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29.07.2009
A Man of Many Qualities
By: Christiane Stagge
Dr. August-Wilhelm Scheer, founder of IDS Scheer, talks with SAP.info in an interview about the future of SAP and ERP software, his motivation, and letting go.
Dr. August Wilhelm-Scheer: A Man of Qualities. (photo: Gerhard Blank)
Dr. August-Wilhelm Scheer is the founder and supervisory board chairman of IDS Scheer AG, one of the largest software and consulting companies in Germany. He is also president of the German Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications, and New Media (BITKOM); a member of many other organizations; and a passionate musician who has been known to reach for his saxophone during presentations. SAP.info recently spoke with Dr. Scheer at ARIS ProcessWorld on tour in Munich, Germany.
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SAP.info: Dr. Scheer, as you near your 68th birthday, you’re a member of many supervisory boards and the winner of numerous accolades. You’ve achieved more or less everything one can imagine in life. Time to settle down, isn’t it?
Scheer: No way!
SAP.info: Why not?
Scheer: Dropping everything to do nothing just because you’re beyond a certain age – it doesn’t fit my philosophy. For me, life is and always has been a balancing act between work and relaxation.
SAP.info: What is your typical workday like?
Scheer: That depends completely on where I am at the moment. At 9 a.m., I usually have phone conferences with IDS Scheer, BITKOM, or imc AG. I travel a lot in Germany. My schedule is packed with public appearances, such as podium discussions that I’m invited to as an expert. For some more examples, I recently met with Annette Schavan, Germany’s Federal Minister of Education and Research; gave an interview to the German media network ZDF; and was invited to the convention of the Federation of German Industries. Not long ago, my band and I also played at the “Nacht der Demokratie” in Berlin.
SAP.info: Along with ERP software, music is your passion. How did your love for jazz develop?
Scheer: There’s something very polarizing about jazz: Either you love it or you don’t get it. Nobody just “likes” jazz. It’s the rhythm, the liveliness of the music that has always fascinated me. Jazz wants you to rise up, protest, start a revolution. My main influence has been Miles Davis, who lived through all of the significant movements in jazz music and reached the very top four times.
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