Strategic IT transformation for sustainable growth.
Strategy and target architecture, AI and automation, organisation and team building, IT costs and interim IT management – backed by 21 years of enterprise IT experience.
No obligation: we clarify what you need and give you an initial assessment.
„We know we need to become more digital – but not where to start.“
„IT costs rise every year and nobody can say exactly why.“
„Our head of IT will be out for six months.“
„Everybody is talking about AI – we do not know what really pays off for us.“
Capture the current state, goals and weak spots.
ResultDocumented starting point, goals and weak spots
Duration: typically 1–3 days
Prioritise measures and draw up a roadmap.
ResultPrioritised roadmap with business case
Duration: typically 1–2 days
Guide and steer the measures.
ResultSteered measures with transparent status reporting
Duration: a few weeks
Measure results and adjust.
ResultMeasured results and refined measures
Duration: ongoing
Certificates held by Frank Maier.
Development · Consulting
Retail company
Retail · 10 employees · Client anonymised
Result
Lead generation automated · leads assigned geographically · basic CRM in use · email marketing enabled
Consulting
Festo SE & Co. KG
Industrial automation (B2B) · Group with 56 national subsidiaries
Frank Maier’s project experience, before M4IER
Result
10 product teams enabled · end-to-end portfolio steering and deployment pipelines established
Development · Consulting
Festo SE & Co. KG
Industrial automation (B2B) · Group with 56 national subsidiaries
Frank Maier’s project experience, before M4IER
Result
Automated workflows and AI-assisted document processing in use; Copilot introduced in the development teams
Consulting
Festo SE & Co. KG
Industrial automation (B2B) · Group with 56 national subsidiaries
Frank Maier’s project experience, before M4IER
Result
Target architecture, prioritised roadmap and implementation plan as a decision paper for top management
Consulting · SAP & commerce
Festo SE & Co. KG
Industrial automation (B2B) · Group with 56 national subsidiaries
Frank Maier’s project experience, before M4IER
Result
A unified customer view across all sales systems and AI-powered recommendations for personalisation in the B2B shop
Consulting
Festo SE & Co. KG
Industrial automation (B2B) · Group with 56 national subsidiaries
Frank Maier’s project experience, before M4IER
Result
Grew from 0 to 46 employees in five countries while significantly reducing external agency costs
Consulting · SAP & commerce
Festo SE & Co. KG
Industrial automation (B2B) · Group with 56 national subsidiaries
Frank Maier’s project experience, before M4IER
Result
Still the foundation of the eBusiness platform today
Consulting
Festo SE & Co. KG
Industrial automation (B2B) · Group with 56 national subsidiaries
Frank Maier’s project experience, before M4IER
Result
Platform decision based on a proof of concept; replacement concept for around 5,000 users in 50 companies
No. We plan from your requirements – not from a product someone wants to sell.
Our day rate is €720–960 (plus VAT), depending on the task. The AI use-case workshop is available at a fixed price of €990, including travel within the Stuttgart region.
Usually at short notice: we are available up to five days a week, remote, hybrid or on site. Typical engagements run for three months or more. We are happy to send a detailed profile on request.
That depends on the vacancy; assignments of three months or more are typical. It ends with a structured handover to a successor.
Mid-sized companies as well as divisions of large groups – our experience extends to platforms serving 56 national subsidiaries.
Yes – remote across DACH, hybrid, or on site in the Stuttgart region.
Book a free intro call. Prefer to get in touch directly? Call us or use the form to send a few lines about what you have in mind.
No obligation: we clarify what you need and give you an initial assessment.
