Financial Industry
Your customers expect banking in real time. Open an account, apply for a loan, initiate payments, see the status. At the same time, regulators, audit and internal control expect evidence, security and clean documentation.
We help financial institutions steer transformations through this tight interplay of speed, regulation and risk – so that new systems, processes and partners don't create additional complexity, but deliver measurable value.
Every change has to pass through the bottleneck of regulation.
A new digital journey sounds simple: less paper, less waiting, a better customer experience. In a bank it quickly becomes a program with many dependencies. Core banking, payments, KYC, regulatory reporting, data protection, information security, audit and external service providers all have a seat at the table.
That's where initiatives often get stuck. A piece of evidence is missing. A decision wanders through too many committees. A provider delivers its part, but the bigger picture is missing. The business side wants speed, risk demands security, IT struggles with legacy and interfaces. That's how transformation loses control. Not through one big crisis, but through many small frictions that cost time, budget and trust.
We modernize without putting compliance at risk.
Modernization in banks takes more than a project plan. IT, departments, compliance, risk, audit, information security, procurement and external providers all have to get into the same rhythm.
We create transparency about which decisions are missing, which dependencies are critical and which requirements need to be clarified early. Roles, committees, partner management and change are set up so the initiative stays manageable.
The result is a way of working that enables progress while staying auditable.
An institution that's fast and still secure.
In the end, what counts is whether change works in everyday banking. Whether advisors, operations, departments and IT know what's changing. Whether risks stay visible. Whether service providers deliver. Whether new processes are used. Whether the expected value actually materializes.
Banks in particular often lose impact on the final stretch: between go-live, training, control requirements, process reality and daily use.
Transformation becomes effective when rollout, usage, verifiability and value fit together.
When speed and control no longer come together.
Banking transformation needs speed. At the same time, risks, evidence, committees, providers and departments have to be managed cleanly. When that balance tips, progress quickly turns into friction.
In a joint working session, we create a first picture of the situation: where is your initiative losing control today?
We secure the success of your transformation projects.
A new digital journey sounds simple, but in a bank it quickly becomes a program with many dependencies: core banking, KYC, regulatory reporting, data protection, audit and external providers all have a seat at the table. Your future viability depends on whether the initiative stays steerable within this web. We work on the four levers where that's decided. We safeguard the program before small frictions cost time, budget and trust. We bring the business side, risk and IT into the same rhythm. We select and steer providers so that things get delivered and the bigger picture holds. And we make sure new processes are demonstrably used, not just introduced.
Large banks often spend up to 75% of their IT budget just maintaining outdated core systems. Valuable resources that are then missing for innovation.
Global financial institutions face more than 10,000 regulatory changes every year.
The SWIFT network processes over 40 million financial messages every day. An outage or error in the core systems has immediate global consequences.
More transparency and structure in IT demand management
Starting point:
DEUTZ wanted to make its existing demand-management structures more transparent and to assess strategic requirements more consistently in future.
Goal:
Introduce a standardized demand management with clear prioritization criteria and transparent decision processes to better steer IT initiatives.
Result:
Together with DEUTZ, grandega established a company-wide, unified demand process with clear responsibilities, standardized evaluation logic and greater transparency in decision-making.
The new demand process creates transparent decisions and strengthens the strategic alignment between business and IT.
How to find the right transformation partner for SAP S/4HANA
Problem:
Planning a comprehensive SAP S/4HANA greenfield transformation, the client needed to select the ideal implementation partner from a crowded field of potential vendors.
Goal:
To establish a transparent and structured selection process that enables an objective evaluation of potential consulting partners and lays the foundation for a successful transformation.
Result:
grandega designed and managed the entire tendering process - from vendor identification and evaluation through to final decision-making - establishing a robust foundation for selecting the ideal transformation partner.
grandega structured the selection process professionally, moderated it objectively, and supported us in making a well-founded decision for our future transformation journey.
New Work Structures for a Hybrid Working World
Problem:
The client faced the challenge of permanently embedding hybrid collaboration, new ways of working, and organizational changes within the company.
