Germany - Business and management consulting

Description

NRW.BANK's banking operations have been successful for many years. In the near future, however, new challenges and increasing demands will arise for development banks: New development products and rising demand require a higher stroke rate. Expectations with regard to the rapid implementation of new development products are also rising. In addition, NRW.BANK - like most companies - faces the challenge of managing demographics in its workforce while at the same time competing fiercely for young talent in the coming years.For this reason, NRW.BANK implemented the "Coaching Zukunft" project in 2023. In this project, the process organization of NRW.BANK was analyzed in an outside-in view via external benchmarks and potential for process organizational improvements towards a best-in-class level was identified. A rough roadmap for the way to an optimized target picture was developed.Against this background, NRW.BANK is setting up the "Future" program, which implements the results of the "Coaching Future" project.NRW.BANK needs support for this.
According to current planning, the external consulting firm is to support the bank over a period of 12 - 18 months in successfully implementing the identified measures.To this end, the activities listed below must be carried out by the external consulting firm in parallel with the program. The services and consultant profiles required in each case are specified by individual call-offs:- Project management / project management office in cooperation with the internal project management for the establishment of a standing agile delivery & implementation organization- Project work for the establishment of a standing agile delivery & implementation organization by one to two further consultants- Project management / project management office in cooperation with the internal project management for the optimization of essential funding and credit processes- Project work for the optimization of essential funding and credit processes by at least two further consultants- If necessary, operational support of the program management by one/two further consultants. Operational support of program management by one consultant- Overall coordination of the activities of the external consultants and, on a case-by-case basis, advice to the program management by a senior consultant/partner/expert- Depending on the respective role, the assigned persons have appropriate practical experience in the required activities and appropriate personal skills and knowledge- The assigned persons face the discussion and represent and defend their recommendations in appropriate bodies.Key aspects:- Creation and implementation of detailed concepts for the establishment of a standing agile delivery & implementation organization and optimization of essential funding and lending processes based on the results of the pre-project- Contribution of expertise in the successful implementation of agile structures in various companies, esp. companies of the financial industry (ideally development banks)- Contribution of expertise in the management of classic and agile projects- Contribution of extensive knowledge of banking processes in various companies- Successful stakeholder management and successful handling of resistance in the context of the transformation- Integration into the project structure of NRW.BANK and support of internal project participantsAccording to current planning, a four-month pilot phase is initially planned from the time the contract is awarded (presumably from calendar week 2 2024) with the complete above-mentioned consultant capacity, which includes the first individual call-off.The concretization of the consultant capacity and the individual call-offs of the consultant capacities for the following project phases will take place downstream - depending on the experience gained in the first four months, the progress of the project and the available internal capacities. There is no minimum purchase obligation. For the rest, see the award documents.

Opportunity closing date

07 November 2023

Value of contract

to be confirmed