Consulting & Strategy

We turn strong ideas into smart digital experiences.

Overview

What this service covers

Consulting & Strategy means to us: well-founded decisions instead of PowerPoint slides. We combine strategic advisory with technical implementation depth — from IT due diligence in M&A transactions, cloud readiness assessments and IT carve-outs, to security and identity strategy. Our focus is on Azure, Microsoft 365 and Zero Trust — on topics where a clear plan makes the difference between successful transformation and expensive corrections. Every recommendation is grounded in projects we can deliver ourselves. That is what makes our advice pragmatic and actionable.

Who for

Who this fits

Mid-market companies with 100–5000 employees modernizing or consolidating IT
Private-equity portfolio companies needing IT due diligence or IT carve-outs
Enterprises with complex IT landscapes that need a cloud or security strategy
IT leaders looking for external expertise for a robust roadmap

Challenges

Strategy & Transformation

No clear digital strategy

Fragmented IT landscape

Unclear ROI on tech investments

Security as an afterthought

Lack of expertise in own team

Slow decision-making processes

Services

Services in detail

Deploy AI pragmatically instead of investing blindly. We check where Copilot, Azure, OpenAI, or other platforms offer the greatest leverage and deliver a prototype as a basis for decision-making.

Use Case WorkshopData & AnalyticsPrototype in weeks instead of monthsFrom prototype to scaling

Security starts with identity, not the firewall. We develop a Zero Trust strategy that fits your organization. Pragmatic and implementable, not just on paper.

Security Assessment & Maturity AnalysisZero Trust Conception & RoadmapIdentity & Access StrategySecurity Governance & Compliance

Sound decisions require reliable data. We analyze your cloud readiness for migrations, carve-outs, or due diligence.

Infrastructure & Security AnalysisCloud Strategy WorkshopTCO & Business CaseMigration Roadmap

The foundation determines what you can build on it. We design your Azure environment so that it scales, is secure, and does not have to be rebuilt in two years – whether for a single company or a whole portfolio.

Landing Zone DesignSubscription & Resource ManagementHybrid Cloud IntegrationGovernance & Compliance Baseline

Most companies use a fraction of what Microsoft 365 offers. We develop a strategy that thinks about collaboration, security, and governance together and ensure that your employees actually use it.

Modern Workplace Vision & StrategyTeams & SharePoint GovernanceProductivity & Collaboration WorkshopsAdoption & Change Management Planning

Process

How an engagement runs

01
Discovery & Assessment (1–3 weeks)
Inventory, stakeholder interviews and analysis of the IT landscape. Outcome: clear view of status quo, risks and potential.
02
Strategy & Roadmap (2–4 weeks)
Target definition with your team, prioritized measures and a robust business case.
03
Design & Architecture (2–6 weeks)
Technical detail designs for cloud, security, identity or carve-out — ready for implementation.
04
Execution & Handover
Guided implementation through our engineering team, or handover to your internal IT team with complete documentation.

References

Related projects from our practice

Manufacturing

Successful IT Carve-out of a Complete Infrastructure

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Consulting & Strategy

We do not deliver PowerPoint strategies. Every recommendation is based on practical experience from real projects. We can also implement every strategy ourselves - this makes our consulting pragmatic and implementable.

Absolutely. Many customer relationships begin with a focused assessment or workshop. This allows you to get to know our way of working before you tackle larger projects.

After an initial conversation, we create a customised offer. The collaboration is transparent: regular updates, clear milestones, and a dedicated contact person for your project.

IT carve-out due diligence is the systematic analysis of the IT landscape in the context of a corporate separation or M&A deal. We review systems, licenses, contracts, dependencies and transitional service agreements (TSAs) and deliver a robust separation plan including risks and costs. The result is the decision basis for investors, management and the IT project team.

Effort is driven by four factors: the number and age of the systems, how deeply they are entangled with the seller, the term of the transitional service agreements, and the required cutover speed. We work with fixed prices for clearly scoped phases — due diligence, separation planning, execution — and time-and-material where the scope is open at the outset. Every engagement starts with a free initial conversation and a written effort estimate before any cost is incurred.

The biggest risks are: undocumented dependencies between systems, overlooked licenses and contracts, operational interruptions during cutover phases, data loss during migrations, transitional service agreements that are too short, unclear responsibilities after go-live. Our structured approach with rollback plans, parallel operation and clear SLAs minimizes these risks.

The total duration is between 6 and 18 months: due diligence 4–8 weeks, separation planning 4–12 weeks, implementation and cutover 3–12 months. Pure due-diligence projects often only need 4–6 weeks. We adapt our approach to your deadlines and work with strict milestones.

Yes. We perform technology due diligence for PE investors — focused on IT landscape, cloud maturity, security posture, TCO, vendor lock-in and exit scenarios. Our reports follow common PE standards and deliver clear go/no-go recommendations with quantified risks.