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Technology-driven management consultancy

Know where you stand. Then decide.

An independent assessment for high-stakes SAP, data, architecture, and AI decisions, from a management consultancy that turns findings into a target state, a roadmap, and the means to stay in control.

Independent in our judgment, with no methodological or commercial ties. Xient Executive Assessment, from 30,000 euros, fixed price after scoping.

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Since 2011strategy and transformation mandates at executive level
160+ legal entitiesone global strategy, rolled out to 250,000+ people
Hidden champions to DAXadvising C-suite executives, directors, and department heads
Terabyte landscapesaudited down to the HANA layer, a depth few strategy firms reach

Trusted by Bayer, Birkenstock, Volkswagen, thyssenkrupp, Siemens, Vaillant, Audi, and LANXESS, named with written consent.

When Xient gets the call

You have to decide, but the picture isn't clear.

  • A major investment decision is coming up: S/4, data platform, AI program.
  • You're getting conflicting answers about the state of your landscape.
  • The target architecture and roadmap were written by the vendor who'll build it.
  • Status reports and what you hear from the floor don't match.
  • The risks are known. The priorities aren't.
  • Leadership needs a basis it can defend rather than one more opinion.

The decision check: two minutes, an honest answer

The entry product

The Xient Executive Assessment.

A cross-disciplinary team of experts gives you a defensible picture of where you actually stand: findings, a heatmap, priorities, and a 90/180/360-day roadmap, presented in an Executive Decision Session. From 30,000 euros, fixed price after scoping.

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Proof, not promises

See for yourself what you get.

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The sample report

Eight pages from an assessment: heatmap, three findings, prioritization logic, roadmap excerpt. Anonymized and shortened, but true to the real thing. (German)

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Case: the BW/HANA audit

A real engagement, anonymized: a terabyte-scale SAP BW/HANA landscape assessed across eight dimensions, with a status assessment, two detailed findings, and a roadmap across three horizons. (German)

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Case: classified data

A real engagement, anonymized: protecting classified data before central SAP BW reporting was outsourced, covering the decision at stake, the findings, and the verified result. (German)

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The references

Bayer, Birkenstock, Volkswagen, thyssenkrupp, Siemens, Vaillant, Audi, LANXESS, named with written consent, described with real outcomes.

Success stories →

Seven entry points, one assessment

What do you need to judge with confidence?

Assess your technology

SAP System Health Check Enterprise Architecture Review SAP Business Data Cloud Readiness

Prepare for what's next

AI Readiness Assessment Data & Analytics Readiness

Regain control

Delivery Performance Review Transformation Second Opinion

All assessments at a glance →

The idea behind Xient

From complexity to control.

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Complexity becomes clarity. We translate scattered data, systems and processes into structures that are understandable and ready to connect.
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Clarity becomes better decisions. When you see clearly, you decide with more confidence and regain control.
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Better decisions become future readiness. The ability to act today turns into the ability to shape what comes next.

After the findings

From assessment to execution.

Xient is a management consultancy with technical depth: we cover the full arc, from the investment decision to the target state, the operating model, and program control. Whether you then execute with us, in-house, or with your current partner is up to you; the findings hold either way.

Built in house

Xient Bridge: ask in Microsoft 365, answered by SAP.

What we learned about governed access to SAP in client projects now sits in a product of our own. Bridge answers questions from Microsoft Teams live out of the SAP system, read-only and auditable, with no data leaving your tenant.

Built by the team behind SAP, data and AI programs for Bayer, Siemens, thyssenkrupp and Audi. The product site shows use cases, architecture and a demo video.

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Boutique attention. Enterprise depth.

About us

Boutique focus, enterprise depth.

Since 2011, from Cologne, we've guided demanding transformations for mid-sized companies, hidden champions, and DAX-listed groups. A compact team and a proven network of professionals and partners take on even the largest engagements.

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Success Stories

Impact that sticks in daily work.

Projects that make a difference in daily operations, from DAX-listed groups to hidden champions, covering IT transformation, data architecture, system integration, and process digitization.

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Contact

Gain clarity.

Tell us what you're working on. We'll come back with an honest read and a concrete next step. We listen before we propose solutions.

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