What BPS does

BPS (bps business process solutions GmbH) is a Hamburg-based management consulting firm founded in 2002 that specializes in business process management (BPM), IT management, and organizational transformation. The firm serves enterprise and mid-market clients in the DACH region, primarily Germany, helping them navigate digital transformation, process digitization, and complex change projects. Leadership consists of Managing Directors Lars von Thienen (responsible for consulting quality and resource management) and Mark Reinhardt (operational transformation and large complex project delivery), alongside co-founder and Prokurist Prof. Dr. Arno Müller who maintains academic partnerships with Hamburg-area universities and conducts proprietary research projects.

The firm's core intellectual property is a set of five integrated consulting methodologies: Digineering (a framework for digitizing business processes using bots, AI, and SaaS within a Digital Operating Model), Prozesse (er)leben (customized BPM method development based on established standards), Der Weg zum digitalen Arbeitsplatz (digital workplace transformation), IT mit Zukunft (IT operating model design with task distribution across business units, IT, and external partners), and the Transition Playbook (structured change management using the Responsibility & Task Transfer / RTT approach with concrete milestones and audit-ready business continuity). These are advisory and implementation services rather than packaged software products.

BPS operates a professional services revenue model with quote-based pricing tailored to individual client requirements, multi-year contract cadence, and direct sales-led consulting engagement as the primary distribution channel. The company is privately held and founder-owned, with no external PE/VC backing disclosed beyond a single nominal relationship with Integral Corporation recorded in 2009. Marketing is conducted primarily through the corporate website (bps.de), and the firm serves a horizontal segmentation of enterprise and mid-market organizations across the DACH region.

Name

BPS

Legal name

bps business process solutions GmbH

Website

https://bps.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BPS is a Hamburg-based management consulting firm founded in 2002 that provides business process management, IT operating model design, and digital transformation services to enterprise and mid-market clients in the DACH region via five proprietary methodologies including Digineering and Transition Playbook.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital & Technology Transformation Consulting (BPAHACAH), Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD), ERP, CRM & Enterprise Applications Consulting (BPAHAEAI)

Keywords

• Management Consulting
• Business Process Management
• Digital Transformation
• IT Management Consulting
• Organizational Change Management

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: BPS generates revenue through professional consulting engagements, offering individualized services from proposal through sustainable implementation of change. Services span strategic alignment, process management, technical implementation, and change acceptance management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

bps business process solutions GmbH is a Hamburg-based management and IT consulting firm that advises enterprise and mid-market clients on complex transformation projects. Its core offering comprises five integrated consulting service lines: Digineering for digitizing business processes, Prozesse (er)leben for customized BPM methods, Der Weg zum digitalen Arbeitsplatz for digital workplace transformation, IT mit Zukunft for designing future-ready IT operating models, and Transition Playbook for structured change management using a Responsibility & Task Transfer (RTT) approach. Services are sold as individually scoped consulting engagements rather than as packaged software products.

Product overview

BPS (business process solutions GmbH) is a consulting services company offering a portfolio of five integrated consulting service offerings centered on business transformation and digitalization. The core methodology, Digineering, combines AI, Bots, and SaaS technologies for business process digitization. Supporting services include Prozesse (er)leben for BPM optimization, Der Weg zum digitalen Arbeitsplatz for digital workplace transformation, IT mit Zukunft for IT operating model design, and Transition Playbook for structured change management. These services are delivered as advisory and implementation consulting rather than standalone software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digineering Methodological consulting service for business process digitization that combines Bots, AI, and SaaS technologies to implement digitized business processes and optimize customer experiences within a Digital Operating Model. Targeted at organizations seeking to digitalize their business processes.
• Prozesse (er)leben (Process Experience) Process management optimization service that develops customized BPM (Business Process Management) method sets based on established standards, enabling organizations to digitize, optimize, and operate processes effectively.
• Der Weg zum digitalen Arbeitsplatz (Digital Workplace) Digital transformation service for the workplace that introduces Digital Work based on specific employee needs, enabling holistic transformation of work methods and collaboration through efficient digital tools.
• IT mit Zukunft (IT with Future) IT organization development service that designs new operating models for future-ready IT, establishing processes and organization for operating digital systems, including task distribution between business units, IT, and external partners.
• Transition Playbook Structured change management and transformation execution methodology featuring the Responsibility & Task Transfer (RTT) approach with concrete milestones and checkpoints, ensuring systematic and audit-ready transformation with business continuity.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hamburg Universities and Research InstitutionscoreOthersProfessor Dr. Arno Müller, co-founder and proxy, maintains close relationships with numerous universities and conducts own research projects, providing access to latest scientific findings for client projects.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BearingPoint: European management and technology consultancy with strong DACH presence, offering end-to-end transformation, process redesign, and digital strategy services that closely overlap with BPS's portfolio.
• MHP - A Porsche Company: German process and digital-transformation consultancy focused on operational excellence, IT strategy, and end-to-end transformation for industrial and enterprise clients - directly comparable service mix to BPS.
• Porsche Consulting: German strategy and process consultancy with deep expertise in operational excellence, digital transformation, and organizational change, serving similar enterprise clients across DACH.
• Detecon: German-origin management and technology consultancy combining strategy, digital, and ICT services, with a process and transformation offering directly comparable to BPS's portfolio.
• Senacor Technologies: German digital and IT consultancy focused on large-scale transformation, digital platforms, and process redesign for DAX-level clients - comparable delivery model and target market to BPS.
• adesso: German IT and digital consultancy with strong DACH footprint, combining industry-specific consulting, process digitization, and custom software services comparable to BPS's end-to-end transformation offering.
• Lufthansa Industry Solutions: German IT and process consultancy delivering digital transformation, process optimization, and IT operating-model design for DACH enterprises - a comparable service mix and customer profile to BPS.

Broad incumbents

• Roland Berger: Major German-origin management consultancy with a broad transformation, operations, and digital practice that competes for the same enterprise and mid-market transformation mandates as BPS.
• Capgemini Invent: Global digital transformation and management consulting arm of Capgemini, competing for the same enterprise transformation mandates as BPS but with much larger delivery capacity and broader reach.

Emerging players

• Signavio (SAP): BPM software vendor (now part of SAP) that overlaps with BPS's process-management consulting, often used as a tooling partner in BPM transformations similar to those BPS delivers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bps-business-process-solutions-gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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