Richard Weber

Freelance Projects

• Transformation of the application landscape and strategic alignment of the architecture in the context of a multi-year nationwide program. Creation of framework conditions, identification of weaknesses, and establishment of suitable transformation processes with a focus on architecture.
• Portfolio management and architectural review of all projects and subject areas with the aim of methodically developing architectural artifacts in a targeted manner.
• Identification of risks and dependencies in a hybrid project culture.
• Strengthening of architecture governance.

• Development, definition, and calculation of Key Performance Indicators for managing the application landscape, including the examination of interdependencies.
• Fit/GAP analysis for application landscape, review of existing data points and know-how for AWL, establishment of a questionnaire for missing information, rollout of data collection.
• Integration of additional data points into the Architecture Repository. Design of an Architecture Dashboard, design and setup of a dashboard for visualizing the application landscape using KPIs.

• Definition of decoupled architectural solutions within the scope of a multi-year program to replace core applications (commission systems, partners, organizational management, data warehouse, etc.)
• Establishment of E2E processes, migration, and resolution of master data issues. Decoupling of all systems through consistent application of publisher-subscriber methods. Increase in security and participation in security analyses.
• Integration of a run-off platform for life products; large parts of the life products are to be transferred to a standardized platform in a new operating company (today thipara.com).
• Solution Architecture Design and governance consulting for business and technical analysts in defining functional and non-functional requirements. Conception and coordination of the architectural solution with all company levels.
• Establishment and optimization of data governance rules. Senior Solution Architect/ Enterprise Architect/ Project Management Requirements Analysis.

• Analysis and planning of the application landscape during the merger of two commercial banks. Alignment of the architecture according to strategic requirements.
• Target architecture for group systems, definition of the target architecture and roadmapping of the Financial Data Warehouse.
• Architecture governance for the Group Finance portfolio.
• Preparation and follow-up of architecture reviews in the Finance IT landscape,

• Leadership and support of the Architecture Board, setup of a central Enterprise Architecture Repository, architecture coaching, architecture checks, and approvals.
• Architectural consulting for the merger of the application landscapes of Fiducia and GAD, target architecture for core banking systems. SaaS (ancillary systems), consolidation of application landscapes, target architecture cloud services roadmap
• Migration Factory Automation Organization, setup and expansion of automation chains, migration patterns, methodology, conception, coordination, process design, applications, platforms, automation tools, …

• Applications for the European rollout of market applications. Internet calculator, campaign management, financial product management (leasing). Multi-year release planning/implementation planning

• Development of governance rules and a business architecture for the end-to-end management of the program "Establishment of Financial and Risk Warehouse"