Transformation Strategy

Many companies concentrate exclusively on the pure formulation of corporate and functional strategies. However, their implementation is often taken for granted and quickly disappears from the focus of top management due to their more operational nature. However, this is a crucial mistake that often leads to the failure of strategies.

Strategic decisions can only be successfully implemented if the underlying initiatives are highly consistent with the achievement of strategic goals and make a positive contribution to value. Our clients depend on our expertise in this challenging task. In selective deep dives, we work with them to translate their strategies into well-designed and measurable initiatives. We ensure that our initiatives align with the strategic targets and demonstrate their value through detailed business cases. Synergies and dependencies between initiatives are revealed transparently and monitored in a consistent overall model. Our consultants actively drive the implementation of initiatives, monitor progress, and communicate updates within the organization.

Company-wide software projects can present significant challenges for organizations. It is not uncommon for critical restrictions to be overlooked, budgets to be exceeded, go-live dates to be postponed multiple times, and internal employees to become overloaded.

Our approach aims to simplify the process for our customers by developing scenarios for implementation strategies. We consider critical restrictions such as linking locations with different software solutions and specific time and functional limitations that a brownfield approach may involve. With our clients, we assess the economic feasibility and viability of various scenarios, including a greenfield approach. Among the possible solutions, we identify the scenario with the least negative impact on the corporate network and derive the critical path for implementation.

In the actual project, we assist our customers with supplier selection, contract design, and requirements engineering, all the way through to go-live with end-to-end project and solution management. In doing so, we minimize customizations through qualitative and quantitative evaluation and work on the content of work packages. We establish a project organization with clear responsibilities and ensure compliance with the critical path through detailed resource and task planning. Our extensive experience helps us recognize and avoid typical pitfalls.

Unforeseen events can pose a significant threat to companies, sometimes even threatening their existence. It is crucial to identify, evaluate, and implement effective measures quickly and efficiently to ensure the company's continued survival. However, time pressure can often limit a company's ability to respond effectively.

We assist our clients in promptly establishing and implementing operational task forces to address existential challenges in a targeted manner. By working closely with the project team, we analyze the problem thoroughly instead of relying on standard concepts. This approach enables us to identify the root causes accurately and implement effective solutions. We maintain strict scope management to ensure the team's focus on critical issues. We utilize intelligent monitoring to track the effectiveness of implemented measures and ensure transparent communication of relevant information to all stakeholders.

Digitization poses a challenge for companies to prioritize the right topics. An abundance of information and competing ideas can lead to suboptimal use of time and resources. Good ideas should be translated into a realistic and positive business case. The right evaluation and quantification are necessary to make informed portfolio decisions. Only a coordinated target picture between functional requirements and technical architecture can lead to a successful outcome.

We assist our clients in defining the target images between business and IT, evaluating the coordination with the strategy both qualitatively and quantitatively with the help of experts, and accompanying the implementation until the objectives are measurably achieved. Thereby, we utilize customized methods, experience, and tools for each client. Examples of this include the value case portfolio & pipeline, value case development, integrated roadmaps to alleviate capacity bottlenecks, and content-related support from our consultants.

Our goal is to ensure that our customers benefit from successful digitalization implementation with the appropriate portfolio and maximum efficiency.

Far-reaching strategic decisions may require structural adjustments to ensure that the corporate structure optimally supports strategic goals and enables employees to contribute their skills and talents with great commitment. Organizational realignment is often necessary to achieve this.

We assist our clients in this intensive process and design their structures in line with their strategy. Together, we create precise job descriptions, establish collaborative operating models, and design career paths for professional growth. We use capability maps and headcount monitoring to ensure that the necessary skills are available in the appropriate measure. We work closely with works councils to ensure that all actions are implemented in a socially responsible manner and communicated transparently.

A particular focus of our work is the dimensioning of software and product development areas and their agile orientation in order to be able to react quickly and efficiently to constantly changing customer needs.

These programs are characterized by extreme time pressure. For carve-outs, there is less than a year between the decision and Day-1, and in extreme cases, only 3-4 months. For integration programs, the necessary speed of change is determined by the end of the Transition Service Agreement (TSA) period. Despite time pressure at critical milestones, such as Day-1, it is essential to ensure the operability of functions, integration with the supply chain, and interaction with customers.

We support demanding programs in critical functions such as purchasing and IT. Our focus is on the elements that represent the main risk for these functions and securing their dependencies. We rely on intelligent scope management, selective deep dives, and monitoring critical aspects of progress. We involve corporate functions such as legal or data protection to translate requirements into implementable measures and avoid jeopardizing the schedule. This approach ensures success with minimal impact on the organization.