We lead technology-enabled business transformation programs.

Services

Using scaled agile methods. In validated environments.​

Through our rich experience from running the World’s largest business transformations, we understand what it takes to ensure you go live on time, budget and quality.

What we do

ERP Implementation Leadership

Intense SAP projects giving you sleepless nights? We bring you reinforcements in the form of experienced, independent leadership to help you run the shop. Our deep experts in Business Process Design, OCM, Training, Data Migration, Testing, Deployment & Cutover ensure project success. Your agenda is our agenda. We don’t advise from the sidelines, we take responsibility and act fast. We commit on joint objectives and deliver on your investment.

Agile Program & Project
Management Office

While running your digital or ERP transformation, you need a team of charismatic chameleons taking care of your everyday project operation. Your eyes and ears on the ground, making sure you keep your headspace for vision and strategy. People who get the job done - in other words, "Pls fix" on steroids. Our expert bring deep experience in PMO (project tracking and reporting, risk management, Agile/SAFe), pragmatic and fit to your environment.

Business Process
Consulting

Not sure how to design your warehouse automation? Call us. Changes required in your intercompany tax setup? Done. Issues with your production planning? Fixed. We’re not just people who love digital transformation. We understand your business, too, and help you bring end-to-end process innovation, mapping and cutting-edge tech into your business. Our experts bring deep process know-how, combined with latest technology and project methods such as Agile SAFe.

Organizational Change Management

​You have the roadmaps, the deliverables and all of the tools. Everything is set for your business transformation, but you lack one of the key ingredients for success: employee/team engagement. Our Change Management experts will create the ideal layout for you to navigate complex transformation successfully, ensuring change readiness and cross-team alignment through effective communication. From strategy to impact analysis, we help you create a sturdy structure that promotes internal alignment and sets you up for success in your next business transformation.

Quality Assurance & Risk Management

We help you make sure your digital and ERP initiative stays on track and provide you with actionable advisory so you go live on time, within budget and on quality. We bring our proven QA health check methodology tailored to your situation.  What makes Avoras different is we don't just tell you what's wrong, we also offer realistic solutions and incorporate that back into the plan.  As a result, you will enjoy a smooth project, saving time and costs.

Digital Transformation Methodology & Tools

We eat, sleep, and breathe agile and ERP. At the same time, we understand your regulatory minefield. Based on this, we help you tailor the right agile approach, delivering maximum value at the shortest sustainable lead time, while ensuring you stay GxP-compliant. And then we set up your tools (Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, Solution Manager) that fit to your firm and methodology.

We are SAP Gold Partner!

Based on our continuous commitment to excellence in ERP advisory and our track record of delivering extraordinary outcomes at our clients, we were awarded with SAP Gold Partner status.

Building on more than 30 years of SAP ERP consulting expertise, we help you deliver SAP-based solutions in Greenfield, Brownfield or Bluefield approaches, bringing the right level of agile project management on the basis of Jira and Solution Manager (Focused Build) to your complex business transformation initiative.

Our agile and SAP-certified advisors bring deep industry, technology and project execution know-how. Not just from the books, but from real-life experience.

How we make a difference

As seasoned experts in the field, we understand the challenges and uncertainties that come with large transformation projects. This is why we don‘t just consult from the outside; we aim to support and empower from within. When working with our clients, we focus on three key drivers of success:

 

Executional Excellence

Our services are built on a strong track record in complex environments. Our consultants have a firm grasp of the intricacies of large-scale business transformation management, both agile and waterfall (Validation Strategy, Planning and Execution).

The right Kind of Agile

We leverage a powerful toolbox and a deep understanding of the agile methodology (SAFe). We carefully balance different approaches to make agile work in your particular environment, saving you time, effort and costs.

Transformation Leadership

We take on responsibility and mitigate your risks, providing you with peace of mind and confidence when facing difficult decisions. We don’t coach from the sidelines, but stand side by side with your team, sharing expertise and guidance to empower from within.

From Ideation to Impact

We support you all the way from the start to the finish line, ensuring comprehensive tracking and seamless documentation throughout our engagement (Validation Strategy, Planning and Execution).

Independent and Unbiased

By applying a result-driven and product-agnostic approach we aim for the solution that fits your specific challenges best. We are completely independent from specific technology providers.

Monica S. | Head of Talent Management

«Avoras is a firm that I would definitely recommend to do business with in the future – without reservation! They are competent, flexible and reliable! Truly a pleasure.»

Stefan D. | Program Lead

«Avoras helped us “defend” ourselves against our external system integrators, who often had an own agenda.»

Uwe K. | Finance Domain Lead

«Avoras has demonstrated a solid understanding of the peculiar nature of Pharma enterprise programs. They take accountability and solve issues hands-on.»

Ann E. | Global ERP Program Lead

«We would not have gone live without them.»

Patrick K. | Head of ERP

«They were not asked to provide technology solutions to us, but rather management consulting skills in the areas of integrating technologies (e.g. interfaces). They did a very good job!»

Thomas S. | Global Informatics Lead

«Really good people with a high level of knowledge, also in benchmark areas such as SAP and IoT.»

Ann K. | VP and Business Lead Transformation

«Avoras is very competent in finding staff to supplement the project on short notice who have experience in the industry.»

Jonas R. | Business Integration Lead | Novartis

«Avoras set our program up for success by combining ERP implementation skills with Agile Methodology, streamlining us for a realistic approach for the Design and Build phase.»

Franziska R. | Program Lead

«Avoras helped us balance between agility and the real-life constraints of a complex ERP implementation.»

Our Playgrounds

Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceuticals

Pharma companies need to pivot faster due to increased pressures from new entries into the drug discovery space, new supply chain models, while maintaining compliant to regulatory requirements. Digital is the backbone of modernizing the pharmaceutical regulation.

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Hospital Healthcare

Hospitals must embrace the new digital workplace and ERP so they can reduce cost and risks while increasing value provided to patients and ensuring compliance.

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Life Sciences

The pandemic has digitalized this industry more than any single CIO could ever have. From the digital workplace, over customer-centric commercial models, to a new emphasis on supply chain visibility, the crisis has reshaped the face of Life Sciences.

Our Work

Avoras team at work

Case Study

Global Pharma Business Transformation enabled by S/4 HANA

A global pharmaceutical and diagnostic company with an annual revenue of over USD 60bn embarked on a global transformation journey – together with us. Running the possibly World’s largest greenfield S/4 HANA initiative in the Pharma industry not only required novel ways of working but also hands-on leadership in view of a looming global pandemic.

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Ralph Bäumle

Ralph Bäumle

Founder & Partner

As an unshakable optimist, Ralph believes in a great future and that no problem is without pragmatic solution. After twenty years in Consulting, he founded Avoras, following the calling of bringing a new wind to the industry. In his free time, he’s a passionate cyclist and loves spending time outdoors.

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