IBM Cognos Experts in Austria
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Thomas P.
Last position:
Change Manager / Sales Transformation at SEFE
- Organizational Change Management as part of a group-wide, supranational sales transformation, serving as the core of a broad restructuring of business-critical areas, with end-to-end control of the change process and long-term embedding and securing the future readiness of sales.
- Initiation and end-to-end steering of the sales transformation program, including in-depth analysis to identify, assess, and strategically involve all relevant stakeholders, making tactical use of their specific business interests and influence.
- Conducting advanced, detailed change impact analyses to predict the organizational effects of the transformation, deriving a tailored change strategy, and developing a change roadmap and a change story as the core narrative of the campaign.
- Designing and implementing an integrated communication and action plan to ensure maximum transparency, effectively manage unspoken expectations, and actively guide a change process that is clear and understandable for all stakeholders.
- Active management of all transformation phases, including the setup of robust monitoring mechanisms for continuous progress analysis and forecasting based on recommended and jointly defined KPIs.
- Establishing an agile analysis and adjustment cycle to continuously assess the effectiveness of implemented measures, identify challenges early, and fine-tune the change strategy in time.
- Conducting precise gap analyses to identify skill gaps in the sales team in the context of the new strategic direction, and deriving and developing targeted qualification measures (e.g. coaching, training).
- Comprehensive reduction of resistance to change by turning opposing stakeholder mindsets into proactive change-driving change ambassadors.
- Deep and sustainable realignment of sales structures and processes in full alignment with the company’s overall goals.
- Qualitative and quantitative improvement of sales efficiency and performance as a direct result of the implemented transformation initiatives and capability-building programs.
Immo M.
Last position:
Interim Manager/Management Consultant at Austrian regional energy supplier
Further development of the data analytics system landscape based on MS Power BI
- Concept and development of ETL processes, primary data source SAP IS/U incl. extraction via Theobald extractors to Azure Synapse, support with SAP S/4 conversion
- Support in the concept and development of data models in Azure Synapse Analytics
- Gathering and implementation of requirements in the data analytics area from internal business units
- Identification, documentation and analysis of existing as well as cross-functional processes
- Data definition, data modeling & preparation as well as source selection for merging data from differently structured data sources
- Design of reports and dashboards based on MS Power BI
- Transfer of reporting processes from existing structures to MS Power BI Premium (PPU)
- Hands-on development and implementation of analyses, reports and dashboards based on Microsoft Power BI
- Power Apps for write-back processes from Power BI Premium to Azure SQL DB
- Power BI support as part of the SAP S/4 conversion
- Cooperation with internal business units and external development partners
- Coaching/training, documentation, development processes
Christoph Q.
Last position:
Managing Director at Stage-IT
optimizing business processes
IT consulting
- ERP
- intralogistics process
- production planning process
- Sales (wholesale, online, B2B B2C)
- product information management
- business intelligence
implementation
- interfaces (SAP, EDI, Databases, ERP, ...)
- ETL processes
- BI Reports
Jochen H.
Last position:
Interim CFO CEE Region at PE Portfolio company in the FMCG Industry
Anton L.
Last position:
Self-employed at Controlling Lab eU
Business intelligence and digitization projects
Controlling as a Service
Financial accounting and payroll
Interim management
Business Intelligence Competence Team (2025) at a food retail company (EUR 21bn revenue, 52k employees): project work at the interface between the finance department and the IT service provider; various implementation projects in reporting and business intelligence
Consulting services (2025) for a biotech startup (EUR 5m revenue, 25 employees): optimizing and automating accounting and controlling processes; introduction of a central data warehouse system for planning and reporting
Consulting services (2025) in the broadcasting and telecommunications industry (EUR 130m revenue, 200 employees): analysis and troubleshooting of financial processes in the BSS system (customer management and billing system)
Consulting services (2024) in the broadcasting and telecommunications industry (EUR 130m revenue, 200 employees): transfer and implementation of cost accounting into a new database system
Walter R.
Last position:
Management Consultant & IT Consultant at Self-employed
- Advising companies and leaders with a focus on organizational development, process clarity, decision-making, and guiding change processes.
- Analyzing existing structures, identifying optimization opportunities, and developing sustainable solutions at the intersection of people, processes, and IT, with tailored support as needed.
Marianne P.
Last position:
Senior PM Public Health Care at Freelance
- MSFT Dynamics 365 Sales Implementation
- MSFT Dynamics 365 Customer Insights Journey Implementation
Stéphane L.
