“I should have done this much earlier in my entrepreneurial life.”
Our Clients’ Success Stories
Liebherr Components
"FMG's methodical approach led to a cross-divisional, clear picture of the assumptions with which we can initiate strategic projects. It was very helpful how the very different ideas were brought together."
Gebhard Schwarz Geschäftsführer
Goals
Well-founded and jointly supported future assumptions about the electrification of construction machinery.
Possible surprises resulting from electrification.
Prioritized list of future opportunities.
Clear strategic guidelines for leveraging expected changes for future construction machinery and greater flexibility.
Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG
"The impact of this project is immense! We examined our strategy and set the course for the future."
Norbert Heckmann Sprecher der Geschäftsführung
Goals
Clarity about what could threaten WÜRTH's core business.
Shared awareness of WÜRTH's vulnerabilities.
Increased confidence in strategic decisions.
Clarity about strategic opportunities to secure core business.
Motivation to search for strategic opportunities beyond familiar thinking paths.
Kautex
"FMG fully delivered the promised results. We appreciated the structured approach and well-founded contributions. The FMG team was able to engage both the core team and the leadership team at all times."
Jörg Rautenstrauch President & CEO
Goals
Expectation scenario as well as alternative and surprise scenarios.
Promising alignment candidates for the company.
Clear strategic vision with defined targets.
Derived strategic projects and programs.
Effective communication strategy.
Datagroup AG
"We are very satisfied both in terms of content and emotions with the strategy process and results. When FMG presented the vision and strategy on the last day, we all got chills."
Max H.-H. Schaber & Dirk Peters Hauptaktionäre
Goals
Recognizing and leveraging opportunities in the future IT service market.
Developing a concrete, fascinating and shared future vision.
Developing a future strategy.
Agreement on the assessment of future developments and strategic alignment.
Bosch Thermotechnik GmbH
"Through the project with FMG, we have a shared picture of our future assumptions and key developments relevant to us. The project delivered exactly the results we need for our future strategy."
Uwe Glock Geschäftsführer
Goals
Developing a future map with specific future factors for building heating technology.
Developing a clear, well-defined and validated expectation scenario and alternative scenarios.
Ravensburger AG
"We are satisfied with the result of the process, as it led us as a heterogeneous management team to a jointly accepted vision."
Clemens Maier Mitglied des Vorstands
Goals
Development of a vision for Ravensburger AG in the three core business areas: toys, books and digital products.
Rommelag
"The exercise was good and important, especially to lift the relevant participants to a new level of thinking and to think bigger and further."
Gert Hansen CTO der Unternehmensgruppe
Goals
The future strategy should give our employees an overarching sense of purpose.
Identify and pursue new, forward-looking opportunity fields.
The new strategy helps to interlink business areas.
The future strategy develops an appeal that is attractive for talented employees.
Lohmann & Rauscher
"I didn't expect us to think through so much in breadth. The way of going so openly into self-criticism is very good. I respect and highly appreciate this. Very unusual for consultants."
Wolfgang Süßle Vorstandsvorsitzender
Goals
Scenarios for the "OR of the future" developed for 2030 in Europe.
Numerous opportunities developed and evaluated for the business unit.
Four opportunity fields determined where L&R wants to be active with innovations.
Große Regionalbank
"Without the collaboration with you, we wouldn't be where we are today: It bundled tremendous energy. We are extremely satisfied with the results nearly two years later."
Goals
Clarity about future key and bottleneck skills.
Clarity about success-critical requirements for future employees.
Concrete picture of attractiveness as a forward-looking employer.
Concrete picture of strategic development and recruitment of future top performers.
Post International
"FMG supported us in creating a future vision that is future-robust and motivating for all employees of the new business unit."
Marina Bartetzko-Meyer Geschäftsführung
Goals
Holistic and shared understanding of the probable future of the market.
Strategic alignment of the management team from former organizational units.
Jointly supported, clear target vision for the new business unit.
Mikron Gruppe
"Through the assumptions analysis of our updated strategy, we feel well positioned and can fully concentrate on its implementation."
Bruno Cathomen CEO
Goals
Verification whether the underlying future assumptions of the updated corporate strategy are valid.
Kässbohrer Geländefahrzeuge
"Your systematic approach greatly helped us develop a clear picture and a roadmap for the future. I asked the team: Everyone wants to continue working with you."
