Smart Asset Protection & Growth
To be successful in the short and long run, organization need to relentlessly improve, even in times of comparatively stable projections. The learnings from the VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) world show that nothing shall be taken as granted and stable, and opportunities are quickly foregone.
Specifically, we support clients in identifying chances & risks, defining the target operating model (TOM) with its’ specific measures to take and implementing them.
Interim Management / Staffing
Frequently, we offer SAFe® certification open courses and inhouse on request, based on comprehensive implementation experience: Having trained hundreds of participants, feedback typically sores in 4.8+ out of 5 and NPS recommendation 9 out of 10. The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) is the world’s leading methodology for scaling agile and lean management practices. SAFe® is a freely available knowledge base and provides a proven, holistic framework for agile organizational alignment. Learn More
Time to First Profile (TTFP)
- Logistics:
SAFe® Release Train Engineer (RTE) ⇒ First profile delivered within 12 hours - Automotive client:
System Architects ⇒ First profile delivered within 4 hours - Automotive client:
Project Leader ⇒ First profile delivered within 30 hours
How It Works
In a direct (remote) contact with us, you specify your needs in form of
- Skills required
- Specific challenges and expectations
- Timing & location
- Cost frame
Our focus is on making sure that the profiles meet your needs and the candidates are truly available (that is what makes a qualified proposal). We will let you know right away, if we do not see any possibility to meet your demand.
Liquidity Protection
In a direct (remote) contact with us, you specify your needs in form of
- Skills required
- Specific challenges and expectations
- Timing & location
- Cost frame
Our focus is on making sure that the profiles meet your needs and the candidates are truly available (that is what makes a qualified proposal). We will let you know right away, if we do not see any possibility to meet your demand. Learn More
Resilience Buildup
Actively managing crises is better in every phase than relying on the principle of “hope”.
Our structured approach helps organizations to manage difficult times for effective and efficient recovery.
In an urgent crisis, we help our clients with hands-on measures e.g., to stabilize liquidity in a restructuring situation incl. stopping liquidity drain, with setting-up self-determined pre-insolvency recovery programs (e.g. ESUG procedures (Germany), chapter 11 voluntary petition (U.S.), Division I Proposal / CCAA filing (CA)).
A structured approach comprises of
- Prevention
- Early detection
- Intervention
- Retrospective
Not only structural measures are important (e.g., compliance management systems, Enterprise Risk Management System, Information System Management Systems (ISMS)), but at the end it is about the people affected and with that the corporate culture. Learn More
Supervisory / Advisory Board / Non-Exec Directors
Being member of various boards in North America and Europe throughout the last 25 years and as Director of the Institute of Compliance & Corporate Governance, Stefan Vieweg himself has an extensive practical and research knowledge concerning coping with new regulatory requirements and their proper implementation.
We provide support such that utilizing digitalization and systemic change management, a healthy and sustainable implementation of relevant Compliance, ESG / CSR, Finance and IT measures can be made. Learn More
CFO Advisory
“Finance division‘s versatile role in the digital age is far more than pure financial.”
- More strategic, incl. regulatory affairs, compliance, sustainability
- Multiple roles: co-pilot, guardian, digital mentor, change agent, story teller,…
- Digital technology is a key enabler to fulfill the CFOs strategic tasks
Our model very clearly shows the pioneering role in the digital age – digital empowerment is as much a duty as financial excellence. Learn More
Digitization and automation
The new technologies such as Robot Process Automation (RPA), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain etc. can only develop their full potential if the context is right. We help you to quickly find these “sweet spots”.
Typically, the driving forces around digitization (and automation) hoovers around the four aspects cost reduction (paramount), efficiency, quality and stakeholder satisfaction. Learn More
Business Process Outsourcing / Shared Services Center / Carve-Ins / Carve-Ins / M&A
“Right sourcing” is an increasing challenge, especially for medium-sized companies with established structures. Here, it is important to find the right balance in order to be able to achieve corporate goals with and not against the organization’s own workforce. Reservations must be countered by targeted change management and those affected must be made participants. Our systemic approach (the only TÜV-certified change approach) has proven itself with many clients. Learn More
Cyber Security / IT-Security
There is a long list of cyber threats, with a clear pattern of focus on most effective ones. ENISA, the European Union’s Agency for Cybersecurity, sees the Cyber Threat Landscape (CTL) in decreasing priorities:
- Ransomware
- Malware
- Cryptojacking
- E-mail related Threats
- Threat against data
- Threats against availability and integrity
- Disinformation – misinformation
- Non-malicious threats
- Supply-chain attacks
An ever more “industrialization” and professionalization of cyber-attacks has to be acknowledged: The damage is increasing (e.g., the year ending June 2022, the novel LEDS matrix (Lock-Encrypt-Delete-Steal) uses consequently capabilities of ransomware attacks, resulting in somewhat 10 terabytes of stolen data per month. The full vulnerability becomes obvious, as more than 95% of the incidents do not have a known attack vector (i.e., the way how unauthorized network access to launch cyber-attack is being achieved). Learn More
FAQ
How does Interim Management / Staffing work for me?
