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Folke Mohr

Program Management and PMO for Core System Replacement

Folke Mohr
Hamburg, Germany

Experience

Jan 2024 - Present
2 years 3 months

Program Management and PMO for Core System Replacement

Vereinigte Hagel VVaG

Jan 2023 - Dec 2024
2 years

Management consulting and program management for IT transformation

Bistum Regensburg KdöR

Jan 2021 - Dec 2022
2 years

Head of application development

Vereinigte Hagel VVaG

Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
1 year

Management consulting and program management for modernizing the international IT application landscape

Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA

Jan 2019 - Dec 2020
2 years

Management consulting and program management for modernizing IT infrastructure

Progroup AG

Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
1 year

Management consulting to set up an international ITSM project program

T-Systems International GmbH

Jan 2014 - Dec 2018
5 years

General Manager IT

OLYMPUS Surgical Technologies Europe GmbH

Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
1 year

Project manager and coach to set up an online shop

Atlantic Multipower Germany OHG & Co. KG

Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
1 year

Management consulting for IT strategy

Deutsche e-shopping GmbH

Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
1 year

Management consulting for IT governance

E.ON Business Services

Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
1 year

Project Management Consulting

Atlantic Multipower Germany OHG & Co. KG

Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
1 year

Head of IT

Atlantic Multipower Germany OHG & Co. KG

Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
1 year

Management Consulting for IT Controlling

E.ON Energy Trading SE

Jan 2010 - Dec 2011
2 years

IT-Director

Direct Line Versicherung AG

Jan 2007 - Present
19 years 3 months

Interim Manager and Freelance IT Consultant

Self-employed

Jan 2007 - Dec 2010
4 years

IT Manager

EverQ GmbH / Sovello AG

Jan 2002 - Dec 2006
5 years

Project Manager for Large Projects

Deutscher Ring Versicherungsgruppe

Jan 1996 - Dec 2002
7 years

Project Manager e-Business Europe, IT Acquisition Integration, IT-Life Team Leader

GE Frankona Re AG

Jan 1995 - Dec 1996
2 years

Project Manager and Technology Consultant

ABB Informatik GmbH

Jan 1993 - Dec 1995
3 years

Application Development Project Manager

Partner Consult GmbH

Jan 1985 - Dec 1993
9 years

Head of System Engineering Development

GAUSS mbH

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Information Technology (31 years), Professional Services (22 years), Insurance (17 years), Healthcare (6 years), Energy (6 years), and Food and Beverage (3 years).

Information Technology
Professional Services
Insurance
Healthcare
Energy
Food and Beverage

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Information Technology (29 years), Project Management (22 years), Product Development (9 years), Research and Development (9 years), Strategy (1 year), and Finance (1 year).

Information Technology
Project Management
Product Development
Research and Development
Strategy
Finance

Summary

  • IT leadership figure with broad experience in operations, organization, and strategy and many years of project business experience
  • Sustainable successes in designing and implementing innovative IT solutions and in building and further developing high-performance IT organizations
  • Leading and guiding change processes, structural optimizations and realignments, crisis interventions, technology modernizations
  • Proven track record in agile mid-sized companies and multinational corporations
  • High acceptance and recognition from C-level/executive management, specialist departments, and team level

Skills

  • Technology Management: Review, Consolidation, And Strategic Modernization Of The It Landscape
  • Portfolio, Program And Project Management, Including Sap, Bi, Mes, Plm, E-business, Dms, Bpm/workflow, Crm, Uc
  • It Organization Development And Optimization: Transformation, Consolidation And Realignment
  • Team Development And Coaching
  • Process Optimization
  • It Governance

It Strategy And Architecture

  • Positioning: Assessing The Competencies And Maturity Level Of The It Organization, Defining The Requirements And Mandate Of The It Organization, Developing A Target Vision For The It, Designing The Implementation, Executing The Transformation And Transition Project Program
  • Business Processes: Reviewing And Realigning The E-commerce Strategy, Reviewing And Completing The Business Process Coverage Of The Application Portfolio
  • Application Portfolio: Review Of The Erp Strategy, Development Of A New It Application Architecture, Redesigning The Application Landscape For A Direct Insurer, Creating A Development Plan For The Application Portfolio Of A Solar Module Manufacturer, Updating The It Strategy (E.g. Focusing Sap Use, Realigning The It Architecture, Consolidating System Diversity, Replacing Legacy Software)
  • Infrastructure: Modernizing The Infrastructure Using Cloud Services, Outsourcing It Infrastructure, Reviewing And Rebuilding A Disaster Recovery Data Center, Introducing Managed Services For It Infrastructure, Consolidating Data Centers And Business Contingency Planning

