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Management Consulting

A clear strategy and positioning provides orientation and security for your employees, customers, and suppliers.

We support you in matters of product and location development, in opening up new business areas and markets, and accompany you through organizational adjustments and the resulting personnel measures.

Management Consulting

Business Strategy

A clear strategy and positioning provides orientation and security for your employees, customers, and suppliers. Achieve the desired economic success through a corresponding advantage and differentiation from competitors!
A clearly formulated and communicated corporate strategy is the prerequisite for the sustainable success of your company. All further management and organizational measures must be aligned with it. Incomplete or flawed strategies lead to wrong decisions with short- or medium-term problems for your company, as well as to loss of trust and uncertainty. Regular review and adaptation of the strategy to the changing environment is a core task of top management.

In this situation, an IBR enables maximum transparency and provides meaningful information for decision-making.

Overall Strategy

  • Support in the (re)formulation of the overall strategy
  • Critical review of the existing corporate strategy
  • Analysis of selected key drivers of the company’s business model (e.g., raw material prices, energy costs, etc.)

Innovation

  • Initiation of an innovation process
  • Review of the R&D strategy
  • Monetization of an IP portfolio

Pricing

  • Analysis of current pricing and determination of the optimal price point for a product
  • Analysis of pricing mechanisms in the market
  • Analysis of competitors’ cost structure

Sustainability

  • Definition of a comprehensive sustainability strategy
  • Creation of documents for internal and external communication of a company’s sustainability

Business Development

“What does not improve does not remain good”
The continuous development and opening up of new business areas is a central success factor for constant growth and a permanently healthy corporate foundation. We support you in identifying and developing new business ideas and in their implementation.

Idea Generation

  • Screening and filtering of ideas from internal and external sources
  • Setting up and managing an idea generation process

Creating a Business Plan

Creation of a business plan in collaboration with the client’s employees. This includes:

  • Formulation of the business idea and USP
  • Formulation of the business model
  • Evaluation of market size
  • Analysis of competition and environment
  • Determination of the price range
  • Financial Modeling
  • Planning and initiation of necessary measures for implementation planning
  • Etc.

Business Plan Review

  • Review of an existing business plan
  • Plausibility check of key assumptions
  • Identification of weaknesses and development of improvement measures

Business Delivery

The task of the organization is to bring the existing strategy to life operationally within the company and implement it as efficiently as possible.

The success of a company depends not only on ideas and concepts but significantly on their implementation. Our approach focuses on implementing sustainable performance improvements. It is pragmatic and distinguished by its practical relevance. We spend most of our time on the shop floor, working together with our clients’ employees on implementing change processes—always with the requirement that clear results are the goal of our work for you. We support you along the entire value chain to achieve sustainable improvements and systematically increase profitability:

BEST-PRODUCTIVITY® – Increasing Corporate Efficiency

The BEST-PRODUCTIVITY® program is a holistic approach that considers all relevant aspects of sustainable efficiency improvement (processes, control systems, and behavior):

Processes:

  • How does the entire OTO and OTC process run?
  • Which processes contribute to value creation?
  • How can inefficiencies be permanently reduced?

Systems:

  • What information is available to the business units?
  • Do the existing metrics actually reflect performance?
  • Are measures consistently tracked?

Behavior:

  • Do operational managers feel responsible for performance?
  • Do they actively manage business operations or do they only put out current fires?

Results are:

  • More efficient, cross-functional processes
  • Transparency regarding performance
  • Proactive leadership behavior
  • Quantifiable performance improvements

BEST-SALES® – Increasing Sales Efficiency

The BEST-SALES® program is a holistic approach that considers all relevant aspects of the entire sales platform (processes, control systems, behavior, and strategy) and aims to create a proactive and efficient sales organization aligned with market and customer needs:

Sales Processes:

  • Are the sales processes efficiently designed?
  • Are the right resources available?
  • How are new customers acquired and existing customers served?

Sales Behavior:

  • What information is available to sales?
  • How are our products/solutions presented to customers and what is the quality of customer service?

Sales Control System:

  • What control tools are available and how effective are they?
  • How do performance reviews take place?
  • How are they communicated and how are the tools used?

Sales Strategy:

  • According to what standards is market development carried out?
  • In which markets, countries, and with which customers is there realizable potential?
  • How is the customer portfolio structured and how is it managed?

Results are:

  • Increased sales performance and better hit rates
  • More efficient management of time allocation
  • Proactive sales behavior
  • Clear standards and effective service strategies

HR Consulting

Changes in organizations are always carried out by the people acting within them.
Corporate transactions as well as restructurings and reorganizations are usually numbers-driven. However, the subsequent integration of new operational units is significantly dependent on the willingness of the people in the organization to implement. Our contribution to your corporate success consists of supporting the people involved in order to successfully and permanently implement and achieve the desired changes and goals, as well as in finding suitable people who will carry out this transformation with you.

Management Audits (HR Due Diligence)

  • Analysis of management potential
  • Assessment of human capital in the company
  • Assessment of willingness to carry out the transformation
  • Assessment of termination costs & support for new contract arrangements

Support in M&A Processes and Mergers

  • Emotional support for sellers or buyers
  • Moderation of sensitive conflict discussions (group/individual support)

Business Succession & Transfers

  • Support for owners before and during business separation
  • Resolution of interfamily issues
  • Support for the transferor and/or successor
  • Preparation and support for external business transfer

Post-Merger Integration at Personnel Level

  • Harmonization of systems & organization
  • Integration of HR functions & standardization of HR IT systems
  • Team building and conflict resolution

Executive Search

  • Appointment of supervisory bodies (supervisory boards and advisory boards)
  • Search for operational top management positions (board members/managing directors)
  • Search for second management level & experts
  • Position Objectification Procedures/Outplacement and Reorientation

Support during restructuring phases (optimization of personnel costs)

  • Working time and compensation models, personnel deployment/shift models
  • Staff reduction (employment service, social plan)
  • Site closures & relocations
  • Special labor law issues

Support in Difficult Professional Life Phases

  • Support for decision-makers in complex negotiations
  • Support in insolvency situations (bank discussions, lawyers, etc.)
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Corporate Finance

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Restructuring & Turnaround

We support companies and stakeholders in crisis situations with tailored solutions. From independent analyses to the implementation of restructuring plans, we are by your side – including on-site.

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Tax Advisory

We offer specialized tax advisory for M&A, real estate, and asset transactions, as well as restructurings. Benefit from comprehensive tax planning for companies and private individuals – all from a single source.

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Human Resources

Our HR management supports you in achieving your corporate objectives efficiently and strategically. We ensure that the HR department, as a service function, delivers clear results for both management and employees.

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Auditing

In addition to auditing annual financial statements, we offer our expertise in special audits, reorganizations, and restructuring matters. With our support, you can resolve legal and economic challenges efficiently.

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Forensic & Compliance

Our Forensic & Compliance services support you in investigating digital white-collar crime. With experienced forensic specialists, we secure and analyse digital evidence and provide preventive advice.

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Start-ups & Business Development

From the idea to a successful product: We support you at every step of setting up your business. Whether you are still unsure or looking for professional guidance, we turn your vision into reality.

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