Welcome - Willkommen - Bienvenue

     

    Experience in business as Managing Director

    • Years of experience in managing international Projects
    • Management of Joint Ventures

     

    Your reputable and qualified Partner engaged in mananging your Projects:

    Entrepreneurial  Thinking - Customer Oriented - International Expertise

    Analytical Methods - Sustainable Solutions - System Orientation

    Empathy - Competence in Conflict Resolution - Task Force Competence

    Thomas Schmidt

    Skyscrapers seem to grow from the desert in the sky - only a montage of my own pictures from the Arab world - but symbolically for many Projects:


    Some projects remain «stuck in the sand» because they are not set in the initialization phase on safe ground.

    Others succeed, even though the conditions are more than «skinny» and deficient.

     

    Montage: Skyline of Abu Dhabi (UAE) in front of Wahiba Sands (Oman)

     

    Why Projects succeed

    Projects - big or small - need clearly defined objectives.

    Definition and Initialisation are most important switch points deciding about success of failure of the project. And precisely this phase is usually marked by a lack of resources, lack of time, unclear responsibilities, lack of processes.

    Inhomogeneous interests of the partners disturb often cooperation.

     

    Qualified, temporary support in this very early stages can contribute significantly to long-term success of the project:
    • Binding definition of the project objective, the resources and the sponsorship of the Project Charter
    • Set and fill the roles in the project with a clear definition of responsibility and room for maneuver
    • Common developing of processes and workflow
    • Identification of project risks, their potential impact on project success and the identification of measures to minimize risks (Risk Mitigation and Risk Monitoring)
    • Developing additional project opportunities

    Who am I

    Since I graduated as Dipl. Computer scientist at the Technical University of Munich I occupied myself in more than 25 years and therefore my entire professional life in international Projects. Ranging from software projects to management of Joint Ventures in the 3-digit M€ range, last several years of experience in the Middle East.

     

    My Motivation

    I passionately like to work with people who want to achieve with enthusiasm new goals.

    Despite all the enthusiasm     «stumbling blocks» in the way can be:

    • Conflicts of interest   
    • Unclear responsibilities
    • Missing definition of roles and workflow
    • Uncertainty about project risks
    • Learning areas of the project team

    I am happy to support projects specifically in managing the project Kick-Off, through workshops and seminars, to evacuate those «stumbling blocks» at the beginning.

    Coaching

    Individual Coaching is the key for Goal oriented support by means of reflection and practical training, at Job as well as in situations of private challenges:

     

    • Leadership
    • Moderation Techniques
    • Presentations
    • Conflict Management
    • Intercultural Competence and Communication
    • Management of International Projects

    What I offer

    My specific approach:
    Assistance in project initiation and project start-up:

    • Merging teams from different corporate cultures and nationalities (JVs, Mergers & Acquisitions)
    • Definition of clear responsibilities, roles and functions
    • Setting up of project organizations
    • Problem analysis
    • Change Management

    Seminars

    Customized Seminars and Workshops aiming to optimize teamwork and project execution according to special needs.

    Contact

    You can reach me via email or directly on mobile phone:

     

    EMail: thomas@ths-con.de

    Mobile: +49 - (0)151-11041962