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Martin S.
Last position:
QA/QC support for accelerator facility assembly at FAIR GmbH
Background Construction of the Super-FRS, a research facility over 200 meters long for the separation of atomic nuclei. Quality tasks had largely been delegated to work package owners, work package leaders, assembly leads and production planning; the required quality expertise and coordinated implementation needed further development.
Responsibility Responsible for Quality Control from incoming goods through NCR and problem-solving management to quality handover for Commissioning. Further developed the quality skills of operational leads; coordinated closely with GSI quality colleagues for development and Supply Chain Management.
Actions Defined quality milestones, inspection requirements and inspection procedures with the responsible functions and supported their implementation. Managed deviations at component and assembly interfaces that only became apparent during installation through NCR and problem-solving management; coordinated and followed up on technical clarification, corrective actions and verifiable quality records.
Result Strengthened quality expertise and independent quality practices within operational functions; established clear inspection requirements and NCR procedures. Ensured quality-assured assembly within the project scope and helped shape the quality culture. Assignment expected to end early in October/November 2026 as part of project-wide budget consolidation.
Olaf S.
Last position:
Trainer & Facilitator for Digital Sovereignty at ITSM-COLOGNE
Project: Digital Sovereignty – Toll Collect
Workshop: Digital Sovereignty Recognize dependencies, reduce risks, remain capable of acting
Format
- One-day practical seminar
Target group
- Executive management
- IT managers
- Data protection officers
- Compliance functions
Content and objectives
- Systematic analysis of digital dependencies
- Assessment of legal and operational risks
- Development of a concrete plan to increase digital sovereignty
- Mapping of the entire IT infrastructure by participants
- Identification of critical dependencies on non-European providers
- Creation of a prioritized risk matrix based on:
- GDPR
- NIS2
- EU AI Act
- Joint development of options for action – from a hybrid model to complete migration to European solutions
- Development of an individual sovereignty roadmap with:
- Responsibilities
- Milestones
- Budget framework
Agenda
- Preliminary self-assessment (current infrastructure)
- Digital sovereignty? Nothing but an illusion
- Digital sovereignty 2026 – Germany’s dangerous dependency in focus
- Digital sovereignty & open source
- What is digital sovereignty?
- Three questions raised by digital sovereignty
- Reflection: Digital sovereignty in your own life
- Why is digital sovereignty existential now?
- Practical examples of digital sovereignty
- Schleswig-Holstein initiative
- Benefits of digital sovereignty for your company
- Assessing strategy options (cost-benefit matrix)
- Sovereign provider? 10 questions
- What does digital sovereignty specifically mean for your company?
- How do you shape digital sovereignty?
- Digital sovereignty and psychological safety
- Psychological safety: The key to high-performing teams
- Why psychological safety in your company?
- Benefits of psychological safety
- Invitation to group work: PsySafety Check (PS-C)
- The “Braintrust” experiment
- Creating a risk matrix
- Creating a roadmap & project plan
- European alternatives to US Big Tech
- 10-point plans:
- NIS2
- EU AI Act
- GDPR
- ISO 27001
Matthias S.
Last position:
Project Coordinator, Transport and Handover of Deployable Data Centers at BWI GmbH
- Security Clearance 2 (SÜ2) verified
- Reported to the GMN Serie1 TP subprogram management
- Ensured the handover of around 300 deployable data center containers to the Bw customer in accordance with contractually defined military requirements
- Ensured transport and acceptance by Bw
- Ensured staff training
- Prepared decision papers (e.g., project plans, governance models, communication plans, controlling models, roles and responsibilities matrices)
- Analyzed existing processes, identified areas for improvement, and designed solutions to increase their efficiency and effectiveness
- Responsible for project governance through reporting and resource planning in the subprogram using Jira, PM Pulse, KeyPIA (MicroStrategy)
- Developed the project methodology using agile methods
- Handled customer requirements (Requirements Engineering)
- Prepared for and supported contract negotiations for “System Maintenance 2027+” (7-year term, 500+ Mio budget)
Christopher Z.
