Moderate growth - good times
For some employees - not long graduated - it is clear that the size of the office should be limited to a maximum of sixteen employees. This works at first - until the idea of offering cost planning and control thwarts that plan. Because together with schedule planning, research and consulting contracts, the office develops an impetus of its own. By the end of the 1970s the office already has 30 employees. Organization works well without any great intervention: groups form based on tasks and competencies. The company's effectiveness remains high as it is not burdened by any organizational overhead.
In the meantime, the engineering team is working with electric typewriters - later even with storage and correction tapes - as well as copiers, calculators and dictating machines. These aids allow a substantial increase in efficiency which is counteracted by the start of a decline in fees. The engineers are then fascinated by developments in mid-range data processing. It allows the company to install its own computer, ending the dependency on computer centers.
- 1978 The major project Airport Munich leads to the opening of a branch office in Munich
- Düsseldorf office moves to Cologne
- Increased number of office seminars to promote professional exchange between employees
- 1980 30 employees manage contracts with a volume of DM 2.8 million