Goal:
To develop a structured 'New Normal' approach to improve collaboration, increase transparency, and successfully implement new working models.
Result:
grandega supported the client in designing and implementing the 'New Normal' program, utilizing structured governance frameworks, workshops, and initiatives to permanently anchor new ways of working.
grandega helped us implement new forms of collaboration in a structured manner and anchor them sustainably across the organization.
Structured Selection of a Future-Proof HR System
Starting point:
The client planned to modernize its HR system landscape and faced the challenge of selecting the right software and implementation partner for the future HCM solution.
Goal:
To establish a transparent and objective selection process in order to evaluate various vendors in a structured manner and create a robust foundation for decisions regarding the future HR system landscape.
Result:
grandega guided the selection process with deep HCM process expertise and extensive market knowledge, leading to a future-proof solution decision.
grandega supported us with a structured selection process to identify the right solution for our future HR system landscape.
Insights into our successful projects.
Learn firsthand how we have turned strategic goals into measurable success through close collaboration.
“It was a great fit both in terms of technical expertise and personal chemistry, grandega selected the absolute perfect person for the job.”
Managing Director, Willi Hahn GmbH
Project supported by grandega Technology
- Critical vacancy filled quickly
- The perfect fit, professionally and personally
- Highly flexible with no long-term commitment
“grandega is highly focused on execution and delivering results, rather than just teasing concepts in theory.”
Former Client & Advisor to grandega
- Not your typical consultancy
- Focused on real-world execution
- Adaptierbar für verschiedene Kundengruppen
“In my experience, grandega is a people-first consultancy that still places a strong emphasis on driving project execution.”
Head of Payment Engineering, Worldline
- A highly human and collaborative approach
- Professional in execution
- Committed to delivering final results
“Maximum structure and complete transparency throughout the selection process—that is how we made the right choice for our S/4 transformation together.”
Project at a major construction group
- A rigorous, structured vendor selection process
- Ensuring cultural fit through a collaborative capability workshop
- Full team buy-in behind the decision
“By extending our existing Identity Providers with MFA, we were able to achieve DORA compliance quickly and efficiently.”
Project at a major insurance group
- DORA-compliant authentication
- Nutzung bestehender Infrastruktur
- Wiederverwendbarer MFA-Standard
“From Excel chaos to a cloud-based HR solution—structured, collaborative, and with full team buy-in.”
Project at an IT & software company
- Transparente Aufnahme aller HR-Prozesse & Tools
- A structured vendor selection process with clear criteria
- The HR team fully backs the decision
“With a clear CCOE target picture, we ensured that the right people are in the right place at the right time.”
Project at a building materials supplier
- Gap analysis & roadmap for IT operations post-go-live
- Make-or-buy decision for critical key resources
- Risk mitigation through structured CCOE establishment
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Let's talk about the success of your initiative.
A first conversation is the decisive step toward clarity: where does your project stand? Which levers will bring it back on course for success? And above all: is the chemistry right for a successful partnership?
Our promise for this conversation: no obligation, honest, and on equal footing.
What you should know before we talk.
Before you have a conversation with us, we answer the questions that, in our experience, come up most often.
We steer transformation initiatives in regulated environments. To do so, we connect IT, departments, governance, service providers, risks, change and value logic in one manageable structure.
No. We know the framework banks operate in. What matters is how requirements become steerable within the project: in roles, decisions, evidence, partner management and delivery.
Service providers deliver their respective contributions. We keep the overall initiative steerable: governance, dependencies, risks, change and value realization. Especially with many providers, you need one body that owns the bigger picture.
Yes. We create an independent picture of the situation: where is the initiative losing time, focus or trust? Which decisions are missing? Which committees are slowing things down? Which risks are underestimated?
Yes. That's exactly where we come in. We make dependencies visible, clarify roles and bring decisions back into a manageable structure – so that the business side, IT, risk, compliance, audit and external providers don't work side by side, but pull toward the same goal.
