Competencies

Carve-out & IT separation

Starting situation: A business unit is being sold, its IT deeply entangled with group IT, the TSA countdown running. Every delay costs money and endangers the deal.

Approach: Assess separability, secure day-1 readiness, negotiate and exit transition services (TSA), build a stand-alone target operating model.

Outcome: 350m EUR carve-out rescued, serious disputes defused, stand-alone IT in operation.

ERP migration & transformation

Starting situation: Legacy ERP at its limit, the S/4HANA deadline looming, earlier attempts failed or stalled.

Approach: Scope and risk cut realistically, migration path defined, programme steered, operations and project kept functional in parallel.

Outcome: Productivity doubled, operating costs reduced, a predictable migration instead of an endless project.

Post-merger integration (PMI)

Starting situation: Two IT worlds, duplicate systems, unclear synergies — and a window in which the integration value must be realised.

Approach: Integration plan with day-1 readiness, synergy roadmap, consolidation of applications and infrastructure, stabilisation of the organisation.

Outcome: Integration on plan, synergies realised, friction minimised.

IT due diligence

Starting situation: Before an acquisition it is unclear what the target’s IT really costs — tech debt, security gaps, integration effort.

Approach: Technological assessment of infrastructure, tech debt, cybersecurity and data quality; risks and investment needs quantified.

Outcome: A solid basis for decisions before signing — no nasty surprises after closing.

Data & AI strategy (subject to confirmation)

Starting situation: Data silos and AI expectations meet an IT that is not set up for them.

Approach: Align data and AI strategy with value creation, prioritise use cases, build the foundations — AI as a tool, not an end in itself.

Outcome: Documented gains in speed and quality for IT strategy frameworks.

IT turnaround

Starting situation: Growth or the business is held back by an overwhelmed IT; trust in IT is damaged.

Approach: Root cause instead of treating symptoms, quick wins in 30–60 days, then structural rebuild and enablement of the organisation.

Outcome: Growth of > 40% p.a. unblocked, IT from bottleneck to enabler.

Cloud transformation

Starting situation: High operating costs, rigid infrastructure, lack of scalability.

Approach: A viable target cloud architecture, migration with judgement, cost and security governance.

Outcome: Operating costs −35%, greater scalability and security.

Digital transformation

Starting situation: Digitalisation ambitions without a sound IT foundation and steering.

Approach: Align the digital strategy with business goals, modernise processes and platforms, bring the organisation along.

Outcome: Measurable productivity and process improvements.

Building the IT organisation

Building a capable IT organisation with clear roles, processes and steering — from greenfield to realignment.

IT cost optimisation

Substantial cost reduction without loss of service: contracts, licences, providers and architecture put to the test. Outcome incl.: 1.4m EUR/year saved.

Vacancy bridging / fractional CIO

Confident bridging of a CIO vacancy — or permanent part-time IT leadership (1–3 days/week) for companies that don’t need a full-time CIO.