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William N.
Last position:
Power BI Solutions Architect/Engineer & AI Consultant at AVERDUNG GmbH
- Redesign of the company's BI infrastructure: replacement of a fragmented landscape of manually maintained Excel solutions and CSV imports with a centralized Power BI environment featuring a unified data model as the company-wide single source of truth
- Consolidation of previously isolated reporting logic into a central semantic model – eliminating redundant files, manual data transfers, and inconsistent metrics between departments
- Forecasting & planning: Design and implementation of company-wide liquidity planning in Power BI – from business logic to a fully automated, data-source-driven planning model replacing the previous manual Excel process; enables rolling forecasts and continuously up-to-date cash flow transparency for management
- Optimization of existing Power BI dashboards in terms of performance, structure, and analytical value using an AI-native approach
- Analysis and improvement of the data model, including data quality analyses, data cleansing, and consistent modeling using star schema, DAX, and Power Query
- Incident & anomaly analysis: Identification, investigation, and explanation of data anomalies, including root-cause analysis and concrete recommendations for action
- AI solution architecture: Connecting Business Central and Power BI to LangDock via MCP (Model Context Protocol) for AI-supported data usage
- Creation of a historical data layer as a basis for trend and time-series analyses
- AI-supported automation: Design and development of AI skills, agents, loops, and processes for the automated analysis and interpretation of reports
- Automated reporting workflow: Setup of scheduled, automated email distribution of AI-generated analyses and recommendations to stakeholders
- Gathering and documentation of business requirements and coordination with business departments and IT as part of requirements engineering / product owner activities
- Breaking down overall requirements into clearly defined work packages and tasks
- Definition, prioritization, and management of milestones throughout the entire project lifecycle
Tools: POWER BI, M365, Copilot Studio, MIRO, Microsoft Business Central, Microsoft Fabric, Claude AI, ChatGPT, LangDock, MS VS Code
Paul K.
Last position:
Program Manager – Multi-Project Operational Stabilization (Operational Excellence) at ITDZ - IT Service Center Berlin
- Overall leadership of several strategic operations projects focusing on Workplace Services, SLA Framework, access management, certificate management, e-learning, backup & recovery, test management, and capacity management, as well as the introduction of system monitoring and feasibility studies for 24x7 operations, in some cases including implementation in ServiceNow
- Creation of various ServiceNow operating concepts covering training, access rights, and emergency management as part of a new cloud hosting initiative for the ServiceNow platform
- Executive board reports and leadership of steering committees as part of company-wide strategic objectives, as well as the establishment of new balanced scorecards for measuring KPIs related to optimization-driven project results
Hannah K.
Last position:
Lecturer in AI Fundamentals for the Digital Workplace at grandedu
- Lecturer in AZAV-certified, one-month training programs on AI fundamentals and practical application, with several sessions since February 2026
- Designed and delivered all modules for participants from a range of professional backgrounds
- Teaching how generative AI works, its areas of application and limitations, as well as practical prompting and evaluation
- Created all teaching materials and exercises independently
- Supported participants throughout the entire course period
Kareem S.
Last position:
Business Analyst & Consulting Manager at S&M Unternehmensberatung PartG
- I support medium-sized clients with their funding needs.
- I evaluate operational business processes and translate complex legal and regulatory requirements into business requirements, target models and actionable roadmap epics.
- I use Generative AI tools and automation in a targeted way to efficiently create requirements documentation, process analyses, evaluations, meeting preparation materials, customer analyses and decision papers.
Bruno P.
Last position:
Product Owner
Design and implementation of a „unified-commerce“ platform for SMEs to sell and deliver Multi-Product Bundles
Achievements: On-time design, delivery and customer acceptance of a 100% functional, CPQ-based „buy flow“ process for configuring and selling Multi-Product Bundles within the specified time frame of 90 days. Successfully tested integration of various interface services for the following areas: customer search, enrichment of customer data, address validation, service qualification, phone number validation, credit check, appointment selection and Quote-to-Order Transition.
Responsibilities:
- Strategic objective implementation: Derivation and implementation of strategic customer objectives (e.g. release content, Business Value).
