// Dr. Helge Hess

Strategic thinker and advisor
on business transformation and
AI-powered strategy

Focus

  • Business & Strategy Transformation

  • Operational Excellence as a management system

  • Process Intelligence and Business Process Management

  • AI as an enabler of adaptive business models

Areas of Work

  • Strategic advisory for
    transformation and growth

  • Business model and portfolio thinking

  • Competitive and market logic analysis

  • Decision-centric strategy and operating models

  • Thought leadership through publications and keynotes

Passionate Pioneer in Business Transformation | 30+ Years of Global Impact

Strategic sparring partner for executives and leadership teams navigating business transformation, operating models and
AI-driven change.

// DR. HELGE HESS

// Background

  • Senior executive and strategist with
    over 30 years of experience in the global software industry.
  • Former Senior Vice President at IDS Scheer (1993 – 2009) and Software AG (2009 – 2023), leading product management, R&D, consulting, marketing and corporate learning functions.
  • Chief Evangelist for Business Transformation / Operational Excellence / Process Intelligence.
  • Researcher at the Institute for Information Systems (IWi) (Director: Prof. Dr. August-Wilhelm Scheer).

// Selected contributions

  • Pioneer of Business Reengineering and Process Management since the early 1990s.
  • Key contributor to the success of the ARIS platform.
  • Initiator of the first commercial Process Intelligence / Process Mining solutions:  ARIS Process Performance Manager and ARIS Process Intelligence.
  • Long-term advocate for decision-centric Operational Excellence and Business Transformation, directly supporting hundreds of global customers.

// Education & Recognition

  • M.Sc. in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics.
  • Doctorate in Business Administration (summa cum laude), Saarland University.
  • Scholar of the ‘Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes‘.
  • Dr.-Eduard-Martin-Prize for outstanding doctoral research.

// Publications & Speaking

  • Author of books and numerous articles on business transformation, operational excellence, process management and AI-enabled decision systems.

  • Regular keynote speaker and contributor at international conferences, executive forums and industry events.

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