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Optimize Your IT Organization

Configure your IT team's structure, define critical competencies, and explore transformation scenarios to build the ideal organization for your needs.

IT Governance & Process Maturity
30%→
60%
+30%
Ad-hoc⬧ Benchmark*: 55%Optimized
Automation & Tooling
30%→
60%
+30%
Manual⬧ Benchmark*: 40%Fully Automated
Agile Adoption
50%→
75%
+25%
Waterfall⬧ Benchmark*: 55%Full Agile
Average Skill Level
40%→
65%
+25%
Junior⬧ Benchmark*: 50%Expert
Team Specialization
40%→
60%
+20%
Generalists⬧ Benchmark*: 55%Specialists
Employee Retention Rate
0%→
50%
+50%
High Churn⬧ Benchmark*: 85%Fully Stable
Knowledge Management
0%→
50%
+50%
Individual Silos⬧ Benchmark*: 50%Fully Documented
Outsourcing Level
20%→
50%
+30%
Fully Internal⬧ Benchmark*: 30%Fully Outsourced
Target Team Size (internal FTEs)

Set your desired future headcount

38

-12 from current (50)

0 FTEsCurrent: 50200 FTEs
€900K total investment€700K/yr savings
Establish Managed Services Partnership
Priority 1

Partner with external service providers for non-core functions and routine operations

Build Cost (EUR)

300.000 €

Annual Run Impact

-600.000 €/yr

ROI Score

2.0x

Years

1–2

Justification: Higher focus on strategic vendor management and SLA oversight

Advanced Security & Compliance Program
Priority 1

Hire security specialists and implement advanced threat detection and compliance framework

Build Cost (EUR)

40.000 €

Annual Run Impact

+120.000 €/yr

ROI Score

3.0x

Years

1–2

Justification: Build security operations center (SOC) capabilities

Executive Talent Acquisition & Development Program
Priority 2

Recruit senior technical architects and establish comprehensive training program for existing team

Build Cost (EUR)

375.000 €

Annual Run Impact

+250.000 €/yr

ROI Score

0.7x

Years

1–2

Justification: Increase in senior architect and principal engineer roles

Automation & RPA Center of Excellence
Priority 2

Implement robotic process automation and establish center of excellence for process automation

Build Cost (EUR)

60.000 €

Annual Run Impact

-100.000 €/yr

ROI Score

1.7x

Years

1–1

Justification: Shift from manual operations to automation specialists

Agile Transformation Initiative
Priority 2

Implement agile framework, train all delivery teams, and establish agile centers of expertise

Build Cost (EUR)

75.000 €

Annual Run Impact

+50.000 €/yr

ROI Score

0.7x

Years

1–2

Justification: Develop agile mindset and practices across the organization

Cloud Center of Excellence
Priority 3

Establish dedicated cloud architecture team and provide cloud certification training

Build Cost (EUR)

50.000 €

Annual Run Impact

+80.000 €/yr

ROI Score

1.6x

Years

1–1

Justification: Create specialized cloud engineering competency center

Target Org Chart

Dynamically derived from your configuration — updates as you adjust sliders

Internal External

CIO / IT Director

1 person

IT Management

4 people

Governance

IT Governance & PMO

1 person

Automation

DevOps & Platform

2 people

Agile

Agile Practice

1 person

Enterprise & Solution Architecture

0 people

Data & Analytics

0 people

AI / ML Engineering

0 people

DevOps & Automation

0 people

Application Development & Management

0 people

Infrastructure & Cloud Operations

0 people

Security & Compliance

0 people

IT Support & Service Management

0 people

External / Outsourced

10 people

29 internal FTEs10 external / outsourced11 teams
50 employees not yet allocated to a skill domain — go to Resource Data Collection to assign them.

Enterprise & Solution Architecture

Current FTE (int.)

0

ext: 0 · target: 0

Expertise

Intermediate

Upskill needed

Data & Analytics

Current FTE (int.)

0

ext: 0 · target: 0

Expertise

Basic

On target

AI / ML Engineering

Current FTE (int.)

0

ext: 0 · target: 0

Expertise

Basic

Upskill needed

DevOps & Automation

Current FTE (int.)

0

ext: 0 · target: 0

Expertise

Intermediate

On target

Application Development & Management

Current FTE (int.)

0

ext: 0 · target: 0

Expertise

Intermediate

On target

Infrastructure & Cloud Operations

Current FTE (int.)

0

ext: 0 · target: 0

Expertise

Intermediate

Upskill needed

Security & Compliance

Current FTE (int.)

0

ext: 0 · target: 0

Expertise

Intermediate

Upskill needed

IT Support & Service Management

Current FTE (int.)

0

ext: 0 · target: 0

Expertise

Intermediate

On target

Expertise Gap: Current vs. Future Target

Data & Analyti…DevOps & Autom…Infrastructure…IT Support & S…0%25%50%75%100%

Target expertise derived from Future State Configuration sliders

Detailed Competency Overview

Skill DomainCurrent FTE (internal)Current FTE (external)Future FTE (internal)Future FTE (external)Current ExpertiseTarget ExpertiseGap
Enterprise & Solution Architecture
000050%65%
+15%
Data & Analytics
000040%50%
+10%
AI / ML Engineering
000030%50%
+20%
DevOps & Automation
000050%60%
+10%
Application Development & Management
000060%65%
+5%
Infrastructure & Cloud Operations
000050%70%
+20%
Security & Compliance
000050%75%
+25%
IT Support & Service Management
000055%65%
+10%

Team Size

Current Headcount

50

Projected Headcount

38

-12 (-24.0%)

Personnel Cost

Current Annual Cost

€2.5M

Projected Annual Cost

€1.9M

Save €600K (-24.0%)

External Services

Managed Services & Outsourcing

€750K

Annual cost for external partners

Total Organization Cost

Internal + External Annual Cost

€2.7M

Cost increase €150K

Cost Breakdown

Cost ComponentCurrentProjectedChange
Internal Personnel€2.5M€1.9M−€600K
Managed Services & Outsourcing€0€750K+€750K
Total Organization Cost€2.5M€2.7M+€150K

Organization Impact

Your configuration suggests a team reduction of 12 members, with increased outsourcing offsetting some personnel cost savings.

⚠️ Disclaimer: All projections and recommendations are estimates based on industry best practices and benchmarks. Actual results may vary significantly depending on your specific circumstances, e.g. implementation approach, vendor agreements, and organizational factors. Use these figures as directional guidance for strategic planning rather than exact predictions.

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