Dr. Fabian Grupe
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
STRONG COLLABORATION
FOR GREAT RESULTS
MEDIATOR
between leadership, agile teams and external vendors
LEAD
towards joint commitment, strong alignment, and working solutions
HANDS-ON COACH
in complex endeavours to co-create solutions and develop a culture of success
HIGH-Performance
Collaboration
enables sustainable
Success
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I help reduce conflict and increase performance, ultimately ensuring on-track transformations.
By creating a safe environment as well as clear rules of collaboration and communication, I make it easier for involved individuals to speak up, align across silos, and solve problems quickly.
This builds resilience and keeps both leadership and teams effective, even under pressure and uncertainty.
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Projects
Program Manager & Change Agent
Innovation Lab across 4 subsidiaries
Client’s Innovation Lab was established to drive corporate transformation and foster innovation. I trained and guided PMO staff to effectively manage risks, financials, and OKRs, ensuring consolidated and validated reporting to the leadership team. I coached the leadership in Agile and sustainable leadership principles, introducing practical collaboration practices that reduced personal and team overload while cultivating resilient behavior patterns within teams. Concurrently, I refined the change management concept and maintained regular communication to ensure alignment. Additionally, I oversaw the preparation and facilitation of quarterly steering committee meetings and continuously enhanced the overarching PMO methodology to support ongoing project success.
Fabian possesses outstanding and highly comprehensive expertise, even in peripheral fields. Of particular note is his broad and in-depth knowledge of project management, especially his ability to integrate methods, tools, and interventions into the facilitation of workshops and
meetings.
- Leadership, E.ON
- Leadership, E.ON
SAP Transformation Lead
Hybrid-agile SAP S4/HANA Transformation
The client aimed to establish a Lean Digital Core based on SAP S/4HANA, designed to enable data-driven decision-making and proactively anticipate customer needs. Central to this initiative was the integration of key SAP components such as SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), and SAP Fiori, all implemented in alignment with a structured SAP transformation roadmap.
To support delivery, a hybrid-agile way of working was defined, documented within an Agile Playbook, and progressively embedded across the project organisation. The SAP transformation was closely coordinated with the C-level leadership, operationalised at middle management level, and supported through targeted guidance for the involved teams.
A particular focus was placed on the agile implementation of SAP modules, with sprint cycles tailored to the specific requirements of the SAP system landscape. User Stories and Epics were carefully structured and prioritised, taking into account SAP-specific extension models such as In-App and Side-by-Side Extensions, in line with the Clean Core strategy.
In the regulated environment, the SAP Solution Manager was utilised to ensure GxP compliance, serving as the central platform for test management, documentation, and validation. Validation deliverables were embedded into the agile Definition of Done, ensuring alignment with both regulatory standards and agile delivery principles.
Dr. Grupe played a decisive role in fostering a culture of collaboration. His ability to guide and inspire us made a significant contribution to achieving our goals. His personal openness and consistently supportive manner greatly helped in creating a positive and productive working atmosphere, leading to a successfully delivered transformation.
- Leadership, Novartis
- Leadership, Novartis
Head of Transformation Management Office
OKR Transformation
Design and leadership of an Agile Excellence Centre to realign the ongoing transformation of the central Marketing and Sales department towards a shared and meaningful objective with measurable outcomes. For this purpose, the organisational and procedural frameworks were defined, including a regular budgeting process, alignment of budgets with team OKRs, management coaching, and regular exchange formats with decision-making bodies. In addition, cultural aspects (e.g., rewards and recognition, supporting behaviour patterns, social networks) had been introduced to anchor achievements in the long run.
The energy and structure Dr Grupe brought to the team were remarkable. He truly delivered work that far exceeded expectations, and we are keen to remain in contact with him.
- Leadership, BMW
- Leadership, BMW
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Clients
RESEARCH
Knowledge Foundation
EVOLVE A CULTURE OF EFFECTIVENESS
Cross-functional collaboration fosters cohesion when shared rules of engagement are negotiated and respected.
Even in challenging teams, departments or business units can create a constructive environment that encourages meaningful behavioural patterns through mutual support and cooperation, while enabling continuous learning.
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The impact of an organisation culture on the efficiency of BizDevOps
Topics
Corporate Culture
Community of Practice (CoP)
Team Agreements
Social Operating Mechanisms (SOM)
DevOps – Accelerator of the Product Organisation
Topics
DevOps
Product organisation
Process organisation
Value-centered delivery organisation
Artificial Intelligence: Booster of agile teams
Topics
Data-driven analyses
Decision processes
Agile delivery at scale
Organisational ambidexterity as a strategic competitive advantage of an agile company
Topics
Learning-first culture
Evolutionary dynamics
Mindset
Resilience
Agile Methods vs. Agile Mindset
Topics
Agility from a scientific viewpoint
Day-to-day business of corporates
Cultural change readiness - The crucial success factor (CSF) in achieving business agility
Topics
Psychological Safety
Cultural Entropie
Cultural Change Readiness
Mindset
Personal networks - Key to an agile delivery organisation
Topics
Agile Teams
Agile Leadership
Agile Delivery
Systemic Entropie
Remove barriers to collaboration
Knowledge exchange
Who am I?
DR. FABIAN GRUPE
When challenges arise, I address them with clarity - respectfully, yet decisively. I believe in honest, constructive dialogue built on mutual respect and transparency.
I’m Dr. Fabian Grupe, a consultant specialising in strategic transformation, business agility, and high-impact collaboration within scaled environments. My expertise is built on years of consulting experience with leading firms including Deloitte, Accenture, AlixPartners, and Infosys, complemented by a professional doctorate on corporate cultures.
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