In times of networking and the growing importance of platform economies how can products and
services be developed that inspire people? Which development methods and organisational forms
are promising for this? Leaders and developers will find answers to these questions in this
book. With their holistic approach the authors look at the changing leadership roles that
arise in the development of products and services: Is it for example about translating new
ideas or unknown technologies into high-quality products? Or is it about working efficiently
together in an international development alliance? The procedures and models were discussed and
further developed in more than 10 000 theoretical and practical workshops with managers at
Bosch worldwide. At its core is a leadership model that facilitates discussion and combines the
skills needed to master technical issues with those needed to lead people. After an
introductory chapter on fundamental questions such as the organization's purpose values and
strategic goals key elements of leadership in systems design are introduced including
requirements engineering architecture design and model-based development. The following
chapters discuss concrete approaches and strategies to - Convert quality attributes - to
reduce risks - to introduce a review culture - manage complexity - Process conflicts - Define
roles - to build teams. The structure of the book follows the process of developing and
implementing strategic goals. However each chapter can also be read on its own as it forms a
self-contained unit. This book makes the leadership task understandable discussable and
learnable for developers. It thus helps managers to shape change in their own field of work or
to grow into a new role.
