Programme structure
Scope, workstreams, schedule, budget discipline, decision-making, risk management, reporting and governance.
MES programme & project leadership
Senior leadership from business case to operational handover.
An MES implementation affects processes, organisation, IT, automation, quality and day-to-day manufacturing. ABC brings these workstreams together within one integrated programme with clear governance and accountability.
Arrange a conversation01 — Context
When a technology project becomes a business transformation
MES programmes rarely fail because of a single technical issue. More often, alignment is missing across design, process decisions, data, validation, testing, training, infrastructure and the availability of operational teams.
- Multiple suppliers with overlapping or unclear scope
- Decisions remain open while configuration and engineering continue
- Requirements and designs do not reflect real operational scenarios
- Go-live plans without demonstrable operational readiness
02 — Key deliverables
Governance of design and delivery
Dirk combines programme control with sufficient architectural and manufacturing depth to identify dependencies and risks early.
Design & supplier governance
Requirements, architecture decisions, design and FRS/FDS reviews, integration scope and supplier alignment.
Readiness & transition
Test strategy, cutover, data, training, support model, handover and organisational readiness for go-live.
03 — Approach
Strategic at the table, practical in delivery
Dirk connects management decisions with the daily reality of manufacturing teams, engineers and suppliers. Issues are not merely logged; each is reduced to a clear decision, owner and operational consequence.
ABC can act as independent programme or project lead, MES lead or architecture lead within a broader ERP or manufacturing-transformation programme.
Aalten Business Consultancy
Turn separate workstreams into one coherent programme.
Independent leadership keeps architecture, suppliers, the organisation and operations focused on a common outcome: a solution that is ready to use, support and scale.
Arrange a conversationIntroductory call · 30 minutes · scheduled by email
info@aaltenbusinessconsultancy.com