@incollection{SchmitzDietzeCzarnecki2019,
  author    = {Schmitz, Manfred and Dietze, Christian and Czarnecki, Christian},
  title     = {Enabling digital transformation through robotic process automation at Deutsche Telekom},
  series = {Enabling digital transformation through robotic process automation at Deutsche Telekom},
  booktitle = {Enabling digital transformation through robotic process automation at Deutsche Telekom},
  editor    = {Urbach, Nils and R{\"o}glinger, Maximilian},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Cham},
  isbn      = {978-3-319-95272-7},
  doi       = {10.1007/978-3-319-95273-4_2},
  pages     = {15 -- 33},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Due to the high number of customer contacts, fault clearances, installations, and product provisioning per year, the automation level of operational processes has a significant impact on financial results, quality, and customer experience. Therefore, the telecommunications operator Deutsche Telekom (DT) has defined a digital strategy with the objectives of zero complexity and zero complaint, one touch, agility in service, and disruptive thinking. In this context, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) was identified as an enabling technology to formulate and realize DT's digital strategy through automation of rule-based, routine, and predictable tasks in combination with structured and stable data.},
  language  = {en}
}
@incollection{CzarneckiHongSchmitzetal.2021,
  author    = {Czarnecki, Christian and Hong, Chin-Gi and Schmitz, Manfred and Dietze, Christian},
  title     = {Enabling digital transformation through cognitive robotic process automation at Deutsche Telekom Services Europe},
  series = {Digitalization Cases Vol. 2 : Mastering digital transformation for global business},
  booktitle = {Digitalization Cases Vol. 2 : Mastering digital transformation for global business},
  editor    = {Urbach, Nils and R{\"o}glinger, Maximilian and Kautz, Karlheinz and Alias, Rose Alinda and Saunders, Carol and Wiener, Martin},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Cham},
  isbn      = {978-3-030-80002-4 (Print)},
  doi       = {10.1007/978-3-030-80003-1},
  pages     = {123 -- 138},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Subject of this case is Deutsche Telekom Services Europe (DTSE), a service center for administrative processes. Due to the high volume of repetitive tasks (e.g., 100k manual uploads of offer documents into SAP per year), automation was identified as an important strategic target with a high management attention and commitment. DTSE has to work with various backend application systems without any possibility to change those systems. Furthermore, the complexity of administrative processes differed. When it comes to the transfer of unstructured data (e.g., offer documents) to structured data (e.g., MS Excel files), further cognitive technologies were needed.},
  language  = {en}
}
@book{CzarneckiDietze2017,
  author    = {Czarnecki, Christian and Dietze, Christian},
  title     = {Reference architecture for the telecommunications industry: Transformation of strategy, organization, processes, data, and applications},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Cham},
  isbn      = {978-3-319-46755-9 (Print)},
  doi       = {10.1007/978-3-319-46757-3},
  pages     = {XXII, 253 Seiten},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {This book reflects the tremendous changes in the telecommunications industry in the course of the past few decades - shorter innovation cycles, stiffer competition and new communication products. It analyzes the transformation of processes, applications and network technologies that are now expected to take place under enormous time pressure. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the TM Forum have provided reference solutions that are broadly recognized and used throughout the value chain of the telecommunications industry, and which can be considered the de facto standard. The book describes how these reference solutions can be used in a practical context: it presents the latest insights into their development, highlights lessons learned from numerous international projects and combines them with well-founded research results in enterprise architecture management and reference modeling. The complete architectural transformation is explained, from the planning and set-up stage to the implementation. Featuring a wealth of examples and illustrations, the book offers a valuable resource for telecommunication professionals, enterprise architects and project managers alike.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{CzarneckiDietze2017,
  author    = {Czarnecki, Christian and Dietze, Christian},
  title     = {Domain-Specific reference modeling in the telecommunications industry},
  series = {DESRIST 2017: Designing the Digital Transformation},
  booktitle = {DESRIST 2017: Designing the Digital Transformation},
  editor    = {Maedche, Alexander and vom Brocke, Jan and Hevner, Alan},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Cham},
  isbn      = {978-3-319-59144-5},
  doi       = {10.1007/978-3-319-59144-5_19},
  pages     = {313 -- 329},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {The telecommunications industry is currently going through a major transformation. In this context, the enhanced Telecom Operations Map (eTOM) is a domain-specific process reference model that is offered by the industry organization TM Forum. In practice, eTOM is well accepted and confirmed as de facto standard. It provides process definitions and process flows on different levels of detail. This article discusses the reference modeling of eTOM, i.e., the design, the resulting artifact, and its evaluation based on three project cases. The application of eTOM in three projects illustrates the design approach and concrete models on strategic and operational levels. The article follows the Design Science Research (DSR) paradigm. It contributes with concrete design artifacts to the transformational needs of the telecommunications industry and offers lessons-learned from a general DSR perspective.},
  language  = {en}
}