Differences in Skill Requirements for Agile Workers in the German and the US IT Industries

Céline Madeleine Aldenhoven; Dominik Korbinian Brosch; Barbara Prommegger; Helmut Krcmar

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-86797-3_38

Differences in Skill Requirements for Agile Workers in the German and the US IT Industries

Céline Madeleine Aldenhoven, Dominik Korbinian Brosch, Barbara Prommegger, Helmut Krcmar

TUM Emeriti of Excellence

Technical University of Munich

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Abstract

The IT industry is getting more and more agile. Therefore, it is important to know about the required skills for agile workers in this industry. In this study, we analyzed 1000 job advertisements from online job portals to determine the differences in skill requirements for agile workers in the IT industry in Germany versus the U.S. We found that searches for non-technical skills are greater in the U.S. than in Germany. Test and Requirements Management are the most important management concept searches in both countries. JavaScript is searched more often in the U.S. This study contributes to a better understanding of the required skills of agile workers in Germany and the U.S.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Innovation Through Information Systems - Volume II
Subtitle of host publication	A Collection of Latest Research on Technology Issues
Editors	Frederik Ahlemann, Reinhard Schütte, Stefan Stieglitz
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	582-595
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Print)	9783030867966
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86797-3_38
State	Published - 2021
Event	16th International Conference on Business Information Systems Engineering, WI 2021 - Duration: 9 Mar 2021 → 11 Mar 2021

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Name	Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation
Volume	47
ISSN (Print)	2195-4968
ISSN (Electronic)	2195-4976

Conference

Conference	16th International Conference on Business Information Systems Engineering, WI 2021
Period	9/03/21 → 11/03/21

Keywords

Agile
IT workforce
Non-technical skills
Programming languages
Skills

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Aldenhoven, C. M., Brosch, D. K., Prommegger, B., & Krcmar, H. (2021). Differences in Skill Requirements for Agile Workers in the German and the US IT Industries. In F. Ahlemann, R. Schütte, & S. Stieglitz (Eds.), Innovation Through Information Systems - Volume II: A Collection of Latest Research on Technology Issues (pp. 582-595). (Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation; Vol. 47). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86797-3_38

Aldenhoven, Céline Madeleine ; Brosch, Dominik Korbinian ; Prommegger, Barbara et al. / Differences in Skill Requirements for Agile Workers in the German and the US IT Industries. Innovation Through Information Systems - Volume II: A Collection of Latest Research on Technology Issues. editor / Frederik Ahlemann ; Reinhard Schütte ; Stefan Stieglitz. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021. pp. 582-595 (Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation).

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Aldenhoven, CM, Brosch, DK, Prommegger, B & Krcmar, H 2021, Differences in Skill Requirements for Agile Workers in the German and the US IT Industries. in F Ahlemann, R Schütte & S Stieglitz (eds), Innovation Through Information Systems - Volume II: A Collection of Latest Research on Technology Issues. Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation, vol. 47, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 582-595, 16th International Conference on Business Information Systems Engineering, WI 2021, 9/03/21. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86797-3_38

Differences in Skill Requirements for Agile Workers in the German and the US IT Industries. / Aldenhoven, Céline Madeleine; Brosch, Dominik Korbinian; Prommegger, Barbara et al.
Innovation Through Information Systems - Volume II: A Collection of Latest Research on Technology Issues. ed. / Frederik Ahlemann; Reinhard Schütte; Stefan Stieglitz. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021. p. 582-595 (Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation; Vol. 47).

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