Jens Rottmair Vorstandsprecher
Goals
Creating solid and shared future assumptions in the leadership team.
A clear future vision for the next era of Kässbohrer.
Implementation roadmaps with clear priorities, goals, measures and responsibilities.
HOYA Vision Care
"Putting ourselves in our competitors' position helped us recognize previously unexpected attacks and develop effective countermeasures. FMG guided us through a process that opened new and disruptive life science solutions."
Dr. Holger Warth CTO Hoya Vision Care
Goals
Be more secure and less surprised.
Recognize and leverage opportunities for next-generation innovations.
Foundation to make vision and strategy more robust against disruptions and competitive attacks.
Tomra Sorting Solutions
"With the help of FMG's holistic Eltville Model, we were able to develop results that enable us to overview a short- and medium-term horizon and make us robust for long-term success."
Dr. Volker Rehrmann Geschäftsführer
Goals
A clear and well-founded understanding of the probable and possible changes in the market environment.
Haselmeier
"It was an intensive and exciting time that helped us greatly. I now feel really well prepared and positioned."
Frédéric Gabriel Chief Strategy Officer
Goals
Certainty of having identified all fundamentally meaningful growth fields.
Clarity about which trends and technologies speak for or against individual strategic directions.
A strategic direction jointly supported by management.
Verifying and refining the existing framework of the company.
Vacuumschmelze (VAC)
"FMG doesn't play the future, they live it. The project with FMG has increased internal collaboration and brought new drive to long-discussed topics."
Dr. Ralf Koch Vice President Forschung und Entwicklung
Goals
For two business areas, application fields for new materials were explored.
SSI Schäfer
"We handle most projects with internal resources. But FMG is not a typical consultant – they are extremely solution-oriented. The methodology and quality of results were excellent."
Rainer Buchmann Geschäftsführer
Goals
Validate alignment and strategy based on a systematic future analysis.
Create a solid foundation for strategic decisions.
Create a shared understanding of the future.
Selmoni
"It is impressive how masterfully FMG navigates through the strategy labyrinth and guided us to results. The vision is a motivation boost for employees."
René Fässler Vorsitzender der Geschäftsleitung
Goals
Clarity about the positioning, mission and business model of the Selmoni Group.
Confidence that the right path has been taken.
Agreement on the right actions for strategy implementation and daily business.
Miele & Cie. KG
"It was impressive to experience how the perspective shift changes our view of ourselves and our competitive environment. The project was fun and expanded our assessment of future developments."
Andreas Enslin
Goals
Profiles of real and imaginary competitors.
A wealth of possible competitive attacks and their impact.
Clear ideas of possible future competitor activities.
Contribution to securing and expanding the competitive position.
Nürnberger Baugruppe
"Nobody can see the future, but we must think structurally about it – and we were able to do so very pragmatically with FMG. We now have clear orientation about relevant future developments."
Rudolf Edelmann, Oswald Heizenreder Geschäftsführer
Goals
Greater clarity about future building technologies.
Solid, traceable decision basis for the strategy.
Overview and orientation in the diversity of future developments.
Transparency of impacts on business success.
Concrete options for action.
Mainova AG
"A convincing methodology and excellent workshop facilitation led to very good results in the shortest time. We are sure we haven't overlooked any relevant trends."
Eckart Strangfeld Leiter Marktforschung
Goals
Identification and assessment of relevant trends for the upcoming scenario analysis.
Enthusiasm of the future team for systematic and creative work on the long-term future.
Drees & Sommer
"In a compact and structured format, FMG impressively succeeded in giving the leadership circle thought impulses for strategy development."
Steffen Szeidl Vorstand
Goals
Which trends and technologies are relevant for future construction and real estate?
What do leadership teams need for a successful future?
Which future disruptions will business models face?
How to create internal future orientation that is communicated externally?
B&O Service und Messtechnik AG
"We initially had respect for the future trends coming our way. Now we have an ambitious future-robust vision that builds on our strengths."
Brigitte Dworak Vorstandsvorsitzende
Goals
Clarity about the future of relevant markets.
Clear anchor points for solid strategy development.
Clarity about possible drivers of change.
Clear positioning and mission with a future-robust business model.
BRZ-Gruppe
"The BRZ country organizations are very different and we were curious whether a common future vision could be achieved. FMG impressively accomplished this through clear and purposeful structure."
