2BCS AG digitalization experts

What 2BCS AG digitalization experts does

2BCS AG is an independent Swiss IT consulting firm founded in 2006 as a spin-off of the University of St. Gallen (HSG), specializing in vendor-neutral ERP, CRM, and MES evaluation and implementation for medium-sized industrial and trading companies. The firm is headquartered in Glattbrugg (Zurich) with a second office in St. Gallen and serves roughly 40 clients per year, with a cumulative base of over 300 enterprises across Switzerland, southern Germany, and Austria — including named clients such as Doppelmayr Garaventa, Victorinox, Maxon Motor, Emhart Glass, ZwickRoell, Sauter Group, Bachmann Electronic, RAMSEIER Suisse, and SKAN Group.

The company's core offering is professional services across five practice areas: ERP evaluation and implementation, CRM consulting, MES evaluation and implementation, digitalization strategy, and an Academy training program. Its technical differentiation rests on three proprietary assets: the Phase 0 pre-implementation preparation methodology (designed to mitigate the schedule and cost overruns that plague ERP/CRM projects), the 2BCS Test Portal for ERP testing management, and a published two-layer IFS Permissions Manager methodology with defined role-count benchmarks. Engagement models are flexible — clients can retain 2BCS for full project leadership, steering committee participation, or as expert resources on defined work packages such as testing, risk management, or quality assurance.

2BCS generates revenue entirely through professional services fees negotiated per engagement, with no disclosed product/SaaS revenue, no reseller channel, and no external funding. The firm is privately held by CEO and majority shareholder Dr. Martin Brogli, with no institutional investors, no subsidiaries, and no public listing. Its go-to-market is sales-led, anchored on thought leadership — a content-rich blog, free Best-Practice seminars, a bi-monthly IFS webinar series with Purple Services AG, and event participation (IFS Connect Nordics 2026). NZZ has recognized 2BCS as the largest and most successful independent evaluation and implementation consulting firm in Switzerland.

Name

2BCS AG digitalization experts

Legal name

2BCS AG

Website

https://2bcs.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

2BCS AG is an independent Swiss consulting firm (HSG spin-off, founded 2006) providing vendor-neutral ERP, CRM, and MES evaluation and implementation services to medium-sized industrial and trading companies across Switzerland, southern Germany, and Austria.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Glattbrugg

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services (Evaluation, Implementation, Audit): Professional services revenue from independent consulting engagements covering ERP, CRM, and MES evaluation and implementation. Services are offered in three options: full project leadership, steering committee participation, or expert role (risk management, testing, training, quality assurance). Fees are negotiated per engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

2BCS AG is an independent consulting firm that helps medium-sized industrial and trading companies in Switzerland and the DACH region select and implement ERP, CRM, and MES software. Services span evaluation (vendor-neutral software selection from 1,800+ applications), implementation support (project leadership, steering committee, or expert roles), digitalization strategy and audits, the proprietary Phase 0 pre-implementation preparation phase, ERP testing using the proprietary 2BCS Test Portal, IFS permissions management, and Academy best-practice training seminars.

