Technology Strategy & Roadmaps
Prioritize investments and define a practical direction based on your business goals, budget, and the people who will use the technology.
Technology Leadership & Strategy
Experienced Technology Leadership. When You Need It.
Get the benefit of senior technology leadership without hiring a full-time CIO or CTO. Orchard 9 helps small and growing businesses choose the right technology, plan investments, manage initiatives, and turn decisions into practical results.
Hands-on technology help for small businesses in Greater NYC.
Credentials & Professional Learning
Scrum.org
AWS Training and Certification
Hybris
Scaled Agile, Inc.
Scaled Agile, Inc.
Experience Built with Global Industry Leaders
Bernhard brings more than two decades of experience in project delivery, product strategy, technology consulting, and leadership. He has worked for each of the companies below throughout his career, building the experience and judgment he brings to Orchard 9 today.
Bernhard founded Orchard 9 to make experienced technology guidance and implementation useful to businesses of all sizes. Clients work directly with Bernhard to connect business objectives with technology decisions. His experience in product management, leadership of complex initiatives, platform evaluation, and investment planning helps turn business priorities into a clear, practical direction.
Porsche
One of the world’s most prestigious sports car manufacturers. Porsche is synonymous with German engineering excellence, performance, and innovation.
Mercedes-Benz
A global leader in luxury automobiles. Its reputation spans more than a century of automotive engineering and technological innovation.
Bosch
One of the world’s largest engineering and technology companies, with more than 400,000 employees worldwide. Its major operations span automotive, industrial, and consumer technologies.
Bertelsmann
One of Europe’s largest international media and services groups. Its businesses include Penguin Random House, RTL Group, BMG, and Arvato.
Gartner
One of the world’s leading technology research and advisory firms. Gartner provides strategic insights to business and technology leaders worldwide.
Wolters Kluwer
A global leader in professional information, software, and technology solutions. Its expertise spans healthcare, legal, finance, tax, and regulatory markets.
L’Oréal
The world’s largest beauty company. L’Oréal combines a global portfolio of brands with extensive research, innovation, and digital capabilities.
Benjamin Moore
One of North America’s most established premium paint and coatings brands. It is recognized for product quality, color innovation, and its independent retail network.
Good Technology Decisions Don't Require a Full-Time Executive.
When technology becomes harder to manage, you need someone who can connect the business priorities with the choices ahead.
01Too many disconnected software tools.
02Difficulty evaluating vendors and competing solutions.
03Technology spending without a clear strategy.
04Projects that lack experienced leadership.
05Uncertainty about where AI and automation actually add value.
06Growing operational complexity without in-house technology leadership.
The Right Technology. A Clear Direction.
Platform & Vendor Selection
Evaluate software, services, costs, integration requirements, and long-term suitability before committing to a platform or supplier.
Fractional CIO/CTO Leadership
Get ongoing technology guidance, decision support, and coordination without a full-time executive commitment.
Project & Delivery Leadership
Translate business requirements into actionable initiatives, coordinate specialists, and maintain delivery oversight.
AI & Automation Strategy
Identify realistic opportunities to reduce effort, improve workflows, and support employees, with clear priorities and appropriate human review.
Business Systems & Integration Planning
Build a cohesive approach across websites, CRM, ERP, marketing, and operations, with a clear plan for how information should move.
The Right Level of Involvement.
A focused advisory engagement, leadership for a defined initiative, or ongoing fractional support. The involvement fits your needs; a long-term contract is not required.
Focused Technology Advisory
A specific technology decision, assessment, vendor comparison, or roadmap. Get experienced input on the question in front of you.
Project Technology Leadership
Experienced leadership and coordination for a defined technology initiative, from business requirements through delivery and adoption.
Ongoing Fractional CIO/CTO
A continuing relationship providing technology direction, prioritization, and management support as your business and needs evolve.
Advice Is Only Valuable When It Leads Somewhere.
Senior technology judgment and hands-on implementation belong together. Bernhard implements many solutions directly and coordinates specialists when the work needs additional depth. You have one point of contact, with clear responsibilities and recommendations independent of any single platform.
Business understanding and implementation
Technology strategy and selection, initiative leadership, websites and marketing systems, business software, practical AI, automation, integrations, custom tools, and delivery coordination. We stay involved beyond the recommendation.
Design expertise when it matters
External specialists can support premium visual design, branding, sophisticated user experience, and design-led websites. We bring them in to fit the work.
Depth for demanding applications
Specialist collaborators can support complex architecture, data platforms, advanced AI, and larger custom systems. Their role and contributions are made clear for each engagement.
Implementation includes guidance, training, and adoption support. Website maintenance, system improvements, search visibility, and ongoing technical support can follow when they are useful to your business. The work continues after launch.
Understand
Talk through how your business works, what feels difficult, and what you want to improve.
Recommend
Choose an approach that fits the need, the people using it, and the budget.
Build or Configure
Implement the solution, connect the necessary tools, and test it with real work.
Make It Work
Help people use it confidently, then support and improve it as your needs change.
Zoho PartnerImplementation, customization, and practical adoption support.You can also engage Orchard 9 directly for a website, business system, automation, or custom tool. An advisory engagement is not a prerequisite for implementation.
Explore digital solutions →Authored Framework · Bernhard Boennemann
The SHAPE Framework
Human-Led, AI-Assisted Product Engineering
An original framework for developing software through rapid AI-assisted implementation, human review, iterative improvement, and sound engineering judgment.
Functioning software becomes the primary review artifact. People review working behavior, guide the next iteration, and retain product ownership, supported by current-state specifications and engineering standards.
Read the original SHAPE publication ↗
Case Study / IBIS Group USA
One Business Strategy. Multiple Connected Technology Decisions.
This case study shows how Orchard 9 combines technology leadership and hands-on implementation for IBIS Group USA. Technology decisions, marketing architecture, a custom bilingual website, campaign automation, and an evolving Odoo business platform support the same commercial direction. The case study distinguishes implemented functionality, reviewed development, and planned or unverified rollout.
IBIS Digital Ecosystem
Flagship Project · IBIS Group USATechnology leadership and practical implementation follow one commercial strategy: a custom bilingual website, tailored marketing automation, and the evolving Odoo business platform. Explore the architecture and the implementation status of each part.
View the project ↗Let’s Make Technology Work for Your Business.
One decision, a defined project, or ongoing leadership. Tell us where you need experienced help.
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Focused projects and ongoing partnerships. Greater NYC and beyond.