The interaction based approach was already
reviewed in an expert discussion of several hours.
Moreover, it will be evaluated through workshops
with employees of selected SMEs. Further on a
complete PSS framework will be developed in the
research project “Use-PSS” for the implementation
of PSS in SMEs. Therefore, the interaction based
approach will be used as one methodology to
document the communication and interaction of
important roles and stakeholders in the
implementation process. Furthermore, this PSS
framework will be evaluated for SMEs while using
some selected SMEs to develop and implement a
concrete PSS idea.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Research Project “Use-PSS” is part of the focal
point of support “Middle Class Digital – Strategies
for a Digital Transformation of Business Processes”
of the German Ministry of Economics and Energy
(BMWi). This support campaign was assigned to
push the digitalization of small and medium sized
enterprises and craft businesses.
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