Independent Clarity for Critical IT Decisions
For CIOs and executive leadership who need a clear, independent view of progress, risks, and the actions that matter.
Typical situations
- An IT project is officially reported as “green”, while costs and timelines drift.
- An IT transformation has stalled, but the underlying causes remain unclear.
- An AI strategy needs an independent assessment before significant investments.
Independent analysis and assessment provide a clear view of where an IT initiative actually stands. The result is a sound basis for informed decisions by CIOs and executive leadership.
Delivery Review: Independent reviews of ongoing IT programs and projects. Within three weeks, you receive a structured assessment of delivery capability, key deviations, their underlying causes, and practical recommendations for action.
Assessment: Independent assessments of IT strategies and portfolios, based on established and published frameworks and considered in the context of business strategy and value creation.
Independent. Methodologically Sound. Transparent.
Independence: I do not implement the IT initiatives I assess. This keeps implementation interests separate from the assessment and helps ensure an objective view of the situation.
Published methodologies: Each assessment is grounded in clearly identified sources, making the reasoning transparent and traceable. The IT Alignment Guide and the ALIGN Method are publicly available, including a detailed case study based on a publicly listed company.
Practical and academically grounded: 30 years of experience in IT transformation, including as Director Engineering at Siemens. Dipl.-Ing., Executive MBA (Kellogg-WHU), PhD (Aarhus). Partnership Professor at Vilnius University, Head of the CoP IT Strategy at PMI, and author of academic and practitioner publications on IT strategy and project management (cio.de, computerwoche.de).
When the status report says “green” — but the situation looks different.
A 30-minute conversation is often enough to determine whether an independent review would add value.
christof@gellweiler-advisory.com
+49 89 / 20 965 389