Senior Engineer
Engineering services to the point
Project Management
Engineering services to the point
Project Management
The planning phase in project management requires a clear definition of the project scope, objectives, costs, and deadlines.
Systematically structuring these into work packages, resources, responsibilities, and milestones creates transparency
and forms the basis for efficient coordination, management, and control of the entire project.
Without comprehensive and precise planning, there is a risk of unclear responsibilities, communication problems, increased risks, and
deadline and cost overruns, which can jeopardize the success of the project.
The prerequisite and starting point for any planning is a thorough analysis of the current situation, including feasibility,
framework conditions, and possible alternative solutions with regard to the defined objectives and the expected success of the project.
Based on this, the scope, time, costs, quality, resources, communication, risks, procurement, and stakeholder management are
defined in the form of planning documentation.
The project is implemented, monitored, controlled, and, if necessary, adjusted using a coordinated project management plan as a guiding and control document.
It defines the metrics for quality, time, and costs, which can be used to
continuously monitor progress.
Engineering services to the point
Project Management
Quality stands for the criteria, requirements, and expectations for project results in terms of technological standards,
functionality, reliability, and acceptance conditions by customers and stakeholders. It describes not only the characteristics
of the end product, but also the processes used to achieve this result. Quality is therefore not a one-time state at the end of the project,
but a continuous guiding principle throughout the entire project life cycle.
Quality must therefore be planned from the outset – through clearly formulated requirements, coordinated specifications, and structured work packages.
It is ensured throughout the course of the project through regular reviews, audits, tests, and validations.
Only through a consistent focus on quality can project results be achieved that meet the expectations of customers, users, and stakeholders.
Experience shows that subsequent error corrections are significantly more expensive, time-consuming, and risky. That is why project management
places particular emphasis on preventive quality assurance rather than subsequent rectification of defects.
Quality is therefore not just a goal, but an integral part of every project phase and a decisive success factor for sustainable
project results.
Engineering services to the point
Project Management
Only those who deliver lead. In the end, it's not intentions, planning, or presentation that count—
it's reliability, performance, and results. And those don't happen on their own.
Good sourcing is more than just shopping. It's not just about procuring materials—it's about managing opportunities in a targeted manner.
Suppliers deliver. Usually very well.
But often it's small inaccuracies that cause big problems:
missing drawing approvals, late feedback, unexpected queries from the supply chain behind the supply chain.
Or economic uncertainties, contract gaps, staff shortages.
Small things – with big consequences. Contracts and customer relationships suffer, and cost increases on both sides are often the result.
Don't just sit back and rely on a passive ordering system; bring in success through active supplier management.
My contribution is to support the network – with coordination, clarity, and continuity.
Binding communication, prompt and timely inquiries and design approvals, acceleration of decision-making processes.
It's about nurturing relationships, building trust, and maintaining high quality.
Inspection instead of illusion. Documentation instead of interpretation. Thinking ahead and being proactive.
Delivering is responsibility. Leading is consistency.
Engineering services to the point
Project Management
Vertical integration - Make or buy. Specialization in terms of quality
and cost efficiency through differentiation. Outsourcing production is often cost-driven, but the integration of
higher-value goods into a company's own manufacturing and products is also a key factor in the procurement and integration of external
suppliers through systematic connection to the company itself.
Sourcing means research, marketing, and communication — a
continuous dynamic process that requires sensitive and cultivated supplier relationships.
The selection and integration of suppliers is often strategic in nature, because a business relationship requires effort and
should stabilize and grow harmoniously as much as possible. On the other hand, innovations and improvements in quality and
cost situations are essential for the success of the company. The focus is not on static commitments, long-term contracts
and volume-dependent cost reductions, but rather on the robust and reliable securing of the flow of materials, semi-finished products and prefabricated components.
Engineering services to the point
Project Management
The supplier structure is the backbone of the supply chain; it stands for quality and success, but also
for risks and limitations. Projects and orders must therefore be handled and planned in close coordination
– strengthening and independently on each other.
The main focus
is on the exchange of information relating to design, production, and manufacturing. In addition,
contract terms, possible options, subcontractors, quality, costs, delivery times, and production capacities
determine the execution and integration into the project process and requirements. Tensions must be balanced and consciously managed.
A good supplier manager is a real catalyst, they initiate and drive processes without getting lost in them.
Expediting (monitoring & control) serves the mutual communication and proactive identification of contractual
and planning deviations and trends, meaning: eliminating problems and accelerating processes.
Engineering services to the point
Project Management
Engineering services to the point
Project Management
Projekt-Planung
Projekt-Management
Project-Procurement
Vertragsmanagement
Sourcing
Expediting