IT Strategy

Resilient, innovative, future-proof – your IT strategy!

IT Strategy

Corporate success through a future-oriented IT strategy

In today's world, information technology and digitalization play a crucial role in a company's success. Therefore, a targeted and future-oriented IT strategy is crucial to proactively address technological trends and developments, ensure the security and reliability of their systems, and introduce innovative, digital solutions to increase efficiency and competitiveness.

Regardless of whether you are just starting to develop your IT strategy or already want to optimize an established IT strategy -- we are your reliable partner. Our range of services for IT strategy includes a broad spectrum of services and solutions to successfully position your company in the digital era. We work closely with you to analyze your business goals and develop a customized IT strategy that meets your requirements and needs.

Our Consulting Services in IT strategy

Build a foundation for the IT strategy

Basic understanding of the elements and importance of the IT strategy

Your challenges:

How do your IT strategy and your business strategy interact and where does action need to be taken?

UNITY solution approach:

Analyze the relevant influencing variables for the IT strategy
Identify and define the current state and strategy dimensions
Determine initial potentials and risks

Business & IT Alignment

Develop a holistic IT strategy

IT strategy aligned with corporate objectives

Your challenges/ questions:

What are the strategic goals and guidelines for your IT? Where is there a need for action?

UNITY solution approach:

Determine the future role of IT and the overarching vision
Specify and prioritize the strategy dimension
Derive strategic action areas and projects
Define the target state of the strategy dimensions

Anchor the IT strategy in the company

Targeted implementation of the IT strategy

Your challenges:

How can you implement the IT strategy developed and what measures are required for this?

UNITY solution approach:

Create a company or division-specific roadmap including measures, responsible parties and KPIs
Establish and monitor an IT controlling framework
Use best practices and agile project management
Execute holistic change management

Strategy dimensions

Based on our industry-specific experience and best practices as well as your business goals, we identify and describe your strategy dimensions. These form the core of your IT strategy. In addition to key topics such as governance models and the target operating model (TOM), the strategy dimensions also include the overall interaction between business, information system and technology levels (EAM) as well as security and sustainability topics.

IT Strategy

IT Organization & IT Governance

IT Governance umfasst die Organisation, Steuerung und Kontrolle der IT innerhalb eines Unternehmens. Schwerpunkte liegen auf der Festlegung von Standards und Richtlinien sowie der Identifizierung und Priorisierung von IT-Investitionen.
Sustainability & Green IT

Effiziente und ökologische Hardware und Rechenzentren, Servervirtualisierung und Überwachungssysteme für den Betrieb der IT.
IT Target Operating Model

Beschreibt das Zusammenspiel von Geschäftsprozessen und IT in einem Unternehmen und liefert damit einen strategischen, konzeptionellen und organisatorischen Rahmen für die Gestaltung der IT-Landschaft.
Information Security & IT Security

Schutz von Netzwerken, cyber-physischen Systemen und Robotern vor Missbrauch oder Beschädigung ihrer Hardware, Software oder der von ihnen verarbeiteten Daten.

Enterprise Architecture Management

Managementansatz, mit dem die Komplexität wachsender Unternehmensarchitekturen beherrscht werden kann. Es handelt sich um einen Ansatz, der die Geschäfts- und IT-Strategie sowie die entsprechenden Architekturen auf Geschäfts-, Informationssystem- und Technologie-Ebene gesamtheitlich betrachtet.
Cloud Computing

Rolle der Cloud innerhalb der Organisation. Besteht beispielsweise aus Cloud-Einführung und –Migration.
Data Management

Dieser Schwerpunktbereich steht für das ganzheitliche Management der in einem Unternehmen oder einer Organisation verwendeten Daten.
IT Partner Management

Beschreibt die Prozesse, mit denen Unternehmen ihre Partner verwalten. Das Lieferantenmanagement umfasst Aktivitäten wie die Auswahl von Lieferanten, die Aushandlung von Verträgen, die Kostenkontrolle, die Verringerung von Risiken im Zusammenhang mit Lieferanten und die Sicherstellung der Leistungserbringung.

In close collaboration and under UNITY’s leadership, we have developed a future-proof IT strategy that was coordinated with all of our locations. The know-how and best practices that UNITY contributed have supported us in achieving our goals.

Wolfgang Remlinger

Member of the Board of Directors

Liebherr-EMtec GmbH

Project stories in IT Strategy

Implementation of Digital@Covestro

Concept & Implementation of a corporate digital governance
Design and implementation of a central Digital Governance Body steering all digital initiatives and projects
Development and integration of an efficient organization and process landscape as well as roll-out preparation for a portfolio management tool
Operationalized project portfolio management with clear description of scope, roles and steering criteria
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Digital city administration in 2025

Shared vision and digitalization projects
Implementation of an innovative strategy approach with the involvement of managers and employees
Identification and integration of stakeholders, framework conditions and legal requirements
Determination of the vision, mission and target image
Development of ideas for digitization projects and joint prioritization on a roadmap
Drafting of a communication plan and change management measures
Communication to the politically relevant committees
Development of governance and organizational structures
Drafting of the strategy paper
Reliable and high-performance IT infrastructure

Implemention of a Future Operating Models for IT
Establishment of a fast and effective DevOps organization that is closely aligned with customer needs
Consistency in business development by creating end-to-end responsibility in IT Development of a flexible collaboration model that brings together the development and operation of IT solutions with the business department as needed
Sustainable assurance of the transformation through training and coaching for over 1200 IT employees
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