CSP

What CSP does

CSP AG Competence Solutions Projects is a Swiss management and IT consulting firm founded in 1997 and headquartered in St. Gallen. The firm operates from four Swiss offices (St. Gallen, Zürich, Bern, Basel) and has grown to approximately 65 employees over roughly 28 years without external fundraising. CSP's service offering is structured around a transformation framework covering three integrated dimensions — technology, organization and culture — and is delivered as project-based, time-and-materials or fixed-fee professional services, with public-sector mandates procured via GATT/WTO-compliant tenders.

The company serves primarily Swiss public administration (federal, cantonal, municipal), healthcare providers (e.g., Insel Gruppe, Hirslanden, Kantonsspital St.Gallen, Universitätsspital Zürich, BAG), energy utilities (IWB, BKW, SN Energie), justice-sector institutions (e.g., Kantonsgericht Luzern), social organizations and selected private enterprises (Swiss Re, Raiffeisen Schweiz, Johnson Electric, Die Schweizerische Post). CSP holds ISO 27001 for its internal ISMS and staffs engagements with credentialed specialists (e.g., CISSP/CISM/CRISC holders, lic.oec. HSG, lic.iur. HSG). Its proprietary frameworks include the CSPstars guided self-organization model, the BEKJ Readiness-Check (digital legal communications), SD Vista360 (social-services assessment), and P(P)M-Rating (project portfolio management maturity).

CSP monetizes services either through long-term framework agreements or per-assignment engagements, with limited pricing transparency — one disclosed entry point is SD Vista360 starting at approximately CHF 8,000. Go-to-market is partner-led enterprise field sales supported by thought-leadership content (website insights, podcast 'Passion für Transformation'), own and sponsored industry events ('Justiz im Dialog', hackathons), customer testimonials and public procurement participation. The firm is privately held by its partners; in 2025–2026 it expanded its partner group (three new partners in April 2025) and refreshed its board (founder Alexander Colombi stepped down after 28 years, succeeded by Thomas Flatt; Simone Wegmann joined the board). CSP has been repeatedly recognized by Great Place to Work in Switzerland, most recently taking Gold (#1) in the 'Best Small 50-99' category in 2026.

Name

CSP

Legal name

CSP AG Competence Solutions Projects

Website

https://csp-ag.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CSP AG (Competence Solutions Projects) is a Swiss management and IT consulting firm that delivers transformation consulting across technology, organization, and culture to Swiss public administration, healthcare, energy, justice and social-sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting (Transformation Consulting)

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Management Consulting Services (54161), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB), Enterprise Application Reporting, BI & Analytics Enablement (BPAEAGAK), Organization Design & Restructuring (BPACAJAB)

Keywords

• Organizational transformation consulting
• Public sector IT consulting
• Project portfolio management
• Change management services
• Healthcare digitalization consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Gallen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: CSP generates revenue primarily through fee-for-service consulting engagements. Services include strategy development, organizational development, change management, IT and digitalization consulting, project and program management, cybersecurity advisory, and AI implementation. Fees are billed based on time and materials (hourly rates) or project-based fixed fees. Long-term framework agreements and per-assignment engagements are offered.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CSP AG (Competence Solutions Projects) is a Swiss consulting firm that delivers transformation consulting across the dimensions of technology, organization, and culture for Swiss public administration, healthcare, energy, justice, social organizations, and selected commercial enterprises. Its offerings are structured into three pillars — Voraussetzungen (prerequisites for sustainable change), Leistungen (services from concept to implementation), and Fähigkeiten (long-term capability building) — and include strategy and organizational development, IT and digitalization consulting, project and program management, cybersecurity and ISMS advisory, change management, AI strategy and chatbot development, public procurement support, and sector-specific assessment tools such as SD Vista360 and BEKJ Readiness-Check.

Product overview

CSP (Competence Solutions Projects) is a Swiss consulting company specializing in transformation consulting across three dimensions: Technology, Organization, and Culture. Rather than a unified software platform, CSP offers a portfolio of consulting services organized around a framework of Prerequisites (Voraussetzungen), Services (Leistungen), and Capabilities (Fähigkeiten). Their core service offerings include organizational development, IT and digitalization consulting, cybersecurity, AI services, project management, change management, and public procurement support. They also offer specialized CSPservices products including SD Vista360 (social service assessments), BEKJ Readiness-Check (legal readiness assessment), and Integral Dashboard development. The company operates across multiple sectors including healthcare, public administration, justice, energy, security, and social organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CSPstars: Self-organization model developed by CSP, acronym stands for selbstorganisiert, teamorientiert, agil, resilient and smart
• CSPpodcast 'Passion für Transformation'
• CSPservices
• CSPimpuls
• CSPunited

