I hold a degree in industrial engineering with a specialization in mechanical engineering and completed my doctoral dissertation at the University of Kassel between 2009 and 2015 on the topic “The Influence of Project Management Maturity on Project Success.” After holding various positions in industry, primarily as the head of product development projects in the automotive and specialty vehicle manufacturing sectors (including HELLA), I was appointed to the Fachhochschule Dortmund in 2022. The main focus of my teaching is on project management.
Memberships and Activities:
Project Management Association, member of the “PM at Universities” specialist group
Member of the Program Committee and Co-Chair of the PM Track at the IEEE E-TEMS Conference, KU Leuven / Bruges, Belgium, 2025
Member of the Program Committee for the IEEE IDAACS Conferences in 2025 (Gliwice, Poland) and 2027 (Athens, Greece)
Reviewer for the following international journals: IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Frontiers in Computer Science
Ms. Mukherjee holds a degree in business administration and, since completing her master’s degree (European Master in Project Management, Fachhochschule Dortmund, 2022), has been conducting part-time research on the influence of soft factors—such as (servant) leadership—on the success of agile projects. Her doctorate is being conducted in cooperation with the University of Kassel, Institute for Industrial Engineering and Process Management / Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. In addition to her work in management consulting, she has a strong interest in generative AI and digital twin technology and, in this context, has founded a startup that uses AI to provide members of Generation Z with guidance on career questions. At the 2023 IEEE IDAACS Conference (Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems), her paper was selected as the best in the project management track.
Florian Rüttger, external doctoral candidate
Mr. Rüttger holds a degree in industrial engineering (specializing in electrical engineering) and a master’s degree in project management (European Master in Project Management, Fachhochschule Dortmund, 2019). From November 2023 to July 2026, he worked part-time on the DigiTransPro(Opens in a new tab) research project. His doctorate combines (agile) product development and digital transformation. The doctorate program is being conducted in cooperation with the Department of Graphic Design and Engineering Projects at the University of the Basque Country (EHU) in Bilbao, Spain.
Research
Research interests and expertise
My research interests and expertise include the following areas:
Further development of organizational project management (PMO, maturity measurement, project portfolio management)
Management of digital transformation projects
Agile and hybrid project management
Project management in product development
(Introduction of) project management software
Research projects
Together with my colleagues, I have worked on the following research projects:
Albrecht et al. (2026). Project Management Methodologies of International Development Agencies and the Concept of Sustainable Project Management. Sustainable Development https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.70895(Opens in a new tab)
Publications
Monograph
Albrecht, J. C. (2015). Einfluss der Projektmanagementreife auf den Projekterfolg (1. Auflage). Kassel: Kassel University Press.
Aschoff, T., Albrecht, J. C., & Spang, K. (2013). Tailoring unternehmensinterner Projektmanagementstandards für Energieanlagenbauprojekte. In C. Lau, A. Dechange, & T. Flegel, Projektmanagement im Energiebereich (pp. 125–145). Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-00267-1_8
Rüttger, F., Albrecht, J. C., & Nerea, T. G. (2025). The role of requirements and systems engineering in a scaled agile development of cyber-physical systems. In R. P. C. Lopes Rijo, R. Martinho, & M. Cruz-Cunha, Procedia Computer Science (pp. 1934–1941). Amsterdam [u.a.]: Elsevier. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2026.03.189
Altaf, S., Khan, R. A. A., Wolff, C., & Albrecht, J. C. (2025). Integrating Sustainability Measures in International Non-Governmental Organization Projects. In A. Sachenko, W. Kempa, & V. Piuri, 2025 IEEE 13th International Conference on Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems: Technology and Applications (IDAACS) (pp. 324–328). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/IDAACS68557.2025.11322243
Nadir Ali, S., Albrecht, J. C., Cruz-Villazón, C., Iturrondobeitia, M., Köbler, C., Khan, R. A. A., … Wolff, C. (2025). Sustainable Project Management for Regional Development. In IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society, 2025 IEEE European Technology and Engineering Management Summit (E-TEMS) (pp. 178–184). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/E-TEMS64751.2025.11239085
Albrecht, J. C. (2025). Towards a Description of the Lifecycle of Digital Transformation Projects. In IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society, 2025 IEEE European Technology and Engineering Management Summit (E-TEMS) (pp. 166–170). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/E-TEMS64751.2025.11239239
Rais, M. K., Mukherjee, A., & Albrecht, J. C. (2025). AI-Driven Personalisation of Project Management Learning Paths. In IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society, 2025 IEEE European Technology and Engineering Management Summit (E-TEMS) (pp. 131–136). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/E-TEMS64751.2025.11239146
Alam, J., Rüttger, F., & Albrecht, J. C. (2025). Requirements Engineering in Digital Transformation Projects – A Single Case Study in the Healthcare Sector. In IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society, 2025 IEEE European Technology and Engineering Management Summit (E-TEMS) (pp. 155–159). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/E-TEMS64751.2025.11239187
Mukherjee, A., & Albrecht, J. C. (2025). Exploring the Influence of Collective Conscience in Multi-Generational Agile Project Teams. In R. Martinho, M. M. Cruz Cunha, & R. Rijo, Procedia Computer Science CENTERIS - International Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems / ProjMAN - International Conference on Project MANagement / HCist - International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies (pp. 1665–1672). Amsterdam [u.a.]: Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2025.02.304
Albrecht, J. C., Romero Müller, A. L., & Rüttger, F. (2025). Dealing with uncertainty regarding the initialization and budgeting of digital transformation projects. In R. Martinho, M. M. Cruz Cunha, & R. Rijo, Procedia Computer Science CENTERIS - International Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems / ProjMAN - International Conference on Project MANagement / HCist - International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies (pp. 1575–1582). Amsterdam [u.a.]: Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2025.02.293
Mukherjee, A., & Albrecht, J. C. (2023). Implications of Agile Project Management on Performance Management. In A. Sachenko, C. Wolff, U. Großmann, & C. Röhrig, 2023 IEEE 12th International Conference on Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems: Technology and Applications (IDAACS) (pp. 373–379). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/IDAACS58523.2023.10348804
Albrecht, J. C., & Spang, K. (2014). Linking the benefits of project management maturity to project complexity. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 7(2), 285–301. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-08-2013-0040
Albrecht, J. C. (2025). Sustainable Project Management in Development Cooperation: How Much Governance is Desirable? Retrieved from https://ww2.comsats.edu.pk/saicon/files/Programme_Card_SAICON%2025.pdf
Project Management (e.g., “Project Planning & Controlling,” “Managing Global Business Projects”)
Quality and Process Management
Academic Research
Practical Projects
Intercultural Competencies
Final theses
For your empirical or literature-based/conceptual thesis, please contact me by e-mail. You should contact me approximately three to six months before the desired registration date for your thesis. Due to the high volume of theses from the European Master in Project Management, I can only accept a limited number of theses from students of other study programs. There is no list of topics. You are welcome to use the topics listed on this page under "Research" as a guide. In principle, it is possible to work in cooperation with companies. I will be happy to discuss further conditions with you.
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