Jürgen Münch

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Münch is a Professor of Software Engineering, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation at Reutlingen University's Faculty of Informatics. He holds key administrative roles including Member of the Extended Presidency (2016-2023) and Prodekan of the Herman Hollerith Zentrum (2019-2023). His research focuses on Product Management, Entrepreneurial Software Engineering, and Agile methodologies, with contributions to hybrid development approaches and regulatory compliance in software projects. He leads research initiatives such as the 5G-PreCiSe and AIDA projects, and is affiliated with the University of Hohenheim's Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences.

His academic journey includes roles as Research Director at the University of Helsinki (2015-2017) and Professor for Software Systems Engineering there (2011-2015). Before academia, he led research labs at Daimler AG and Fh IESE Informatik. His work bridges industry and academia, emphasizing practical applications in software processes and innovation ecosystems.

Research interests span product discovery, agile scaling, and innovation management. He has published extensively on topics like continuous experimentation, hybrid development methods, and roadmapping strategies. His teaching emphasizes entrepreneurship education for Industry 4.0 and product-led company transformation.

Key contributions include the DEEP product roadmap maturity model and frameworks for aligning platform ecosystems through roadmapping. His work addresses challenges in regulated domains, leveraging AI techniques like data augmentation for software requirements validation.