AI is just software until you decide to work differently.
Many organizations experiment with AI. But the benefit stays limited as long as roles, priorities, review processes, and leadership routines stay the same. Typical signals:
- AI gets stuck in isolated experiments.
- Teams use new tools, but ways of working don't change.
- Leadership can't cleanly sort opportunities, risks, and priorities.
- Review, accountability, and quality assurance are unresolved.
- Too many parallel projects prevent real learning.
My focus is software-driven R&D, where development and organization are closely intertwined.
AI has long been capable enough. The open question is whether your organization brings it into everyday work.
Consulting, coaching, training – which fits you?
Three entry points, depending on what's on your plate right now. Bookable individually or combinable as modules.
Organizational Development & AI Readiness
For organizations that want to evolve processes, roles, and decisions beyond isolated AI experiments.
- AI readiness workshop
- System and process diagnosis
- Pilot integration in everyday work
- Support over several months
Leadership Coaching & Development Support
For leaders who need clarity, a thinking partner, and methodical support during the AI transition.
- Leading through uncertainty
- Clear decisions and roles
- A sounding board for strategy
- MBCI and ICF standards
Trainings for Project, Product, and Process Skills
For teams that want to prioritize, deliver, and learn better in complex environments.
- Agile project management (Scrum-Kanban mix)
- Multi-project management with Portfolio-Kanban
- Product Discovery & business model development
- Understanding and mastering AI systems
Project management, Kanban, and leadership coaching aren’t a side offering: they build the work system in which AI becomes effective in everyday work.
A five-stage approach – how a consulting engagement works
Coaching and trainings plug in as modules at the right stages. The five stages are a frame, not a rigid process: we'll work out which ones fit your plans in the intro call.
- System diagnosis.
How you prioritize, decide, and deliver today, and where AI would run up against your structures.
- Data and workflow analysis.
Where data needs to flow differently and which roles shift: the leverage points of integration.
- Pilot integration.
A first AI workflow in real everyday work, with review, accountability, and quality assurance.
- Scaling with Train-the-Trainer.
Your experienced people pass the approach on themselves, as an internal circle of multipliers.
- Re-diagnosis after 6 to 12 months.
Take a fresh look, decide the next stage: a one-off effect becomes a learning cycle.
We'll work out which stages fit your plans in the intro call →
How I work
Understand first, then design. Before I commit to a single hour of training, I clarify with you directly where the problem really sits. I don’t work as a subcontractor behind a middleman, because otherwise I’d be solving the wrong problem. That’s why every engagement starts with a 45-minute intro call and a written concept outline.
From practice, not from the textbook. I come from a project-driven research organization: Fraunhofer IIS / EZRT, where I lead software and systems development myself. What I recommend, I do myself. Daily, in ongoing industry projects.
Three roles, clearly separated. I work as a trainer, coach, or consultant, sometimes in a hybrid form. Which role applies at which moment, I state explicitly. That way, the consulting trap where method and accountability blur never opens up in the first place.
What others say
“One of the best and most engaging seminars I have attended so far. I can recommend Maik as a trainer for agile methods without reservation.”
“The way he moderates group situations quickly establishes trust and encourages people to share their ideas. This mixture of warmth and competence is a great asset to any team.”
Intro call: 45 minutes, free.
We clarify the occasion, the target group, the change you’re after, and the formats that fit. Afterwards you get a written concept outline with a proposal, effort estimate, and terms. Only then do you decide on the engagement.
- Understand the occasion: trigger, sponsor, target group
- Clarify the goal: what should be different afterwards?
- Explore the format: full path, individual modules, or a mix
- Agree on next steps: concept outline follows within 3 to 5 days