Oswald Heizenreder Geschäftsführer
Goals
The goal was to determine the strategic direction of the international BRZ Group until 2025.
BRUNATA-Gruppe
"Even under challenging conditions with three companies simultaneously, FMG achieved a viable, forward-looking result. A great deal of clarity was created."
Klaus Facklam
Goals
Management-supported input for strategy work.
Clear anchor points for solid future strategy development.
Clarity about possible drivers of change.
Confidence that the right path has been taken.
Agreement on the right actions for strategy implementation.
Town & Country Haus
"Sitting in the competitors' seat and working to attack your own business model is a strange feeling. But it's absolutely surprising what new perspectives this opens up."
Jürgen Dawo geschf. Gesellschafter
Goals
Develop the shared strategy of franchise headquarters and partners.
Use wargaming to identify clear threats and opportunities.
Build a foundation to make vision and strategy more robust.
Die Post
"With FMG we were able to take a solid look at the coming changes. The mission statement gives us a clear picture of where we want to go."
Ulrich Hurni Mitglied der Konzernleitung, Leiter PostMail
Goals
Defining the long-term mission for PostMail with a concrete target.
Solid future assumptions in a rapidly changing market.
Development of strategic action fields and measures.
Development, evaluation and selection of high-potential business areas.
Analysis and strategy development for new and core business fields.
Nestlé Deutschland AG
"We were positively surprised that from a very broad, detailed collection of conditions, trends and technologies, a clear prioritization of key strategic actions was possible!"
Nestlé Zukunftsteam
Goals
Overview of possible shifts in the food provider market.
Development of concrete strategic recommendations.
Building and implementing a scenario and future management system.
Führendes Unternehmen aus der Rückversicherungsbranche
"Finally, we can support the monitoring of competitive activities through an automated tool. We now have our competitors' activities available daily in an interactive interface."
Goals
Orientation on global competitor activities.
Anchoring competitive monitoring in an intuitive interface.
Assigning competitive activities to defined topic areas.
Nassauische Heimstätte / Wohnstadt
"That was an unusually interesting process. Thank you for the professional guidance and impulses. Now it is much clearer what we can do. I look forward to the implementation!"
Dr. Thomas Hain Leitender Geschäftsführer
Goals
The threat potential for the business becomes sharper.
A shared awareness of problems and risks is developed.
The need for permanent development becomes clear.
Strategic opportunities to secure and improve competitive position.
Impulses for strategy and innovation processes.
KALO
"In an captivating way, we identified a wealth of valuable and new approaches for competitive strategies."
Andreas Göppel Vorstand
Goals
Strengthen shared problem awareness in the leadership team.
Clarity about strategic opportunities to secure competitive position.
More confidence in strategic decisions.
Lufthansa Cargo
“The FutureManagementGroup helped us to better
understand a complex topic and consolidate the assessments of a wide range of areas.”
Anselm Eggert VP Project SCORE
Goals
Clarity about current and future innovations in e-platforms in logistics.
Security of not missing essential developments.
Better understand the impact of new market entrants.
Starting basis for developing strategies and measures.
TOWN & COUNTRY Haus
"Every year we are again impressed how Dr. Mićić manages to focus the discussion on the essential things."
Gabriele & Jürgen Dawo
Goals
Create clarity and agreement on strategic direction.
Develop the shared strategy of franchise headquarters and partners.
Trend and scenario analysis as a basis for well-founded future assumptions.
Systematic opportunity development to secure market position.
engie Cofely Deutschland
"We have been working successfully with FMG for several years now. The collaboration has advanced our strategy work by years."
Astrid Grüter Leiterin Marketing & Kommunikation
Goals
Development of a future strategy, derivation and implementation of strategic programs, and recognition of opportunities in the energy efficiency services market.
KIRCHHOFF Automotive GmbH
"The developed scenarios showed us in which areas we need to strengthen our activities. The significance of some trends has become clearer to us."
J. Wolfgang Kirchhoff
Goals
Assessment and adjustment of the current corporate strategy based on a jointly supported, clear understanding of probable and possible market changes.
Westfalen AG
"Our business has developed exceptionally well over many years. The future strategies developed with FMG were essential for this. Sovereign methodology and project management perfectly matched our culture."
