Kathleen Bartho

Senior Management Consultant · Organizational Development · Digital Transformation · Financial PMO

Calm, Clear Leadership for Complex Transformations.

I help organizations bring structure, clarity, and financial control into complex digital programs – with more than 20 years of experience in organizational development, digital transformation, and financial PMO.

Organizational Development Digital Transformation Financial PMO & IT Controlling PMO & IT Project Leadership

About Me

I work calmly, focused, and without unnecessary noise. My professional foundation is the Diplom-Kauffrau für Europäische Wirtschaft (FH) – a German business degree comparable to an MBA – combined with more than 20 years of experience as a professional project lead, PMO lead, and IT project lead. This background shapes how I structure organizations, design processes, and guide transformation programs with clarity and authority.

My additional training as an art & creative therapist and movement coach strengthens my ability to lead teams through complexity with grounded focus, human understanding, and the ability to create clarity in dynamic situations. I combine large-corporate experience with the clarity and pragmatism of a startup, working solution-oriented, process-driven, and always with a focus on what truly works for people in their everyday roles.

Core Services

Financial PMO & IT Controlling

  • CAPEX/OPEX steering, forecasting & variance analysis
  • IT project financial controlling & project accounting
  • Month-end & year-end closing support for IT programs
  • KPI dashboards, portfolio reporting (Power BI, Excel)
  • Governance, audit & internal control compliance
  • Steering committee preparation & financial risk insights

Organizational Development & Process Architecture

  • End-to-end process mapping & redesign (energy, banking, IT)
  • Governance, roles & operating models
  • Target process architectures & organizational handbooks
  • Scalable and sustainable structures that work in practice
  • Process simplification & cross-team alignment

PMO & IT Project Leadership

  • PMO structures, risk steering & decision models
  • Leadership of IT and business projects
  • Multi-stakeholder coordination
  • Agile & hybrid ways of working
  • Clear reporting, documentation & communication

Experience Highlights

Since 2019

CEO & Founder, 99active Ltd. & Co. KG

Community tech platform · Organizational architecture · Vision & execution

07/2023 – today

Senior Management Consultant, Stadtwerke Flensburg

Process architecture, SAP EEG Billing, governance & process coaching

04/2019 – 07/2022

Senior Consultant GRC & Organizational Integration, DVB Bank SE

Governance frameworks, KPI/KRI monitoring, post-merger integration

09/2016 – 12/2018

Senior Project Lead Transformation, Adidas Global IT

International transformation program

2011 – 2016

Senior roles in PM, Controlling & Compliance

E.ON, EnBW, DFB IT subsidiary

Tools & Methods

SAP Signavio BPMN 2.0 SAP S/4HANA SAP BI/BW Power BI Excel (advanced) Confluence Jira Trello Smartsheet Slack Microsoft 365 macOS Google Workspace GitHub VS Code Cursor AI Gemini CLI Product discovery MVP cycles Platform & marketplace design Customer journeys Agile / hybrid delivery

Let's Talk.

If you are looking for calm, experienced support for your digital programs, financial PMO, or organizational development, I'm happy to discuss how I can help.

Impressum

Kathleen Bartho
Management Consulting und Coaching
Werkstraße 2
76477 Elchesheim-Illingen

Kathleen@Kathleen-Bartho.de
+49 07245 9471861
+49 176 42 57 34 93