Last position:
Expert BI Consultant at Freelance
- Project management
- Design, optimization, query, reporting, and data modeling
- Liaising with clients / training
- Design, optimization, and development of query, reporting, and data architecture
- SAP SAC
- Story
- Data Action
- Planning
- SAP Datasphere
- SAP BTP
- MS Power BI
- DAX
- Power Query
- IBM Cognos Reporting
- Framework Manager
Hannes G.
Last position:
Interim Manager Controlling at Lindab GmbH
10/2025 – 03/2026 Lindab GmbH, Feldkirchen (GER) Interim Manager Controlling/Project Manager Project manager for implementations at Raab Lüftungstechnik GmbH:
- Implementation of Power BI as a reporting tool
- Design and implementation of a standardized inventory process
- Adjustment of contribution margin accounting in Microsoft Navision 2009
- Implementation of automated interfaces between the payroll program and Power BI
- Implementation of an interface between winKlimax and Navision 2009
- Setup of a new cost accounting (CM, cost centers)
- Introduction of supply chain controlling (stock levels, lead times, production KPIs)
Christian M.
Last position:
Principal Consultant at Theo Förch GmbH & Co KG
- Industry: Wholesale
- Role: Implementation, Design, Strategy Consulting, Support, Troubleshooting, Performance Tuning, Architecture
- Scope: Company-wide
- Activities:
- Migration/upgrade execution and support for IBM Cognos Analytics and IBM Cognos Controller, Planning Analytics 2.1 (Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW), Planning Analytics Excel (PAFE), Cube Views, Multidimensional Expressions (MDX))
- Operational and Strategic Consulting and Support for the internal IT team in Installation, Configuration, Performance Tuning and Architecture, Security and Compliance
- System Environment: IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1x, IBM Planning Analytics Workspace 2.1, IBM Planning Analytics Excel 2.1, IBM Cognos Controller 11.1, Windows Server 2025, Windows Server 2022
Nathalie M.
Last position:
Interim Head of Group Accounting at Doppelmayr SE
- Consolidation and preparation of consolidated financial statements according to IFRS (Lucanet)
- Coordination of closing procedures for year-end closing
- Monthly liquidity reporting
- Building and training of a new team
- Working on a new team structure with EY
- Communication with business partners, tax advisor and external auditors
Christian S.
Last position:
IT Consultant Business Intelligence at Austrian Airlines
- Migration of the AMOS reporting system from Sybase to PostgreSQL
- Revising SQL statements, Framework Manager models and reports
- Migration of the Cognos environment from version 11 to 12
- Tools used: Cognos 11, Cognos 12
Michael H.
Last position:
Interim Lead Developer DWH at Insurance
- Technical leadership of the development for a near real-time data warehouse of an insurance company
- Ensure stable operation
- Analyze and fix errors for ongoing operations
- Optimize and tune SQL queries and ETL jobs
- Revise scheduling in Automic (UC4)
- Coordinate with business units and external clients for further developments
- Data modeling and programming for sales management
- Tune PostgreSQL queries and functions for balance data queries
- Create hotfixes and releases
- Plan and coordinate deployments
- Execute test runs and analyze the results
- Handover activities to internal teams
Matthias M.
Last position:
IT Consultant at Backup4U Datenverarbeitung GmbH
- Role-based access control (RBAC) for dmTECH in the DM group as a whole (2024–2026)
- Completion of the Lotus Notes replacement for R-IT (2023–2024)
- Further development of IAM for dmTECH (2023–2024)
- Reorganization of test infrastructure and test management for dmTECH/IAM (2023–2024)
- Further development of IAM for 28,000 employees (project for dmTECH, Germany, 2023)
- Completion of the Lotus Notes replacement for R-IT customers Raiffeisen Landesbank and branch offices (2023)
- Completion of the implementation of IAM for >50,000 employees (2022)
- Replacement of a remote access in-house solution with PAM/CyberArk (2022)
- Implementation of IAM for <1,000 employees (project for card complete, Austria, 2022)
Alina I.
Last position:
SAS Enterprise Guide Business Analyst at UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions
- Ensure the business requirements documentation activity for the changes originated by the business units
- Deliver business specifications in the respective area
- Support business units
- Support the Technical Analysis Office and BI architecture for technical analysis, design and test analysis
- Participate in overall production lifecycle and post-deployment support
- Support the definition and maintenance of common language and data governance
- Organize support activities for production incidents assuring proper continuity of business activities
- Ensure compliance and support evolution of processes, standards and frameworks
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Statistics of experts using IBM Cognos
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
29 years
Position duration
3.9 years
Positions per freelancer
13
Top business areas
Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Business Intelligence, Finance, Accounting
Bachelor's degree or higher
72%
Master's degree or higher
56%
Doctorate
6%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
German, English, Italian
Speak two or more languages
94%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Austria are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.
