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You are an IT Vendor or IT Startup and want to position your company, product, market access or team properly. 
To take the right steps, you should analyze / sequentialize / prioritize problems and actions.

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Situation Analysis

Strategic Implications- key insights that directly support decision-making:
πŸ”Ή critical success factors (e.g., digital readiness, talent, security)
πŸ”Ή urgent risks or gaps requiring attention
πŸ”Ή investment priorities (where to allocate resources)
πŸ”Ή change enablers (culture, leadership, tools)
Purpose: 

To provide a clear, data-driven understanding of the current environment as a foundation for strategic or IT-related decisions. 

Together with you as our client we will analyse your current environment and create a guideline how to get to a satisfying overall solution. You can structure, prioritize and validate each step and take the right actions to resolve, starting from major to minor implication to help you take over control. Due to our systemic approach you are able to conceive the complexity and correlations of specific situations, circumstances and processes. 

As a result, you will discover new options and action alternatives that you previously might have rejected or not even considered.

Internal Environment: Focus: What’s happening inside the organization.
AreaKey Points to AssessDecision Relevance
1. Resources & Capabilities βžœ Financials, human capital, technical assets, infrastructureπŸ“Œ determines feasibility and investment priorities
2. Processes & Efficiency➜ Workflow effectiveness, automation level, bottlenecksπŸ“Œ identifies optimization or digitalization opportunities 
3. Technology Landscape➜ Existing IT systems, compatibility, security postureπŸ“Œ guides upgrade or replacement decisions
4.Culture & Leadership➜ Innovation readiness, collaboration, change acceptanceπŸ“Œ influences implementation success and transformation strategy  
5. Performance Metrics➜ KPIs, ROI, productivity indicatorsπŸ“Œ provides baseline for measuring impact of decisions
 
External Environment: Focus: What’s happening outside the organization.
AreaKey Points to AssessDecision Relevance
1. Market & Industry Trends➜ Growth areas, new technologies, digital transformation trendsπŸ“Œ helps anticipate change and identify opportunities    
2. Customer Expectations➜ Needs, satisfaction, digital experience preferencesπŸ“Œ drives prioritization of customer-centric initiatives  
3. Competition➜ Competitor strategies, innovation pace, benchmark dataπŸ“Œ informs differentiation and positioning
4. Regulatory Environment➜ Compliance, data protection, ESG requirementsπŸ“Œ avoids legal/operational risk
5. Partner Ecosystem➜ Suppliers, alliances, outsourcing landscapeπŸ“Œ affects operational stability and scalability

Target Management

After the Situation Analysis you can structure your topics, know about the influences and interactions, validate the objectives and immediately understand which are the right actions to take. You are able to act immediately.

 
1. Sharpen & Prioritize Goals
➜ perform a SMART check (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound)
➜ prioritize by impact vs. effort
➜ resolve goal conflicts (e.g., security vs. speed)
 
2. Align Goals with Stakeholders
➜ conduct alignment workshops between management, IT, OT, and operations
➜ clarify expectations and success criteria
➜ define roles and responsibilities
➜ establish a communication flow for goal monitoring
 
3. Translate Goals into Measurable KPIs
➜ set leading indicators (early warning metrics)
➜ define lagging indicators (result metrics)
➜ operationalize measurement responsibilities and tools
➜ establish baseline values for comparison (e.g., for PoV)
 
4. Identify Dependencies, Risks & Constraints
➜ analyze relationships between goals
➜ identify blockers, risks, and resource constraints
➜ define mitigation measures
➜ develop scenarios (best case, realistic, worst case)
 
5. Derive Actions & Build a Roadmap
➜ quick wins vs. strategic initiatives
➜ launch pilot projects or Proof of Value initiatives
➜ assign resources, timelines, and budgets
➜ define ownership for each action
 
6. Set Up Governance & Steering
➜ establish an OKR or structured goal management framework
➜ create review routines (weekly, monthly, quarterly)
➜ define decision-making and escalation paths
➜ set up KPI dashboards for transparency
 
7. Ensure Transparency & Communication
➜ visualize goals, timelines, and KPIs
➜ communicate progress regularly
➜ share learnings and milestones
➜ involve experts and key stakeholders early
 
8. Continuous Improvement
➜ refine goals iteratively based on new insights
➜ adjust actions in response to changes
➜ conduct lessons-learned sessions
➜ regularly reassess the goal landscape