Is your idea realistic? What are profitable business models for IoT? What is the right strategy for your organization?

Do you have an idea for products or services? It includes electronics and software, possibly also mechanics? Then we can support you in the development of a profitable business model, including a realistic estimation of the development effort. We make assessments of existing business models, e.g. for start-up investors. For this purpose we conduct workshops according to the Design Thinking approach or as Open Space Technology.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is often not so much a question of technical solutions, but rather a question of products, functions and services that you want to offer. Of internal processes and organizational issues that need to be adapted. Of new revenues that replace existing profits, in short, of business models. Once these are identified, it is generally relatively easy to implement a technical solution. Based on our broad knowledge from various industries, we can work with you to develop business models for IoT that can be realized in a reasonable technical way.

For organizations of all kinds we conduct strategy workshops according to a holistic approach and document the results for your organizational development program and your internal and external communication. The range of topics spans from vision-values-company analysis-environment analysis-market positioning-organization. It takes place as one to several days of workshops, depending on the depth and breadth of the topics you want to work on.

How do you build a living process landscape, also for functional safety?

More than ten years ago, we set out to document and continuously improve our working methods ("processes"). In doing so, we based ourselves on CMMI (Common Maturity Model Integrated) for "what" we should do. For the "how"  we proceed pragmatically and use methods from the V-Model, Lean, Agile... We are happy to pass on this experience, especially so that smaller organizations or organizational units can quickly obtain efficient templates, tools and processes. There is the possibility that you can draw on our process descriptions and templates for a faster start. For example, in cases where "normal" products are to be converted into regulated products with functional safety or cyber security.

If you need to create such secure products for the first time, we can accompany you and support you with our knowledge and experience. If you are in this situation, you will find initial information about the effort and tasks involved on our blog. We are active in various industries and can therefore offer you consulting on functional safety for aviation/avionics (DO-178, DO-254, ARP-4754, ARP-4761), automotive (ISO 26262), machinery directive (ISO 13849), medical technology (IEC 62304) and general industry (IEC 61508).

How do you get projects under control?

Do you have doubts about your embedded project? We offer the holistic, pragmatic assessment from our perspective as practitioners. If necessary, we then support you in making necessary improvements with words and deeds in project management, coaching and with our product development skills.

If you wish, we can take over your project management for a period of time and coach your employees in our pragmatic management approach.