Average rates of experts in Austria using IBM Cognos
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 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
IBM Cognos 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 (72%)
- Professional Services (67%)
- Manufacturing (61%)
- Retail (50%)
- Banking and Finance (44%)
- Media and Entertainment (44%)
- Transportation (39%)
- Telecommunication (39%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Enterprise Reporting with IBM Cognos Analytics
IBM Cognos Analytics is a web-based business intelligence suite designed for data modeling, dashboarding, automated reporting, and enterprise scorecards. Organizations rely on the platform to centralize analytics across departments, turning transactional databases and warehouses into interactive dashboards and governed operational reports with consistent data definitions.
Core Tooling and Ecosystem Architecture
- Semantic modeling using Framework Manager and Cognos Data Modules
- Complex pixel-perfect operational reports with Report Studio
- Governed self-service data exploration and interactive dashboarding
- Integration with enterprise data warehouses like IBM Db2, Oracle, and Snowflake
Enterprise Use Cases Across Austrian Industries
Financial institutions, manufacturing leaders, and public sector entities across Austria run Cognos Analytics to maintain strict governance over corporate performance metrics. Specialists configure automated scheduling, deliver localized financial distribution lists, and connect regional data hubs to secure analytics portals compliant with enterprise data protection standards.
Common Triggers for Freelance IBM Cognos Expertise
- Legacy version migrations to modern IBM Cognos Analytics releases
- Performance tuning of long-running SQL queries and scheduled report batches
- Modernizing report catalogs from legacy Query Studio into modern dashboards
- Overhauls of relational and dimensional metadata models after warehouse expansions
Data Modeling and Governance Capabilities
Senior professionals configure metadata layers to handle multi-fact queries without double-counting, establish role-based row security, and maintain reusable metric libraries. Their modeling guarantees that self-service end users retrieve accurate figures whether querying star schemas, transactional systems, or aggregated OLAP cubes.
Distinguishing Top-Tier Cognos Specialists
Exceptional professionals pair deep mastery of Cognos administration with advanced SQL skills and database performance profiling. They grasp dimensional design patterns like star schemas, know when to rely on Data Modules versus Framework Manager, and structure automated report distributions so systems run smoothly under heavy loads.
Frequently asked questions
What clients ask us most about IBM Cognos — answered in short.
Organizations deploy IBM Cognos to centralize governed enterprise reporting and eliminate disconnected spreadsheet metrics across business units. The suite provides managed report distribution, complex multi-page operational layouts, and trusted semantic layers that connect directly to major corporate data warehouses.
While tools like Power BI prioritize rapid, decentralized visualization, IBM Cognos Analytics excels at enterprise-wide governance and complex multi-page production reports. Large enterprises frequently run Cognos as their primary system of record for operational and financial statements alongside departmental tools.
A capable IBM Cognos Analytics specialist requires deep knowledge of Framework Manager, Data Modules, Report Studio, and advanced SQL. Experience with database optimization, user security configuration, and automated scheduling ensures clean integration with underlying corporate data warehouses.
Yes, most configuration, data modeling, and report creation tasks can be completed remotely through secure VPNs and development environments. Austrian organizations often prefer professionals who can coordinate occasionally within Central European business hours and support documentation in German or English.
Framework Manager is the classic desktop tool used to construct complex relational and dimensional metadata models for Cognos Analytics. Data Modules represent the modern web-based modeling interface, enabling faster blending of enterprise tables with flat files and self-service data sources.
Hiring an external specialist is common during major version upgrades, migrations to cloud environments, or when internal reporting pipelines experience performance bottlenecks. Freelance professionals quickly resolve slow-running models and optimize scheduled jobs without long onboarding cycles.
Quality manifests in fast query execution times, clean SQL generation without stitch errors, and strictly enforced data governance across all report outputs. An experienced IBM Cognos professional delivers clean documentation, robust security filtering, and reusable templates that internal teams can maintain easily.
Migrating legacy instances of Cognos requires an experienced professional who understands backward compatibility, content store administration, and automated migration utilities. They prevent broken calculations and ensure security mappings transfer reliably to the target environment.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used IBM Cognos in their recent projects is 127 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 1,018 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used IBM Cognos in their recent projects, 72% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 56% hold at least a Master's degree, and 6% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used IBM Cognos in their recent projects have 29 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.9 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used IBM Cognos in their recent projects are German (100%), English (94%), and Italian (22%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used IBM Cognos in their recent projects are Information Technology (72%), Professional Services (67%), and Manufacturing (61%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used IBM Cognos in their recent projects are Information Technology (94%), Business Intelligence (78%), and Project Management (72%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used IBM Cognos
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
Countries:
- Germany
- Austria
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