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Alexander Hoeppe
VP Analyst
Alexander specializes in digitalization initiatives within the manufacturing industry, focusing on Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing, and Smart Factories. He also covers Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and integrated product and process engineering. His approach is centered on addressing challenges and achieving business outcomes, supporting customers throughout their digital journey. This includes evaluating trends, defining strategies, conducting digital maturity assessments, prioritizing use cases, establishing digital Centers of Excellence, selecting implementation partners (software and services), and supporting governance. Alexander leverages his expertise in Enterprise Architecture Management and Business Process Management (BPM) to aid customers in digital transformation and the operation of complex IT/OT system landscapes. He is knowledgeable about key business applications like CAD/CAE, PLM, MES, and ERP, and their integration. His core technological focus includes AI and generative AI for the manufacturing sector, and he offers guidance on implementing technologies such as digital thread, digital twin, and IIoT platforms business outcome driven.
Alexander's research and client interactions address not only IT leaders from manufacturers but also technology and service providers who offer solutions for this industry, whom he supports with positioning, portfolio definition and messaging.
Previous experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Hoeppe was Vice President of the Innovations and Portfolio management at Scheer GmbH. Mr. Hoeppe participated in corporate strategy design, consulting services and solution portfolio management processes (idea-to-offer). Mr. Hoeppe was also managing the Industrie 4.0 and Big Data/Cloud initiatives and therewith played a key role in the definition of new IoT-related consulting solutions and software products.
Before that he was head of the solution unit PLM, MDM and ECM (product life cycle/ master data/ enterprise content management) with a focus on process-driven implementation of SAP including integration of leading PLM, MDM and ECM solution providers.
Prior to joining Scheer, Mr. Hoeppe was Principal Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers and IBM Business Consulting for more than five years working mainly with Fortune 500 companies on large-scale global implementation and rollout projects. Before his consulting career, Mr. Hoeppe worked for five years as a design engineer and project manager in the capital goods industry with a focus on environmental technologies and power plant engineering and construction.
Professional background
Babcock Borsig, Design Engineer/Project Manager, 5 years
PricewaterhouseCoopers/IBM, Principal Consultant, 5 years
Scheer GmbH/Software AG, VP Innovation and Portfolio Management, 11 years
Areas of coverage
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Industry Markets for Tech Providers
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Create Tech Solutions for the Manufacturing Industry
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Manufacturing and Transportation Industry Technology Insights
Education
M.B.A., Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, U.K.
Diploma Engineer Mechanical Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
How to create an AI strategy and roadmap for manufacturing enterprises?
How to identify and prioritize AI use cases based on feasibility and outcomes (manufacturing focus)?
How to implement digital technologies business-outcome driven (manufacturing focus9?
How to modernize my innovation process and my portfolio considering emerging technology trends (manufacturing focus)?
How define product portfolios and go-to-market strategies to succeed as a manufacturing TSP?