Product overview

2BCS AG is an independent consulting firm (not a software vendor) offering specialized consulting services for business and IT transformation. The company does not sell a unified software product but rather provides a portfolio of interconnected consulting services focused on ERP, CRM, and MES systems. Core offerings include evaluation services (helping clients select the right software), implementation support (project leadership, steering committee, or expert roles), digitalization strategy services, and specialized offerings like Phase 0 pre-implementation preparation and testing methodology. The company also maintains proprietary tools including the 2BCS Test Portal for testing projects. Services are delivered by experienced consultants with deep expertise in industrial and trading company processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ERP Evaluation Services Independent, vendor-neutral evaluation of ERP systems to identify the best solution for a client's requirements. Includes requirements definition, RFP creation, vendor workshops, and contract negotiations across 1,800+ applications and partners in the European market. Targeted at medium-sized and enterprise industrial and trading companies undertaking digital transformation.
• ERP Implementation Services Implementation support for ERP projects across SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, IFS, ProAlpha, Abas, and Infor solutions. Delivered through three engagement options: full project leadership, steering committee participation, or expert role for specific work packages (risk management, testing, training, quality assurance). Targeted at medium-sized and enterprise industrial and trading companies.
• CRM Consulting Services Comprehensive CRM consulting covering strategy development, situation assessment, target picture definition, requirements management, software evaluation, and program management. Targeted at commercial trading and industrial companies seeking to optimize customer relationship management and integrate CRM with ERP systems.
• MES Consulting Services Full-spectrum MES consulting from strategy development through software selection and evaluation to implementation of Manufacturing Execution Systems. Targeted at manufacturing companies with complex production processes in discrete manufacturing and process industries requiring high-detail planning, control, and monitoring.
• Digitalization Consulting Services Digital transformation consulting encompassing digitalization audit (using four maturity models), digitalization vision development, and digitalization roadmap creation. Helps industrial and trading companies establish an overview of their application landscape and chart a path for digital strategy.
• Phase 0 Methodology Proprietary preparatory phase between ERP/CRM evaluation and implementation that addresses common root causes of project delays and cost overruns. Phase 0 covers strategy alignment, business readiness, technical readiness, stakeholder communication, and business transformation planning before contractual commitments are made. Targeted at medium-sized and enterprise clients about to undergo ERP or CRM implementations across SAP, IFS, Microsoft, or Infor.
• ERP Testing Services ERP testing methodology and test management including functional tests, integration tests, and the use of the proprietary 2BCS Test Portal for comprehensive testing support during ERP implementations. Targeted at clients running ERP implementation projects who need structured testing to reduce go-live risk.
• Academy (Best-Practice Seminars) Best-practice seminars covering business software selection and implementation, providing practical knowledge and hands-on exercises for participants. Held in German as free half-day events at the Glattbrugg office (approximately 5\u20136 per year), also functioning as a top-of-funnel lead-generation channel. Targeted at prospective and current client teams building in-house digitalization capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 50 projects per year supported by a team of ~12 consultants plus freelancers
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Purple Services AGcoreGTM or Marketing Partner2BCS co-hosts a bi-monthly webinar series with Purple Services AG focused on IFS permissions management best practices. The series, running for over a year, covers topics such as permissions methodology, role structures, permissions testing, and IFS Cloud environment management. Purple Services also offers the IFS Permissions Manager tool which 2BCS references in their methodology content.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Scheer Group: DACH-headquartered independent management and IT consultancy with deep focus on business process management, ERP and digital transformation. Highly comparable to 2BCS in vendor-neutral positioning and mid-market industrial client base.
• msg group: Independent German IT consulting group specializing in ERP, finance, and insurance digitalization for mid-market and enterprise clients. Comparable as a vendor-spanning implementation partner competing for the same DACH mid-market projects.
• Senacor Technologies: German IT consultancy focused on core banking, ERP, and digital transformation for large and mid-sized enterprises. Overlapping positioning in evaluation and implementation advisory work, especially in the financial and industrial sectors.
• Q_PERIOR: European management and IT consultancy with strong DACH and Swiss presence, advising on digital transformation and core system implementations. Comparable customer base and consulting-style delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• BearingPoint: European-origin management and technology consultancy with deep DACH roots and significant ERP/digital transformation practice. Larger-scale incumbent competing for the same mid-market and enterprise evaluation and implementation mandates.
• Allgeier: German IT consulting and technology group offering enterprise software consulting, including ERP-related advisory, to mid-market and enterprise clients. A broader incumbent covering more service lines than 2BCS.
• Avanade: Global joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft focused on Microsoft ecosystem implementations, with significant DACH presence. Competes for Microsoft Dynamics evaluations and implementations that overlap with 2BCS's ERP practice.
• Capgemini Invent: Global system integrator and management consultancy with established Swiss and German offices pursuing digital transformation and ERP mandates. Larger-scale incumbent that competes for the same enterprise-tier evaluation and implementation work.
• Deloitte Consulting: Big 4 global consultancy with significant Swiss and DACH practices in ERP (SAP, Oracle, Workday) and digital transformation. Competes for larger enterprise transformation mandates that occasionally draw 2BCS mid-market clients upward.

Emerging players

• PRODYNA: Smaller German-headquartered IT consultancy with cloud and enterprise application focus. Adjacent competitor for some digitalization and ERP-adjacent mandates, but smaller and less ERP-pure than 2BCS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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