Volker Pfirsching
Volker is a pioneer in digital shift and has deep expertise in comprehensive and successful digital transformation.
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Areas of Focus
Education
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Volker A. Pfirsching is a Partner at Arthur D. Little based in Munich. He is a member of the Central European Management Board and heads the global Digital Competence Center.
As a thought leader in Digital Disruption, Volker is engaged in many large-scale transformation projects, touching business and technology alike. He is founder of the Arthur D. Little Digital Center of Excellence and organizer and facilitator of Arthur D. Little digital roundtables, bringing together top executives to exchange in digital challenges.
After his studies, Volker joined the company in 2002 and has been a Partner since 2012. He has led a large number of client projects in Europe and abroad, focusing on successful and holistic digital transformations covering all aspects from strategy, business, technology and the essential “human factor”.
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Beyond systems
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The AI-amplified telco
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11 technology trends for post-crisis success
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Achieving excellence in insurance claims management
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Unleashing innovation in IT
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Smart data management unlocks growth
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RPA: Robotic Process Automation
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The flywheel concept – A powerful foundation for a successful digital shift
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Implementing a digital shift
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Managing IT Value
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Executive Roundtable: Digitalization
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Managing IT Value
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CDO versus CIO –a non-zero-sum game
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How to scale your Agile right
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The digital (r)evolution of data models
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Executive Roundtable: Digitalization
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Setting objectives and measuring digitalization in Financial Services
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Digital Transformation
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The “Chief Digital Dilemma”
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The next act in cloud computing
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Forget Big Data – Value Data wins the battle!
Manage IT Value to Improve
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‘Triangulate‘ your IT for Business Value
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Volker A. Pfirsching is a Partner at Arthur D. Little based in Munich. He is a member of the Central European Management Board and heads the global Digital Competence Center.
As a thought leader in Digital Disruption, Volker is engaged in many large-scale transformation projects, touching business and technology alike. He is founder of the Arthur D. Little Digital Center of Excellence and organizer and facilitator of Arthur D. Little digital roundtables, bringing together top executives to exchange in digital challenges.
After his studies, Volker joined the company in 2002 and has been a Partner since 2012. He has led a large number of client projects in Europe and abroad, focusing on successful and holistic digital transformations covering all aspects from strategy, business, technology and the essential “human factor”.
![Beyond systems](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_Beyond,P20Systems_image_600x375.jpg,qitok=dGuCcEq4.pagespeed.ce.o4beT-yqSr.jpg)
Beyond systems
![The AI-amplified telco](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_The,P20AI-amplified_image_600x375.jpg,qitok=0IUNHyRA.pagespeed.ce.-i8UYi6Mi9.jpg)
The AI-amplified telco
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/reports/ADL_Technology_trends_post_crisis_web_wide.jpg,qitok=GJMsnd25.pagespeed.ce.h6X8aGXPO1.jpg)
11 technology trends for post-crisis success
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_Achieving%20excellence%20insurance_web_wide_0.jpg?itok=ZyF88Xmh)
Achieving excellence in insurance claims management
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_Unleashing_innovation_in_IT_web_wide.jpg,qitok=vSWVQbh5.pagespeed.ce.eH82T2zDzU.jpg)
Unleashing innovation in IT
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_Smart_data_management_web_wide.jpg?itok=lplwKWE2)
Smart data management unlocks growth
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/adobestock_117930630-min.jpeg,qitok=tqxyzKbK.pagespeed.ce.NF_5S1XDY8.jpg)
RPA: Robotic Process Automation
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/adl_the_flywheel_concept_-_a_powerful_foundation_for_a_successful_digital_shift_cover_picture.jpg?itok=GgI0KLUW)
The flywheel concept – A powerful foundation for a successful digital shift
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/prism/digital_shift_hr_image.jpg?itok=GM0O_1Kq)
Implementing a digital shift
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/537331500_istock_programming_code_abstract_technology_background_0.jpg?itok=Qy6_n-gX)
Managing IT Value
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/istock-667273654_artificial_intelligence_technology_reduced-min.jpg?itok=xwhbmhMM)
Executive Roundtable: Digitalization
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/537331500_istock_programming_code_abstract_technology_background.jpg?itok=kv1_13BH)
Managing IT Value
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CDO versus CIO –a non-zero-sum game
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/istock-499257721howtoscaleagile.jpg?itok=k-GX_KiS)
How to scale your Agile right
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/istock-823686906_woman_touching_a_global_network_connection_licence_standard.jpg?itok=IjCUwXr1)
The digital (r)evolution of data models
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/page_1_-_header.jpg?itok=1J-6p0s-)
Executive Roundtable: Digitalization
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/digital-oragnization-540_02.jpg?itok=oSxYceLZ)
Setting objectives and measuring digitalization in Financial Services
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/digital-transformation.jpg,qitok=c2WoeAZo.pagespeed.ce.05nSmyeMGG.jpg)
Digital Transformation
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/Digital_Dilemma_169_0.jpg?itok=vSJlCD1c)
The “Chief Digital Dilemma”
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/prism/dreamstime_6909628_resultat.jpg,qitok=hWp683q6.pagespeed.ce.mxcrpPXrQN.jpg)
The next act in cloud computing
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/Forget-Big-Data-169_0.jpg,qitok=7ixyl-Ay.pagespeed.ce.oAG-lINSi4.jpg)
Forget Big Data – Value Data wins the battle!
Manage IT Value to Improve
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/triangualte169_1.jpg?itok=WzmqqEID)
‘Triangulate‘ your IT for Business Value
More About Volker
- University of RegensburgDiplom-Wirtschaftsinformatiker (Business Information Systems)
- University of RegensburgGraduate of Intercultural Negotiations