Dr. Michael Grebe

Senior Partner and Managing Director at The Boston Consulting Group GmbH

Phone: +49 8923175654
E-mail: zehrer.nuriabcg.com

Consultation hour(s):
by appointment

Research Interest

Next generation Technology Function incl.
1) Data & Digital platform,
2) Agile @ Scale,
3) Strategic workforce management,
4) Future organization & governance,
5) Role of technology as strategic enabler & partner for the business
Simplify IT incl. IT benchmarking
Digital Acceleration Index to measure digital maturity of organizations
Large program review/recovery
Post-Merger Integration (PMI) with particular focus on IT
IT Architecture in Financial Services

Projects

Next generation technology function:
Several large-scale technology transformations with focus on the five topics above
Simplify IT:
Various simplification and cost reduction programs in particular in the Financial Services industry
Large program review/recovery:
Recovery of a large scale core banking system transformation program for 8 regional banks, successful completion less than 3 years after review
PMI:
Several large-scale integration projects in Financial Services, Health Care, Energy with focus on PMI design, integration planning, integration execution and decommissioning and synergy realization

Short CV

08/1986 – 07/1988	banking apprenticeship
10/1988 – 06/1994	University of Mannheim Degree: Diplom Wirtschaftsinformatiker
1990	European Business Management School Erasmus Scholarship
01/1995 – 08/1997	University of Regensburg Degree: Doctor – Promotion

