is the owner and CEO of InnoTivum Consulting which he founded in 2001. Before he was Director of SIZ GmbH (Computing Center of the German Savings Banks Organization) and Head of Software Product Management and Development units of IBM. He provides consulting, coaching and training on software product management and pricing (see Services). His training is based on ISPMA (International Software Product Management Association) of which Hans-Bernd is a founding member, Chairman Emeritus and Hall of Fame Member.
Hans-Bernd has published numerous articles and books (see Publications). He is Diplom-Informatiker (corresponds to M.S. in Computer Science) and certified as ISPMA Software Product Manager, as Scrum Product Owner (Scrum Alliance CSPO), and as Practitioner of the Project Management Standard PRINCE2. He is located near Cologne, Germany.
In his spare time he keeps himself busy with his family, tennis, literature and his passion – jazz – which he has written about in numerous articles and reviews (see www.hansberndkittlaus.de, in German).
is Innotivum’s assistant. Emma is responsible for the InnoTivum newsletter, as well as LinkedIn updates, and the logistics and administration for the world-wide training courses we hold. Much aplomb and a grand can-do attitude contribute to her amazing skill to connect and organise. Outside of work, four-legged heroes are a big joy in her life. Emma divides her time between the UK and Portugal, and so she is a VA, virtual assistant.