The Research Group „IIoT Enablement“ is focusing on tools, techniques and methodologies that help enterprises to leverage the Industrial Internet (or IIoT, Industrial Internet of Things; including Industrie 4.0) for the creation and marketing of innovative products and services. We are focusing on design-oriented research (“gestaltendes Forschen”), i. e. research related to the development of new concepts, models, methods and solutions (e. g. best practices for the IIoT or maturity models) that help guiding companies through the required IIoT transition. This is to be seen in the context of strategy and business models for the IIoT, the organizational perspective, as well as required capabilities for the IIoT. We are differentiating between approaches, which are applicable for large enterprises vs. small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Our research targets individuals and organizations that provide resources for the research and, in return expect favorable results for themselves. According to design-oriented information systems research, the research process is iterative and comprise the phases Analysis, Design, Evaluation and Diffusion. The research is conducted especially in testbed environments. We are using a jointly designed Framework of Reference to help structuring our research objects and objectives. This framework is matching different verticals, use cases and IT/OT patterns found in the Industrial Internet.