Dr. Lars Ferchland Email & Phone Number

Frankfurt, He, De

Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany

I help business decision-makers to find the right decisions and the right way for their #DigitalTransformation. Getting existing #DigitalSolutions better used and improved and having a real impact on revenue and customer base.A lot of #Digitization was done in the past everywhere. New technologies and solutions speed up the extension of #DigitalSolutions. How to bring #Digitization_Islands together so that they perform as one continent? and Where I stand now? are typical questions where answers are necessary and possible. To get clarity and see the way to go - that is the first step. Create additional value add, be better than the competition, create more revenue and attract new customers - let's go for this together! - I'm your partner to get this done!

Munich, Germany And Moscow, Russian Federation

Achievements:• Coached managers got more effective and improved their position within short term.• After performed Leadership Training for Novaem got invited to be a member of the supervisory board;Tasks:• Prepare, align, organize and perform trainings;• Prepare and perform coaching for managers of different levels• Leadership, Communication, Project Management, Process Management

Moscow, Russian Federation

Achievements:• Strong IT department for digital business improvements set up• IT groups of OTTO Group Russia entities consolidated to one IT department• IT services improved and new IT services established• Agil software development methods established as standard for OTTO Group RussiaTasks:• consolidation of different IT groups of OTTO Group Russia entities• manage and improve performance of IT services• improve competency of employees to be able to act on business requirements fast

Moscow, Russian Federation

Achievements:• 3 years operational strategy with usage of smart field management and new technologies created and aligned across all entities• Implementation of strategy started• Agronomy and engineering services across all entities in the western part of Russia restructured• New territorial field distribution aligned with all entities• Operational issues during harvest period to gain maximum crop quantity and quality managed;• Coached several managers to improve communication and presentation skills.Tasks:• Analyze and assess current situation of production;• Define strategic approach for further effective development of production and organization;• Restructuring of organizational structure in production block to improve effectiveness/ efficiency;• Support other units in AgroTerra by means of coaching and consultancy.

Moscow, Russian Federation

Achievements:• Owner supported in company development (product strategy, organizational structure, business effectiveness)• Company development controlled and related decisions introduced and realized• Risk management approach and risk documentation introduced;• Target setting for top management improvedTasks:• Support company owner in secure and effective development of business strategy;• Decide on major changes in the company (position placement, organizational restructuring, production, financial aspects).

Moscow, Russian Federation

Responsible for IT and telecommunication for Siemens in Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgystan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, TurkmenistanAchievements:• A high performance IT, telecommunication and application infrastructure implemented across cluster countries set up;• Implemented cost controlling led to cost optimization and cost savings;• IT activities outsourced and reached improve quality and cost position of IT with simultaneous securing and improvement of service quality;• Headcount improvement realized• SLAs and SLA control within cluster organization and with external service providers implemented; transparency of costs and service usage achieved;• Electronic archive and document management system implemented to automate processes and to secure fulfilment of legal requirements;• IT service structures with standard procedures and control functionality established;• Successful undergoing of yearly internal and external IT and Financial Audit;• Process description and analysis incl. partly improvement and automation in business units and IT implemented, quality ensured and result reliability improved;• Project managers for medium and large size projects certified.Tasks:• Set up, develop and manage a high performance IT and telecommunication infrastructure and application management according to corporate/ business requirements in all cluster countries;• Maintain high-performance SAP ERP system and develop production integration for new factories and all cluster countries;• Develop IT and business competency of employees of IT department;• Attend M&A activities and perform all necessary action for IT analysis and integration;• Implement process management approach according to corporate requirements and use it for business and efficiency improvement;• Educate and implement high professional project managers in business units;• Advocate Russian specifics in HQ (get exceptions, special adaptions for Russia).

Moscow, Russian Federation

Responsible for IT and telecommunication for Siemens in Russian FederationAchievements:• A high performance IT, telecommunication and application infrastructure implemented across country set up;• IT activities outsourced and reached improve quality and cost position of IT;• SLAs and SLA control within organization and with external service providers implemented; transparency of costs and service usage achieved;• IT service structures with standard procedures and control functionality established;• Process description and analysis incl. partly improvement and automation in business units and IT implemented, quality ensured and result reliability improved;Tasks:• Set up, develop and manage a high performance IT and telecommunication infrastructure and application management according to corporate/ business requirements;• Maintain high-performance SAP ERP system;• Develop IT and business competency of employees of IT department;• Implement process management approach according to corporate requirements and use it for business and efficiency improvement;• Advocate Russian specifics in HQ (get exceptions, special adaptions for Russia).

Moscow, Russian Federation

Achievements:• Process management implementation strategy defined;• Several process documentation and improvement projects in IT and business performed;• Standardization of finance controlling and reporting processes done;• Standard procedures for IT defined.Tasks:• Develop Process Management approach for Siemens Russia;• Transfer process management knowledge to/ train Siemens Russia employees;• Drive implementation of process management and process improvement/ automation.

Erlangen Area, Germany

Achievements:• Siemens wide IT process standards defined and in Transportation Systems/ Mobility implemented;• Standard project calculation method and tool for Transportation Systems/ Mobility defined and implemented;• Participated in several process improvement and production optimization projects.Tasks:• Lead a corporate workgroup to define and align to be IT processes for Siemens worldwide;• Support activities within Transportation Systems to define BSC method and select IT tool;• Lead a working group to redefine rules and tool for correct project calculation in TS