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IT Industry

Information technology has changed from standalone hardware and software to full systems. Consequently, the IT industry landscape has changed over recent years from fragmented product vendors to integrated solution providers. We understand not only our IT clients' specific business systems, but also their target industries. We thus combine the experience of the entire Roland Berger organization to achieve one simple goal: to make our IT clients even more successful.

In brief

Focusing on new issues

Information technology has changed from standalone hardware and software to full systems. Consequently, the IT industry landscape has changed over recent years from fragmented product vendors to integrated solution providers. Therefore, IT management has changed, too. It now ranges from strategic positioning issues to day-to-day project delivery issues in IT services.

Refocusing on the core business

The IT industry was hit hard by the economic impact of September 11. Virtually every industry has cut back their formerly enormous IT budgets. Roland Berger has helped leading IT industry players readjust their business systems by realigning strategy, cutting costs, optimizing processes and assisting with post merger integration. At the same time, companies need to refocus on their markets. Responding to customers' evolving needs is far more important than providing technology-driven solutions. Our current activities focus on growth strategies, innovative segments, and new business models. In addition, we offer account penetration and sales force motivation programs that enable IT CEOs to help their clients create value.

 
The IT industry and its three core businesses
 

One fundamental advantage: We understand not only our IT clients' specific business systems, but also their target industries. We thus combine the experience of the entire Roland Berger organization to achieve one simple goal: to make our IT clients even more successful.

Our experts

Kai Bender
Kai Bender

Partner

Berlin office, Germany
phone: +49 69 29924-6541
e-mail

 
Masugi Kaminaga

Partner

Tokyo office, Japan
phone: +81 3 35876-660
e-mail

 
Gérard Richter
Gérard Richter

Partner

Munich office, Germany
phone: +49 89 9230-8583
e-mail

 
Nobuteru Suzuki

Principal

Tokyo office, Japan
phone: +81 3 35876-660
e-mail

 
Nicolas Teisseyre

Partner

Paris office, France
phone: +33 1 53670-973
e-mail

 

Further reading

Launch management: Why large scale IT projects often fail

Study, 2008

Large-scale IT projects are cancelled prematurely more often than other types of projects. Furthermore, they frequently last longer than expected and therefore exceed their budgets as well …  >>

 
Bitkom - Of Bits and Bytes

Study (in German), 2007

The future is bright – the future is IT. That could be the summary of a recent Roland Berger/BITKOM study on the future developments for the digital economy. High-tech of the future, the authors prove, is more than just bits and bytes. …  >>

 
S. Dutta et al., The Information Society in an Enlarged Europe

Book, 2006

Europe enlarged its boundaries in 2004 with the accession of ten new member states to the European Union. The creation of an effective information society is seen as critical to the global competitiveness of Europe …  >>