- Backlog Management: Creation and elaboration of backlog items (Initiatives, Epics, User Stories, Defects) in close coordination with the project team and customer.
- Prioritisation & releases: Responsibility for prioritising the Product Backlog and implementing defined release objectives.
- Deliverable Tracking: Tracking of deliverables on the supplier and customer side.
- Roadmap & release planning: Development and implementation of roadmaps and release plans together with the customer.
- Scope responsibility: Responsibility for the contractually agreed scope of services.
- Claim Management: Active claim and change management towards the customer.
- Team coordination: Management and coordination of the development team.
- Use of synergies: Using synergies between customer projects and product development.
- Proposal preparation: Preparation of proposals (with supervision) and presentation on site to customers and partners.
Skills: Development, communication and implementation of product visions; Product Backlog Management; Stakeholder Management; Regular reporting to management and Steering Committees; Requirements analysis & Engineering; Conducting and documenting workshops; Functional leadership and coordination of (distributed) project teams and external service providers; Epic Management; User Story Specifications; Creation of Use Cases, support with software testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT); Release Management and Sprint Planning; Design of TO-BE processes; Process optimisation; Planning, design and specification of interfaces to existing and new systems; Identification, assessment and management of project risks; Active claim and change management; Moderation of sprint planning and reviews; Data migration; Scrum; Kanban; REST API; JSON; XML; BPMN; UML; Jira; Confluence
Marcus B.
Last position:
Senior PMO Lead / Transformation Office Consultant at International Family-Owned Company
International Family-Owned Company | Revenue of more than 1 billion EUR | CONFIDENTIAL
- Established and operationalized a company-wide PMO; took over the initial management function during ongoing operations.
- Structured a portfolio of more than 15 strategic transformation initiatives across several countries and functions.
- Designed project intake, decision levels, responsibilities and regular steering meetings; management reporting as well as risk and dependency management.
- Established the PMO environment with Microsoft 365, Planner Premium, Teams, SharePoint and Forms; planned reporting and prepared the structured handover to an internal PMO organization.
Yashar S.
Last position:
Compliance Consultant at RAS Reinhardt Maschinenbau GmbH
- Designed and moderated a NIS2 preparation workshop for RAS Reinhardt Maschinenbau GmbH and its IT service provider Catuno GmbH. Together with executive management and IT leadership, the current status was assessed, an initial GAP analysis was conducted and areas for action were prioritized based on ISO 27001.
- Developed an ISO-27001-based regulatory framework (ISMS) for NIS2 compliance, including a structured current/target GAP analysis, targeted improvement of the security maturity level and preparation of the organization for NIS2 audit readiness.
Steffen K.
Last position:
BORA
- Sales | OKR for Growth & European Expansion | 2026
- Development and implementation of an OKR system to manage growth and expansion in European markets.
- Facilitation of target planning with C-level executives and managers.
- Training and development of internal OKR Champions for sustainable implementation.
Farid A.
Last position:
SAP Data Migration & Data Management Consultant for SAP GEMINI at Montblanc
The consultant's responsibilities/actions are:
- Consulting on the migration of material master & PP Master data
- Prepare Article List template for Cutover Phase
- Implementation of data cleansing measures using individual and bulk changes
- SAP all mandatory fields data extraction regarding Business needed
- SAP migration, Cutover, Testing, BAT, UAT
- Align with the multiple Stakeholders regarding Data from Legacy and SAP System
- Deployed SAP MM best practice (guided configurations, active methodologies and road map for project initiation)
SAP ERP | SAP GEMINI | SAP Fields Coordination | Documentation | SAP IDoc | SAP Integration | SAP End-to-End Process | SAP MM (Material Management) | SAP Functional Consultant | SAP Gap analysis | SAP MDM (Master Data Management) | Data Migration & Management
Luisa J.
Last position:
Product & AI Workflow Consultant at Freelance
- Development of AI-enabled workflow concepts for marketing and product teams
- Consulting on automation, AI tool integration & process optimization
- Project management for personalized digital products (audio/AI-powered MVP)
- Tool evaluations including rollout plans, requirements mapping, and training design.
- byBianca: Digital product for personalized audio coaching — orchestrated 10+ systems, from idea to go-live in 5 months.
