Ottmann & Partner

Name

Ottmann & Partner

Legal name

Ottmann & Partner GmbH Management Consulting

Website

https://ottmann.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Project Management Training & Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Foundational PM & Delivery Methods (Waterfall/Agile/Hybrid) (EDABAHAA)

Keywords

• Project management training
• IAPM certification courses
• Agile project management
• Management consulting
• International project management

Headquarters

HQ city

Nürnberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Services: Revenue is primarily generated from fee-based project management training seminars. Modules are sold as open courses (fixed schedule, Nürnberg with remote option) or Inhouse/enterprise training at client sites. Prices range from €575 (single modules) to €2,130 (full modules). Web training options carry a €100 discount. Discounts of 5% are offered for multiple module bookings, multiple participants, and IAPM certificate holders; 20% discount for students/unemployed.
2. IAPM Certification Examination Fees: Course fees for certain modules include the cost of the IAPM certification exam (e.g., Cert. Junior Project Manager IAPM, Cert. Agile Project Manager IAPM). The company acts as a billing intermediary for the IAPM certification.
3. Consulting and Coaching: Ottmann & Partner provides consulting services including project analysis, project planning and steering, project documentation, project assessment, and project coaching. These are fee-based professional services billed to corporate clients.
4. Books and Publications: The company publishes and sells books including 'Der nackte ProjektManager' (€34.90), 'Der ProjektManager und Fräulein Sophie' (€34.90), 'ProjektManager' (€159.00), 'ProjektManager Checklisten' (€19.00), and other titles. Books are sold directly and via Amazon.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ottmann & Partner is a German management consulting firm that delivers fee-based project management training seminars and certification preparation for the IAPM (International Association of Project Managers) across classical, agile, and international project management tracks. The company also provides consulting services via its proprietary iPACT® workshop concept, project coaching, and project analysis/steering engagements, and sells a portfolio of authored project management books and publications.

Product overview

Ottmann & Partner is a project management training and consulting firm founded in 1992 and headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany. The company offers a modular training system organized around IAPM International Association of Project Managers certification pathways — covering classical, agile, and international project management — alongside a portfolio of standalone training modules, workshops, consulting services, and published books. The certification training arm spans seven IAPM credential levels (Cert. Junior PM through Cert. International PM, both classical and agile tracks). The core training modules include foundational courses (Projekte planen und realisieren, Projekte steuern und überwachen, Projekte leiten und führen), leadership development (Projektführungskompetenz, Multiprojekt- und Programmmanagement), and agile modules (Agiles Projektmanagement Einsteiger, Agiles Projektmanagement). Specialized offerings include Design Thinking workshops, Digitales Mindset workshops, Understanding Digital, Projektmarketing und Kommunikation, Projektmanagement-Software (MS Project), IT-Tools für agiles Projektmanagement, and Train the PM Trainer. Consulting services are delivered through iPACT® (Internal Project Acceleration by Coaching and Teamwork) workshops, project coaching, project analysis, planning and controlling, and documentation. The company also maintains an extensive publication portfolio including the IAPM 'Book of the Year' award-winning title 'Der nackte ProjektManager', the standard work 'ProjektManager', and multiple specialized titles on project management, international PM, and agile methods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• iPACT: Internal Project Acceleration by Coaching and Teamwork - a modular workshop concept offered by Ottmann & Partner for project setup and planning phases.

Products and services

• Cert. Junior Project Manager (IAPM) Training
• Cert. Project Manager (IAPM) Training
• Cert. Senior Project Manager (IAPM) Training
• Cert. Junior Agile Project Manager (IAPM) Training
• Cert. Agile Project Manager (IAPM) Training
• Cert. Senior Agile Project Manager (IAPM) Training
• Cert. International Project Manager (IAPM) Training
• Projekte planen und realisieren (Classical PM Module)
• Agiles Projektmanagement (Agile PM Module)
• iPACT® Workshop (Consulting)
• Inhouse-Trainings
• Teamevents (Team-building events)
• Projektcoaching (Project Coaching)
• Der nackte ProjektManager (Book)
• ProjektManager (Standard Work Book)

