Ole H.
Post Merger & Digitalization Project Manager
Experience
Jan 2025 - Present
1 yearAlsdorf, Germany
PMI Project Manager
4JET Group
- Advising on the creation of the new company's target organization.
- Creating an integration plan with defined integration priorities.
- Identifying, implementing, and monitoring cost savings and efficiency gains.
- Documenting and analyzing the IT landscape and deriving implementation proposals for integration.
- Ensuring a smooth transition without impacting ongoing business.
- Maintaining clear and transparent communication with employees and leadership.
- Managing resistance and cultural challenges.
- Identifying and managing risks.
Dec 2024 - Present
1 year 1 monthIT Sourcing Project Manager
Verwaltungs-Berufsgenossenschaft
- Revising the market analysis for RPA applications.
- Developing the "RPA Implementation" roadmap.
- Preparing tender documents in coordination with specialist departments, procurement, and contracting.
- Aligning RPA use cases with specialist departments and selected leaders.
- Publishing the RPA tender and communicating with vendors.
- Creating a criteria-based evaluation scheme and evaluating the submitted proposals.
- Selecting the tool and IT implementation partner.
Oct 2024 - Present
1 year 3 monthsERP Consultant
BTE Stelcon GmbH
- Getting familiar with customer-specific adjustments in the MS Dynamics 365 setup/configuration.
- Detailed planning of task areas, considering the overall project plan.
- Conducting key user training sessions and workshops.
- Assisting in creating test cases.
- Planning, managing, and overseeing the test phases (module and full integration).
- Stakeholder management.
- Introducing a 'Community of Practice,' providing learning materials, and building a support structure.
May 2024 - Present
1 year 8 monthsIT Project Manager / CRM Consultant
value AG
- Defining the scope related to the process area.
- Planning and running process capture/optimization workshops.
- Stakeholder management.
- Setting up and managing an agile implementation backlog.
- Conducting implementation sprints through technical configuration of Dynamics 365 (views, dashboards, workflows, roles & permissions).
- Testing and approving backlog items.
- Training and communicating the new functionalities.
- Introducing a 'Community of Practice,' providing learning materials, and building a support structure.
Feb 2024 - Aug 2024
7 monthsPMI Strategy Consultant
TX Logistik AG
- Setting up a project organization including regular meetings, project plan, and reporting.
- Defining and aligning work packages and clearly delimiting the scope of work.
- Analyzing structures, processes, and costs for each department/work group.
- Working hypothesis-driven to develop initial revenue, efficiency, and cost targets.
Aug 2023 - Apr 2024
9 monthsIT Product Manager
DB Fernverkehr AG
- Requesting proposals and reviewing them for content and formal aspects.
- Monitoring the further development of both system components (vehicle information system and reservation system), including test planning and commissioning on the train.
- Coordinating incident and problem management between internal departments and the supplier.
- Documenting processes in operations and further development.
- Risk and change management: creating change requests and acting as the central contact point.
- Developing annual roadmaps and coordinating budget approvals with the client's decision-makers.
Apr 2023 - Dec 2023
9 monthsIT Project Lead
ROPEX Industrie-Elektronik GmbH
- Analyzing and documenting processes for incoming/outgoing invoices and logistics data storage (data flow analysis and documentation).
- Creating a requirements list based on the old DMS application concept.
- Conducting market research and selecting five potential DMS applications.
- Developing the project plan down to the level of work packages.
- Designing a test environment and carrying out the migration.
- Coordinating with the service provider and approving the functions.
- Planning the training and rollout.
- Providing hypercare/support after the GoLive.
- Initial workshop for the BI application with controlling, management, and IT.
- Aligning roles and permissions.
- Capturing the backlog of existing and new reports with detailed descriptions of required data/visualizations.
Nov 2022 - Mar 2023
5 monthsIT Strategy Consultant
Ginkgo Management Consulting GmbH
- Mapping current tasks to the IT strategy.