Abhishek S.
Last position:
Business Process Manager / SAP FICO Owner at Dynapac GmbH
- Defined S/4HANA finance solution architecture and led full project lifecycle — Blueprint through Hypercare — for global rollout.
- Designed global finance templates and COPA characteristics, harmonizing financial reporting across business units.
- Implemented role-based authorizations, SOD controls, and master data governance; managed provisioning and training for 200+ users.
- Coordinated cross-module integrations (MM, SD, PP) and third-party systems (Salesforce, SAP DRC, E-Invoicing), reducing month-end close from 5 days to 2 days.
- Prepared functional specifications, supported ABAP development, and drove problem management practices that reduced recurring incidents.
Burak K.
Last position:
Lss Master Black Belt at ANUBIS Transformation Business School for Lean Management Six Sigma
Training wave for education of first transformation agents. Training of candidates in: Lean management, Six Sigma & data analysis, change management, rationalization meetings, conflict & crisis management, stakeholder management international, project management, cultural development, AI for OpEx. Strong response to training & certification concept.
Celestin F.
Last position:
Project Manager & Technical Project Lead at Faycestar-Engineering
- In this role, I led a funded development and prototyping project with an external partner.
- I structured processes for schedule, budget and risk management.
- I coordinated meetings and reports with all parties involved.
- I systematically prepared the next project phases through to piloting and planned scaling.
Felipe D.
Last position:
Senior PMO Expert at RWE Technology International
Project scope: Supported the establishment, scaling and continuous improvement of project management and support processes by modernizing governance, processes, documentation, deliverables tracking, training content and tool-supported ways of working across a complex energy project environment.
Key contributions
- Supported the build-up and maturation of the PMO department, including governance structures, operational frameworks, project management processes, templates and deliverables tracking mechanisms.
- Conducted As-Is analysis of existing processes and their documentation, including process inventory, interface mapping, problem identification and creation of visualizations and white papers to improve shared understanding.
- Reviewed and improved project management documentation, templates and work instructions, including support for a project document master list to strengthen standardization and control.
- Designed and supported rollout of a lessons learned process and related system/application, including pilot preparation, coordination and implementation support.
- Mapped and supported implementation of a new resource management process connected to the rollout of a resource planning tool.
- Led and supported adoption of agile ways of working and Atlassian tools, including Jira and Confluence team boards, plans/roadmaps, dashboards, sprint planning and retrospectives.
- Acted as key user for continuous usage improvements in PMO tools and collaboration practices.
- Developed training curricula, instructional videos, supporting materials and PMO Open Doors sessions to improve capability transfer and provide a recurring forum for updates and information sharing.
- Developed a skills matrix concept and supported rollout as a basis for structured capability management and training demand analysis.
- Supported preparation of department offsites, implementation of a new Integrated Management System (IMS), creation of a SharePoint-based PMO website and department integration after restructuring.
Results / business impact
- Improved project management & PMO structure, processes and their documentation
- Enhanced transparency and standardization across processes, documentation, governance routines and project deliverables tracking.
- Enhanced information flow and knowledge transfer through SharePoint-based communication, PMO forums, training curricula and instructional videos.
- Strengthened lessons learned, resource planning, agile collaboration, capability management and post-restructure department integration.
Claudia C.
Last position:
Process Analysis and Optimization at Pferdezüchterverband
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Process Consultants statistics
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Experience
22 years
Position duration
3.4 years
Positions per freelancer
15
Top business areas
Project Management, Operations, Information Technology
Top industries
Manufacturing, Professional Services, Information Technology
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Quality Assurance, Information Technology
Bachelor's degree or higher
89%
Master's degree or higher
49%
Doctorate
9%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 6 Oct 2026.
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Process Consultants experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Manufacturing (64%)
- Professional Services (61%)
- Information Technology (59%)
- Automotive (49%)
- Banking and Finance (34%)
- Transportation (27%)
- Energy (24%)
- Retail (24%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the role
Process focus
Process consultants help companies make work clearer, faster, and easier to control. They look at how tasks flow across teams, systems, and handovers, then turn that into a practical design for change. Typical work includes process mapping, gap analysis, workshop facilitation, and defining the target process before implementation.
