01 / Transformation
Transformation support
- Target picture, guardrails, roadmap
- KPIs & operational guidance
- Stakeholder alignment, steering committees
- Decision papers & communication management
- Transfer of proven approaches
Overview
Profile · As of April 2026
ThomasDobat
Business Architect · Senior (IT) Project Manager · Process management & digitalisation.
01 Profile & positioning
Business Architect at the business / IT interface — strategically conceived, operationally delivered.
Thomas Dobat designs and steers complex transformation and IT projects. He combines strategic thinking with operational delivery power — methodologically secure agile, classic or hybrid.
Senior PMBusiness Architect
10+ yearsTransformation & IT-PM
TISAX 2.98of 3.00 (HA + HC)
Core services
- Transformation consulting (C-level & all levels)
- Senior (IT) project management
- Strategic & operational process management
- Requirements engineering
- Process digitalisation (Power Automate / no-/low-code)
- Moderation & workshop work
- TISAX audit preparation & execution
Career
2022 — 2026
Senior Project & Business Development Manager, Head of IT
ISMO BTS GmbH
Responsibility for IT strategy and programme steering.
2018 — 2022
Project Manager
ISMO BTS GmbH
Build-up of own project and process domain.
2016 — 2018
Process consultant SAP Business ByDesign
Cherry GmbH
Global ECO and ByDesign processes, rollouts including Zhuhai (CN).
02 Working approach
Four stances that shape every collaboration.
01
Hands-on
Working operationally rather than just observing — result orientation as the standard.
02
Quality & fit
Exact alignment to customer requirements, clear acceptance criteria.
03
80/20 focus
Realistic effort estimation; energy on the impactful 20 %.
04
Communication
Confident, empathetic, on eye level — with C-level as well as with specialist teams.
03 Service modules
Seven modules for transformation & digitalisation.
Modularly combinable — from target picture and roadmap through process architecture and requirements to operational digitalisation and TISAX auditing.
02 / IT-PM
Senior (IT) project management
- Project setup: cross-functional, RACI, work packages
- Target pictures & IT architecture sketches
- Business/IT concept, roadmap, budget tracking
- Sprint/release planning, backlog, acceptance
- Methodology: waterfall / agile / hybrid
03 / Process Strategy
Process management (strategic)
- End-to-end process map & architecture
- Process organisation, roles, governance
- Process KPIs, target states, IT system mapping
- Assessment & redesign of complex processes
- Harmonisation across units & sites
04 / Process Ops
Process management (operational)
- BPM control loop: capture → analyse → design → control
- Tools: ARIS, Signavio, Symbio (WKD, BPMN 2.0, eEPC)
- As-is/to-be models, gap analyses, IT requirements
- Process harmonisation & standardisation
- Training concepts & key-user enablement
05 / Requirements
Requirements engineering
- Precise IT requirements from business processes
- User journeys, use cases, acceptance criteria
- Traceability: epics / features / stories
- Interface lists & QA
- Principle: no IT implementation without defined process
06 / Workshops
Moderation & workshop work
- Preparation: goals, agenda, pre-briefings
- Execution: structure, time-boxing, visualisation
- Tools: Conceptboard, Canva, TeamRetro, Mentimeter
- Confidently leading heterogeneous groups
- Outcome: minutes, decisions, action list
07 / No-Code
Process digitalisation
- Microsoft Power Automate (advanced, since 2021)
- Cloud / desktop flows: MVPs, PoCs, productive operation
- Integration: SharePoint, Teams, Exchange, Dataverse
- Governance: naming, environments, reuse
- Handover with UAT package, user guides & training
08 / TISAX
TISAX auditing
- Defined & implemented IT-related TISAX controls
- Documents, policies, evidence created in-house
- 2 internal + 1 external audit (accredited assessor)
- Score: 2.98 / 3.00 (HA & HC)
- Confident handling of the VDA-ISA catalogue
04 Project experience
Selected projects & results.
Excerpt of measurable results from transformation, process and digitalisation projects — from OEMs and automotive suppliers through the toy industry to legal and construction.
2024 — 2026
Notary · Munich
Process analysis & optimisation
Project consultantProcess house in BPMN 2.0, digital working environment (SharePoint / Conceptboard), training & software evaluation (TriNotar, ProNotar, NOAH).
2022 — 2026
Automotive · Marktredwitz
Transformation programme
Programme lead (7 projects)Defined an e-mobility product portfolio & established it organisationally; implemented end-to-end process organisation & system implementation.
2022 — 2026
Automotive · Marktredwitz
End-to-end Lead-To-Cash process
Project leadEnd-to-end process model with roles, responsibilities & IT requirements; implementation in SAP Sales Cloud.
2023 — 2025
Automotive · InfoSec
TISAX audits
TISAX leadScore 2.98 / 3.00 (high availability & high confidentiality) with an accredited audit provider.
2024
Tech & Mobility · Amberg
Engineering Change Order process
Project supportEnd-to-end ECO process built up for 3 plants & international standardisation.
2022 — 2023
Architecture · HOAI
Process digitalisation
Project leadLead-time reduction & standardisation; workflows with Microsoft Planner & Power Automate.
2019 — 2022
OEM · Munich
Aftersales process analysis
Project leadLead time in service-provider steering reduced by 50 %; meaningful reporting; rolled out to 5 further departments.
2019 — 2021
Toys · >3,000 employees
Transformation project PLM
Project leadProduct creation process (PLM) along Innovate–Define–Realize–Commercialize set up & established.
2018 — 2021
Automotive · Bad Neustadt
Construction project steering
Project leadReduced project costs from €40.0 m to €22.0 m by mediating between site management, owner, works council & authorities.
2016 — 2018
Cherry · Auerbach
SAP ByDesign implementations
Project lead / process consultantByDesign implementation Auerbach & rollout Zhuhai (CN); interim PL for PIM introduction; PDM implementation including PDM-ERP interface.
04.1 Industry experience
OEMs
Automotive suppliers
Technology & Mobility
Toy industry
Legal / notary
Construction
05 Software skills
Platforms, tools & proficiency.
Proven tools for project, process and digitalisation work — with clearly stated proficiency levels.
M365 OfficeWord, Excel, PowerPoint (incl. Think-cell) — since 2013
Expert
M365 collaborationMicrosoft Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive — since 2017
Expert
M365 automationMicrosoft Power Automate (cloud & desktop) — since 2021
Advanced
M365 IT-AdminAdmin Center, Intune MDM, Azure/Entra, policies — since 2021
Expert
BPM toolsSAP Signavio (modeler), ARIS, Symbio
Expert
Workshop toolsConceptboard, Canva, TeamRetro, Mentimeter
Expert
06 Contact
Discuss the transformation.
Facing a complex project, a process redesign or a TISAX audit preparation? A short description is enough — initial assessment promptly.