Digital Business and Technology Management

Our certificate programmes present you with a subject area that provides a perfect blend of academically-based teaching and practical knowledge from experts. These continuing professional development sessions run over several days, teaching you skills both for further personal development as well as for your next career step.

Learning Goals

After completing the seminar, participants will be able to:

• assess the strategic and operational relevance of digitalization projects
• assess and apply suitable concepts and methods for the development of digitalization solutions in the areas of strategy, leadership, processes and human resources
• combine state-of-the-art findings from science and practice with knowledge from partner companies and their own specific experience from the team
• meet the requirements of a time-limited and demanding consulting project for novel issues with innovative approaches

Seminar Content

As part of this seminar, you will have the opportunity to participate in practical projects on the digitalization of Berlin companies - in direct cooperation with the companies and with expert guidance and support from the lecturers. Our previous partners include idealo Internet GmbH, various divisions of Deutsche Bahn, Charité, Delivery Hero, Siemens Mobility and Marley Spoon.

Our lecturer offer you conceptual and methodological support and teach you relevant theories and practical concepts for structuring your consulting work. The PPST model (People-Process-Strategy-Technology) is used to categorize and prioritize the solutions developed.

The aim of this training is to develop practical and implementable solutions for the participating company partners.

This module promotes your entrepreneurial thinking and actions in relation to digitalization in companies and public institutions.

Seminar Structure

The seminar has a scope of 32 attendance hours (plus preparation and follow-up time) in the following seminar blocks:

• 13.02.26 (9.00 am - 5.00 pm) and 14.02.26 (9.00 am - 1.00 pm): Introduction, important concepts and kick-off of the projects with the partner companies
• 3 Coaching sessions with lecturers and coordination and appointments with the partner companies to be arranged individually with the teams
• 08.05.26 (9.00 am - 5.00 pm): Final presentation of the results for the partner companies

The seminar will be held in English and in face-to-face format at the Schöneberg campus of the Berlin Professional School and occasionally in Berlin at the company partners' premises (kick-off, final presentations).

Small group sizes guarantee an individual learning atmosphere and optimal support from the lecturers.

Particular emphasis is placed on the close interlinking of theory and practice, which is 100% guaranteed with the processing of concrete projects.

The lecturers not only have proven expertise in the field of science, but also an enormous wealth of practical experience, in which they are firmly anchored alongside their teaching activities.

Teaching methods

• Interactive lectures
• Homework (literature)
• Teamwork and presentations
• Group discussions

Certificate

After completion of the seminar you will receive a certificate of attendance. Should you have successfully achieved the related module examination, you will receive a module certificate with a grade and proof of ECTS credit points.

Recognition

It is possible to have these ECTS credit points recognised within the MBA programme, provided that you fulfill the admission requirements. In this case the seminar fees already paid will be credited against the first instalment of the tuition fee.

Tuition Fee

The tuition fee amounts to 1.500 Euro (incl. materials).

For vocational further trainings, tuition fees are normally tax deductible. Travel and accommodation costs must be paid by the participants.

A recognition of the seminar as educational leave is usually possible.

Registration

If you are interested in taking part in our Management Seminar, please register by 15.01.2026 by completing the registration form:

• Registration form

Please send the registration form by E-Mail: bps-mbapart(at)hwr-berlin.de