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Mission: IT Project Recovery & Turnaround Management
I take on IT projects when the standard mode has failed.
My focus is not on the theory of process models, but on therestoration of delivery capabilityand the **protection of already made investments**.
My Approach
- Radical Transparency: I identify the actual blockers – whether technical, structural, or political in nature.
- Structured Approach: Instead of generic “best practices,” I use a modular framework for recovery. It prioritizes immediate measures (stop the bleeding), followed by realistic re-planning (re-baselining).
- Interest Protection: My goal is a reliable basis for decision-making: either controlled stabilization or orderly termination for damage limitation.
- Minimally Invasive Intervention: I repair structures, not rebuild them for their own sake. If something works, it stays; if it blocks success, I consistently change it.
I offer the impact of a recovery unit without the administrative overhead of large consulting firms.
For me, it's not the process that matters, but the result: **A stable delivery mode in the shortest possible time**.
German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
München (up to 50km)
Experience
- Ingenieurbüro Jens HenrichSenior IT Project Manager / IT Project Recovery SpecialistApril 2026 - Today (4 months)München, GermanyObjectiveRescue stalled large IT projects. Ensures project success or minimizes total loss when standard process models (Waterfall, Agile) have failed operationally.Responsibility & Implementation
- Truth over Reports: Radical analysis of the precarious situation. Identification of political, technical, and structural blockers without regard for comfort zones.
- Operational Recovery: Use of a field-tested framework for reliable re-planning and rapid re-stabilization of delivery capability.
- Consistent Governance: Cleanup of project structures. Interventions only where necessary, but with maximum decision-making depth.
- Investment Protection: Positioning as a loyal, yet critical sparring partner to the sponsor. Focus: Asset preservation and ending budget burn.
Result- Immediate Transparency: A realistic picture of the situation instead of glossed-over status slides.
- Stable Delivery Mode: Turnaround from permanent crisis back to measurable performance.
- ROI Assurance: Protection of invested capital through tough turnaround measures or orderly project termination.
- DLR Gesellschaft für Raumfahrtanwendungen mbHIT Project Manager / IT Service Delivery ManagerAVIATION AND AEROSPACEJanuary 2020 - March 2026 (6 years and 2 months)Weßling, GermanyResponsibilityResponsible for IT projects and service delivery in the areas of infrastructure, applications, and cloud integration. Managed internal and external service providers. Handled escalation management and reporting to management and clients.ImplementationInitiated and led digitalization and transformation projects through hybrid approaches (Agile control within classic project governance). Developed IT service processes, SLAs, and IT governance further. Ensured the operational readiness of infrastructure and core applications during satellite launches.ResultsSustainably stabilized business-critical services. Ensured the availability of infrastructure and core applications during three Galileo satellite launches on behalf of ESA. Implemented infrastructure and cloud projects on time, within quality, and budget.
- Ingenieurbüro Jens HenrichIT Project ManagerNovember 2006 - December 2019 (13 years and 1 month)Commissioned by international corporations and medium-sized companies to lead complex IT programs, transformations, and project recoveries in application development, integration, BI, and infrastructure. Led small teams of 5+ people as well as large international project teams. Took on roles as Scrum Master and Product Owner, introduced Scrum, and ensured reliable collaboration through clear priorities, transparency, and calm communication.PROJECT EXAMPLES AND RESULTSCorporate Profitability Reporting – Manufacturing / Automotive, globalObjective: Make customer and product-based profitability transparent across the group and create unified reporting.Result: Implemented a group-wide BI solution with data from 19 different ERP and PPS systems as a consistent steering and decision-making basis for management and controlling.Lotus Notes Elimination (~1,200 Apps / 30 Sites) – Manufacturing / Automotive, globalObjective: Replace the Notes/Domino landscape, centralize applications, and orderly decommission legacy systems.Result: Migrated and consolidated the application landscape step-by-step into a central environment, enabling the decommissioning of local servers.CMS & E-Business Demand & Delivery Management – Pharma, DE / UKObjective: Stabilize the group-wide web/e-business platform and accelerate delivery through agile ways of working.Result: Established a structured demand & delivery setup and increased predictability and implementation speed across countries.Gas Transmission Capacity Management & Booking (Project Recovery) – Energy, DEObjective: Stabilize two business-critical projects and bring them back under manageable control.Result: Reorganized governance, planning, and delivery control, reduced project risks, and brought implementation back onto a reliable course.
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Education
- M.Sc. in MathematicsLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München1994Diplom-Mathematiker
Certifications
- Professional Scrum Master IScrum.org2012
- ITIL V3 FoundationTÜV Süd2012