What Integrated Consulting Group does

Integrated Consulting Group (ICG) is a private European management consulting firm headquartered in Graz, Austria, with operating subsidiaries across 12 countries including Romania, Hungary, Finland, Czech Republic, and Slovakia. The firm was founded in 1983 as Infora by university assistants Manfred Höfler and Norbert Herbst, rebranded to ICG in 2010, and operates under a distinctive governance model in which more than 30 experienced practitioners are shareholders of the holding company with entrepreneurial autonomy, connected through holacracy-like rules and shared values. The firm employs approximately 140 consultants across Europe.

ICG delivers four core service lines — Change & Transformation, Innovation, Leadership & Coaching, and Agile & Lean Organizations — built on proprietary methodologies including Design Thinking, Lean Startup, Agile, TRIZ, and the Rapid Innovation Teams framework, supported by a content library of over 100 innovation tools. The firm serves enterprise customers across automotive, manufacturing, aerospace, energy, financial services, telecommunications, technology, and healthcare, with named logos including Daimler, Volkswagen, Porsche, Siemens, Lufthansa, OMV Petrom, Orange, and Boehringer Ingelheim.

The business model combines high-touch enterprise consulting engagements with freemium webinars, paid per-seat workshops (€249–€299 per participant), in-house training programs, and published content including books and a podcast. Cross-border delivery is enabled through alliances with Schaffer Consulting (US), Innova Management Institute (China), Rijnconsult (Netherlands), and change factory (Germany), while digital transformation capability was added in 2018 through the dignit partnership. Revenue, funding, and detailed financials are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Integrated Consulting Group

Legal name

ICG Integrated Consulting Group SRL

Website

https://integratedconsulting.ro

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ICG is a private European management consulting firm, headquartered in Graz, Austria, with ~140 consultants across 12 countries delivering change management, innovation, leadership, and agile transformation services to large enterprise clients via proprietary methodologies and cross-border alliances.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Innovation, Product & R&D Consulting (BPAHACAM), Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB), Human Capital & Workforce Transformation Consulting (BPAHACAE)

Keywords

• Management consulting services
• Organizational change management
• Innovation methodology consulting
• Leadership development services
• Agile transformation consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Bucharest

HQ country

Romania

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Management Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for change management, innovation, leadership, and organizational transformation. Engages directly with executives and employees to develop sustainable transformation processes.
2. Training Programs and Seminars: Open enrollment seminars and in-house training programs on Design Thinking, Agile, Lean Startup, and other innovation methodologies. Free webinars and paid workshops.
3. Workshop Facilitation: Webinar, workshop, and project guidance services for organizations implementing innovation design projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Integrated Consulting Group is a Vienna-headquartered European management consulting firm operating since 1983 with ~140 consultants across 12 countries. It sells management consulting services across four core practices: Change & Transformation, Innovation, Leadership & Coaching, and Agile & Lean Organizations, using proprietary methodologies such as Design Thinking, Lean Startup, TRIZ, Agile, Lean, and KATA to help enterprises adapt, innovate, and scale.

