Berater für digitale Transformation/Beraterin für digitale Transformation

Key media for digital transformation consultants include Big Data in Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft, BSI-Magazin 'Mit Sicherheit', CIO - IT-Strategie für Manager, ConsultingBay, Digital Business, Digital Engineering Magazin, Digital Technologies, Digital World, Digitalization in Science, digitalmagazin, Idea and Innovation Management, Industry of Things, Career in Consulting, Network for the Digital Society, Platform Industrie 4.0, t3n - digital pioneers, T4M Transformations-Magazin, and wissensmanagement. Das Magazin für Digitalisierung, Vernetzung und Collaboration.

Hyperautomation extends Robotic Process Automation (RPA) with intelligent automation solutions and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Companies analyze, design, measure, automate, simplify, and control their workflows using these technologies. Their goal is to increasingly support decision-making processes with AI. Specialists and managers examine how they can deploy hyperautomation within their areas of responsibility.

Consultants for digital transformation usually work in offices and meeting rooms or at client sites. They may also work from home or remotely if necessary.

Core competencies generally required for this profession include business administration, business intelligence (BI), change management, data literacy, e-commerce, financing, IT audit, cost and performance accounting, project management, process management, rationalization, Software as a Service (SaaS), and management consulting. Additional competencies that may be significant for practicing this profession include user consulting (IT), content recommendation systems, digital factory (production planning), Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), internet and online law, Internet of Things (IoT), IT coordination, IT organization, AI systems, AI tools, neuromorphic computing, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), security systems (IT), data security, and corporate communication.

Consultants for digital transformation responsibly support companies, organizations, or public authorities in planning and managing digital change. With analytical thinking skills, they examine all IT structures, business, work, and value creation processes for their digitalization potential. Flexible, goal-oriented, and service-oriented, they assess various problems, check infrastructural prerequisites, and economic framework conditions. They coordinate closely with their clients when developing digitalization strategies and concepts. In dealing with clients, they demonstrate strong communication skills, persuasiveness, and negotiation skills. They diligently accompany the introduction of innovative technologies with technical understanding and carefully prepared training materials and coaching. Furthermore, they motivate employees towards more networked work.

Consultants for digital transformation can become self-employed by establishing a consulting company for digital change or work freelance as private digitalization consultants.

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Chemistry, pharmacy, plastics; Electrical engineering, electronics; Education, teaching; Vehicle manufacturing, maintenance; Financial services, real estate; Glass, ceramics, raw material processing; Trade; Wood, furniture; Art, culture, sport, leisure; Management, consulting, law, taxes; Media; Metal, mechanical engineering, precision mechanics, optics; Food, luxury goods production; Public administration, social security, defense; Paper, printing; Raw material extraction, processing; Textiles, clothing, leather; Transport, traffic; Advertising, public relations.

Employers often expect further training in the field of digitalization or a university degree (Studium) in economics, engineering, or computer science, as well as several years of relevant professional experience.

Business Administration (postgraduate), Business Administration (undergraduate), Industrial Business Administration (undergraduate), Industrial Business Administration (postgraduate), Computer Science (undergraduate), Computer Science (postgraduate), Engineering Informatics, Computational Engineering (undergraduate), Engineering Informatics, Computational Engineering (postgraduate), Engineering (undergraduate), Engineering (postgraduate), Innovation Management (undergraduate), Innovation Management (postgraduate), Internet-based Systems, E-Services (undergraduate), Internet-based Systems, E-Services (postgraduate), IT Management (undergraduate), IT Management (postgraduate), Technical Computer Science (undergraduate), Technical Computer Science (postgraduate), Management Consulting (undergraduate), Management Consulting (postgraduate), Administrative Informatics (undergraduate), Business Informatics (undergraduate), Business Informatics (postgraduate), Economics (undergraduate), Economics.

Digital transformation consultants find employment in large companies in almost all economic sectors and in administrations.