Publications

Grebe, M./Hunke, N./Kataeva, N./Lenhard, E./Backx, J./Rehberg, B./Gardelli, V.: Why Companies Get Agile Right – and Wrong | BCG (#2 TDA reach score in 2024 ytd), BCG Perspectives, 2024, www.bcg.com/publications/2024/why-companies-get-agile-right-wrong
Allred, D./Gildehaus, C./Grebe, M./Roller, A./Leyh, M./Nopp, C.: Speed, Value, and the Power of the Innovation Flywheel, BCG Perspectives, 2024, www.bcg.com/publications/2024/speed-value-and-the-power-of-the-innovation-flywheel
Bobier, J.-F./Marx, J./Desmartin, G./Gourévitch, A./Martin, T./Rehberg, B./Grebe, M./Lukic, V./Rastogi, V./de Bellefonds, N.: How CIOs Can Create Value with Generative AI (Highest reach score for TDA 2023 articles), BCG Perspectives, 2023, www.bcg.com/publications/2023/how-cio-can-leverage-gen-ai-for-software-development
Grebe M. et al., Leveraging Tech and Digital to Build Resilience (bcg.com), BCG Executive Perspectives, 2023, media-publications.bcg.com/BCG-Executive-Perspectives-CEOs-Dilemma-Tech-Resilience.pdf
Franke, M.R./Grebe, M./Kleine, D./Lukic, V./Quarta, L./Rogers, K.: Any Company Can Become a Resilient Data Champion (#2 TDA article in Q2/ 2023), BCG Perspectives, 2023, www.bcg.com/publications/2023/company-data-champions-driving-resilience
Lukic, V./Close, K./Grebe, M./de Laubier, R./Franke, M.R./Leyh, M./Charanya, T./Nopp, C.: Scaling AI Pays Off, No Matter the Investment (#1 TDA in H! 2023), BCG Perspectives, 2023, www.bcg.com/publications/2023/scaling-ai-pays-off
de Bellefonds, N./Kleine, D./Grebe, M./Ewald, C./Nopp, C.: What’s Dividing the C-Suite on Generative AI? (#1 TDA social performance in 2023), BCG Perspectives, 2023, www.bcg.com/publications/2023/c-suite-genai-concerns-challenges
Faure, N./Grebe, M./Franke, M.R./Davies, S./Nopp, C.: Fusing Sustainability and Digital Sparks Powerful Performance, BCG Perspectives, 2023, www.bcg.com/publications/2023/ecodigital-advantage-with-sustainability-and-digital-fusion
Mills, S./Franke, M.R./Gupta, A./Nopp, C./Grebe, M.: Five Ways to Prepare for AI Regulation, BCG Perspectives, 2023, www.bcg.com/publications/2023/how-to-prepare-for-ai-regulation
Bhave, A./Grebe, M./Ebeling, R./Marathe, S./Carrasco, M./Berger, R./Gillis, T.: The Dawn of a New Era of Technology Function, BCG Perspectives, 2023, www.bcg.com/publications/2023/dawn-of-new-era-of-technology-function
Himmelreich, H./Hrishikesh, H./Oshri, I./Vlasic, A./Scherp, E.: When IT Providers Become Your Innovation Partners | BCG, BCG Perspectives, 2022, www.bcg.com/publications/2022/innovation-ecosystems-turn-tech-providers-into-innovation-partners
Bhave, A./Grebe, M./Helbing, C./Himmelreich, H./Nalgirkar, R./Soininen, J./Stockmann, J./Subramanian, A.: The End of IT as We Know IT (#3 TDA social performance in 2022), BCG Perspectives, 2022, www.bcg.com/publications/2022/bold-new-approach-technology-transformation
Close, K./Franke, M.R./Grebe, M./Hrishikesh, H./Rogers, K.: The Keys to Scaling Digital Value (#2 TDA in full year 2022), BCG Perspectives, 2022, www.bcg.com/publications/2022/keys-to-scaling-digital-ability-and-value
Lukic V./Close K./Grebe M./de Laubier R./Franke M.R./Leyh M./Charanya T./Nopp C.: Show Me the Digital Value (#1 TDA in H2 2022), BCG Perspectives, 2022, www.bcg.com/publications/2022/assessing-digital-value-gap
Close K./Grebe M./Troeman A./Leyh M./Franke M.R./Anderson W.: The Moment of Truth in Every Digital Journey (bcg.com), BCG Perspectives, 2021, www.bcg.com/publications/2021/accelerating-past-digital-journey-inflection-point
Bailey A./Close K./Franke M.R./Grebe M./Hutchinson R.: Systems Thinking Powers Bionic Success, BCG Perspectives, 2021, www.bcg.com/publications/2021/systems-thinking-powers-bionic-success
Grebe M./Rüßmann M./Leyh M./Franke M.R./Anderson W.: The Leaders’ Path to Digital Value (#3 TDA in 2021), BCG Perspectives, 2021, web-assets.bcg.com/3d/38/f23ac101408d8a08a62853295e6b/bcg-the-leaders-path-to-digital-value-jun-2021.pdf
Close K./Grebe M./Schuuring M./Rehberg B./Leybold M.: Is Your Technology Ready for the New Digital Reality? (#3 TDA in 2020), BCG Perspectives, 2020, www.bcg.com/publications/2020/is-technology-ready-new-digital-reality-post-covid19
Grebe M./Himmelreich H./Arcuri A./Rehberg B./Döschl S.: A World-Class Tech Function Is Digital, Simple, and Resilient (bcg.com), BCG Perspectives, 2020, www.bcg.com/publications/2019/world-class-tech-function-is-digital-simple-resilient
Close, K./Grebe, M./Andersen, P./Khurana, V./Franke, M.R./Kalthof, R.: Digital Path to Business Resilience (#2 TDA in 2020), BCG Perspectives, 2020, www.bcg.com/publications/2020/digital-path-to-business-resilience
Grebe, M./Rüßmann, M./Leyh, M./Franke, M.R./Anderson, W.: How Bionic Companies Translate Digital Maturity into Performance, BCG Perspectives, 2020, www.bcg.com/publications/2020/how-bionic-companies-translate-digital-maturity-into-performance

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Talks and Presentations

Teaching

IS 513 Applied IT Management in the Digital Age
Master-Level, Lecture
IT Process Management
Bachelor-Level, Exercise and Case Study