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Management consulting: your Microsoft Cloud & AI roadmap

ICT 365 advises executives and IT leadership on the way through Microsoft 365, Azure and AI: we assess where you stand, prioritise initiatives by benefit and risk, and translate them into an executable roadmap – which we can also implement with you. For over 30 years we have advised companies and IT decision-makers: listen first, then recommend.

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30+

years advising IT decision-makers

200+

satisfied clients

services from one partner

Illustration: compass and roadmap with goal flag and chart under a cloud

When direction-setting decisions are due

For us, management consulting does not start with a slide but with questions. Do you recognise one of these situations?

Pressure from all sides

Cloud, AI, security, licensing – pressure to act everywhere, but no shared direction.
A grown IT landscape

What gets consolidated, replaced or expanded is open.
Microsoft ships faster than you can assess

New releases every quarter – internally there is hardly time to put them in context.
Projects without a target picture

Initiatives start – but without a target picture they remain isolated measures.

What our consulting covers

From the first assessment to accompanied execution – six building blocks you can book individually or as a package.

Define the scope together

Assessment

IT landscape, ways of working, licences and risks – captured concisely.
Target picture & prioritisation

By business benefit, effort and risk – sorted transparently.
Cloud & AI roadmap

Clear stages with responsibilities instead of a strategy paper.
Architecture decisions

Technology choices justified – even when it's the tool you already have.
Regular meetings

Weekly or monthly, depending on the project phase.
Execution support

With our technical teams – whenever you want it.

How we work in management consulting

Five stages – from the first conversation to regular meetings.

Step 1

Initial conversation

We listen: business goals, pain points, past decisions. Then we tell you honestly whether and how we can help.

Step 2

Assessment

IT landscape, licences, ways of working and risks are captured in a structured way – compact, not a mammoth audit.

Step 3

Target picture and roadmap

Prioritised stages with benefit, effort and responsibilities – aligned with executives and IT.

Step 4

Accompanying execution

We steer stages, review results and adjust the roadmap when conditions change.

Step 5

Regular meetings

Weekly or monthly: progress, decisions, Microsoft news – your goals stay reliably in view.

Consulting that can build

The difference between a strategy paper and progress is that every single stage can actually be executed.

Our recommendations come from project practice: the same people who develop roadmaps also build applications, portals and migrations – for enterprises such as Rockwell Automation and ArcelorMittal as well as for the mid-market.

That is why our roadmaps contain no stages that cannot be built. And because the Microsoft world changes quarterly, we track new developments continuously and keep your planning current – from licensing models to AI capabilities. One example: the governance tooling of SharePoint Advanced Management is now included in the Microsoft 365 Copilot licence (as of 08/2026) – knowing that saves you an add-on.

Diagram: roadmap with stages from assessment through prioritisation to execution

Decision-makers have trusted us for 30 years

Illustration: AI features with a sparkle symbol in application windows, protected by a shield and connected to data sources

AI belongs in the roadmap – with good judgement

Hardly any decision is demanded more often in 2026 than the one about AI – and hardly any is rushed more often. We assess where AI measurably benefits your company – so it becomes a planned part of your roadmap instead of an experiment beside it.

Use cases

Copilot in everyday work, agents for scoped tasks, AI-assisted development.
Preconditions

Data quality, permissions and skills – named plainly, not assumed.
EU AI Act

Duties in view – such as staff AI literacy required since February 2025.

Frequently asked questions about management consulting

Something still open? Ask us directly – in your initial conversation or by phone at +49 651 49364480.

How much does management consulting at ICT 365 cost?

That depends on scope and rhythm: a compact assessment is priced differently from ongoing support with regular meetings. After the initial conversation you receive an offer with a clearly defined scope.

How quickly is a roadmap ready?

After assessment and target picture – how fast that goes depends on the size and complexity of your IT landscape. We work compactly: better a reliable roadmap in stages than a months-long audit nobody reads.

Are you vendor-neutral?

We are Microsoft specialists and say so openly: our strength is depth in Microsoft 365, Azure and the Power Platform, not breadth across all vendors. Within that world we recommend what fits you – even when it is the smaller licence or the built-in tool you already own.

What company size is this for?

Our consulting addresses the mid-market and departments of larger companies. The experience comes from both worlds: enterprise projects such as Rockwell Automation and ArcelorMittal – and many pragmatic mid-market solutions.

What sets you apart from classic strategy consultancies?

We implement what we recommend: behind the roadmap stand the teams that build applications, portals, migrations and AI introductions. That keeps recommendations honest – whoever has to build a stage themselves plans no castles in the air.