IT sourcing projects, such as IT outsourcing projects, require specialist expertise that must be available at short notice. noventum provides IT sourcing advisory services for all issues and tasks throughout the entire sourcing lifecycle, relying on modern IT sourcing strategies and best practices in IT consulting.
Our IT sourcing consultants are established specialists in the field of IT sourcing/IT outsourcing and, in addition to a large number of prominent projects, have developed a wide range of activities in the scientific field of sourcing and IT service management.
We are experts in all aspects of IT sourcing and support small, medium-sized, and large companies in implementing various IT topics, projects, and requirements. We demonstrate our commitment in committees of BITKOM, ITSMF, the German Institute for Standardization (DIN), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and other leading IT organizations.
Due to the fact that noventum does not offer outsourcing services itself and does not act as an IT provider, we act as an independent and objective advisor for our customers within the scope of projects, taking an analytical approach when preparing outsourcing decisions.
For noventum, IT sourcing means more than just outsourcing services to an outsourcing partner. Our consultants view IT outsourcing consulting as a process that must be considered, planned, structured, and implemented holistically. The following sourcing process model offers you standardized methods and templates for your sourcing project and should be understood as a checklist that can be adapted as needed:
Development of the IT strategy – internal preparation of the organization – tendering for IT services – transition and transformation – provider management – evaluation of options – next generation planning at the end of the life cycle
We work with you to develop the right IT sourcing strategy for your company, which usually includes maturity analysis, options for action, feasibility analysis, and business case consideration (make or buy).
During the subsequent tendering process for IT services or service outsourcing, we offer you consulting and implementation services in the area of preparing internal organization and processes for the outsourcing of services.
During the tendering process (decision on the IT sourcing strategy for buy/outsourcing), we help you draw up a contract for outsourcing the services, drawing on our sample contract documents, our extensive provider database, and our expertise.
Furthermore, we support you in the successful transition and/or transformation of IT services.
In addition, in the event of outsourcing, we support you in setting up provider management for efficient collaboration with the external provider to ensure optimal IT operations.
With our extensive expertise, we evaluate your existing contracts and advise you on contract amendments, renegotiations, extensions, or terminations.
Throughout the entire process, we communicate with all parties involved on an equal footing and with human integrity and fairness. We see ourselves as an interface between the company that tenders for services and the IT providers that deliver those services.
noventum offers outsourcing consulting expertise on both sides, utilizing proven process models, templates, and experienced sourcing consultants. They provide consulting services to both the service-receiving company and IT service providers with their know-how.
Successful transformation projects require clear goals and commitment, the adequate involvement of employees and managers who are aware of their key role in the process. Change management consulting ensures that these critical aspects are given sufficient consideration in the project. One particular focus of the consulting services is to encourage all participants to recognize the opportunity for their own development in the change project.
Projects present new challenges and often bring about changes within the organization. It is important to involve the right stakeholders—i.e., the individuals, groups, or organizations that are actively involved in the project or are affected by its progress or outcome—at the right time. To do this, stakeholders must be identified, analyzed, and taken into account at the appropriate stage in the communication process.
An IT sourcing project requires effective project management in order to meet formal requirements, but also to manage risks, stakeholder interests, and coordination with dependent projects. noventum consultants are trained and certified in GPM and/or Prince2, and some are also trained and certified in SCRUM. Our clients typically use customized project management methods within their own organizations, which our consultants integrate with best practice methods to meet the compliance requirements of the respective organization. If no PM method is available, noventum will recommend a suitable process model.
Projects often do not proceed as planned.
We support you in getting them back on track.
noventum consultants have experience in interim management and temporary project management and hand over these activities as soon as the crises have been resolved, the project has been completed, or stable internal project management has been established.
Thanks to successful collaboration with a large number of satisfied companies and CIOs, noventum offers you the opportunity to exchange ideas with these companies, who are happy to provide references for noventum.
Sparda-Bank West has successfully completed its migration to Atruvia's agree21 core banking system. For one of the largest institutions in the Sparda Group, the change meant a comprehensive technical and organisational transformation. noventum consulting was involved in selected areas of responsibility and supported the bank in preparing key transition steps.
The South Westphalia Chamber of Crafts found a sound solution to this problem – as part of its digital transformation, it introduced a modern intranet based on Microsoft SharePoint Online. The aim was to improve internal communication in the long term while also making document management more efficient. In collaboration with noventum, a platform was quickly developed that enables centralized document management, structures internal communication, and consistently takes into account the chamber's heterogeneous user landscape.
International IT transitions rarely fail because of technology – but rather because of culture, communication and expectations. Setting up tech hubs in India, Poland or Romania can address the shortage of IT specialists, but it also brings complex challenges. How can knowledge be transferred sustainably, employees avoid being overworked and intercultural teams be brought together successfully? Using specific projects, this article shows which success factors really matter – and why genuine collaboration requires more than just tools and processes.
Many companies are faced with the challenge of integrating artificial intelligence into their organisation in a meaningful way - between the pressure to innovate, limited resources and cultural resistance. There is often a lack of strategic direction, targeted skills development for employees and an environment that promotes learning. Without a clear interplay between leadership, culture, governance and qualification, well-intentioned initiatives risk failing before they have a chance to take effect.
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In the fast-paced world of information technology, time is often a precious commodity. Companies are under great pressure to manage their IT services efficiently. At the same time, they must keep pace with the rapidly changing demands of the environment and the pressures of the competitive landscape. Under such conditions, outsourcing becomes a crucial tool to meet the need for flexibility, expertise and cost efficiency. For outsourcing to be successful, forward planning is a general must.
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