- Presenting tasks by team, including planned resource allocations.
- Preparing, conducting, and documenting workshops with team leaders to review the developed mappings.
May 2022 - Dec 2023
1 year 8 monthsIT Project Lead
ROPEX Industrie-Elektronik GmbH
- Analyzing past project activities and deriving measures for a project turnaround.
- Project initialization with development of the project structure/organization.
- Gathering requirements for the four subprojects: ERP, processes, data cleansing, and tools.
- Controlling and monitoring the project status.
- Managing the process recording in the departments of the core processes.
- Advising on process planning.
- Conducting the actual process recording and documentation.
- Strategic end-to-end process workshop with management.
- Advising on optimizing selected processes.
- Managing the IT department regarding ERP implementation (migration, IT landscape, and data flow analysis).
Oct 2021 - Apr 2022
7 monthsIT Project Manager
Julada GmbH
- Planning and implementing an inventory management system for retail (including migration and labeling).
- Integrating the existing POS system with the inventory management system.
- Creating an initial process map.
- Developing the semi-automated reporting system for accounting.
- Setting up the shop system and integrating it with the inventory management system (including customization via coding and connection to a logistics provider).
- Planning a marketing campaign for e-commerce and piloting it.
Oct 2021 - Feb 2022
5 monthsSenior PMO SAFe
DB Netz AG
- Planning and execution of agile program management.
- Execution and documentation of all meetings at the interface between the Value Team and the Agile Release Trains (ARTs).
- Coordination of interfaces.
- Responsible for cross-cutting risk and dependency management.
- Stakeholder management.
- Administration of the Jira instance for 500 users.
- Leading the 'Jira' Community of Practice.
Feb 2021 - Aug 2021
7 monthsIT Product Manager
DB Fernverkehr AG
- Planning and execution of agile project management.
- Documentation of the product roadmap.
- Creating and aligning the concept with stakeholders during a reorganization.
- Preparation of reports.
- Allocation of budget including internal offer/contract structuring.
- Aligning business-side requirements with the technical product owner in development.
- Creation of implementation planning.
- Acceptance of delivery artifacts using testing facilities.
- Support in test planning.
Oct 2020 - Feb 2021
5 monthsIT Rollout Project Manager
Jungheinrich AG
- Execution of agile project management including project planning.
- Planning, execution and documentation of Scrum events.
- Coaching co-project manager in agile and traditional project management.
- Preparation, execution and documentation of steering meetings.
- Planning and support of the pilot phase at two locations.
- Creation of a project plan template per location for further rollout.
- Scheduling the rollout timeline for all 36 locations.
- Preparation of tender documents for hardware procurement.
- Development of a communication plan for the rollout project stakeholders.
Jan 2019 - Oct 2019
10 monthsLead Consultant
collaboration Factory AG
- Gathering tool templates and best practices through interviews, workshops and group discussions of existing artifacts.
- Prioritizing artifacts and updating them according to the current state of the art.
- Mapping processes in the project management area.
- Defining and agreeing on process adjustments.
- Designing quality criteria and approval processes for the quality gates.
- Company-wide documentation and communication of the final changes in project management.
Nov 2017 - Aug 2019
1 year 10 monthsIT Project Manager
Continental AG
- Execution of agile project management including project planning.
- Planning, execution and documentation of backlog grooming.
- Introduction of the agile method in the development area and acting as Scrum Master and occasional Product Owner.
- Analysis of existing requirements in the form of user stories with the specialist departments.
- Preparation of overall project reports and decision templates.
- Coordination during the development of IT increments and final acceptance.
- Preparation and support of the go-live.
- Execution of migration steps.
Nov 2014 - Oct 2017
3 yearsProject Manager / Change Manager
DB Netz AG
- Took over rollout management for the North region.
- Ensured the team's qualification.
- Developed the project plan for the five plants in the North region.
- Planned assignments of rollout facilitators for each plant.
- Ensured quality of training content for process, IT, and change formats.
