Independent decision format

Clarity on AI and the Digital Twin — know what pays off.

Before you invest: from idea to a sound decision in ten working days. Technology-neutral, vendor-independent, focused on the economic lever.

For financial decision-makers in private companies and municipal enterprises.
The situation

AI and the Digital Twin are on the agenda — the decision isn't.

The pressure is real.

Efficiency, energy, maintenance and the skills shortage all demand answers.

The basis is missing.

A sound business case before investing is the exception, not the rule.

What are we paying for?

Demos, platforms and pilots tie up budget before it's clear the use case holds.

The core question
What's worth it — and what's better left alone?
The Readiness Sprint

From idea to a sound decision in 10 working days.

1

Goal setting

Where is the greatest economic lever?

2

Screening

Data, processes and organisation assessed for readiness.

3

Use-case radar

Opportunities gathered, evaluated and prioritised.

4

Decision

Management decides — deliberately also against.

5

Pilot plan

60–90-day roadmap and management document.

Open-ended  ·  Fixed price  ·  no product demo in the sprint
The outcome

A report your board can decide and justify on.

10
working days, fixed price
5
structured phases
3–5
prioritised use cases
60–90
days to pilot start

Investment certainty

Go/no-go on a sound basis — before funds are committed.

Protection from misinvestment

No budget for use cases that don't hold up organisationally or technically.

Decision-ready

One document for the board, supervisory board, council or investment committee.

Packages

Three tiers. One clear entry point.

Readiness Check

€5,000

Compact entry: 2–3 use cases and a short assessment.

Recommended

Readiness Sprint

€12,500

The core offering: 10 days, report and pilot plan.

Pilot Companion

€18,000 / month

Strategic support during implementation.

The team

Three perspectives — for sound decisions.

Thomas Hampel

Thomas Hampel

Organisation & governance

20+ years of change, crisis and turnaround advisory. Examines decision-making capacity and accountability.

Dirk Schmidt

Dirk Schmidt

Entrepreneur & platform strategist

Translates physical business models into digital, repeatable systems. Brings economics and delivery logic.

Prof. Michael Prange

Prof. Dr. Michael Prange

Scientific Advisor

Anchors method and evaluation in academic rigour — sound criteria, not gut feeling.

Practice, technology and science — vendor-independent in outcome.
Readiness Self-Check

Where do you stand? Find out in five minutes.

Free and without obligation: your maturity across six dimensions, your biggest gaps and a benchmark for context.

Start the Self-Check now