More than IT - Consulting with Vision
Interview with Erik Reuß, Managing Director of PLS Management GmbH
In an increasingly digitized world, it is not enough to view IT merely as a supportive function within a company. Modern business processes, new market requirements, and technological innovations require a more comprehensive understanding. This is where holistic IT consulting comes in: it considers not only individual IT systems but the entire interplay of technology, business processes, organization, and people - an approach also represented by PLS Management GmbH.
PLS Management stands for 'IT consulting that thinks ahead, provides clarity, and delivers quick results'. Behind this promise are 40 employees, supported by external specialists, and 25 years of market experience.
More than just technology
Erik Reuß founded PLS Management GmbH in April 2021; however, the company's roots date back to the year 2000. "I worked for many years for the predecessor company, PLS AG," says Erik Reuß. "When the owner retired, I took over the operational business and merged it with PLS GmbH; for both companies, the focus has always been on consulting services around business management topics." The focus has not changed to this day. PLS Management acts as an independent, neutral business consultancy and does not see itself as just a technical consultant, as Erik Reuß emphasizes. "Our approach is holistic consulting; we don't think of IT in isolation, but as an enabler for business, processes, and employees. There are three categories of companies in the market. The classic technical consultants and the large, well-known business consultancies; we are positioned in the middle."
Against the trend and different from others
The portfolio includes the three pillars of Infrastructure, Enterprise Service Management, and Security, as well as sourcing for these areas. With this, PLS Management serves medium-sized customers throughout Germany from the Healthcare, Private, and Public sectors; with 70% of the business coming from the Healthcare sector. The holistic approach is well-received by clients – in recent years, PLS Management has grown by 20% annually, developing contrary to the trend. "Studies show that industry revenues are declining and companies are looking forward skeptically," says Erik Reuß. "This does not apply to us. We diversified in time and distinguish ourselves from the market with our holistic philosophy. We do not focus solely on technology, but care about the surrounding issues, analyze processes, ensure that technically specified projects also make business sense, and take over the complete integration of a project into an organization. For us, there are no prefabricated consulting products; we always orient ourselves towards the best possible approach." With this concept, PLS Management aims to continue organic growth while remaining neutral and independent.