Case study 09 · IT services · Global expansion

Taking a German IT provider global

German IT Provider

In short

The IT services arm of a major European telecom group was losing market share with little presence outside DACH. We built and led a 120+ person strategic deal team that won triple-digit-million-dollar engagements outside DACH and contributed 50% of annual revenue, and set up local entities and teams on every continent.

The results

50%of annual revenue contributed by the strategic deal team
$100M+typical size of new engagements
120+people in the strategic deal team

The challenge

Losing market share, revenue growth well behind competitors, and little presence outside the home DACH region.

What we did

  • CBuilt and led the strategic deal team (120+ headcount) for large, complex pursuits
  • EWon significant new client engagements outside DACH, typically triple-digit-million-dollar deals
  • CEstablished local entities and built local teams on every continent

Where ACE came in

A Align Not part of this engagement
C Close the gaps Build what delivery requires
E Execute Win in market and keep it running

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