Organization Development

  • It Reorganization: Restructuring The It Organization And Optimizing It Performance, Building A Customer-centric It Delivery, Introducing Itil-based Operations Organization, Integrating Into The European Parent Company's It Structures, Introducing A Matrix Organization, Implementing And Setting Up Modern It Governance Functions (Especially It Controlling, It Architecture Management, And It Portfolio Management)
  • Personnel Development: Building A Second Management Level Within The It Organization, Reviewing And Redesigning Job Structures, Developing Skill Profiles And Competence Frameworks, Creating And Implementing Personal Development Plans, Restructuring And Realigning Staff Roles, Coaching Emerging Leaders
  • It Outsourcing: Defining Service Requirements, Running Tender Processes And Due Diligences, Executing Transition Projects, Monitoring And Optimizing Service Delivery
  • Due Diligence: Evaluating Multiple It Organizations In Preparation For A Company Acquisition
  • Post-merger Integration: Merging Multiple It Organizations Into The Group Structure, Integrating, Consolidating, And Restructuring It Infrastructure And Application Landscapes, Restructuring It Processes (E.g. It Operations Management), Realigning The It Organizational Structure, Coordinating Collaboration Between The It Organization And Its Customers Across Multiple Sites
  • Process Optimization: Conducting Lean Management And Six Sigma Dmaic Projects, Implementing It Service Processes Following Itil, Restructuring It Processes (E.g. It Operations Management)

It Service Management

  • Design And Implementation Of It Service Management: Organizational Setup, Process Organization According To Itil, Tool Implementation For It Support And Service Organization
  • Modernization Of The Itc Infrastructure Platform To Support The Digitization Of Business Processes
  • Building International Project Programs For Implementing New Itsm Platforms And Consolidating The Itsm Organization
  • Data Center Consolidation And Business Contingency Planning: Consolidation Of It Operations Concepts, Reduction And Modernization Of It Infrastructure And System Software, Expansion Of Disaster Recovery Operations (Fallback Data Center)

Project Management

  • Program Management: Multi-project Management, Pmo Organization, Leading And Controlling Subprojects In Large Transformation And It Programs (E.g. Core Insurance System Replacement, It Transformation, Modernization Of International Application Landscapes, It Service Management And It Infrastructure, It Acquisition Integration)
  • Project Portfolio Management: Establishing Procedures For Project Qualification And Portfolio Control, Implementing Ppm Tools, Creating And Executing Project Portfolios, Active Portfolio Management In Annual Planning, Budgeting And Program Planning, Further Development And Optimization Of Portfolio Management And Program Management Across The Company
  • Project Management: Executing A Wide Range Of It And Organizational Projects (E.g. Following Prince2); Topics Include Workflow/bpm Implementation, Data Center Consolidation And Business Contingency Planning
  • Project Rescue: Taking Over And Stabilizing Critical Projects (Schedule And Budget Overruns), Introducing Change Request And Release Management, Successful Completion

It Governance

  • It Sourcing: Planning And Executing Outsourcing Projects For It Operations, Sap Operations And Unified Communications, Managed Services For Voice Functions, Requirements Analysis, Tendering, Procurement And Contract Negotiations
  • It Controlling: Introducing Tbm (Technology Business Management), Building Controlling Systems For Project Portfolios And It Operations, Budget Planning, Monitoring And Forecasting For It Cost Centers, Cost Reduction Programs, Economic Optimization Through Architecture Management, Performance Monitoring Of The It Organization
  • Asset Management: Lifecycle Management For It Assets, Integration Into Financial Accounting And Procurement, Implementing Cmdb Systems Following Itil For Asset And License Management, Reviewing And Optimizing License Agreements (E.g. Sap, Microsoft), Transferring Sap Licenses Within Corporate Groups
  • Process Optimization: Conducting Lean Management And Six Sigma Dmaic Projects, Implementing It Service Processes According To Itil
  • Project Portfolio Management: Introducing Or Optimizing Project Portfolio Management, Selecting And Implementing Ppm Systems, Optimizing Project Planning And Control Processes
  • Project Management: Implementing Project Management Systems, Designing And Building Project Management Databases