Product overview

ICG Integrated Consulting Group is a European consulting firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of consulting services and training programs focused on organizational change, innovation, and leadership development. The core offerings include Change & Transformation, Innovation, Leadership & Coaching, and Agile & Lean Organizations consulting services. The company's service delivery is structured around various methodologies including Design Thinking, Lean Startup, Agile, TRIZ, and Rapid Innovation Teams. ICG also provides specialized training programs (Innovation Master Class, Leadership Lab, various seminars), assessment tools (Change Readiness Index), and publications (Designing Design Thinking book in Romanian, Change That Works book). The firm operates across 12 European countries with over 140 consultants and emphasizes combining state-of-the-art expertise with systemic social competence for sustainable transformation processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Change & Transformation Consulting Core consulting practice helping enterprises design and execute organization-wide change, transformation programs, and adaptation initiatives.
• Innovation Consulting Core consulting practice helping enterprises build innovation capabilities, structures, and culture across the organization.
• Leadership & Coaching Core consulting practice delivering executive leadership development, culture transformation, and individual coaching engagements.
• Agile & Lean Organizations Core consulting practice helping organizations adopt Agile and Lean operating models, ways of working, and structural redesign.
• Design Thinking Consulting Named consulting offering applying Design Thinking methodology to help organizations develop innovative solutions and customer-centric products.
• Lean Startup Consulting Named consulting offering applying Lean Startup methodology to enable rapid experimentation, validated learning, and new venture creation within enterprises.
• Rapid Innovation Teams Named consulting offering that sets up rapid innovation teams within enterprises to accelerate idea-to-market cycles.
• Innovation Accelerator Program Named consulting offering structured to accelerate innovation capacity and outcomes within client organizations.
• Creative Problem Solving Named consulting offering applying creative problem-solving techniques to complex organizational and business challenges.
• TRIZ - Inventive Problem Solving Named consulting offering applying TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) methodology to resolve technical and business contradictions.
• Change Readiness Index Assessment instrument used to evaluate an organization's readiness for change and identify transformation priorities.
• Disrupt Your Business Executive Seminar Two-day intensive executive seminar (priced at approximately €3,000 per participant) teaching executives how to disrupt their own business before competitors do.
• Innovation Master Class Training Flagship training program teaching participants ICG's innovation methodologies and frameworks.
• Leadership Lab Training program focused on developing leadership capabilities through hands-on lab-style learning.
• Coaching for Solutions Named coaching offering providing solution-focused coaching for leaders and teams.
• Boosting Digital Fitness Named consulting offering designed to strengthen organizations' digital capabilities and adaptability.
• Become a More Agile Organization Named consulting offering helping organizations move toward greater agility across teams and operations.
• Leadership in the Age of Agility Named consulting offering addressing leadership challenges in organizations transitioning to Agile operating models.
• KATA Leadership Named consulting offering applying the KATA methodology for continuous improvement and leadership development.
• Leading Change Named consulting offering supporting leaders in driving and sustaining organizational change.
• Staying Healthy as a Leader Named consulting offering supporting leaders' well-being, resilience, and sustainable leadership performance.
• Public Seminars & Webinars Open-enrollment seminars and webinars covering topics such as Design Thinking, Lean Startup, and Innovation methodologies, including free on-demand and live webinar offerings.
• Flagship In-House Programs Customized in-house training programs delivered at client sites, built around ICG's core methodologies and tailored to organizational needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Results delivered in 100 days through Rapid Innovation Teams methodology
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Schaffer ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017US-based consulting firm and pioneers of the Rapid Results method. Schaffer has been helping organizations accelerate progress on their most important financial and strategic goals for over 55 years. Provides global consulting services for transformation efforts.
• RijnconsultminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Netherlands-based consulting partner for global players requiring professional consulting services from a single source.
• Innova Management InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003China-based consulting and training company founded in 2003 by Dr. Laurenz Awater. Multinational team of 12 partners and associates helping companies achieve full potential in leadership, change, innovation, strategy development and project management.
• change factorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman strategic alliance partner with over 20 years of practical experience in consulting, training, services and industry. Around 40 employees. Combines hard business management methods with soft psychological methods for effective, sustainable change.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Innosight: Founded by Clayton Christensen, Innosight is a pure-play innovation and growth strategy consulting firm focused on helping enterprises build innovation capabilities — directly comparable to ICG's Innovation, Design Thinking, and Lean Startup service lines.
• IDEO: Pioneer of the human-centered Design Thinking methodology with which ICG aligns; IDEO similarly helps large enterprises apply Design Thinking across innovation pipelines, organizational transformation, and capability building.
• Implement Consulting Group: Nordic-origin European consulting boutique specializing in transformation, change management, and operational improvement; operates a similar partnership-led model across Northern Europe and competes head-to-head in the same delivery niche.
• Schaffer Consulting: US-based strategic partner of ICG and pioneer of the Rapid Results method; competes in the same rapid-transformation and leadership acceleration space, particularly serving large multinational clients on change execution.
• Rijnconsult: Netherlands-based strategic partner of ICG offering professional consulting for organizational development, strategy, and operational excellence; offers a comparable mid-sized European boutique alternative.
• change factory: German strategic alliance partner of ICG with 20+ years of consulting experience in change management, training, and transformation — operates a similar boutique scale and methodology stack across DACH.

Broad incumbents

• PA Consulting: Global consulting firm operating in innovation, transformation, and organizational change — a broader incumbent that overlaps with ICG's Innovation, Agile, and Change & Transformation practices while serving wider industry and technology engagements.
• Bain & Company: Global strategy consulting major with an established Transformation, Innovation, and Organization practice; competes with ICG for the same enterprise change and innovation mandates, particularly from automotive and industrial clients in Europe.
• Roland Berger: European-headquartered strategy and transformation consultancy with deep German and CEE relationships — its Operations Strategy and Organization practices compete most directly for ICG's enterprise clients across automotive and manufacturing.
• McKinsey & Company: Global management consulting leader with deep Organizational Practice and a dedicated McKinsey Design and McKinsey Digital offering; competes with ICG for top-tier European enterprise change and transformation engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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