In a direct (remote) contact with us, you specify your needs in form of
- Skills required
- Specific challenges and expectations
- Timing & location
- Cost frame
Our focus is on making sure that the profiles meet your needs and the candidates are truly available (that is what makes a qualified proposal). We will let you know right away, if we do not see any possibility to meet your demand.
How does Liquidity Protection work for me?
With our complementary self assessment tool you may get a first idea of your liquidity level and vulnerability towards insolvency.
In a direct (remote and free of charge) INITIATION SESSION, we will draft your needs and frame out how we can support you.
Based thereon, we offer to carry out a DIAGNOSIS WORKSHOP to analyze holistically
1. the economic framework conditions,
2. the revenue and expense areas, and
3. the working capital performance
(The diagnosis workshop may be followed by deep dive sessions as required.)
Based on this input and close interaction with yourself, we will develop the RECOVERY MASTERPLAN
4. develop management options and control instruments,
5. set up a solid financial planning,
6. develop a liquidity-securing action plan
7. support the implementation as required (this can range from coaching to real operational tasks “get our hands dirty”) such as communicating a convincing master plan for the way forward is crucial to gain buy-in from stakeholders and to avoid brain-drain.
For higher efficiency, we suggest an agile working mode with biweekly, client-participating reviews on predefined deliverables and flexible agile contract. This enables quick feedback and adjustments as necessary.
In other words, the typical approach is
- Quick
- Delivering tangible results continuously
- Low risk, as the agile contract ensures required skill capacity and allows for adjustments as required.
How does Resilience Buildup work for me?
In a direct (remote and free of charge) INITIATION SESSION we will discuss your objectives, scope, and context.
As it may be helpful for your, we offer a Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) to allow you to identify your current state regarding digitization and sustainability.
Based on those findings and depending on your needs, we will provide you a support concept that fit neatly into your approach. It may comprise just specific change management interventions or up to full delivery of an implementation program
- Baselining
- Scoping
- Definition of communication plan
- Definition of the Target Operating Model
- Implementation steps
- Validation check
- … all accompanied by careful communication and change management interventions, so that your key stakeholders seconding the change and to avoid brain-drain.
For higher efficiency, we suggest an agile working mode with biweekly client-participating reviews on predefined deliverables and flexible agile contract. This enables quick feedback and adjustments as necessary.
In other words, the typical approach is
- Scaled to your real needs
- Delivering tangible results continuously
- Low risk, as the agile contract ensures required skill capacity and allows for adjustments as required.
How does Supervisory / Advisory Board / Non-Exec Directors work for me?
In a direct (remote and free of charge) INITIATION SESSION (1h) we will check your current board composition, potential improvement areas or advisory needs and concrete risks.
Based thereon, we typically offer to carry out context-specific FACT FINDINGS (similar to internal audits, extended with independent, external advise).
For higher efficiency, we suggest an agile working mode with biweekly client-participating reviews on predefined deliverables and flexible agile contract. This enables quick feedback and adjustments as necessary.
In other words, the typical approach is
- Quick
- Delivering tangible results continuously
- Low risk, as the agile contract ensures required skill capacity and allows for adjustments as required.
How does CFO Advisory work for me?
we typically offer to carry out context-specific DISCOVERY WORKSHOP with relevant stakeholder for the transformation challenge. Based on the findings, we suggest for the consecutive implementation an agile working mode for higher efficiency with biweekly client-participating reviews on predefined deliverables and flexible agile contract. This enables quick feedback and adjustments as necessary.
How does Digitization and automation work for me?
The proven and very efficient approach comprises:
- Delimitation of the application area
- Self-assessment by those responsible for the process
- Challenging based on best practice
- Validation and prioritization of the optimization potential
- Detailed recording of the prioritized processes, systems and data structures
- Elaboration of the need for adaptation using automation technology
- Feasibility check
- Cost-benefit analysis, business case with aggregated financial and qualitative effects. For higher efficiency, we suggest an agile working mode with biweekly client-participating reviews on predefined deliverables and flexible agile contract. This enables quick feedback and adjustments as necessary. In other words, the typical approach is
- Quick
- Delivering tangible results continuously
- Low risk, as the agile contract ensures required skill capacity and allows for adjustments as required.
How does Cyber Security / IT-Security work for me?
Depending on your needs and your own capabilities, we will provide you a support concept that fit neatly into your approach. It may comprise just specific change management interventions or up to full implementation of organizational cyber security implementation which typically comprises
- Baselining of specific issues (e.g., how well are IT-Security policies implemented) right up to a full IT audit
- Identifying improvement measures (may include trainings, coachings)
- Implementing improvement measures
- Coaching
- Effectiveness check
For higher efficiency, we suggest an agile working mode with biweekly client-participating reviews on predefined deliverables and flexible agile contract. This enables quick feedback and adjustments as necessary.
In other words, the typical approach is
- Scaled to your real needs
- Delivering tangible results continuously
- Low risk, as the agile contract ensures required skill capacity and allows for adjustments as required.