A foundation for confident, technology-driven choices
We guide clients from strategy through execution, developing comprehensive IT roadmaps and preparing their organizations and infrastructure for successful implementation. Through 360° assessments and impact analyses, we ensure your organization is fully equipped to navigate technological advancements.
We analyze your entire operating model, people, process, and technology, to ensure our recommendations are practical, sustainable, and drive tangible business outcomes, moving beyond a siloed focus on technology alone.
Our methodology is specifically designed to build organizational alignment and stakeholder consensus, transforming a technology strategy into a powerful, shared corporate mission.
We offer a modular, transparent framework that puts you in control, allowing you to invest only in the specific outcomes you need, while providing the clarity and complete view required for confident, informed decision-making.
Our Methodology Explained
This framework provides a balanced, three-part strategy to successfully manage significant organizational change, such as implementing new systems or defining a new operational structure.
Ensures a holistic approach: It ensures that the people, the procedures, and the technology are perfectly synchronized. This alignment is essential for achieving real business benefits, such as high efficiency and strong resilience.
Avoids bad investments: It prevents the failure of powerful new technology (like Cloud platforms) simply because employees lack the proper skills or are trying to use the technology with outdated, inefficient workflows.
Focuses on long-term viability: The framework prioritizes preparing the teams and adapting the company culture. This is the only way to make a significant transformation stick and become a permanent part of the business.
Creates clarity: It takes a complex goal (like defining a Target Operating Model) and structures it into three easy-to-understand areas of action.
Here, the focus is on empowering the organization and establishing a future-proof culture.
Skill-Gap Analysis: We jointly identify the new skills required (e.g., modern cloud technologies) and compare them with the skills the team currently possesses.
Roles & Responsibilities: We consult on and define the new positions and responsibilities (using a clear RACI model) needed for the new operational structure (e.g., creating dedicated Platform Teams).
Targeted Enablement & Coaching: Experts actively support teams through structured courses and direct, "on-the-job training" to ensure people accept and effectively use the new processes.
Change Management: We champion a culture of automation, self-service, and continuous improvement, promoting a modern DevOps mindset throughout the company.
Redesigning workflows to achieve strategic goals, by boosting efficiency and resilience.
Process Design: We conceptualize and detail the target operating procedures for everything, from setting up a new system to continuously monitoring it.
Establishing Governance: We turn necessary rules and oversight into lean, practical procedures (e.g., managing the full lifecycle of a Cloud application).
Service Management Definition: We define the complete, end-to-end steps for the Service Catalog, from an employee ordering a service (via a Self-Service Portal) to its automated delivery.
Standardization: We document and implement standardized processes that serve as the single, authoritative single source of truth for all operational activities.
Making sure that technology optimally supports the defined processes and empowered teams.
Assessment & Target Architecture: We conduct a review of existing systems (a Cloud Readiness Assessment) and design the potential ideal future technology structures (e.g., deciding on container platforms and automation toolchains).
Platform Engineering: We actively assist in designing and building the technological foundations (e.g., using Kubernetes, creating CI/CD pipelines) that technically enforce and enable the new operational standards.
Tool Integration: We consult on and implement the necessary tools to automate the new processes and build the Self-Service Catalog (e.g., Infrastructure as Code tools, integrating with IT Service Management systems).
Based on the challenges you face from your organization or market, we offer consulting to help you streamline and optimize costs (e.g., infrastructure), time-to-market (e.g., software development), transparency (e.g., multi-project management), and collaboration (e.g., roles & responsibilities).
We offer a framework for technology-driven decisions, enabling better business outcomes through tailored, implementable solutions. The framework provides a comprehensive approach to understanding the current landscape, analyzing options and potential solutions, and facilitating strategic choices.
Given our unique mix of technical experts and business consultants, we offer organizational and technical assessments. You can freely choose the scope from our modularized offering, covering all topics related to technology, processes, and people.
Adfinis supports your DevOps teams and provides the tools to manage all areas of DevSecOps efficiently. We will analyze the full potential of your setup and how it can assist you in enhancing your security as well as achieving a faster go-to-market with your projects.
Platform Management is a holistic approach for the efficient engineering and operation of your IT systems. We drive standardization, enhanced security and governance, and improved collaboration and communication across your organization and all involved parties.
We help you to analyze the current operating model, align business and IT regarding their vision and roadmap, and define the target operating model. Based on our broad experience, we also help drive adoption of the new model, ensuring a smooth transition.
When introducing a new platform, service, or application, our consulting services help you align requirements with all stakeholders. We actively analyze and advance your processes, track adoption across all user groups, and ensure the planned business value becomes a reality.
Adfinis is a trusted partner for open-source solutions, with experience across a broad range of frameworks. We offer an introduction to DevSecOps, Cloud Native, Agile Software Development, and additional best practices tailored to your needs.
Read the full Adfinis Consulting solution brief to see how we can assist you in what you do best.
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