Last position:
IT Product Manager / Product Owner at Leading German financial services provider
Banking & Invest – Replacement of digital application journeys
Shared product responsibility for the digital application journeys (accounts, investment accounts, home financing) of a large financial services provider working with three partner banks – from the prioritized backlog and partner bank integrations to regulatory requirements (WpHG, ESMA, BFSG); contributed to the introduction of MS Copilot and AI use cases.
Result: Continued to develop the platform reliably across around 30 releases over 2.5 years; launched two new partner processes and met regulatory deadlines.
Hannah K.
Last position:
Instructor, AI Fundamentals for the Digital Workplace at grandedu
- Instructor for an AZAV-certified AI training program for working professionals; designed in February 2026, with five cohorts each running for one month from March 2026
- Designed and created all modules and learning materials
- Topics: AI fundamentals, prompting, use cases in communication, analysis, and processes, agents and workflows, the EU AI Act, and GDPR
- Taught small groups of 3 to 9 participants from different professional fields and levels of seniority
- Provided individual learning support throughout each course
- Result: completed five cohorts with around 500 hours of live instruction
Franz B.
Last position:
Product Development (AI) at Self-initiated
AI phone assistant platform
Claude Code, Google AI Studio, Python, LLM / Voice-AI, PostgreSQL
- Designed and hands-on developed an AI-powered phone assistant platform (Voice-AI / LLM)—from idea and architecture through to MVP/product.
- Built agentic workflows and end-to-end automations with Claude Code and Google AI Studio.
- Also supported AI-powered delivery in client engagements: using Claude Code for governance documentation, requirements drafts, and automations.
Reinhold M.
Last position:
Business Requirements Engineer, Proxy Product Owner, Tester at AXA Konzern AG
Working Environment
- Insurance / Claims Management (Property, Liability, Automotive)
- REST-based ClaimAPI with Guidewire ClaimCenter
Scope
- Further development of the internal REST-based ClaimAPI with Guidewire ClaimCenter as the backend and various portals/front-end offices as clients, and with the following objectives: + increased AI-supported claims processing outside of Guidewire ClaimCenter + and support for all lines (property, liability, automotive).
- Further development of automated claims processing
Activities
- Interfacing IT & Business
- Design activities with documentation in Confluence, Jira: + Requirements engineering (functional and non-functional) + Design of REST endpoints and coordination with interface partners (esp. AI-colleagues) + Identification, design and evaluation of alternative solutions (moving away from a monolithic approach toward fine-grained endpoints, with code reuse across all lines if possible) + Creation / refinement of product backlog items in Jira, i.e. epics, user stories and tasks, incl. alignment with developers & POs during (pre-)refinement sessions + Using AXA Secure GPT when creating / refining user stories (description, acceptance criteria) and designing REST endpoints + Estimation and prioritization of user stories and tasks during Sprint Planning sessions + Coordination and support during the implementation of Product Backlog items + Driving decision making with preparation and presentation of decision-making documents
- Quality assurance: + Test management, including test case creation using Xray in Jira + Test execution using Bruno as REST client and in Guidewire ClaimCenter + Submission of test artifacts for PO approval + Analysis of production bugs
Methods Big Room Planning (aka PI-Planning in SAFe), Scrum, BPMN, EPK, UML, ERM, DDD
Tools / Tech Stack Teams, Confluence, Jira with Xray, OpenAPI/Swagger, REST, JSON, XML, MS Office, Bruno, GitHub repository (reading), Guidewire ClaimCenter, AXA Secure GPT (AXA's in-house GenAI solution based on Azure OpenAI)
Jürgen K.