Products and services

• SD Vista360 Methodologically supported assessment service for social services that provides a structured, external view of organizational strengths and improvement areas; combines workshops, document analysis, guided case file analysis, and stakeholder interviews. Designed for Swiss social institutions, elderly and nursing homes, social services, and social insurance organizations. Starts from approximately CHF 8,000 depending on scope.
• BEKJ Readiness-Check Standardized assessment developed by CSP that evaluates organizations on all relevant dimensions for ensuring the BEKJ (Federal Act on the Digitalisation of the Legal Sector) and provides a decision-making basis for executives on readiness status before the 2027 deadline for digital legal communications.
• ISMS Consulting Consulting service helping organizations build Information Security Management Systems that function in practice rather than imposing structure through tools; supports ISO 27001-aligned ISMS implementation, cyber attack simulations, and incident response readiness.
• Change Management Services Professional support in change management, developing customized change concepts and applying effective methods for transformation projects; CSP acts as driver, promoter, or coach flexibly at leadership and employee levels.
• Public Procurement Services Expert support in public procurement processes, ensuring legally compliant evaluation procedures, minimizing risks of appeals, and guiding clients through tendering procedures from planning to contract conclusion (GATT/WTO-compliant).
• Self-Organization Consulting (CSPstars) Consulting service for guided self-organization based on CSP's proprietary CSPstars model (selbstorganisiert, teamorientiert, agil, resilient, smart), supporting clients to adopt self-organized, agile, resilient operating models.
• AI Strategy and Architecture Services AI strategy development, AI architecture, pragmatic chatbot implementation, process support and automation, and data analysis services for organizations seeking to operationalize AI beyond tools.
• Integral Dashboard Consulting Consulting service for developing conceptual foundations and implementing an integral dashboard in organizations, providing insights for improving data quality, process organization, and structure.
• Project Portfolio Management Consulting Project and program management consulting, including P(P)M-Rating maturity assessments and Projekt Assessment gap analysis, supporting organizations in PMI, HERMES, SAFe, and ISO 21500-aligned project portfolio governance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% of employees rate team cohesion positively (Great Place to Work 2026)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Compass SecurityminorOthersCSP engaged Compass Security to conduct a cyber attack simulation exercise (red-teaming/self-versuch) against its own Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online infrastructure. The exercise spanned 5 months across 3 waves, testing technical controls, employee awareness, and incident response. Compass Security used MITRE ATT&CK framework techniques including device code phishing, social engineering, and phishing campaigns. This was an inward-facing security testing engagement rather than a commercial partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ti&m: ti&m is a Swiss IT and management consultancy with a banking/insurance and public-sector focus that offers digitalization, security, and agile transformation services very similar to CSP's portfolio, often in the same Swiss institutional client base.
• AdNovum: AdNovum is a Bern-based Swiss IT consulting and software firm with a strong public-sector and banking portfolio; it competes with CSP for IT strategy, security, and large federal mandates, and is of broadly similar scale.
• Puzzle ITC: Puzzle ITC is a Swiss open-source IT consultancy with a comparable size and focus on public administration and enterprise clients; it overlaps with CSP on digital transformation, project management, and process optimisation work.
• Zühlke: Zühlke is a Swiss-origin technology and management consultancy with a strong digitalisation and innovation offering, operating at a similar scale to CSP across regulated European verticals including public sector, healthcare, and financial services.
• AWK Group: AWK Group is a Swiss management and IT consulting firm of similar scale focused on digital transformation, enterprise architecture, and public-sector engagements; it competes head-to-head with CSP for mandates in federal/cantonal administration, energy, and insurance.
• ELCA: ELCA is a large Swiss IT services and consulting firm with strong public-sector and healthcare practices; it provides software, integration, and consulting, frequently competing with CSP on e-government and digital transformation mandates.

Broad incumbents

• BearingPoint: BearingPoint is a large European-origin management and technology consultancy with deep public-sector and regulated-industry practices; it overlaps with CSP on government, energy, and healthcare transformation mandates in Switzerland.
• Accenture Switzerland: Accenture is a global consulting and technology services incumbent with a large Swiss practice spanning public sector, healthcare, and financial services; it competes with CSP for large transformation programmes and is far larger in scale.
• Deloitte Switzerland: Deloitte's Swiss practice delivers management consulting, risk and cyber, and technology transformation to the same federal, cantonal, healthcare, and financial-services clients that CSP serves, often on larger-scale mandates.

Regional players

• Eraneos Group: Eraneos is a European management and technology consultancy (Swiss-headquartered) with significant presence in DACH; it competes with CSP in transformation, IT strategy, and public-sector work and is somewhat larger and broader in geography.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/csp-ag---competence-solutions-projects

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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