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IPG PARTNERS GROUP is an international transformation and innovation consultancy helping organizations INNOVATE, PERFORM and GROW. With our TWIN Transformation approach, we connect digitalization and sustainability with business model innovation, operating model and process transformation, procurement & supply chain excellence, and people & capability development. Through our Innovative Partners.World and Cross Innovation approach, we provide access to leading expertise, technologies and implementation capabilities worldwide – turning transformation ambition into measurable business impact.

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TWIN-PRO Plan & ToolMap

TWIN-PRO Plan & ToolMap

One blueprint. 20 building blocks.
Your transformation.

TWIN-PRO Plan connects strategy, people, organization, technology and execution in one modular transformation logic.

GROW
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Community &
Ecosystem

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19

Recruiting &
Interim Management

18

Change
Management

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INNOVATE
1

Readiness- &
Capability-Check

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2

Trends &
Drivers

♞
3

Ambition &
Values

♞
4

Hotspots
Analysis

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5

Use case &
Requirements Profiling

6

Target
IT Framework

7

RoadMap &
Business case

♞
TWIN-PRO PLAN
17

Skill Up
Academy

16

New Target
Operating Model

▱
15

Performance &
Reporting

♞
14

Digital Execution
Framework

▱
13

Proof-of-Concept
und ROI

12

Best Fitting
IT Solution Provider

PERFORM
8

Mobilization,
Commitment &
First Skill Ups

9

Supplier
Onboarding &
Engagement

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10

IT / Technology
Leadership

11

Best Fitting
IT (AI-)Solutions

♞ Vision, Mission & Strategy People ▱ Process-Engineering & Organization ◎ Leadership, Culture, and Collaboration Technology, Data & Cloud
CXO QUESTION

How do we turn multiple initiatives into one manageable transformation journey?

Most organizations do not lack initiatives. They struggle with priorities, dependencies, unclear ownership, technology choices and benefit realization.

Where are we
today?

Maturity, capabilities, pain points and readiness.

Where do we want
to go?

Ambition, value contribution and target picture.

What matters first?

Hotspots, use cases and economic priorities.

How do we
implement?

Solutions, partners, governance and execution model.

How do we sustain
it?

Performance, operating model, skills and ecosystem.

THE TWIN-PRO LOGIC

Innovate → Perform → Grow

A management logic for moving from orientation to decision, from validation to scale and from implementation to lasting capability.

01 — INNOVATE

Create clarity and decision readiness: readiness, trends, ambition, hotspots, use cases, target architecture, roadmap and business case.

02 — PERFORM

Turn decisions into measurable implementation: mobilization, solution selection, provider matching, PoC, ROI and execution framework.

03 — GROW

Anchor transformation: performance management, operating model, skills, change, recruiting and ecosystem development.

20 BUILDING BLOCKS

Use what you need — not everything we have.

TWIN-PRO modules can be combined into targeted accelerators or a full transformation program.

Clarity & decision readiness

Readiness, ambition, hotspots, requirements, architecture and business case.

Mobilization & execution

Engagement, technology leadership, solution matching, PoC and execution framework.

Measurement & anchoring

ROI reporting, target operating model, skill-up, change and ecosystem.

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THE TWIN-PRO TOOLMAP

With TWIN-PRO ToolMap, IPG covers all relevant application areas and use cases for the digitalization of enterprise-wide value creation.

Example: ToolMap “Digtal Procurement” below

Transactional Champion
Category Efficiency Leader
Supplier & Supply Chain Tower
Lifecycle Sustainability Manager
Innovation Partner Manager

SC Planning & Forecasting

Solutions make supply chain planning more precise, agile and resilient — particularly in dynamic and volatile markets.

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)

Manage the complete supplier lifecycle from identification and qualification through performance and risk management to collaboration and offboarding. SRM also supports innovation, sustainability and governance.

Risk Management

Identify, assess and manage financial, operational, regulatory, geopolitical and ESG-related supplier and sourcing risks early and transparently.

Design-to-Source Automation

Digitally connect product development and design with strategic sourcing — including specifications, bills of materials, design data, development cycles and supplier integration.

Collaboration

Support more efficient, transparent and agile procurement collaboration between internal stakeholders and external suppliers.

Category Strategy & Scenario Development

Enable data-driven, agile and forward-looking category strategies by combining market information, scenarios and strategic decision support.

Carbon Management

Capture, analyse and reduce corporate carbon emissions, including Scope 1, Scope 2 and especially Scope 3 emissions across the value chain.

Market Intelligence

Systematically source, analyse and use external market data such as prices, suppliers, cost structures, commodity developments and risks.

Data Analytics & Performance Management

Create transparency on historic, current and planned procurement data and enable evidence-based decisions at every level of the organization.

Interactive Learning

Modern, data-driven learning platforms support continuous capability development for procurement organizations.

B2B Marketplaces

Centralize internal demand and external supplier offerings while improving price transparency, transaction management, catalog management, purchasing and analytics.

Sourcing

Digitize procurement processes from demand identification and RFx creation through to supplier selection — covering strategic and tactical sourcing.

Source-to-Contract

Automate upstream procurement from strategic demand through supplier selection and negotiation to contracting and contract execution.

OneHUB Ecosystem

Comprehensive, integrated software platforms for end-to-end procurement processes.

Multidomain MDM / iPaaS

Connect applications, data sources, systems and services while centrally governing master data across multiple domains.

Procure-to-Pay

Automate and digitize the procurement process from demand through ordering and goods receipt to invoice processing and payment.

Negotiations

Support strategic supplier negotiations up to increasingly automated or autonomous negotiation processes.

Source-to-Pay

Integrated suites combine sourcing, spend analytics, contract management, supplier information, risk and performance management and Procure-to-Pay.

Contract Management

Support creation, execution, monitoring and optimization of supplier contracts, strengthen compliance, reduce risk and improve value over the contract lifecycle.

AP Automation / Automated Invoicing

Automate invoice processing and payment within Accounts Payable, replacing manual paper-based processes with digital workflows.

Transactional Champion
Category Efficiency Leader
Supplier & Supply Chain Tower
Lifecycle Sustainability Manager
Innovation Partner Manager
Source: IPG Research, PPE Benchmarking · PPE = Procurement Performance Excellence @ IPG
TWIN PRO & IPG DIGITAL

The blueprint defines the journey.
IPG Digital accelerates the decisions.

TWIN-PRO brings structure to transformation. IPG Digital brings data, market intelligence, AI and tool expertise to the critical choices inside that structure.

Hotspots

Business problems

Use cases

Digital opportunities

Requirements

Functional needs

Digital Tools

Best-fit tools

Solution
Providers

Best-fit partners

PoC & ROI

Validated value

START YOUR JOURNEY

Where should your transformation start?

You do not need to implement all 20 modules. We start with your business ambition, maturity and most important transformation challenge — and configure the TWIN-PRO Plan around what will create the greatest value.

Build your plan

Translate ambition into a focused, sequenced transformation roadmap.

Discuss your challenge

Identify the best starting point for your organization.

Accelerate execution

Move from priorities to validated solutions and measurable results.

Find the right path. Select the right tools. Accelerate execution.

Let’s explore how TWIN-PRO Plan & ToolMap can help your team focus the transformation, identify best-fit solutions and move from ambition to measurable implementation.

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