Last position:
Interim Management / Company Succession – Process Analysis & Stakeholder Management
As part of preparing and providing operational support for a company succession:
- Company analysis: Analysis of the overall economic, organizational and structural situation (current status, strengths/weaknesses, potential risks)
- Process analysis: Recording and documentation of all relevant business processes (BPMN, UML) in the areas of management, finance, purchasing, sales and operations
- Process optimization: Identification of weaknesses and inefficiencies, development and operational implementation of improvement measures
- Stakeholder management: Identification and analysis of all relevant internal and external stakeholders; structured communication and coordination with former and future owners, shareholders and employees
- Change management: Supporting employees and management throughout the handover process; building acceptance and trust among all parties involved
- Governance & documentation: Preparation and handover of structured operating manuals, process documentation and an organizational manual for the new business owner
- Risk & weakness analysis: Assessment of operational and strategic risks in the handover process and development of recommendations for action
- Operational support: Interim assumption of management responsibilities; ensuring business continuity during the transition phase
Paul W.
Last position:
Enterprise Architect at ePrimo GmbH
Led the end-to-end integration and migration architecture for decommissioning SAP IS-U market communication and transitioning to Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC) with E.ON IT Services — covering regulated EDIFACT market messaging, a three-phase data migration (transfer of market message inventory after cutover), redesign of market communication processes, and full GDPR and German energy-market compliance.
- Designed the three-tier target architecture (SAP IS-U → NScale B2B gateway → SFMC) processing 50,000–100,000 EDIFACT messages daily within sub-5-minute SLAs.
- Architected the three-phase data migration: 36 months of historical data, zero-loss cutover of in-flight market messages, and near-real-time CDC synchronization.
- Delivered secure, BDEW/GDPR-compliant integration (AS2/OFTP2, RFC/IDoc, REST APIs, OAuth 2.0, Azure AD, AWS S3) achieving >99.5% uptime, <0.1% migration discrepancy, and RTO <4 hours.
- Applied BPMN to model and optimize the market communication processes.
Technologies: SAP IS-U, NScale, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, EDIFACT, OAuth 2.0, Azure AD, AWS S3, BPMN, Jira, Confluence, Draw.io
Jens L.
Last position:
Consulting Digital Development & Transformation at European Mar GmbH
Developed the product vision and outcome strategy for a new registry platform, designed a management workshop for strategic alignment, conducted BPMN process mapping across systems and roles, analyzed user story practices and further developed them on an outcome basis, and brought together stakeholders from business departments, management and the external development partner.
Skills: Product Strategy, Outcome Roadmapping, Stakeholder Workshops, BPMN/Process Analysis, Miro, Linear
Enver B.
Last position:
Interim Manager Data Protection Projects at Telefonica Deutschland GmbH
Management of data protection & IT security-related projects. Adjustments to knowledge management and consulting processes.
Activities:
- Data protection consulting
- Process optimization in in-house consulting
- Interface to specialist departments, IT security, development and management
Patrick M.
Last position:
Product Owner at Telefonica Deutschland GmbH
- Introduction of service management
- Optimization of processes
- Introduction of an agile way of working
- Introduction and configuration of Atlassian Jira Service Management
- Prioritization of features
- Coordination with stakeholders and the business department
- Management of the backlog and creation of user stories
- Budget management
- Coordination of a Scrum team
- Use of Atlassian Jira and Confluence
- Use of Microsoft Teams
- Working according to Scrum and Kanban
Bruno P.
Last position:
Product Owner
Design and implementation of a “unified-commerce” platform for SMEs to sell and deliver multi-product bundles
Achievements: Designed and delivered a fully functional, CPQ-based “buy flow” process for configuring and selling multi-product bundles on time, and secured customer approval within the specified 90-day timeframe. Successfully tested the integration of various interface services for customer search, customer data enrichment, address validation, service qualification, phone number validation, credit checks, appointment selection and quote-to-order transition.
Responsibilities:
- Strategic goal delivery: Translating strategic customer goals into action and delivering them (e.g. release content, business value).
- Backlog management: Creating and refining backlog items (Initiatives, Epics, User Stories, Defects) in close coordination with the project team and client.
- Prioritization & releases: Owning Product Backlog prioritization and delivery of defined release goals.
- Deliverable tracking: Tracking work completed by suppliers and the client.
- Roadmap & release planning: Developing and delivering roadmaps and release plans together with the client.