Günter Rotering Leiter Bereich Gase
Goals
Development and updating of future strategies in three business areas over nearly twenty years of good collaboration.
Renolit SE
"The methodological approach, active facilitation and follow-up were very results-oriented – enriching and motivating even for a consulting-resistant mid-sized company."
Dr. Axel Bruder Vorstand
Goals
Development of an innovative and solid future strategy.
Die Post CH AG
"Our management team greatly benefited from the convincing methodology. The software-supported and mathematically founded decision process helped us a lot."
Alfred Hugentobler Leiter Printmedien PostMail
Goals
Opportunity development and evaluation for new and existing business fields in the media market.
Leifheit AG
"The way you facilitated the process – after everything I've seen in many years – you are at the very top. We have an excellent partner in FMG."
Thomas Radke CEO
Goals
A jointly supported understanding of a long-term corporate vision based on a concrete and fascinating picture of the future.
Goldbeck GmbH
"The Future Radar motivated our management team to think about previously unrecognized future developments. The results exceeded our expectations."
Jörg-Uwe Goldbeck Gf. Gesellschafter
Goals
Identification of potentially relevant trends, topics and technologies.
Recognizing how these factors can be actively used as opportunities.
Team enthusiasm for systematic work on the long-term future.
ebm-papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG
"The look into the future opened many new perspectives. We clearly defined how we want to approach the identified potentials."
Peter Metzger Director Business Development & Marketing
Goals
Security of having comprehensively identified market opportunities.
Development of clearly prioritized opportunities with recommendations.
Overview of the most promising opportunities.
WAREMA Renkhoff SE
"With FMG we developed a large number of new future opportunities and an exciting new strategy. We are much more focused and think beyond boundaries."
Angelique Renkhoff-Mücke Vorstandsvorsitzende
Goals
The strategic vision of WAREMA should be further refined, enriched with innovations and made easier to communicate.
Continental AG
"The Eltville Model is the most effective strategy method in our company so far. We came out of a strategic dead end. The solid structuring and excellent guidance proved particularly valuable."
Dr. Hartmut Wöhler Marketing- und Vertriebsleiter
Goals
Identify and analyze key trends and technologies across countries.
Develop a shared strategic vision for the European group based on qualified future assessments.
DZB Bank
"FMG guided us through a clearly structured knowledge process that led to the strategic alignment of our business area."
Dr. Oliver Recklies Generalbevollmächtigter
Goals
The strategic alignment of the DZB BANK's "Central Regulation" business area.
Deutsche Amphibolin-Werke
"Through our future project, we considered future developments beyond the immediately relevant. The jointly supported future assumptions are a valuable foundation."
Heiko Trimpel Head of Strategic Marketing
Goals
Solidification of DAW's building envelope strategy.
Roche
"FMG is a highly competent team, adaptable to client needs, works lean in their projects and prepares results well."
Solidification of the digitalization strategy at the locations.
Prym Consumer Europe GmbH
"The FMG team knows how to reach results pragmatically and efficiently, even with difficult questions. The opportunity portfolio takes us decisive steps forward."
Hedi Ehlen Geschäftsführung
Goals
Development of future opportunities to improve existing business fields.
Development of a strategy for a new business field.
Thüga AG
"FMG employed a convincing methodology for identifying business models in future markets. Beyond excellent facilitation, the meta-opportunities and business model opportunities convinced us."
Marcus Getta Leiter Innovationsmanagement
Goals
Recognition and development of concrete opportunities in the SmartHome future market with a three-year horizon.
Evonik Industries AG
"FMG's valuable systematic approach ensures very good results in the shortest time."
Dr. Georg Oenbrink Senior Vice President Innovation Management
Goals
Identification of strategic search fields and new business potentials.
Creating the foundation for further profitable growth through new business fields.
Huber Group
"Thinking beyond daily business with convincing methodology and developing promising future business concepts brought us many aha moments."
Thomas Lothar Hensel
Goals
Identify new markets that MHM can and wants to live from medium-term.
Future markets should lie within established business fields.
Richard Bergner Holding
"We were impressed by the quantity of future opportunities and the potential of the developed concepts. We really liked the professional, restrained style of the FMG team."
Frank A. Bergner geschf. Gesellschafter
Goals
Determine long-term growth directions and identify synergistic future markets.
What could long-term growth development look like?
