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Enablement
your team carries on
We make you independent, including of us. Managing directors, executives, data owners and business units learn to run the data strategy themselves and to use AI responsibly.
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 that your team can carry on without us.
For management we offer training that also covers legal requirements, for example under § 38 BSIG (German implementation of NIS2). For data owners, data stewards and AI champions we describe roles and rules and practise them on your own data and cases.
The EU AI Act requires employees who work with AI to have sufficient AI literacy. We develop a training concept with evidence that fits your applications.
After the handover we remain available for sparring 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. Advice becomes the exception for special 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 practised in training applies in operations the next day.
What we analyse
The view of the whole
- Management training, for example under § 38 BSIG
- The roles of data owner, data steward and AI champion
- AI literacy measures under the AI Act
- Knowledge transfer in every engagement
- Sparring on demand
What you receive
Results that belong to you
- A training concept with evidence
- 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.
- Step 2
Describe the roles
We define tasks and rules for data owners, data stewards and AI champions.
- Step 3
Train and practise
We train on your own data and cases and document participation.
- Step 4
Hand over
We hand over documentation and tools and remain available for sparring.
From practice
Appointed, but not yet lived
After a data strategy project, data owners have been appointed, yet in daily work nobody feels responsible. We describe the roles concretely, practise decisions on real cases and agree 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.
When it pays off
Typical occasions
When a training obligation applies
After implementation
With new people in charge or during succession
How it fits your path. Enable. It starts during the engagement and ends with the handover to your team. It always starts with a free 45-minute initial call.
Questions and answers
What managing directors ask about it
Does management have to undergo training?
For important and particularly important entities, § 38 BSIG (German implementation of 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.
Why SIMO
Advisory that is on your side
Independent
We are not tied to any vendor. Our recommendation follows the outcome of the engagement.
Eye to eye
Thomas Wassum and Andreas O. Schwan lead every engagement personally as managing partners.
Results-driven
Every phase delivers a result that stands on its own. No lock-in, no obligation to continue.
Sovereign
“Your data stays your data.” 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 the two managing partners.
Or place yourself first: four-step self-check
Prefer to call? +49 6021 625 63 40
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