starke Abhängigkeiten erreicht werden.