Ole H. - Project Manager Post Merger & Digitalization

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Alsdorf, Germany

Experience

Jan 2025 - Present

9 months

Alsdorf, Germany

PMI Project Manager

4JET Group

Advising on the new target organization of the merged company.
Creating an integration plan with defined priorities.
Identifying, implementing and monitoring cost savings and efficiency gains.
Gathering and analyzing the IT landscape and deriving integration proposals.
Ensuring a smooth transition without disrupting ongoing business.
Clear and transparent communication with staff and leaders.
Managing resistance and cultural challenges.
Identifying and controlling risks.

Dec 2024 - Present

10 months

IT Sourcing Project Manager

Verwaltungs-Berufsgenossenschaft

Revising the market analysis for RPA applications.
Creating the “RPA Implementation” roadmap.
Preparing tender documents in coordination with business units, procurement and contracting.
Aligning RPA use cases with departments and selected leaders.
Publishing the RPA tender and communicating with vendors.
Developing a criteria-based evaluation scheme and assessing submitted bids.
Making decisions on the tool and IT implementation partner.

Oct 2024 - Present

1 year

ERP Consultant

BTE Stelcon GmbH

Learning the client-specific adjustments of the MS Dynamics 365 configuration.
Detailed planning of tasks within the overall project schedule.
Conducting key user training and workshops.
Supporting test-case creation.
Planning, managing and overseeing test phases (module and full integration).
Stakeholder management.
Setting up a “Community of Practice,” providing learning materials and building a support structure.

May 2024 - Present

1 year 5 months

IT Project Manager / CRM Consultant

value AG

Defining the scope for the process area.
Planning and running process recording and optimization workshops.
Stakeholder management.
Building and managing an agile implementation backlog.
Running implementation sprints by technically configuring Dynamics 365 (views, dashboards, workflows, roles & permissions).
Testing and approving backlog items.
Training and communicating new functions.
Setting up a “Community of Practice,” providing learning materials and building a support structure.

Feb 2024 - Aug 2024

7 months

PMI Strategy Consultant

TX Logistik AG

Establishing a project organization including standing meetings, project plan and reporting.
Defining and aligning work packages with clear task boundaries.
Analyzing structures, processes and costs by department / work group.
Using hypothesis-driven work to set initial revenue, efficiency and cost targets.

Aug 2023 - Apr 2024

9 months

IT Product Manager

DB Fernverkehr AG

Requesting and reviewing offers for content and formal criteria.
Monitoring the development of two system components (vehicle information and reservation systems), including test planning and onboard deployment.
Coordinating incident & problem management between internal departments and the supplier.
Documenting operational and development processes.
Risk and change management: creating change requests and acting as central contact.
Developing annual roadmaps and aligning budget approvals with client decision makers.

Apr 2023 - Dec 2023

9 months

IT Project Manager

ROPEX Industrie-Elektronik GmbH

Analyzing and documenting processes for invoice receipt/dispatch and logistics data storage (data flow analysis and documentation).
Creating a requirements list based on the old DMS concept.
Market research and selection of five potential DMS solutions.
Developing the project plan down to work-package level.
Designing a test environment and conducting the migration.
Coordinating with the service provider and accepting functions.
Planning training and rollout.
Providing hypercare/support after go-live.
Running an initial BI workshop with controlling, management and IT.
Aligning roles and permissions.
Capturing the backlog for existing and new reports with detailed data/visualization requirements.

Nov 2022 - Mar 2023

5 months

IT Strategy Consultant

Ginkgo Management Consulting GmbH

Mapping current tasks to the IT strategy.
Presenting tasks by team including planned resources.
Preparing, running and documenting workshops with team leads to review the mapping.

May 2022 - Dec 2023

1 year 8 months

IT Project Manager

ROPEX Industrie-Elektronik GmbH

Reviewing past project activities and deriving measures for a project turnaround.
Initializing the project with the development of structure and organization.
Gathering requirements for four subprojects: ERP, processes, data cleansing and tools.
Controlling and monitoring project status.
Managing process recording in core departments.
Advising on process planning.
Conducting and documenting current-state process recording.
Leading a strategic end-to-end process workshop with management.
Advising on selected process improvements.
Steering the IT department for ERP implementation (migration, IT landscape and data flow analysis).

Oct 2021 - Apr 2022

7 months

IT Project Manager

Julada GmbH

Planning and launching a retail inventory system (including migration and labeling).
Connecting the existing POS system to the inventory system.
Creating an initial process map.
Developing a semi-automated reporting system for accounting.
Building an e-shop and linking it to the inventory system (including coding customizations and connecting a logistics provider).
Planning and piloting an e-commerce marketing campaign.

Oct 2021 - Feb 2022

5 months

Senior PMO SAFe

DB Netz AG

Planning and executing agile program management.
Running and documenting all meetings at the interface between the Value Team and Agile Release Trains (ARTs).
Coordinating interfaces.
Overseeing overall risk and dependency management.
Stakeholder management.
Administering the Jira instance for 500 users.
Leading the “Jira” Community of Practice.

