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The Vision of our Company
Help our customers to fulfill their objectives and surpass their challenges, by sharing with them in an honest and independent approach, our experience of more than 20 years of successful entrepreneurship and implementations across the world, In IT related projects
About our Company
Consilium4DIGITAL is an advisory and consulting firm, founded by 4 experienced partners: CTO, CIO, COO and CEO roles in different sectors and geographies, with a deep knowledge in IT and in the transformational needs of our digital world, backed by an independent approach to companies’ challenges with concrete solutions. The team is supported by an ecosystem of external partners to use according to each project’s needs.
Our Value Proposal
C4D is an Independent Advisory Firm in the ICT field, with proven Experience in Multisector and Multinational environments. We provide three differential factors to companies and their challenges, as a complement to traditional Consulting:
01. Strategic Vision
02. Eminently Practical Approaches
03. Proven experience
We are specialists in accompanying Customers, as their reference ICT Advisor. C4D Advisors are prepared to offer tailored Solutions for each Challenge. From a flexible approach, we accompany and advise Clients in the evaluation of the Challenges, proposing Solutions and guaranteeing the achievement and success of their Goals.
We provide independent advisory on Strategy, Support for Consulting and Implementation, guaranteeing the Viability and Achievement of the Strategic Objectives set.
Knowledge Domains
IT Digital Transformation Plans
01. The marketplace is more and more digital in the relationship with stakeholders.
02. Digital strategy success should be based on people and processes.
03. Technology is a facilitator, not a key
Operational Excellence Efficiency
01. Integrated performance in revenue, cost and risk focused on the client.
02. Continuous improvement of processes and the company’s culture.
03. Costs approached individually.
Management of Operational Risk
01. Processes, people, and products are regarded as a source of business risk.
02. Risk control as a tool to understand, measure and manage business galvanized in the company’s culture
Portfolio Project Management
01. Active management of limited IT resources.
02. Prioritization of projects based on strategic return and successful execution
Scope of
IT Related Projects
01. Planning
- IT strategy definition
- Disruptive IT trends and strategic incorporation
- Technology based business development
- Architecture planning and design
- IT assets portfolio management.
02. Manage
- Organizational design and governance
- Partnerships and control models
- Career and talent management
03. Procure
- IT procurement strategy
- Budgeting and controlling
- Contract design and implementation
- Contract management
- Vendor management
- SW licensing management
04. Excel
- IT diagnosis and best practices benchmarking
- Cost reduction
- Process optimization
- Risk management and
business continuity
05. Excecute
- Project design, planing and management
- Technology as an operational lever
- End-user experience
- Customer Care
- Postmerger integration
- Technical design and management
Our Team Value
& Our Skills
Fernando has a degree in physical sciences, at the beginning of his career he found his vocation in Information Technology. He has experience in multiple industries and geographies. Always focused on Technology Implementation, to attend each Operational Need.
Since 2000, he has implemented call centers for global companies, integrated platforms in post-acquisition business environments, achieving savings of over 40% in outsourcing operations and implemented Data Centers for continental operations, transforming internal suppliers into competitive market companies.
The last 10 years he has held positions as CIO, COO and CEO in different companies of Grupo Santander.
Francisco Collado:
Francisco is a Telecommunications Engineer with more than 30 years of experience in Information Technology. He has actively participated in transformation projects in financial institutions, leading the implementation of Broadband and Internet services in a global bank, standardizing the Telecommunications services of its 14000 offices.
He successfully coordinated the migration to the European Data Center of the same entity, managing 700 professionals, 20 entities and 4 countries, 20,000 virtual servers and 250 MM of investment.
The last 10 years he held positions of executive director and CEO in different IT companies of Grupo Santander
José Manuel has a degree in Business Administration and 30 years of experience in banking. The top 10 in risk of all types of customer segment. And the following 20 years in cost management tasks, supplier management and IT purchases.
In the first phase, he developed the cost control and purchasing area for Latin America in 1999. Subsequently, as part of the global costs area, it organised the global purchasing function for the whole of Santander Group. Including, in addition to Latin America, Europe and North America, managing transactions of more than $1B per year.
His responsibility included managing the relationship of the large IT suppliers with Santander Group, as well as centralising all the demand for their products, their negotiation and contracting.
Francisco is a Telecommunications Engineer with more than 30 years of experience in Information Technology. He has actively participated in transformation projects in financial institutions, leading the implementation of Broadband and Internet services in a global bank, standardizing the Telecommunications services of its 14000 offices.
He successfully coordinated the migration to the European Data Center of the same entity, managing 700 professionals, 20 entities and 4 countries, 20,000 virtual servers and 250 MM of investment.
The last 10 years he held positions of executive director and CEO in different IT companies of Grupo Santander
Knowledge-based in Real Experience
01. More than 15 companies 4 continents and 30+ countries.
02. Management of up to 6000 people.
03. IT know-how from design and implementation to BAU
Build from Scratch to Adapt or Transform
01. Put into place disruptive operations and transformed historical organizations.
02. Transformed historical organizations.
03. Standardized, centralized and integrated.
04. Technology, applications, and services.
Measurable impact in every deployment
01. Successful experiences with a high return to the atakeholders.
02. Up to 60% cost reductions.
03. Up to 40% increments in sales.
Independent solutions from any provider
01. Understanding client needs and possible solutions without brands attached.
02. Solutions adapted to the client’s requirements and capabilities.
Ecosystem of
Specialists
The Partners
- Knowledge & Experience
- Project Leadership
- Extended Ecosystem Leadership
- Differenting Experience
External Specialists
01. Client Experience
- Experience focused in excellence in order to potentiate loyalty
02. Critical Proccess & Operations
- Methodologies with a successful track record guarantee an efficient analysis
- Market knowledge assures the implementation of best practices
03. IT / digital capabilities management
- Experience in selecting the right people per project
- Teams with motivated experts passionate with their roles
04. IT and digital legal counseling
- Knowledge of companies legal challenges in IT and of a quick and robust set of solutions to tackle them
Collaboration Models
01. Advisory
01. Relationship restricted to the board and top management in specified meetings:
- High-level relationship with clients’ operations
- Ad-hoc support on strategic topics
02. Working materials to be provided by the client to support discussion according to Consilium4digital guidance:
- Different analysis and support tools
- Daily coordination activities performed by the client
02. Consulting
01. Consilium4digital partners are supported by a team of their own consultants:
- Partners working directly with Board and top management in steering meetings
- Partners managing the daily activities of their consultants
02. Working materials to be provided by the consulting team:
- Client project team to provide support and internal data
03. Daily coordination activities related to the project to be coordinated by consultants and/or clients team
02. Consulting & Implementation
01. Consilium4digital partners are supported by a team of their own consultants and developers (when required)
02. Working materials to be provided by the consulting team
03. Daily coordination activities related to the project to be coordinated by consultants and/or clients team
04. Consultants and developers working actively in the implementation phase
Our Geographical Knowledge
Help our customers to fulfill their objectives and surpass their challenges, by sharing with them in an honest and independent approach, our experience of more than 20 years of successful entrepreneurship and implementations across the world, In IT related projects
