Rüdiger Geist (Dipl. Pol.) is managing director, founder, and owner of spirit at PM. He holds a Masters degree in Project Management from George Washington University (GWU) in the USA, as well as an IPMA Level B, a PMP® and a PfMP® certification from PMI®. He is also an Associate Professor of Project Management at St. Petersburg University, Swiss representative in the PM University Network and winner of the 2014 <best teaching award> from Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences. He has worked for various international (IT) consulting companies and in the financial industry, as project manager, project portfolio manager, consultant, and risk manager. Rüdiger is a blogger, book author, and speaker at conferences. He sat on the board of the PMI Switzerland Chapter from 2006 to 2011 as Vice President Education & Certification and is a member of several expert groups of the Swiss Project Management Association and is named in the <Who is Who in The World 2017> as a representative of Switzerland. His company was awarded by CorporateLiveWire the global <Project Management Firm of the Year Award> in 2022 and the global <Innovation & Expertise Award> in 2023.

Ina Pircher is the Deputy Head of the Supervisory Council of the University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna and the Director of Studies of the bachelor study programme <Project Management and IT>. As a lecturer she is focused on project management, organizational development, group dynamics and leadership. Her research focus is based in the fields of didactics, organizational development and group dynamics.

Skilled and experienced in working closely with Cross-Functional and Agile Teams in creating transformation paths for developing and implementing Agile projects and programs using Agile Methodologies (SAFe, Scrum, Lean, and Kanban), related tools (Jira, Trello) and Measurement Methods (Objective Key Result (OKRs)).

I have a wide range of expertise in the area of project management and coaching. I hold also the BCC (Board Certified Coach) of the CCE (Center for Credentialing and Education), and the CPCC (Certified Professional Co-active Coach). I was an active PMP between 1999 and 2016. I am strong in virtual, intercultural management. I coach leaders of virtual organizations and virtual project teams. To facilitate the virtual team development, I developed a model, called VTMM - Virtual Team Maturity Model. It defines virtual team processes with the objective to increase the positivity in a virtual team. With increased positivity, the productivity of the team will increase automatically. My background is in NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming), Resource Therapy, Accelerated Learning, and Cultural Transformation work. I am also a member of ICF (International Coach Federation) and IAL (International Alliance of Accelerated Learning).

Measuring Digitalization, CHANGCE-thinking Coach, Certified Principal SPICE Asssessor (intacs), Certified Scrum Master, Certified Security Engineer, CMMI-SVC/DEV Instructor and Lead Appraiser, Certified High Maturity Lead Appraiser

As a professional with over 30 years of specific experience, I have the ambition to bring the most difficult projects and programs safely to the finish line for my clients and to advise them effectively in the professionalization of their classic as well as agile project, program, and project portfolio systems

Gerhard Ortner is teaching Project Management in different bachelor and master programs at University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna. At the moment his research focuses on PMO, Project Management Outsourcing and the role of Project Sponsors. As a member of ISO TC 258 he is involved in the development of the ISO 215xx Project Standards Family.

Christian Steinreiber is the Coordinator of Project Management Courses within the Bachelor study program “Project Management and IT” and the Master study program “Project Management and Organization” at the University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna. He has extensive PM expertise from project managers on all continents except Australia working in the engineering consulting business as well as on university level and in the non-profit sector. As a lecturer, he is focused on (virtual) project management, PM software solutions, and project-oriented organizations. His research focus is currently based in the fields of ICT and human factors in project-oriented organizations.

Daniel Geist is a co-creator of Swiss Island®, shaping the interplay between game mechanics, decisions and their consequences. He plays a key role in turning a carefully crafted concept into an engaging learning experience.

Leadership and project management experience, in multinationals (Software, Manufacturing, Telecom and Public Administration). My focus: Project planning and execution – process design, digitalization and optimization – pragmatic and efficient!

Claus Sommer is a Senior Consultant at AWK Group AG, a consulting firm based in Switzerland. He specializes in consulting, coaching, and training in the areas of project, program, and project portfolio management in various industries such as insurance, IT, industry and trade, media, banking, associations, and the public sector. Claus holds a degree in economics from the University of Konstanz. He is co-author of an IPMA textbook and lectures at Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences.

Beat Dietziker (PMP, TSPM) earned a degree in Business Administration. In 1991, he became the Managing Director and co-owner of SoftM Switzerland AG. Beat successfully built the Swiss branch of the Munich-based SoftM. During his time with SoftM, Beat Dietziker led a variety of ERP projects in Europe. Thanks to the experience from these IT projects, in 2004 he began working full-time in the field of project management. Since 2004, Beat has been the Managing Director of TenStep Switzerland GmbH. TenStep, headquartered in Atlanta USA, is a leading consulting and service company for program, portfolio, and project management. TenStep currently operates in 50 countries. Through years of experience in the IT sector, Beat has worked on software projects not only as a consultant but also as a project manager. He teaches project management for TenStep Academy and has been on the board of spm (Swiss Project Management Association) and is responsible for planning organization events.

Structured, agile, flexible, goal- and solution-oriented, communicative, curious, innovative

Systemic Project Management & IT-Consulting

Fritz Stallinger is a lecturer in various bachelor and master programs at the University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna and the Technical University of Vienna (TU Wien). Subjects covered include project, program, and project portfolio management, process and quality management, requirements engineering and management, and project management standards. Fritz holds a degree in computer science and served as a consultant in the automotive industry and as a project manager and research group leader in the software and systems engineering fields. His current research interests include the interplay of process, quality, and project management, multi-project management, integrated management systems, and product-oriented development and innovation.