ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

The Supreme Discipline of the CIO

Today, business, technological and social influences are changing our markets on a daily basis. Companies must be in a position to adapt their business models and processes to these new, fast-moving market conditions. Yet without modern Enterprise Architecture Management, achieving this adaptation at the necessary speed is almost impossible. This requires business processes, data and information structures and the architecture of the underlying IT systems to work together seamlessly. But what is already standard fare for technology companies has yet to become rooted in the DNA of many traditional businesses. We help you to set up and operate Enterprise Architecture Management. Agile business processes, a consistent data structure, cloud computing, platform-oriented IT architectures and low-code development environments are only a few of the issues which determine this process. Enterprise Architecture Management is therefore becoming the hub between departments and IT, and the CIO’s main discipline. 

EAM Standards
Standards such as the TOGAF Framework provide a widespread approach to setting up Enterprise Architecture Management. On the basis of these standards, we help you to design and implement a bespoke EAM in your company.

Structure and Process Organisation
Your structure and process organisation provides the basis for the content design of your EAM. Together, we derive a framework for structuring your EAM. This ensures that your EAM is optimally tailored to your organisation and business processes.

EAM Tools
There are various EAM tools on the market for documenting and administering your company architecture. With our many EAM projects’ worth of experience, we help you to define your individual requirements and select the optimal EAM tools.

EAM Experts
Successfully filling the necessary roles is a decisive factor to the successful establishment and continuation of an EAM. We help you to select appropriate candidates and support the professional development of your employees.

Roadmap
A sequential implementation of upcoming EAM tasks requires the right prioritisation and selection of the necessary activities. With our experience from many EAM projects, we create a suitable step-by-step plan together with you.
EAM Assessment
Are you looking to further develop your EAM and need an independent assessment of the status quo? With our EAM assessment, we assess the degree of maturity of the structure, processes and systems of your Enterprise Architecture Management.

EAM Heat Map
We summarise the results of the EAM assessment in a meaningful Heat Map. This shows you your hotspots and the corresponding actions required at a glance. On this basis, we jointly develop a roadmap to optimise your Enterprise Architecture Management.

Digital Technology Trends
With the rapid development and implementation of new technologies, your EAM is also continuously changing. We show you how to map current trends in areas such as digitisation, data analysis, the cloud or agility onto your EAM.

Sparring Partner
The complexity of the requirements for modern-day EAMs requires a regular, unobstructed view of structures, organisations and systems. Armed with our experience from many EAM projects, we discuss specific EAM issues with you, provide experience from comparable projects and also provide support as required in order to resolve specific tasks.
Cloud Architectures
What does your cloud infrastructure look like? Is data security and integrity guaranteed? Which criteria lead to the selection of the appropriate cloud platform? Thanks to our experience from a variety of comparable projects, we can help you to develop and implement a future-oriented cloud strategy.

Information and Data Architecture
Information and data architectures make up the backbone of your company. Understanding your own data forms the basis for modern data analysis. We support you in the structuring, modelling and analysis of the data and information in your company.

Projects and EAM
Projects change processes, data and IT systems. Dovetailing your projects with your EAM therefore determines their quality, and hence the benefits to your company. We analyse this dovetailing in a review, and identify and help you achieve optimisation potential>

Changes within the Company
The continuous expansion of business models and the associated adjustments to processes and structures consequently also change your EAM. We help you to plan and implement the necessary transformation of your EAM and its underlying IT.

EAM and Cyber Security
In an increasingly complex IT world, it is becoming more and more difficult to guarantee adequate cyber security. In our experience, it is effective to dovetail EAM and cyber security to a greater extent. We help you to expand your EAM with a self-contained view for your cyber security.

Success Stories

Engineering Services Provider

Sales & Marketing Platform

Specification of the required functionalities with all company areas, central data and system architecture including for adjacent systems, transition and transformation planning
Engineering Services Provider

Digitisation in Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Area

Digitisation of complete company document workflows, ECM design, the definition of Enterprise Architecture, implementation support
IT Provider

Interim Manager – IT Infrastructure

Interim management of infrastructure area, analysis and optimisation of IT management processes and organisation in this area, Enterprise Architecture optimisation
Trade Credit Insurer

Trade Financing Platform

Design and implementation of a digital platform for various trade financing services, system architecture specification, selection of software solutions and providers, project management
International Building Materials Group

Carve-Out

Sale of a part of the company which was 100% supplied by Group IT, management of carve-out and IT development for sold company segment as Interim CIO, integration of IT into the new US parent company
International Bank

IT Infrastructure Transformation

Development of a target architecture for global IT infrastructure services, definition of a future sourcing model, definition of services and SLAs, drawing up of transition and transformation plans
International Banking Group

IT Infrastructure Outsourcing

Preparation of a global sourcing strategy, the definition of system architecture, selection of providers, contract negotiations, transition/transformation, implementation of provider controlling
Savings Bank

Enterprise Social Networking, Workplace of the Future

Installation of a company-wide collaboration solution, integration of external partners, facilitation of the change management process, application integration and infrastructure planning
International Building Materials Business

IT Architecture

Preparation and design of a change to the central outsourcing partner for IT infrastructure, service management and applications, enterprise architecture, the definition of potential service and outsourcing packages, rough planning
Printing Services Provider

Data Centre Consolidation

Consultancy for the consolidation of two data centres, harmonisation of technology platforms, Enterprise Architecture, integration of management processes and organisation, support during implementation
Telecommunication Company

Collaboration Platform

Replacement of a messaging platform, system analysis, migration and roll-out planning, concept design for and realization of a Customer Relationship Management solution for worldwide sales support
International Engineering Services Provider

ERP Implementation

Design and roll-out of a complete SAP implementation for all central modules for more than 8000 employees, the architecture of interfaces to adjacent systems, support for the establishment of the SAP operating organisation
Recruitment Agency

IT-Strategy

Advising the CIO on the creation of a long-term IT strategy, analysis of potential taking into account the latest digitalization trends, drawing up of a transformation plan
Laboratory Services Provider

Application Landscape Harmonisation

Design of consolidation of different laboratory systems onto a single platform for companywide distribution logistics, platform selection, project planning and structuring
IT Services Provider

Analysis of Network Infrastructure

Analysis of the data and telecommunication infrastructure at more than 22 sites, review of the network management and organizational structure, provider quality, creation of a catalogue of optimization measures
Foodstuff Manufacturer

S/4HANA

Design and planning of future S/4HANA migration, the definition of future enterprise architecture including SAP-internal and external processes, preparation of work packages, time planning and economic assessment
German Trading Enterprise

IT Report

Evaluation of the software landscape and infrastructure to pinpoint optimization and efficiency potential, identification and assessment of the optimization potential, plan for optimization measures
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