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Enablement so your team carries on
We make you independent, including of us.
Executives, managers, data owners, and business units learn to run the data strategy themselves and to use AI responsibly. We train on your own data and cases, describe roles such as data owner and AI champion, and document attendance as evidence.
45 minutes, free of charge, by video.
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What it is about
Knowledge that stays in your company
A data strategy only works if your team runs it day to day. That is why enablement starts on the first day of an engagement. We work alongside your people, explain our decisions, and hand over tools and documentation so your team can carry on without us.
For management, we offer training that also covers legal requirements, for example under Section 38 BSIG (the German act implementing NIS2). For data owners, data stewards, and AI champions, we describe roles and rules and practice them on your own data and cases.
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The EU AI Act requires companies that use AI to take measures to promote the AI literacy of their staff (Article 4 as amended in July 2026). We develop a training plan with documented attendance that fits your applications.
After the handover, we remain available as a sounding board on demand whenever you want a second opinion. Our goal remains that you need us for this less and less.
What you gain
Independence that remains when we leave
Your team leads itself
Your people carry the data strategy forward themselves after the handover. Outside advice becomes the exception, reserved for specialist questions.
Obligations met and documented
Management training and evidence of AI literacy are in place when auditors or customers ask for them.
Roles that work in daily practice
Data owners and data stewards know what is expected of them and have the tools to deliver it.
Learning on your own case
Training uses your data and processes. What is practiced in training applies in operations the next day.
What we analyze
The full picture
- Management training, for example under Section 38 BSIG
- The roles of data owner, data steward, and AI champion
- AI literacy measures under the EU AI Act
- Knowledge transfer in every engagement
- A sounding board on demand
What you receive
Results that belong to you
- A training plan with documented attendance
- Role descriptions and rules for daily practice
- Handover documentation
How we work
Four steps, each with a result
- Step 1
Clarify the need
We determine who needs which skills and which obligations apply.
Result: Who needs which skills and which obligations apply.
- Step 2
Describe the roles
We define tasks and rules for data owners, data stewards, and AI champions.
Result: Role descriptions and rules for day-to-day work.
- Step 3
Train and practice
We train on your own data and cases and document participation.
Result: Training on your own cases, with proof of attendance.
- Step 4
Hand over
We hand over documentation and tools and remain available as a sounding board.
Result: Handover documentation and tools for your team.
In practice
Appointed, but not yet in practice
After a data strategy project, data owners have been appointed, yet in daily work nobody feels accountable. We describe the roles concretely, practice decisions on real cases, and agree on fixed dates for quality reviews. A few months later these reviews take place without us being there.
A typical scenario as we encounter it in engagements, not a single client case.
Tested in the SIMOSphere AI Lab
What we recommend, we test first. Field reports from our lab on simosphereai.com:
When it pays off
Typical triggers
- When a training obligation applies
- After implementation
- With new people in charge or during succession
How it fits your path. Part of the Enable phase. It starts during the engagement and ends with the handover to your team. It always starts with a free 45-minute initial call.
Questions executives ask
Questions executives ask about it
Does management have to undergo training?
For essential and important entities, Section 38 BSIG (the German act implementing NIS2) has required regular management training since December 2025.
As of October 2026 · not legal advice
What is an AI champion?
A person in a business unit who supports AI applications, knows the rules, and is the go-to contact for colleagues.
Who does enablement include?
Management, executives, data owners, and business units, depending on obligation and role. At the start, we determine together who needs which skills.
Where does enablement start?
With a free 45-minute initial call by video. Within an engagement, it starts with the first phase and ends with the handover to your team.
Why SIMO
Advice that is on your side
Independent
We are not tied to any vendor. Our recommendation follows the outcome of the engagement.
As peers
Every engagement is led personally by one Managing Partner, from the initial call to handover: Thomas Wassum or Andreas O. Schwan.
Results-driven
Every phase delivers a result that stands on its own. No lock-in, no obligation to continue.
Sovereign
“Ihre Daten bleiben Ihre Daten.” Your data stays under your control. For sovereignty-critical data, we do not recommend US hyperscalers.
Your next step
45 minutes, and you will know whether it fits.
The initial call is free of charge and without obligation. You speak directly with one of our two Managing Partners, by video.
45 minutes, free of charge, by video.
Prefer to assess your position first? Twelve questions, about 3 minutes.
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