Consultant - digital transformation. Also common job titles/synonyms: Consultant - digital transformation, Digitalization consultant. Job title in English: Digital Transformation Consultant (m/f). Job title in French: Consultant/e en transformation digitale.

Consultants for digital transformation inform companies about the implementation of digitalization processes.

Job and applicant exchanges can be found on platforms such as Computerwoche.de, Digital Business Cloud, get in {IT}, golem, heise jobs, ictjob.de, informatik-personal.de, IT-Positionen.de, itsteps, IT-Trefft3n.de.

Associations and organizations include the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), the Federal Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media (Bitkom) e.V., the Federal Association of German Management Consultants BDU e.V., the Federal Association for the Digital Economy (BVDW) e.V., the Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems IAIS, the German Informatics Society e.V. (GI), the Society for the Promotion of Applied Computer Science e.V. (GFaI), the German Association for Project Management GPM e.V., TeleTrusT - Federal Association for IT Security e.V., and the Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies VDE e.V.

Working conditions in this profession involve responsibility for people (e.g., motivating, training, and guiding employees of client companies), customer contact (e.g., advising clients on issues of digital change), frequent absence from home (consulting activities for various companies and organizations, possibly abroad), screen work (e.g., creating digitalization concepts or process analyses on the computer), and working in office spaces.

Work items and tools include documents such as economic analyses, statistics, trade journals, user manuals, project and implementation plans, calculations; software such as project management software, operating systems, cloud environments, CRM or ERP software, video conferencing tools; and office equipment such as a PC, internet access, and telephone.

Consultants for digital transformation develop strategies to advance processes using innovative technologies. For this, they analyze existing IT structures and design individual concepts for digital transformation processes. They accompany these concepts through to implementation in a consulting capacity. They also inform companies about the opportunities of digitalization projects and assist in developing guidelines. Furthermore, they continuously monitor the market to react quickly to new trends in digital transformation.

Bachelor Professional in IT, Bachelor Professional in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Certified Professional Specialist for Industrial Transformation (commercial), Certified Professional Specialist for IT Consulting, Certified Professional Specialist for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, State-certified Technician in Computer Science with a focus on Sustainable Digitalization, or Bachelor Professional in Technology are suitable qualifications for entry into this profession.

Continuing vocational training helps to keep professional knowledge up-to-date and adapt it to new developments (e.g., in the areas of management consulting, e-business, project management, IT security).

Depending on prior education, further professional and career opportunities open up through an undergraduate (grundständiges Studium) or postgraduate degree (weiterführendes Studium), for example, in Business Administration, Business Administration, or Business Informatics. A doctorate (Promotion) is generally required for an academic career at a university; an habilitation (Habilitation) is usually needed for appointment as a university professor. A doctorate may also facilitate access to senior professional positions in the private sector, in research, and in public administration.

Develops strategies for digital change, analyzes IT structures in companies or administrations for digitalization needs. Identifies digitalization potentials of work, business, and value creation processes. Considers IT security and data protection, for example, regarding encryption. Creates customer-specific concepts for optimizing company or administrative processes. If necessary, prepares economic efficiency analyses to secure the financing of new IT solutions. Advises companies or administrations on digital transformation. Participates in the development of guidelines for digitalization. Shows opportunities for the implementation of digitalization processes or the further development of existing IT solutions, such as how networking within the company or in e-government can be promoted. Initiates the introduction of innovative technologies, such as Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Blockchain, ERP or CRM systems, and manages digital transformation processes.

The following lists professions or activities that show similarities to the original profession. These professions represent a possible alternative for applicants. Furthermore, employers can consider individuals from these professions as alternatives for filling a position in the original profession. Some alternative professions only encompass partial activities of the original profession, while others require an induction period, which can vary in length in individual cases. The following immediate employment and staffing alternatives are available for the profession of Digital Transformation Consultant: For the overall activity (usually short induction): Chief Digital Officer, State-certified Technician in Computer Science with a focus on Sustainable Digitalization or Bachelor Professional in Technology, Management Consultant, Business Informatics Specialist (University degree).