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Gerhard Kolar
Last position:
Senior Project Manager and Construction Manager at HENSOLDT Optronics GmbH
- Building the data center in Oberkochen (defense area)
- Planning the fiber optic ring, simulation of Wi-Fi coverage
- Cable routing plan for WAN and LAN cables for office and production (infrastructure)
- Adaptation of the SAP system (R3) for the Oberkochen site (software)
- IT transformation of the SAP system to SAP HANA
- Planning network infrastructure and server technologies in the SAP environment
- Pré-sales support and setting up change management
- Independent coordination of utilities according to time, budget and quality
- Mapping the project in MS Project and SERVICENow
- Development and design of hardware and software
- Demand management and portfolio management
- Building a risk register and migration plan
- Preparation of payment-supporting documents in coordination with the responsible finance and commercial functions
- Budget: 5 Mio. - 34 FTE
Jonathan Moreau
Last position:
On-Site Coordinator at Freelance
- Customer interface and relationship management
- Requirements management and work coordination
- Technical and functional support focusing on automotive Ethernet
Achim Klein
Last position:
Portfolio Manager, Consultant, Leadership Coach at Abbvie Deutschland GmbH &Co. KG
- Management and optimization of a portfolio of about 100 projects (launches, in-field solutions, data & analytics, digital solutions, digital products)
- Optimization of the existing project standard (playbook) and alignment with the European and global organization (USA)
- Coaching project managers on setup, planning, cooperation with business, GDPR, GxP, data security and launches
- Preparing projects for works council information and project closeout communication
- Optimization of resource management (tracking, allocation, prioritization)
- Taking over individual project leads (off-/transboarding, event management, checking whether WhatsApp is allowed on a business smartphone)
- Supporting the hiring of external project managers
- Optimization of meeting structure, project controlling (KPIs), change and demand management
- Optimization of risk, issue, dependency and quality management and support during internal audits (GxP)
- Optimization of the portfolio steering tool (Smartsheet) on national, European and global level
- Design and implementation of a Business Value Complexity Scoring
- Building a strategic PMO with a sister department and optimizing cross-functional teams
- Reporting, communication and escalation at management level
- Leadership coaching for several future leaders (short-time assignment)
- Development of the concepts "PPM as a Service" and "Internal Customer Approach"
- Development and review of a concept "AI Data Governance" including roles and processes
- Selection and onboarding of the successor
David Kaselow
Last position:
IT Business Analyst at REWE digital
LOIS is the central integration platform that enables the processes between all REWE applications across the entire supply chain. As an IT Business Engineer, I support the NEO program in renewing the logistics integration platform "LOIS" for REWE and Penny in Germany and Europe.
Bernhard Schmitz
Last position:
Agile Business Analyst and Requirements Engineer at Deutsche Post DHL
- Agile project "PEPSi annual vacation planning MVP Lite" (digitalization project).
- Definition of state transitions for the JUP Lite functionality.
- Creation of user stories for login/logout and registration.
- Quality assurance of the business-side concept.
- Preliminary analysis for the transformation from the old PersPlan to DigiPEP.
- Tools used: Signavio, MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Jira, Confluence, Mural, Miro, Conceptboard, MS Teams, Mattermost.
Sven Hummel
Last position:
Process Architect (Symbio, Signavio) at IT service provider for an international premium automaker
- Analyzing, aligning and modeling business processes (BPMN 2.0) for the 'The New Retail' program in the areas of invoicing, tax, customs and accounting
- Tracking user stories and their impact on processes
- Point of contact for preparing the tool migration from Symbio to Signavio for the mentioned areas
- Power user after the introduction of Signavio, point of contact and coach for other process modelers
Federico Leefhelm
Last position:
Senior IAM Manager & Single Point of Contact for Information Security at EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
As the only large integrated energy company in Germany, EnBW covers the entire value chain - from energy production through distribution to customers. It expands its renewable energy sources, advocates for a socially responsible coal exit, and drives key technologies like green hydrogen. A rapid energy transition and achieving climate neutrality by 2035 are priorities for EnBW.  Developed and implemented a holistic process view covering both technical and organizational aspects  Ensured end-to-end control of all IAM-related technical services  Established clear responsibilities and accountabilities within the IAM landscape  Collaborated with different departments to identify and optimize a holistic architecture and act as Single Point of Contact (SPoC) for Information Security  Introduced and monitored governance policies to ensure compliance and security  Continuously improved IAM processes and systems through regular audits and evaluations  Participated in external audits of the process as part of official ISO audits  Further developed the policy for setting administrative requirements and procedures and aligned it with administrative units  Conceptually advanced the KPI system to measure process quality
Paul Webster
Last position:
Agentic AI Solution Architect at Solvd GmbH
As the Solution Architect for Agentic AI in auto claims processing, I led global customer delivery implementations, encompassing solution design and detailing, multi-tenancy, process flows, integration with third-party solutions, and localization requirements.
