Consultant Analysis and Evaluation of Second Source and Multi-Vendor Strategies (Remote 80%)

Requirements

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• Language Skills: Fluent German and good English skills
• Service providers must have in-depth knowledge of the functioning and value chains of an IT system house, ideally in the context of critical infrastructures (KRITIS). (CV)
• Service providers must have very good analytical, conceptual, and strategic skills. (CV)
• Service providers must have solid skills in identifying and evaluating information sources, drawing conclusions from the evaluation, and deriving recommendations for action. (CV or self-declaration)
• Service providers must have solid skills in preparing and presenting workshop and communication materials in an informative, results-oriented, and target-group-specific manner. (CV or self-declaration)
• Service providers should have basic knowledge of supplier management & procurement law. (CV)
• Service providers should have basic knowledge in the area of NIS2.0 or information and cybersecurity. (CV)
• Service providers must have extensive experience in conducting studies. All service providers must have conducted at least two studies, at least one of which involved content from the public sector, ideally in the area of Public Defence. One of the service providers must have led at least one such study in the role of project manager.
• Service providers must have project and implementation experience in the conceptual development of new approaches and the practical application of methodological knowledge, particularly in conducting interviews to gain new insights, analyzing results, and strategically deriving recommendations for action.
• Service providers must have experience in workshop moderation.
• Service providers must have project experience in the area of Public Defence with a focus on sovereignty aspects.
• Service providers must have project experience in the context of security and safeguarding of supply chains.
• Service providers must have experience with the topic of Second Source & Multi Vendor approaches, either through completed projects or by participating in relevant working groups.

Project details

01.01.2027

End: 31.05.2027

Remote (80%), Munich, Berlin

Service Description:

Support in the development and validation of analysis, evaluation, and decision-making models for risk minimization and strategic diversification of IT suppliers.

Service Package A: Approach, Hypotheses & Project Planning

Service Package B: Evaluation Methodology

Service Package C: Target-Actual Comparison & Action Logic

Service Package D: Conclusion & Communication

• Conduct kick-off and validation workshops
• Creation and coordination of project approach, project plan, and research hypotheses
• Validation of research hypotheses with relevant stakeholders
• Definition of criticality, dependencies, and failure risks
• Development of an evaluation matrix for second source and multi-vendor capabilities
• Assignment of the portfolio to the evaluation matrix
• Validation of the methodology using selected use cases
• Definition of the target state based on criticality
• Execution and validation of target-actual analyses
• Evaluation of risks and impacts of possible risk mitigation measures
• Development of a prioritization and decision-making methodology
• Derivation of fields of action and measures based on specific use cases
• Creation of a final presentation
• Conduct of a final workshop for presentation and acceptance of results
• Development of internal core messages
• Creation and target group-specific preparation of communication materials according to CI guidelines
• Start: 2027-01
• Duration: 5 Monate
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: München, Deutschland, DE
• Rate: 80-80 EUR/h
• Languages: German, English