Feb 2021 - Aug 2021

7 months

IT Product Manager

DB Fernverkehr AG

Planning and executing agile project management.
Documenting the product roadmap.
Developing and aligning the concept with stakeholders during a reorganization.
Preparing reports.
Allocating budget including internal bidding and contract setup.
Aligning business requirements with the technical product owner.
Planning implementation.
Approving deliverables using test setups.
Supporting test planning.

Oct 2020 - Feb 2021

5 months

IT Rollout Project Manager

Jungheinrich AG

Running agile project management including planning.
Planning, executing and documenting Scrum ceremonies.
Coaching the co-project manager in agile and classic project methods.
Preparing, running and documenting steering meetings.
Planning and supporting pilots at two sites.
Creating a project plan template per site for further rollout.
Scheduling the rollout for all 36 sites.
Drafting tender documents for hardware procurement.
Creating a communication plan for project stakeholders.

Jan 2019 - Oct 2019

10 months

Lead Consultant

collaboration Factory AG

Gathering tool templates and best practices via interviews, workshops and group sessions.
Prioritizing and updating artifacts to current standards.
Recording project management processes.
Defining and aligning process adjustments.
Designing quality criteria and approval processes for quality gates.
Documenting and communicating final changes to project management company-wide.

Nov 2017 - Aug 2019

1 year 10 months

IT Project Manager

Continental AG

Running agile project management including planning.
Planning, executing and documenting backlog grooming.
Introducing agile methods in development as Scrum Master and sometimes Product Owner.
Analyzing existing requirements as user stories with business units.
Preparing overall project reports and decision papers.
Aligning on IT increments and final acceptance.
Preparing and overseeing go-live.
Executing migration steps.

Nov 2014 - Oct 2017

3 years

Project Manager / Change Manager

DB Netz AG

Taking charge of rollout leadership for the northern region.
Ensuring team qualification.
Creating the project plan for five plants in the northern region.
Scheduling rollout coaches per plant.
Quality assuring training content for processes, IT and change formats.
Planning and running change workshops.
Giving feedback to regional and central management on rollout obstacles.

May 2014 - Sep 2014

5 months

Senior Consultant

DB Schenker Logistics

Conducting structured interviews with all project managers in Europe.
Selecting and aligning evaluation criteria.
Assessing the existing project portfolio.
Creating project briefs.
Deriving recommendations per project.
Developing a PMO manual.

Feb 2014 - Apr 2014

3 months

Senior Consultant

DB Services

Attending regional status meetings to ensure project progress.
Introducing and tracking strict task lists.
Running expert workshops and documenting feedback.
Developing improvement proposals as rough concepts.
Sharing and communicating regional feedback in project meetings.
Preparing decision and implementation papers.

May 2013 - Dec 2013

8 months

Senior Consultant

DB Regio

Extracting relevant core and support processes.
Identifying volume drivers per process via structured interviews and workshops.
Supporting questionnaire creation and result analysis.
Redesigning processes for production departments.
Creating role, team and function descriptions.
Assisting in preparing decision papers and organizational instructions.

Apr 2012 - Mar 2013

1 year

Senior Consultant

DB Station & Service

Reviewing and structuring measures in service procurement.
Developing additional cost-saving measures.
Evaluating measures by savings potential.
Creating briefs for all relevant measures.
Drafting a rough concept for the top five cost-reduction measures.
Developing and validating concepts with the service provider.
Creating an implementation plan and piloting selected measures.

Jan 2012 - Mar 2012

3 months

Consultant

S-Bahn Hamburg

As-is analysis of existing train yards.
Identifying potential new yard locations.
Evaluating using life-cycle costs and prioritizing via utility analysis.
Estimating conversion/new-build costs and drafting technical drawings.
Managing and analyzing property ownership.
Creating briefs for potential yards and a rough implementation roadmap.

Jul 2011 - Dec 2011

6 months

Consultant

DB Netz AG

Querying the database for existing facilities and new-build projects.
Processing and merging raw data.
Validating results through expert interviews.
Developing a calculation logic for future funding needs.
Validating and refining logic in workshops.
Supporting the derivation and assessment of negotiation strategies.

Oct 2008 - Jun 2011

2 years 9 months

System Engineer

WABCO Development GmbH

Requirements management: creating and aligning requirements.
System test management: test specification and automated test environment.
Responsible for function testing and prototyping at the client site.
Leading an SW subproject including developer coordination and programming a PC to CAN-bus interface.

May 2007 - Sep 2008

1 year 5 months

Development Engineer

IAV GmbH

Developing new work processes for the product development cycle (cross-brand).
Introducing new work processes in vehicle projects.
Training participants in new technology.
Creating process artifacts to support the line organization.
Acting as representative in the Change Control Board.

Summary

For more than 14 years, I have guided my clients through strategic, organizational and transformational corporate initiatives. I have worked with structures from start-ups to mid-sized companies to international corporations and advise on complex issues in strategic transformation projects, post merger integrations (PMI), and the setup and improvement of business processes.

With enthusiasm, clear goals, strong empathy, frequent communication and a highly structured approach, I give my clients stability and confidence in volatile times of change.