Quantifiable outcome

• 30,000+ project managers trained since 1992
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• upDATEminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerupDATE is a training partner specializing in the intersection of project management and sales. They offer training on B2B sales processes and how PM and sales can better support each other. Recommended by Ottmann & Partner as a complementary training provider.
• VEND consulting GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerVEND consulting GmbH focuses on the intersection of project management and interim management. Listed as a business partner of Ottmann & Partner.
• ENLITE Management & EngineeringminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerENLITE Management & Engineering provides project, engineering, and consulting services for executives. Listed as a business partner of Ottmann & Partner.
• OnestoptransformationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOnestoptransformation is a partner for the Digital Competence Indicator (DCI) personality test, offered as an optional add-on to Ottmann & Partner's 'Digitales Mindset' workshop. The DCI helps participants identify their digital personality type and development potential. Onestoptransformation conducted over 100 interviews to develop the test's foundation.
• IAPM International Association of Project ManagerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOttmann & Partner is an official IAPM training partner. Trainers are IAPM-certified and use exclusive materials developed for IAPM training partners. The company prepares participants for all IAPM certification levels (Junior, Cert, Senior, Agile, International Project Manager). Dr. Roland Ottmann serves as Vice Chairman of the IAPM. The IAPM awards the 'Book of the Year' to Ottmann & Partner's publication.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement (GPM): GPM is the German national PM association (IPMA member) and offers its own IPMA-aligned certification system (Level A–D). As the historically dominant PM body in Germany, it is a broader incumbent in the PM training certification market, particularly for IPMA credentials.
• Project Management Institute (PMI): PMI is the world's largest not-for-profit PM membership organization, offering PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP, and other globally recognized certifications. It is a broader incumbent in the PM certification space, with PMI-ATP partners delivering training that competes with IAPM-aligned providers like Ottmann & Partner.
• Cegos Group: Cegos is a global corporate training and consulting group with PM, agile, and leadership offerings. It operates as a broader incumbent competing for multinational Inhouse training budgets adjacent to Ottmann & Partner's enterprise engagements.
• Haufe Group: Haufe is a large German provider of corporate training, compliance, and professional education content. It offers PM-related training modules and serves the same corporate L&D buyers as Ottmann & Partner, but as part of a much broader content portfolio.

Direct peers

• Scrum.org: Scrum.org is a global provider of Scrum and agile certification training and assessments. It overlaps directly with Ottmann & Partner's Agile PM certification modules (junior, cert, senior agile) and is the de facto international alternative for agile PM certification pathways.
• SERVIEW GmbH: SERVIEW is a German-headquartered training and consulting firm specializing in project management, PRINCE2, ITIL, and agile certifications. It directly competes with Ottmann & Partner in the DACH corporate training market for PM certifications and Inhouse training engagements.
• Scrum Alliance: Scrum Alliance is a major global certification body offering Certified ScrumMaster, CSPO, and other agile credentials through a network of Registered Education Providers. It competes with IAPM-affiliated agile training and shares the same pool of corporate agile upskilling budgets.
• MicroConsult GmbH: MicroConsult is a German training and consulting provider focused on embedded software, project management, and agile methodologies. It operates as a direct peer in the German PM/Inhouse training segment, often serving the same Mittelstand and large enterprise customer base.

Emerging players

• Fast Lane Institute for Knowledge Transfer GmbH: Fast Lane is a German-headquartered, globally operating IT and management training provider with an extensive authorized training partner portfolio (Cisco, Microsoft, AWS, DevOps). It overlaps with Ottmann & Partner in corporate IT-PM training and offers a broader technology-certified catalog.
• Atlassian University: Atlassian University provides project management and agile training tied to Jira, Confluence, and other collaboration tools. As an emerging digital-native training channel, it competes for the same enterprise agile/PM learning budgets that Ottmann & Partner's agile modules target.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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