Martin Heitmann

Dr. Martin Heitmann is a seasoned professional currently excelling in roles related to business process management and digitalization consultancy within public administration.

With a rich academic background and experience, Dr. Heitmann has held diverse positions including Post-Doc at the Berlin Institute of Technology, where he significantly contributed to research endeavors.

His expertise extends to being a speaker and consultant for software, research, and innovation at BITKOM e.V., a research associate at Berlin University of Technology, as well as roles at Deutsche Telekom Laboratories and Deutsche Städte Medien GmbH.

Dr. Heitmann's research interests primarily focus on business development and non-hierarchical organizational structures, particularly within the realm of private-collective innovations as seen in the open-source software industry.

His specialties encompass various aspects of management in open-source software development, business models within open-source settings, coordination of virtual teams, and non-hierarchical organizational structures, with a keen eye on strategic decision-making processes within the software industry and emergent technologies.

Education-wise, he pursued studies in Strategic Management leading to a Doctorate at Technische Universität Berlin, in addition to Business Administration degrees from WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) and Technische Universität Berlin, along with an Intermediate diploma in Business Administration from the University of Hamburg.

Dr. Heitmann has affiliations with notable organizations such as being a Business Process Manager and Digitalization Consultant in the public sector, a former Lecturer at BSP Business School Berlin Potsdam, and a previous term as a Coach and Consultant as a Freelancer.

Moreover, his experience includes roles like Assistant Lecturer at Universität Potsdam, Koordination Nachhaltiges Management at the Berlin Institute of Technology, and Referent for Research & Innovation, Research Clusters, ERP, and Quality Management at BITKOM e.V.

Furthermore, Dr. Heitmann has contributed as a Scientific Reviewer for esteemed publications such as the Strategic Management Society, California Management Review, and IGI Global, along with being a Research Associate at the Institute of Technology and Management at TU Berlin, and a Software Engineer at WiwiBerlin.