Werner Raunau

Background

About Werner Raunau

I am happy to be a member of the Travelers FinOps family.Prior to Travelers, I have spent over 20 years working at Nestle building a career in data center and cloud operations. During this time I held leadership positions in a variety of IT areas including SAP Basis, UNIX & Storage, and Vendor Management. As a FinOps certified practitioner, I was responsible for giving transparency to the Azure cloud spend.Until September 2001 I was SAP Basis consultant with Deloitte Consulting. Doing things right the first time, a strong sense of ownership, and pride in the quality of my work have become the guiding principles for my way of working.My education and training as a scientist instilled in me the analytical capabilities, detail orientation, curiosity, and a passion for learning that influenced me throughout my professional life. My science background also provided me with the teamwork and communication skills required in today's diverse corporate environments.In my pastime I enjoy fixing what is broken and putting existing things back to good use.Meaning of life - Life is short. It is our own responsibility to define our purposeScientific approach - Curious, analytical, systematic, open to being wrong, resourceful, breaking down complicated matters, defining problem statements clearly, making little assumptionsRocket science - There is no such thing. Even rocket science is not rocket scienceProblem statements - What cannot be defined cannot be fixed. To resolve a problem, one must understand the problemZero-sum mindset - Must be avoided. Problems can rarely be resolved with one-dimensional thinking.Shared value - A partnership or a business deal is only successful if shared value is created. Both parties need to “win”, there must be no losersTrust - Lack of trust leads to misunderstandings and deterioration of relationships. Trust is a prerequisite for an open discussion about issues. Trust takes time to build and is lost quicklyOpen-mindedness - Without the ability to openly discuss the facts there will be no progressAssumptions - There is less obvious than we think. Especially in diverse teams there can be different understandings and what is obvious to one may not be obvious to the other"What is to be done?"- One of the most fundamental questions at work and in everyday life. It is mandatory to have a goal, objective, or project. “What shall I do?” really is “What shall I do (to achieve what)?” There cannot be a meaningful action without an objective