Typical deliverables
- Current-state and target-state process maps
- BPMN diagrams and process documentation
- Workshop notes, decision logs, and action plans
- Improvement roadmaps and prioritised recommendations
- KPI logic for process control and governance
- Support for rollout, training, and adoption
Where they add value
Companies bring in a freelance process consultant when operations are messy, a transformation is moving too slowly, or a new system needs clean processes before go-live. In Germany, this often comes up in manufacturing, logistics, shared services, finance, and industrial SMEs that need structured change without building a permanent process office first. The work can be remote, on-site, or mixed, depending on the need for interviews, shop-floor observation, or stakeholder workshops.
Skills and tools
A strong process consultant understands how business work really happens, not just how it is written down. They should be comfortable with:
- BPMN, SIPOC, value stream mapping, and root-cause analysis
- Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methods
- ERP and workflow systems such as SAP, ServiceNow, or Microsoft Dynamics
- Stakeholder interviews, facilitation, and change communication
- Documentation that is precise enough for operations and IT
What good looks like
The best process consultants are structured, calm, and practical. They ask sharp questions, separate symptoms from causes, and keep the work tied to measurable business outcomes. They can work with operations leaders, IT, controlling, and frontline teams without losing the thread. They also know when a process should be simplified, standardized, automated, or left as is.
When to hire
Hire a process consultant when you need a neutral view of how work should run, not just how it has always run. They are useful for process harmonisation after growth, mergers, system changes, audit findings, service bottlenecks, and transition projects. If you need a clear process owner, a workshop lead, or an interim improvement expert, a freelancer is often the most flexible option.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about Process Consultants.
A process consultant studies how work flows across teams, systems, and handovers, then turns that into a clearer way of working. The role usually includes interviews, workshops, process mapping, and recommendations for improvement. On many projects, the consultant also supports rollout so the new process is actually used.
Look for strong analysis, clean documentation, and the ability to lead workshops without losing structure. A good process consultant knows methods such as BPMN, Lean, and root-cause analysis, but also knows how to talk to operations and IT teams. For digital projects, experience with ERP or workflow systems is often important too.
The overlap is real, but the focus differs. A process consultant is centered on how work moves end to end and how to improve that flow across functions. A business analyst may focus more on requirements and solutions, while an operations consultant may lean more toward performance, capacity, or operating model topics.
A freelance process consultant is often the better choice when the need is project-based, urgent, or tied to a change initiative. That includes process redesign, system rollout preparation, post-merger harmonisation, or a short improvement push. If you need specialist input without building a long-term internal role, freelance is usually the simpler option.
Both models work, but the best setup depends on the process. Remote collaboration is fine for workshops, documentation, and analysis, while on-site work helps when the consultant must observe real operations, shop-floor activity, or service handovers. In Germany, many clients choose a mixed setup so the consultant can meet key stakeholders in person and still move fast.
Common deliverables include current-state and target-state process maps, BPMN models, workshop outputs, and an implementation roadmap. Depending on the project, the consultant may also provide KPI definitions, governance rules, training material, or a backlog of improvement actions. The exact output should always match the change you want to make.
Judge the consultant by clarity, structure, and relevance, not by generic promises. A strong process consultant can explain the problem, the method, and the expected result in plain language. Ask for examples of similar process redesign work, the tools they use, and how they handle stakeholder resistance.
Not always. A process consultant usually focuses on analysing, redesigning, and improving business processes, often with stakeholder alignment and change support. A process engineer may be more technical and work closer to plant operations, production methods, or industrial process design. Some professionals do both, so the scope of the project should define the title.
The average hourly rate for Process Consultants in Germany is 117 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 936 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as Process Consultants in Germany, 89% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 49% hold at least a Master's degree, and 9% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers working as Process Consultants in Germany have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as Process Consultants in Germany are German (98%), English (97%), and French (19%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as Process Consultants in Germany are Manufacturing (64%), Professional Services (61%), and Information Technology (59%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as Process Consultants in Germany are Project Management (92%), Operations (82%), and Information Technology (69%).
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