Bottleneck map · AI · data · go-live · DACH
Concrete use cases for digital mandates across the DACH region.
Not abstract role profiles, but tangible situations in which Management Consulting Mayr creates value as an external entrepreneur on invoice: analysis, AI solutions architecture, business analysis, integration clarification, project leadership, go-live, hypercare and stabilisation.
Move AI beyond the sandbox
Untangle requirements
Make data flows visible
Go-live without blind spots
Swiss mandate bridge
Taskforce for stalled projects
Where it hurts
Six mandate moments where waiting costs more than acting.
No generic digitalisation talk. These are operational entry points where decision-makers quickly recognise that someone is needed to bring business, technology, suppliers, acceptance and operations together.
Move AI out of demo mode
RAG, chatbots, document ingestion, guardrails, roles, cost, security and operations — before initial enthusiasm becomes a liability and cost risk.
Bring requirements out of the fog
Separate scope, roles, acceptance criteria, UAT, DoR/DoD, user stories, processes and open decisions so that delivery becomes possible again.
Clarify data flows so they become deliverable
REST APIs, SAP-related integrations, EDI/EAI/SCM, portals, data quality, system boundaries, mapping and handover.
Lead go-live without flying blind
Project plan, RAID log, steering, supplier governance, cutover, go-live, hypercare and runbooks with a clear cadence.
Break project standstill
Situation assessment, problem decomposition, escalation logic, re-scoping, prioritisation, action plan and acceptance readiness.
Make DACH partners effective in Switzerland
Pre-sales, customer workshops, use-case sharpening, solution structure, offer path and implementation on invoice.
Mandate moments in detail
These are not showcase stories. These are points of intervention when it gets serious.
Each card is deliberately direct: problem, intervention, result. No customer names. No staged success story. Just the question of whether the bottleneck fits a clear mandate.
AI chatbot, RAG or automation: from demo to decision
When ChatGPT, Azure AI or RAG has been tested, but the target group, data basis, guardrails, costs, security and operating model are not yet ready for a decision.
- Use-case canvas with benefits, boundaries and roles
- RAG/retrieval structure, context logic and document flow
- Guardrails, data protection, cost model and operating path
Result
An AI initiative is moved from the sandbox into a verifiable, manageable solution.
Untangle requirements before budget and delivery time are burned
When business, IT and suppliers are talking past one another and nobody can clearly say what must be decided, delivered or accepted.
- Requirements, epics, user stories and acceptance criteria
- BPMN/UML, user journeys, open points and decision lists
- UAT, DoR/DoD, test and acceptance logic
Result
Opinions become verifiable requirements, clear decisions and robust acceptances.
Make interfaces, EDI/EAI and data flows ready for delivery
When an initiative depends on data quality, mapping, system boundaries, API understanding, EDI/EAI integrations or a properly governed operational handover.
- API, data-flow, mapping and integration sketches
- Dependencies, failure patterns, responsibilities and system boundaries
- SAP, portal, EDI/EAI/SCM and operational handover perspective
Result
Unclear data flows become a robust integration and handover path.
Bring go-live, cutover and hypercare under control
When dates are fixed, suppliers must deliver, risks become visible and leadership can no longer consist of status slides.
- Project plan, RAID log, status leadership and decision cadence
- Steering materials, escalation logic and supplier governance
- Cutover, acceptance, hypercare, runbook and handover plan
Result
The initiative gains cadence, accountability and a realistic route through the critical phase.
Taskforce when an initiative is stuck or tipping over
When a project has become too late, too unclear, too political or too unstable and first needs a reliable situation assessment.
- Situation assessment, problem decomposition and root-cause hypotheses
- Prioritisation, re-scoping, immediate measures and decision needs
- Supplier and stakeholder alignment, cadence and stabilisation
Result
A blockage becomes a manageable recovery path with clear next decisions.
Make DE/AT partners ready for Swiss clients
When a provider has strong technology or delivery capacity but needs more local precision, trust and a practical implementation path for Swiss clients.
- Use-case sharpening, client meeting and workshop support
- Solution structure, offer logic, scope and implementation path
- Swiss market access through an entrepreneurial mandate on invoice
Result
A partner idea becomes a concrete entry point into client dialogue, proposal and delivery.
Make migrations steerable before they turn into blind flight
When a platform, system or Microsoft 365 migration appears technically possible, but risks, dependencies, responsibilities and adoption readiness remain unclear.
- Current-state and target-state view, migration risks and dependency analysis
- Decision options, priorities and concrete open points
- Adoption logic for business, IT, operations and leadership
Result
The migration becomes steerable because risks and decisions are visible before the critical delivery phase.
Stabilise commerce platforms when content, shop and delivery are blocked
When content management, the commerce engine, integrations and delivery teams create pressure at the same time and the programme no longer has a clear technical or business frame.
- Architecture and integration clarification across content, commerce and connected systems
- Prioritised backlogs, technical specifications and deliverables
- Taskforce leadership across business, development, suppliers and management
Result
Blocked work packages become decidable, prioritised and deliverable again.
Build governance when accountability exists only in slide decks
When roles, decision rights, escalation paths and delivery accountability are not clear enough to steer a complex initiative reliably.
- Role model, RACI, decision architecture and escalation paths
- Steering cadence, decision records and risk transparency
- Binding interfaces between sponsor, delivery and operations
Result
The initiative gains clear ownership, faster decisions and less friction loss.
Build service delivery so operations actually work after the project
When a project has been delivered, but ownership, support, service processes, monitoring, documentation and escalation capability are not yet organised robustly enough.
- Service interfaces, responsibilities and handover criteria
- Runbooks, operational documentation, support and incident logic
- Hypercare, stabilisation and a traceable service-level structure
Result
A project closure becomes a resilient operating model with clear accountability.
Integrate security, data protection and cost before they become blockers
When AI, platform or integration initiatives make business sense, but access, data processing, logging, compliance and economic viability remain unresolved.
- Role and permissions model, data classification and access controls
- Logging, traceability, retention and operational control points
- Token, API, infrastructure and operating costs as decision inputs
Result
The solution becomes not only technically possible, but also responsible and sustainably fundable.
Turn a website into a useful digital platform
When an online presence is visible but does not yet provide a practical sales, consulting or service function, and meaningful digital interaction is missing.
- Portal and information architecture with clear user and conversion logic
- AI-assisted interaction, lead qualification and structured customer communication
- Operating logic for content, interfaces, data and continuous development
Result
A simple presence becomes a digital channel that materially supports consulting, sales and operations.
Local leverage for DACH partners
When a DE/AT partner wants to deliver in Switzerland, but local precision, trust and mandate access are missing.
I am not an extended workbench or an anonymous freelancer slot, but a local entrepreneurial bridge: client dialogue, analysis, solution structure, delivery and handover from one source.
Swiss proximity without your own local entity
Local accessibility, invoicing from Switzerland and clear accountability in the mandate.
Pre-sales and delivery bridge for Swiss clients
Sharpen client conversations, structure requirements and make the implementation path deliverable.
Combine business, technology and go-live leadership
Not just analysis, not just project management, not just architecture — but the connection of critical transitions.
Clarify the bottleneck — or deliberately leave it alone
For an initial conversation, five points are sufficient: current bottleneck, target picture, affected systems, decision pressure and stakeholders. After that, it is clear whether a mandate makes sense — or whether, honestly, it is still too early.
