The Company ICS
… is an owner-managed and internationally
active management consultancy focusing on project,
program and interim management.
These values shape our corporate culture
Customer &
Result orientation
“In carrying out our work, we are guided by your values and goals. The appreciation of your person and your company is a basic prerequisite for our work.”
Teamwork & Cooperation
“Our goal is to improve your situation and enable you to do your job more successfully. We will support you with all means at our disposal.”
Respect, Appreciation & Trust
“Absolute trust and the personal, good relationship with you and your employees are our top priority. For us, this includes listening at all times, understanding and incorporating your concerns.”
Reliability & Commitment
“We keep our promises to you. This is how we create the basis for trust in our work. The fulfilment of your goals and your success determine our actions. With a lot of energy and passion we will find a solution for you.“
Humor
“Having a sense of humor means looking on the bright side. Pleasure in work is the basis for a positive attitude and human approach in the interaction with each other.”
These values shape our corporate culture
Customer & Result orientation
“In carrying out our work, we are guided by your values and goals. The appreciation of your person and your company is a basic prerequisite for our work.”
Teamwork & Cooperation
“Our goal is to improve your situation and enable you to do your job more successfully. We will support you with all means at our disposal.”
Respect, Appreciation & Trust
“Absolute trust and the personal, good relationship with you and your employees are our top priority. For us, this includes listening at all times, understanding and incorporating your concerns.”
Reliability & Commitment
“We keep our promises to you. This is how we create the basis for trust in our work. The fulfilment of your goals and your success determine our actions. With a lot of energy and passion we will find a solution for you.“
Humor
“Having a sense of humor means looking on the bright side. Pleasure in work is the basis for a positive attitude and human approach in the interaction with each other.”
Quality
We demand the highest level of quality and results from ourselves and our work. To achieve this, it is not enough to learn in the daily work with different companies and projects. Professional training and the proof of our quality are part of our daily routine and a matter of course.
Certification
We regularly meet the requirements of national and international standards and have ourselves checked by assessors. Thus Thomas Schmidt (owner) is a certified Project Director GPM (GPM) IPMA Level A according to the IPMA (International Project Management Association) and the GPM (German Association for Project Management). This is the highest certification level and has only been awarded to 120 applicants in Germany to date (status 12/2017). It is both proof of profound knowledge of project, program and multi-project management and proof of the many years of experience required in this field. You can find more details under “Information on certification Project Director Level-A”.
Assessor
In addition to his professional activities as interim manager, consultant and coach, Thomas Schmidt (owner) is a selected and certified assessor of the IPMA/GPM at the annual German Project Excellence Award. Candidate projects are subjected to a detailed auditing and selection process in accordance with the Project Excellence Model. During the auditing process, he regularly gets an impression of the quality of projects in Germany. In addition to the work as an assessors, the exchange of information and critical expert discussions represent a continuous exchange of experience.
Quality
We demand the highest level of quality and results from ourselves and our work. To achieve this, it is not enough to learn in the daily work with different companies and projects. Professional training and the proof of our quality are part of our daily routine and a matter of course.
Certification
We regularly meet the requirements of national and international standards and have ourselves checked by assessors. Thus Thomas Schmidt (owner) is a certified Project Director GPM (GPM) IPMA Level A according to the IPMA (International Project Management Association) and the GPM (German Association for Project Management). This is the highest certification level and has only been awarded to 120 applicants in Germany to date (status 12/2017). It is both proof of profound knowledge of project, program and multi-project management and proof of the many years of experience required in this field. You can find more details under “Information on certification Project Director Level-A”.
Assessor
In addition to his professional activities as interim manager, consultant and coach, Thomas Schmidt (owner) is a selected and certified assessor of the IPMA/GPM at the annual German Project Excellence Award. Candidate projects are subjected to a detailed auditing and selection process in accordance with the Project Excellence Model. During the auditing process, he regularly gets an impression of the quality of projects in Germany. In addition to the work as an assessors, the exchange of information and critical expert discussions represent a continuous exchange of experience.
Memberships, Partnerships,
Associations and Standardization
With almost 7,000 members, the GPM (German Association for Project Management) is the largest competence network of project management experts on the European continent. GPM is networked worldwide via the umbrella organization IPMA (International Project Management Association).
The abbreviation VDI stands for Association of German Engineers. Founded in 1856, the technical and scientific association VDI e. V. is the largest association of over 150,000 engineers and scientists in Germany. The association sees itself as stakeholder for the engineers and scientists it organises.
The IHC Industrie- und Handelsclub Ostwestfalen-Lippe e.V. has around 850 members from leading positions in business, politics, science, culture, institutions, associations and administration in the OWL region. The IHC sees itself as a political and social balancing force. It seeks contact with other groups in society. The members of the IHC want to counteract the advancing polarization of groups in our society through discussions, intensive exchange of experiences and frank discussions.
The Bundesverband Deutscher Unternehmensberater BDU e. V. is the business and professional association of management consultancies (strategy consulting, organizational consulting, IT consulting, HR consulting and personnel consulting) with offices in Berlin, Bonn and Brussels. It is internationally networked with other organizations and stands for trust and security.
Memberships, Partnerships,
Associations and Standardization
With almost 7,000 members, the GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement GPM (German Association for Project Management) is the largest competence network of project management experts on the European continent. GPM is networked worldwide via the umbrella organisation IPMA (International Project Management Association).
The abbreviation VDI stands for Association of German Engineers. Founded in 1856, the technical and scientific association VDI e. V. is the largest association of over 150,000 engineers and scientists in Germany. The association sees itself as stakeholder for the engineers and scientists it organises.
The IHC Industrie- und Handelsclub Ostwestfalen-Lippe e.V. has around 850 members from leading positions in business, politics, science, culture, institutions, associations and administration in the OWL region. The IHC sees itself as a political and social balancing force. It seeks contact with other groups in society. The members of the IHC want to counteract the advancing polarization of groups in our society through discussions, intensive exchange of experiences and frank discussions.
The Bundesverband Deutscher Unternehmensberater BDU e. V. is the business and professional association of management consultancies (strategy consulting, organisational consulting, IT consulting, HR consulting and personnel consulting) with offices in Berlin, Bonn and Brussels. It is internationally networked with other organizations and stands for trust and security.