- Scope ownership: Owning the contractually agreed scope of work.
- Claim management: Proactive claim and change management with the client.
- Team coordination: Managing and coordinating the development team.
- Leveraging synergies: Using synergies between client projects and product development.
- Proposal preparation: Preparing proposals (with supervision) and presenting them in person to clients and partners.
Skills: Developing, communicating and delivering product visions; Product Backlog Management; Stakeholder Management; Regular reporting to management and steering committees; Requirements analysis & engineering; Planning and documenting workshops; Functional leadership and coordination of (distributed) project teams and external service providers; Epic Management; User Story specifications; Creating use cases, supporting software testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT); Release Management and sprint planning; TO-BE process design; Process optimization; Planning, designing and specifying interfaces to existing and new systems; Identifying, assessing and managing project risks; Proactive claim and change management; Facilitating sprint planning and reviews; Data migration; Scrum; Kanban; REST API; JSON; XML; BPMN; UML; Jira; Confluence
Taner P.
Last position:
IT Consultant – IT Governance and Compliance at Premium automotive manufacturer
Result: Managed over 20 compliance campaigns in the development division, reaching 95% of the application portfolio and fulfilling over 4,000 compliance requirements.
- Campaign management: Planned, coordinated and monitored campaigns to improve compliance maturity; KPI-based management reporting
- Gap analysis: Assessed business-critical applications and prioritized compliance risks across Information Classification, Conformity Statement, Privacy Impact Assessment and other artifacts
- Stakeholder management: Served as the link between IT Security, Application Owners and business units; facilitated workshops and provided tailored implementation support
- Target vision and AI use cases: Developed a target model for maintaining compliance throughout the application lifecycle and assessed which artifacts could be populated automatically by AI agents using app and code data
Samet P.
Last position:
AI Consultant & Project Manager for Reporting Automation at Toyota Financial Services (EAR)
- Documented complex financial reporting processes in deep-dive sessions with subject matter experts
- Analyzed and mapped the 3-tier data flow SAP – Essbase – HQ (984 account entries, triple chart of accounts)
- Identified the biggest time drains (40 % of close time)
- Evaluated technologies (AWS, Microsoft Fabric, Custom/Hybrid) with cost-benefit analysis
- Created a validation rule catalog with 351 rules as the basis for pre-submission automation
- Business case: estimated savings potential of 480–960 T€/year for the EAR region
- Hands-on implementation with Microsoft Fabric, RAG, AI agents/Tool Calling and n8n; productive use of Microsoft Copilot and Copilot Studio
- AI-supported project management workflows (minutes, tasks, knowledge synchronization)
- Stakeholder management at senior management level (EAR Accounting, IEA IT, TFSC Japan), workshops and training on AI tools
Technologies: Microsoft Fabric, Copilot Studio, Claude AI, Python, Power BI, SAP, Essbase/SmartView, Excel (VBA), Notion, SharePoint
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Statistics of experts using BPMN
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
20 years
Position duration
5.2 years
Positions per freelancer
14
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
92%
Master's degree or higher
61%
Doctorate
6%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 5 Nov 2026.
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Average rates of experts using BPMN
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 5 Nov 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
BPMN experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (86%)
- Professional Services (56%)
- Banking and Finance (54%)
- Manufacturing (45%)
- Automotive (44%)
- Government and Administration (35%)
- Retail (35%)
- Insurance (33%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Process Modeling
BPMN, or Business Process Model and Notation, is a visual standard for describing how work moves through an organization. It uses events, activities, gateways, pools and message flows to show responsibilities, decisions, exceptions and handoffs. Teams use BPMN diagrams to turn informal process knowledge into a shared, precise model.
Where BPMN Fits
BPMN supports processes that span departments, systems and external partners. It is useful for documenting current operations, designing improved workflows and preparing processes for automation.