What new products and services can we offer to tomorrow's market?
How can we leverage cross-functional competencies?
iwis motorsysteme
"Many valuable opportunities came onto the agenda that otherwise would have come up much later or not at all."
Peter Markowsky
Goals
Identify attractive future markets in both established and adjacent business fields.
Schoeller Technocell
"FMG's structured and methodically well-thought-out approach and goal-oriented facilitation impressively led a team of internal experts to a good result."
Dr. Bernhard Klofat
Goals
Recognize, understand and evaluate environmental changes.
Orientation on high-potential opportunities in medium-term future markets.
Argumentation confidence through extensive transparent discussion.
Concretization of top opportunities and clarity about next steps.
Freudenberg SE
"We can be quite sure not to have overlooked any relevant technology. The methodology was well-structured and clearly communicated. The project was fun. We learned new things!"
Dr. Jörg Böcking
Goals
Identify disruptive technologies and develop future market target visions from them.
Europa-Park GmbH & Co Mack KG
"With FMG we took a new path for identifying business ideas for Europa-Park. This first attempt was a complete success. We will continue to work with FMG."
Michael Mack
Goals
A panorama of potentially relevant future trends, topics and technologies.
Many identified opportunities in future markets for Europa-Park.
Transparent arguments for and against realizing the opportunities.
Portraits of the most attractive opportunities for project decisions.
Mammut Sports Group AG
"Under FMG's guidance, we successfully developed and aligned our strategically relevant assumptions in the management team through very concrete systematics."
Rolf Schmid
Goals
Development of an expectation scenario as a basis for the "Mammut 2020" vision.
Recognition of strategically relevant trends and technologies of the future.
Vulkan
"The strategic direction developed with FMG gives us a clear perspective for our future priorities. The project methodology was well-founded and pragmatic."
Sven Oelert Geschäftsführer
Goals
Update scenarios and strategy assumptions.
Develop strong mission, positioning and vision for the group and business areas.
Define strategic initiatives to achieve Vision 2030.
Set clear priorities and responsibilities.
Develop a clear growth path.
Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH
"The wargame gave us a better understanding of the market and competitive dynamics. We were able to derive concrete measures for positioning."
Dr. Gregor Schlechtriem
Goals
Become No. 1 in the market.
Be prepared for surprising competitor moves.
Early identification of opportunities.
Incorporate new insights into competitive and corporate strategy.
Bundeskriminalamt
"With the scenarios, the fight against the growing field of cybercrime could be well-founded and the most effective options for action identified."
Jörg Ziercke Präsident
Goals
Development of scenarios for internet crime and corresponding strategic options for action.
Dätwyler
"Through the Eltville Model, we learned a holistic and robust method that goes far beyond what mainstream approaches offer."
Johannes Müller CEO
Goals
Update scenarios and strategy assumptions.
Develop strong mission, positioning and vision.
Define strategic initiatives to achieve Vision 2030.
Set clear priorities and responsibilities.
Develop a clear growth path in a challenging environment.
ÖRAG
"In the collaboration, FMG convinced us with their structured approach. The chosen methodology allows transforming complex issues into action-oriented solutions."
Dragica Mischler Vorstandsvorsitzende
Goals
Align internal future vision with board assumptions.
Make future vision more resilient against disruptions.
Organize and prioritize opportunities into Vision 2028.
Develop mission, positioning and vision for the group.
Update strategy roadmap.
FILTROX
"Fictionally attacking our own company as a competitor opened entirely new perspectives and showed interesting future opportunities. FMG's guidance was methodically convincing and personally very pleasant. Absolutely recommended!"
Cristian Rusch CEO
Goals
Activate the team and sensitize for the strategy.
Recognize future developments, competitive dynamics, opportunities and risks early.
Anticipate potential competitive attacks.
Improve corporate strategy to increase future security.
Schäfer
"Through the very professional and constructive project management, we gained valuable experience and many thought impulses that will take us in the right direction."
Joachim Schäfer gf. Gesellschafter
Goals
Identify potential strategic surprises.
Recognize and analyze possible attacks by disruptive competitors.
Develop future opportunities and integrate them into the strategy.
Reishauer
"To purposefully expand the application field of our grinding technology, we engaged FMG. FMG convinced with a well-founded future market study that provided valuable decision-making foundations. We wholeheartedly recommend FMG."