- Planned and conducted change workshops.
- Provided feedback to regional and central management on obstacles during the rollout.
May 2014 - Sep 2014
5 monthsSenior Consultant
DB Schenker Logistics
- Conducted structured interviews with all project managers in the Europe region.
- Selected and agreed on possible evaluation criteria.
- Evaluated the existing project portfolio.
- Created project profiles.
- Developed recommendations for each project.
- Developed a PMO handbook.
Feb 2014 - Apr 2014
3 monthsSenior Consultant
DB Services
- Attended regional status meetings to ensure project progress.
- Introduced and tracked strict task lists.
- Ran expert workshops and documented project feedback.
- Developed improvement proposals as rough concepts.
- Joined project meetings to share regional feedback.
- Prepared decision and implementation documents.
May 2013 - Dec 2013
8 monthsSenior Consultant
DB Regio
- Extracted relevant core and support processes.
- Identified volume drivers for each process through structured interviews and workshops.
- Supported creating a questionnaire and analyzing the results.
- Redesigned processes for production-related departments.
- Created role, team, and function descriptions.
- Supported the creation of decision templates and organizational guidelines.
Apr 2012 - Mar 2013
1 yearSenior Consultant
DB Station & Service
- Reviewed and structured measures in services procurement.
- Developed additional measures for cost savings.
- Evaluated measures based on savings potential.
- Created fact sheets for all relevant measures.
- Drafted a rough concept for the top 5 cost reduction measures.
- Developed and validated concepts with the service provider.
- Created an implementation plan and piloted selected measures.
Jan 2012 - Mar 2012
3 monthsConsultant
S-Bahn Hamburg
- As-is analysis of existing storage areas.
- Identification of potential new storage areas.
- Evaluation, including LCC and prioritization using a utility analysis.
- Calculation of renovation and new construction costs and creation of technical drawings.
- Management and analysis of ownership structures.
- Preparation of profiles for potential storage facilities and a high-level implementation roadmap.
Jul 2011 - Dec 2011
6 monthsConsultant
DB Netz AG
- Database query of existing facilities and new construction projects.
- Processing and data fusion of raw data.
- Validation of results through expert interviews.
- Creation of a calculation logic for future funding requirements.
- Validation and optimization of logic in workshops.
- Support in deriving and evaluating negotiation strategies.
Oct 2008 - Jun 2011
2 years 9 monthsSystems Engineer
WABCO Development GmbH
- Requirements management: creation and coordination of requirements.
- Test management for system tests: test specifications and automated test environment.
- Responsible for functional testing and prototype commissioning at the customer's site.
- Management of a software sub-project, including coordinating developers and programming an interface from PC to CAN bus.
May 2007 - Sep 2008
1 year 5 monthsDevelopment Engineer
IAV GmbH
- Development of new work processes for the product creation process (cross-brand).
- Implementation of new work processes in vehicle projects.
- Training stakeholders in new technology.
- Creation of process artifacts to support the line organization.
- Representative on the Change Control Board.
Summary
For more than 14 years, Ole Himmel has supported his clients in strategic, organizational, and transformational corporate initiatives. In the process, he became familiar with company structures ranging from startups to medium-sized businesses and international corporations, and he advises them on complex issues in strategic transformation projects, post-merger integrations (PMI), and the implementation and optimization of business processes.
With enthusiasm, clear focus on goals, empathy, thorough communication, and a strong sense of structure, he provides his clients with stability and security in volatile times of change.
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedCertifications & licenses
BPMN 2.0 Basics
Signavio
Business Rhetoric
HPS
Certified Negotiator
HHL
Certified SAFe5 Agilist
Scaled Agile
Competitiv Strategy
LMU
Design Thinking Introduction
HPI
Fundamentals of Data Engineering and Data Science
HPI
PMP Certificate
PMI
Product Owner (PSPO1)
Rhetoric and Dialectic
Kirchner-Seminare
Scrum Master (PSM1)
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