- Order-to-cash and procure-to-pay flows
- Customer onboarding and service requests
- Claims, approvals and compliance procedures
- Case management and exception handling
- Automated workflows with human tasks
Tools and Ecosystem
BPMN 2.0 is the main reference point for notation and interchange. Specialists may work with Camunda Modeler, Signavio, Bizagi, IBM Business Automation Workflow, Flowable or Bonita, depending on the organization’s process stack. Strong work also connects models with REST APIs, DMN decision tables, databases, event systems and workflow engines.
When to Bring in Expertise
Companies often need freelance support when process knowledge is spread across teams or when a workflow must move from workshops into a reliable implementation. External specialists can facilitate discovery, challenge unclear rules and create models that business users and technical teams can both review.
- Existing diagrams conflict or lack consistent notation
- Manual handoffs cause delays or unclear ownership
- A workflow engine needs a sound process model
- Audits require traceable process documentation
What Strong Specialists Deliver
A capable BPMN professional starts with outcomes, roles, business rules and exceptions rather than drawing symbols too early. They keep diagrams readable, use events and gateways correctly, define clear boundaries and validate models with the people who perform the work. They also distinguish documentation models from executable models when implementation constraints matter.
Useful deliverables can include collaboration diagrams, subprocess designs, message definitions, decision logic, implementation guidance and model governance rules. Quality shows in consistent naming, meaningful levels of detail and a clear link between the model and real operational behavior.
Choosing the Right Profile
Look for someone who can speak with process owners, analysts and technical teams without losing precision. Ask for examples of workflows with exceptions, parallel paths, timers, messages and human approvals. Experience with the target BPMN tool and workflow engine matters, but so does the ability to test assumptions and document unresolved decisions.
Before work begins, agree on modeling scope, review points, notation conventions and the expected handover. For remote collaboration, structured workshops, shared modeling sessions and written decisions keep stakeholders aligned. On-site sessions can help when processes depend on physical work or close observation.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around BPMN.
BPMN is used to describe business processes in a standard visual language. Companies apply it to document operations, analyze bottlenecks, define responsibilities and prepare workflows for automation or implementation in a process engine.
BPMN is designed specifically for business processes and includes clear semantics for events, messages, pools, lanes, compensation and collaboration between participants. Flowcharts are usually simpler, while UML activity diagrams are broader software and systems modeling tools.
A strong BPMN specialist often combines process discovery, workshop facilitation, requirements analysis and business rule modeling. Depending on the project, knowledge of DMN, workflow engines, REST APIs, SQL, integration patterns and process analytics is also valuable.
The required level depends on the process scope and the expected deliverable. A simple documentation task may need solid notation knowledge, while cross-functional automation requires a professional who can model exceptions, validate requirements and connect the design to an execution environment.
Yes, BPMN work can be completed remotely with structured interviews, video workshops and shared modeling tools. On-site collaboration can add value when the specialist must observe physical operations, uncover informal handoffs or work closely with stakeholders who prefer in-person sessions.
BPMN specialists may use Camunda Modeler, Signavio, Bizagi, Flowable, Bonita or IBM Business Automation Workflow. The right tool depends on whether the goal is business documentation, collaborative analysis, workflow execution or integration with an existing automation stack.
A quality BPMN model is understandable to process owners and precise enough for technical review. Check whether roles, triggers, outcomes, exceptions, messages and decision points are explicit, and whether the model has been validated against real cases rather than drawn only from assumptions.
A BPMN freelancer may deliver current-state and future-state diagrams, collaboration models, subprocess definitions, decision tables and implementation notes. They can also establish naming conventions, review existing models, facilitate stakeholder workshops and prepare workflows for a selected process engine.
The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used BPMN in their recent projects is 106 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 852 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers who have used BPMN in their recent projects, 92% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 61% hold at least a Master's degree, and 6% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers who have used BPMN in their recent projects have 20 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 5.2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers who have used BPMN in their recent projects are German (100%), English (95%), and French (21%).
The most common industries among freelancers who have used BPMN in their recent projects are Information Technology (86%), Professional Services (56%), and Banking and Finance (54%).
The most common business areas among freelancers who have used BPMN in their recent projects are Information Technology (94%), Project Management (87%), and Product Development (74%).
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