Sap And Erp

  • Implementation And Further Development Of Sap Ecc (E.g. Fi, Co, Sd, Mm, Le/wm, Pp, Pe, Apo Dp, Pm, Qm, Cs) In International Corporate Groups
  • Building Internal Sap Teams Within It
  • Designing, Setting Up And Optimizing Sap Support Including Integration With Business Units
  • Implementation Of Sap Bw And Bi
  • Strategic Planning For Functional Expansion Towards Mes, Scm And Plm
  • Accompanying Implementation Of Sap Solution Manager And Grc (Authorization System)
  • Reviewing Erp Strategies, Analyzing And Designing Erp Replacements And Sap Implementations Including Functionality Coverage Analysis, Implementation Strategy And Effort Estimation
  • Planning And Monitoring Cut-over During Sap Implementations And Upgrades
  • Outsourcing Of Sap Hosting As Well As Application And Operations Management
  • Version Upgrades And Optimization Of Sap License Agreements

Technology Implementations

  • Unified Communications: Modernizing Multi-site Telecommunications Infrastructure, Implementing Innovative Uc Solutions Including Integration Of Landline, Mobile, Vowlan And Workplace Functions, Setting Up Call Centers For Sales And Support
  • Plm: Implementation Of Cim-db (Contact Software) For Medical Technology Corporate Groups
  • Mes: Implementation Of Plantapps/proficy (Ge Fanuc) For Manufacturing Companies
  • Dms: Implementation And Further Development Of Dms Systems For Mail Inbound And Outbound Processes
  • Bpm/workflow: Introducing The Topic In The Company, Selecting Suitable Business Processes, Choosing Tools, Automating Form-based Business Processes
  • Process Digitization: Digitizing Core Processes As Part Of Operational Excellence, Designing And Implementing Capture Solutions For Specific Business Processes
  • Customer Value Management: Design, Implementation And User Training As Part Of Strategic Corporate Initiatives
  • Insurance Software: Designing And Implementing Technical Procedures For Policy Accounting Processes, Implementing Object-oriented Policy Management Systems
  • Master Data Management: Redesigning Central Business Partner Information Systems
  • Itsm: Redesigning Control Systems For Helpdesk And On-site Service, Reviewing And Optimizing Tool Support For Software Development And System Support (E.g. Ticket Handling, Workflow Management)
  • Inventory Management: Designing And Implementing Stock Disposition Functions In Inventory Management Systems
  • Logistics: Designing And Implementing Application Systems For Media Logistics
  • Systems Engineering: Designing And Developing An Esql Precompiler System
  • Traffic Engineering: Designing And Programming Software Functions For Traffic Control Systems

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

University of Hamburg

Diploma in Computer Science · Computer Science · Hamburg, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Change Management

APMG

Facilitative Leadership

Interaction Associates

ITIL V3 Foundation

APMG TÜV Süd

NLP Practitioner

DVNLP

PRINCE2 Practitioner

APMG OGC

Six Sigma Green Belt

GE Capital Services CLOE

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Where is Folke based?

Folke is based in Hamburg, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Folke speak?

Folke speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Folke have?

Folke has at least 41 years of experience. During this time, Folke has worked in at least 21 different roles and for 18 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years. Note that Folke may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Folke be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Folke would be well-suited for roles such as: Program Management and PMO for Core System Replacement, Management consulting and program management for IT transformation, Head of application development.

What is Folke's latest experience?

Folke's most recent position is Program Management and PMO for Core System Replacement at Vereinigte Hagel VVaG.

What companies has Folke worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Folke has worked for Vereinigte Hagel VVaG, Bistum Regensburg KdöR, Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA, and Self-employed.

Which industries is Folke most experienced in?

Folke is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT), Professional Services, and Insurance. Folke also has some experience in Healthcare, Energy, and Food and Beverage.

Which business areas is Folke most experienced in?

Folke is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Project Management, and Product Development. Folke also has some experience in Research and Development (R&D), Strategy and Planning, and Finance.

Which industries has Folke worked in recently?

Folke has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT), Professional Services, and Insurance.

Which business areas has Folke worked in recently?

Folke has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT) and Project Management.

What is Folke's education?

Folke attended University of Hamburg for Computer Science.

Does Folke have any certificates?

Folke has 6 certificates. Among them, these include: Change Management, Facilitative Leadership, and ITIL V3 Foundation.

What is the availability of Folke?

Folke will be available full-time from April 2026.

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