- Architectural Analysis: Conducted in-depth analysis of business requirements, managing requirements and creating detailed specifications.
- Service Definition: Developed comprehensive technical definitions for services and integration contracts.
- AI Process Management: Automated AI process management, focusing on analysis, optimization, and continuous improvement.
- Requirements Gathering: Facilitated requirement-gathering sessions and analyzed business processes to identify optimization opportunities.
- Agile Collaboration: Employed agile methodologies, working closely with stakeholders to ensure alignment and responsiveness.
- Technical Support: Assisted senior management with technical analyses and deliverability assessments.
Holger Braun
Last position:
Business Analyst at BLS
- The AVANZA project provides the deployment and procurement of a modern, reliable system for efficient access and sales and supports smooth operations at the Lötschberg & Simplon car shuttle.
- Operations are sustainably secured and the further development of the car shuttle business model is supported.
- Developed a study with an evaluation of possible solution options.
- Supported the decision on options, evaluated the RFI, prepared procurement, concept created based on the chosen option.
Holger Guschigk
Last position:
Test Automation Engineer, Quality Assurance Consultant at T-Systems
- Poliks – State Police System for information, communication, and case management and other state variants (ViVa, Bravo, customs)
- Developed a test framework for test automation to replace an existing proprietary test client for new developments, focusing on easy maintenance and simple extensibility for new technologies
- Designed the architecture
- Implemented the architecture
- Created a proof of concept by migrating existing test cases into the new test framework
- Platform: C#, .NET, Jira, XRay, Confluence, Playwright, Selenium, UI Automation, Appium, HTML, Git, VMWare, Windows 11, Linux
Adnan Karabegovic
Last position:
Chief Information Officer at ARLANXEO Deutschland GmbH
- Executed post-carve-out stabilization, system consolidation and cybersecurity uplift. Re-assessed system landscape and assets and designed new IT strategy for future. Implemented new IT operating model focusing on product-centric organization and re-internalization of critical resources.
- Successfully designed new IT operating model of the company, based on massive reduction of external dependencies, insourcing of key positions and upskilling of employees.
- Massive reduction of IT cost in the first three years (-40m$), bringing IT spend level below Gartner industry benchmark (1.27%).
- Introduced new product-centric organization based on fusion teams between business and IT across the company.
- Administered implementation of corporate-wide IT/OT cybersecurity program with more than 60 projects.
- Continuous improvement of enterprise IT/OT cybersecurity maturity level with significant increase in the first two years (CMMI >3.5, C2M2 >2.5).
- Governed successful implementation of the business transformation program within IT area by overachieving the savings target by $8m.
- Initiated and created new cloud-based data management platform based on best-in-class technology.
- Implemented first company-wide Microsoft Copilot AI program based on various business cases, leveraging GenAI and AgenticAI.
Peter Streibel
Last position:
Rollout Manager at Siemens Healthineers
- Cisco SDA LAN network
- Transition and transformation
John Rouse
Last position:
Consultant / Project Manager at DevOps Company
Datacenter setup, updates, connectivity and Disaster recovery setup.
Technologies used: VMware ESXi 8, DevOps, Office 365, VM, Hyper-V, Workplace, Power BI.
Roland Rathmann
Last position:
Support in Ongoing Project at Automotive Supplier
- closing the safety case
- creation of meaningful traceability matrices and targeted test expansion
- transferring requirements into other database systems
- structuring the requirements, assessing their completeness, and setting up new test cases based on use-case–based test strategies and the results of internal traceability matrices
- partial automation of tasks within a requirement assessment tool
- tools and languages: MS Teams, reqIF, Enterprise Architect, Codebeamer, proprietary tools for creating and evaluating traceability matrices (approx. 1000 x 1000)
Jens Hagemeyer-Lee
Last position:
#52 Test Manager in Safety-Critical Infrastructure at Telecommunications Company
- Network elements, network, operational and operator-related systems
- Supporting around 20 different products (managed agile)
- Requirements analysis and management (functional and non-functional)
- Test concept and planning (scope, test phases, effort, schedule, resources, organization, etc.)
