Real Estate & Construction
In hardly any industry is the gap between digital ambition and operational reality so visible. BIM, ERP, CAFM, DMS and project platforms are all in place. And yet information often still runs over Excel, email and personal coordination.
We make sure digital initiatives become steerable – so that data, systems, responsibilities and partners work together across planning, construction and operations, and the technology you already have turns into measurable value.
The data is there. Just not where it's needed.
The project lead chases costs that sit in accounting. Site management sends the current status as a photo from a phone. The information exists, but it's stuck in different systems, Excel sheets and email inboxes.
What's missing is the digital thread connecting planning, execution and operations. Without it, you get media breaks, duplicated work and decisions made on shaky ground. Existing data never becomes a reliable picture of the situation. Projects stay hard to steer, risks surface late, and the value of the digital tools fizzles out exactly where it's needed.
We make sure your systems land in everyday work.
Digital tools only deliver value once it's clear which information is needed, who carries responsibility and how decisions are made across planning, construction and operations.
That takes more than software. It takes clear roles, clean handovers, binding data logic and partners who don't just deliver their piece, but contribute to the whole. The result isn't yet another tool alongside day-to-day business, but a way of working that makes projects, portfolios and operations reliably steerable.
Operations where data flows instead of getting lost.
What's in the planning model is available on the construction site. What's documented during construction lands in operations. Costs, deadlines, defects and change orders no longer have to be pieced together from emails, Excel sheets and isolated systems.
That's exactly the difference between digital filing and real steering capability. Information sits where it's needed: in project controlling, asset management, building operations, finance and reporting. The result isn't data chaos, but a reliable picture of the situation. Projects become more transparent, decisions more robust and operations more predictable.
Where is your project losing impact today?
Digital initiatives often lose their impact at the handovers: between planning and construction, construction and operations, system and process, service provider and organization.
In a joint working session, we create a first picture of the situation: where are time, transparency or value being lost today? Which system, partner, data or governance questions need to be answered first?
We secure the success of your transformation projects.
Costs in accounting, the construction status by phone photo, everything in separate systems. Your future viability depends on whether this becomes a reliable picture of the situation instead of data chaos. We work on the four levers where that's decided. We safeguard the initiative before time and value get lost at the handovers. We align your organization with clear roles and clean handovers between planning, construction and operations. We select and steer software and partners so they contribute to the whole. And we make sure the tools are used in everyday work, instead of just being introduced.
Over 95% of the data captured in the construction and real estate industry is never used for decisions. Valuable potential for efficiency and better steering goes to waste.
Up to 30% of the work on construction sites is rework – often caused by outdated plans, miscommunication and poor data quality.
According to a McKinsey study, around 80% of all large construction projects exceed their planned budget. The main reasons are often inadequate steering and a lack of transparency.
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 know the typical breaks between planning, construction, operations, financing, reporting and administration. What matters is how these requirements become steerable within the project: in roles, decisions, data, partner management and usage.
That's exactly why. Software only creates value once data, processes, responsibilities and decisions work cleanly together. We help turn the tools you already have into a steerable, joined-up initiative.
Yes – as long as it's clear which data is needed for what and who carries responsibility. We structure the dependencies between systems, departments and partners, so information doesn't have to be searched for, checked or rebuilt at every handover.
Yes. We create transparency about who delivers what, which decisions are missing and which interfaces are critical. That's how many individual contributions become one manageable, joined-up initiative.
Because we look early at the points where initiatives typically lose impact: unclear goals, weak governance, scattered data, missing ownership, unclear partner contributions and value that never becomes visible after go-live.
