Hogwart
The Change Management Experts

For more than two decades, Hogwart has guided organizations through complex change management. From navigating technological and regulatory shifts to enhancing organizational performance, it enables organizations to adapt, evolve and stay competitive. Its integrated approach combines consulting, process re-engineering and technology implementation to deliver measurable improvements across business processes, IT governance and mainframe modernization.

Its strength lies in a multidisciplinary team of senior consultants with deep expertise in business process management, IT governance, service management and application lifecycle modernization. Each brings hands-on experience across industries such as finance, insurance, higher education, retail and media, supported by certifications in ITIL, DevOps and PMI.

The firm holds ISO 9001 certification and applies these frameworks to ensure consistent governance and measurable performance. Aligned with the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), its consultants combine regulatory understanding with technical depth to deliver compliance-ready solutions for financial and insurance institutions. A strong culture of continuous learning keeps the team adaptive and precise from design to delivery.

This results-driven mindset has earned Hogwart lasting credibility and partnerships built on reliable performance.

“We see every project as an opportunity to strengthen that trust,” says David Cacioli, co-founder and managing partner. “Most of our new engagements come from satisfied clients who value our rigor and ability to drive change that makes a real difference.”
His philosophy, shared across the firm, centers on doing the right project at the right time and delivering outcomes that create tangible value. Each initiative is approached with full focus and care, guided by a belief in ‘rigorous simplicity’ in project management.

Driving Organizational Agility and Performance

Hogwart begins each engagement with a clear assessment of the current state to identify performance barriers. It works closely with leadership teams to reshape organizational structures, align operations with strategy and establish decision-making models that produce measurable outcomes.

“The key to every successful project is communication,” says Gian Paolo Leghissa, co-founder and managing partner. “Our consultants work as one team, aligned internally and with the client, to make sure everyone shares the same goals and methods from start to finish.”

A defining strength of Hogwart’s model is its vendor independence. Acting as strategic advisors rather than product resellers, its consultants work across diverse platform ecosystems to tailor solutions precisely to each technology landscape. This flexibility ensures every engagement is designed around outcomes, not tools, enabling transparent, sustainable progress.

The collaborative, adaptable mindset extends across all services. In business process management, Hogwart defines the path from “as-is” to “to-be” performance, enabling teams to streamline workflows and strengthen agility.

In IT governance, it improves accountability and decision-making by aligning operations with ITIL and enterprise service management standards. By integrating monitoring and discovery platforms, the firm creates unified, data-driven environments that enhance efficiency and reliability.

This approach proved transformative for a major European university, where Hogwart redesigned the institution’s service management operating model. Beginning with an ITIL maturity assessment, the team implemented a student-first service catalog that streamlined requests, scheduling and administrative workflows for more than 250,000 active users. Success led to expansion across HR, logistics and operations, creating a unified, campus-wide system.

Modernizing Systems without Disruption

In change management and mainframe modernization, Hogwart is known for enabling coexistence between legacy and modern systems. It helps organizations integrate CI/CD pipelines and transition workloads to open or cloud-based environments while maintaining the stability of core mainframes. This balance between innovation and continuity ensures modernization occurs seamlessly, without operational disruption.

One leading European insurer relied on Hogwart to manage a phased migration from mainframe to open and cloud-based systems while preserving full business continuity. Hogwart also supported a major financial institution in updating core mainframe applications—introducing new development languages and toolchains while retaining infrastructure reliability. Each project illustrates the firm’s ability to align modernization with business goals while minimizing risk.

As it expands its European footprint through new partnerships and focused outreach, Hogwart continues to build on its foundation to help organizations evolve with confidence.