- Aligning approach with clients and service providers
- Managing and assisting in creation of test cases for system, integration and end-to-end tests
- Guiding and supporting test execution
- Defect management and planning bug fixes with external providers
- Preparing and facilitating workshops
- Regular reporting and creating automated test reports
- Further development of agile testing methodology and configuration of supporting tools
- Conceptual support in developing a quality seal for rating product and service quality of internal and external providers
- Requirements engineering based on ISO/IEC 25010, Scrum, SaFE
- BMC Remedy, Atlassian Confluence, Atlassian Jira (including plugins Xray, Structure), Microsoft Office (incl. Visio), Obsidian, doxis document management system, Gitlab, Obsidian
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Statistics of experts using CMMI
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
29 years
Position duration
2 years
Positions per freelancer
20
Top business areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Quality Assurance
Bachelor's degree or higher
91%
Master's degree or higher
53%
Doctorate
16%
Certifications per freelancer
6
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 6 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts using CMMI
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 6 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
What CMMI means
CMMI, short for Capability Maturity Model Integration, is used to improve how organizations plan, deliver, measure, and control work. It is common in regulated, high-assurance, and large delivery environments where repeatable processes matter. Strong specialists turn the model into practical methods, not paperwork.
Where it helps
- Process definition and rollout
- Appraisal preparation and evidence gathering
- Metrics, governance, and compliance routines
- Supplier and delivery process alignment
It is often used when teams need clearer handoffs, fewer defects, and better audit readiness. Companies also bring in CMMI professionals when existing procedures are inconsistent across departments or locations.
What strong specialists do
A good CMMI specialist maps current practice to the model, finds gaps, and builds realistic action plans. They know how to write procedures that teams can actually follow and how to collect evidence without disrupting delivery. They also keep management, project leads, and quality teams aligned.
Tooling and ecosystem
CMMI work often sits beside process maps, quality systems, internal audit routines, and reporting dashboards. Specialists may use templates, control libraries, and measurement frameworks to keep the model usable in day-to-day work. Experience with the CMMI Institute heritage and current appraisal language is useful.
When freelance help fits
Freelance CMMI expertise is useful for short improvement programs, appraisal prep, process audits, and turnaround work after failed reviews. It also fits organizations that need outside guidance for one business unit, one site, or a specific supplier chain. Remote work is common, but on-site workshops can help when teams need fast alignment.
Sectors and delivery style
CMMI appears in software, defense, aerospace, engineering, shared services, and other controlled environments. The best professionals balance discipline with pragmatism, so the model supports delivery instead of slowing it down. They document clearly, ask sharp questions, and adjust the approach to the organization’s size and culture.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about CMMI.
CMMI is used to improve how work is defined, measured, reviewed, and repeated across an organization. Companies bring it in to make delivery more predictable, to prepare for appraisals, or to strengthen quality and governance. It is especially useful when different teams follow different ways of working.
CMMI focuses on process capability across development, services, and management practices. ISO 9001 is a broader quality management standard, while Six Sigma is more focused on reducing variation and defects. Many organizations use CMMI with one of those approaches rather than treating them as direct substitutes.
A strong CMMI specialist reviews current processes, identifies gaps, and creates practical remediation plans. They may build process assets, train teams, prepare evidence, and support appraisal readiness. The best ones keep the work simple enough for teams to use every day.
CMMI work usually benefits from skills in process improvement, quality management, internal audit, metrics, and stakeholder facilitation. Knowledge of delivery operations, documentation control, and change management is also valuable. In software-heavy environments, familiarity with Agile or DevOps helps the specialist fit the model to real delivery.
A CMMI assignment can start with one experienced specialist if the goal is a focused assessment or a small improvement plan. Larger rollouts, appraisal preparation, or multi-site programs usually need broader support from people who understand governance and delivery. What matters most is hands-on work with evidence, not just theory.
Yes, much of CMMI work can be done remotely because reviews, interviews, and document analysis are easy to run online. On-site time is still useful for workshops, leadership alignment, and observing how teams actually work. Many engagements use a mix of both.
A good CMMI freelancer explains the model in plain language and shows how it will fit your teams. Look for someone who has led process change, not just written documents, and who can point to evidence-based improvements. They should ask about your delivery model, not offer a generic checklist.
Yes. CMMI is the common abbreviation for Capability Maturity Model Integration, and most searchers use both names. Some also refer to the CMMI Institute background, but the practical goal is the same: better processes, clearer governance, and stronger delivery consistency.
The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used CMMI in their recent projects is 110 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 878 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers who have used CMMI in their recent projects, 91% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 53% hold at least a Master's degree, and 16% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers who have used CMMI in their recent projects have 29 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers who have used CMMI in their recent projects are German (100%), English (98%), and French (54%).
The most common industries among freelancers who have used CMMI in their recent projects are Information Technology (88%), Automotive (73%), and Manufacturing (71%).
The most common business areas among freelancers who have used CMMI in their recent projects are Project Management (100%), Information Technology (95%), and Quality Assurance (93%).
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