"I'm 28 years old and the first trained dual student at Scopevisio Retail Solutions.
I wanted to use my A-levels to study - but I couldn't really imagine studying full-time. I had known the company since the 9th grade, when I completed a 2-week work placement there.
As I really enjoyed my work placement here and was initially undecided as to which path I should choose after school, I simply had a look at the website and discovered the job advertisement for the dual study programme. Realising my wish to study and starting my career straight away immediately appealed to me."
In October 2014, the then freshly graduated high school graduate was able to start his dual study programme with us. With the dual study programme in business informatics, we wanted to train Simon specifically as a business analyst in our company. Simon was the first dual study programme student at our company - so the FHDW Bielefeld study model was not only new for Simon, but also for us.
Simon has always done a great job as a business analyst. After the theory phase at FHDW, he was always able to quickly familiarize himself with the projects and was a great support for the team. After each theory phase, we noticed that the field of business informatics was particularly appealing to him and that he was able to put his new knowledge to good use with us. Thanks to his ambition, his eye for detail, his independent way of working and his determination, Simon has always given 110 percent both at the FHDW and on the job and has made us mighty proud.
At the end of September 2017, Simon was able to hold his degree certificate in his hands and celebrate his Bachelor of Science degree. Ambitious as he is, this was of course not enough for him. Simon had also decided to start a Master's degree programme in IT Management and Information Systems at the FHDW Bielefeld straight afterwards.
Simon successfully completed his degree in June 2020. During his part-time Master's degree programme, we gave him the time he needed to reconcile his professional responsibilities with his studies and graduate with top marks. The Master's programme gave Simon additional foundations for his professional development from Business Analyst to Product Owner.
Simon's qualifications and expertise were ideal prerequisites for the role of Product Owner in one of our Scrum teams. In the role of Product Owner, Simon is responsible for the fiscal4brand product.
The skills he learnt during his studies, his hard work in the company and the expertise he has built up help him to transform both procedural and complex legal requirements into software solutions, which are then efficiently incorporated into the team's products.
We wish Simon continued success in his role as Product Owner. We are also delighted to be able to accompany Simon on his career path.
Are you also interested in a dual training programme?
The University of Applied Sciences (FHDW) focuses its study programs on dual and part-time Bachelor's and Master's programs in the fields of business administration and business informatics.
With future-oriented and job-related study specializations, the FHDW offers a success-oriented study concept for every step of your personal career ladder. The combination of theory and practice is the recipe for success!
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