Asymptote Project management

What Asymptote Project management does

Parlym Project Management (formerly Asymptote Project Management) is a French industrial project management consulting firm founded in 1989 (per company history), operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the PARLYM Group following a 2024 rebranding and integration. The firm provides professional project management services across eight industrial verticals — petrochemicals & refining, nuclear, chemicals, energy & gas, pharmaceuticals, engineering, renewable energy, and steel & metallurgy — to blue-chip industrial operators and EPC firms including TotalEnergies, EDF, Orano, ArcelorMittal, BOREALIS, Sanofi, Framatome, ITER, and ENGIE. It operates from five regional establishments across France (Ile de France, Normandie, Rhône-Alpes, Méditerranée) plus offices in Cherbourg and Marseille, with headquarters scheduled to relocate to Marseille in April 2025 as part of PARLYM Group consolidation. Headcount is reported at 101–250 employees, with reference to 100+ ongoing projects and a 35-year operational track record.

The service portfolio spans the full PM lifecycle: PMO missions, deadline control, cost control, risk management, contractual control, document control, new construction management, and unit shutdown management — the latter identified as the firm's flagship expertise. Methodologically the company applies Earned Value Management (BCWP/ACWP frameworks). Its proprietary digital product, e-ASY, is a database and web/mobile application generator co-developed with Elipce Informatique that supports offline operation, QR Code/RFID/Barcode integration, workflow management, and native OBS/WBS/EPS project structures; an AGENDA planning module was added in 2020. The CHAMPION internal training program (operating since 2009 under approved training organization status, no. 11 92 05 88 392) recruits junior engineers quarterly from top French engineering schools (ENSAM, Centrale Marseille, Mines, UTBM) and trains them in-house before operational deployment, providing a structured talent pipeline.

Revenue is generated primarily through fee-based professional services engagements — typically multi-year contracts with major industrial clients — supplemented by digital tool deployment/licensing revenue from the e-ASY platform and external training services (the firm operates as an approved training organization). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting industrial sectors, supported by recruitment forums at engineering schools, partnerships with engineering firms (Wood Group, Tractebel, TechnipFMC, Saipem), and industry event presence (e.g., SEPEM Industrie). The firm holds ISO 9001 certification continuously since 1999 (20+ year milestone achieved in 2019), CEFRI indice 20 radioprotection certification, EDF UTO qualification, MASE safety certifications across all establishments, and French Defense confidentiality clearance — collectively providing regulatory access to nuclear and defense-adjacent industrial clients.

Name

Asymptote Project management

Legal name

Parlym Project Management

Website

https://asymptote.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Parlym Project Management (formerly Asymptote) is a French industrial project management consultancy serving petrochemical, nuclear, chemical, energy, and pharmaceutical operators with multi-year PMO engagements, proprietary e-ASY digital tools, and Earned Value Management methodology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Project Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Program Management (Multi-site/Portfolio) (IMAFAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Contract Administration Support (PO/Contract Compliance) (BPAAAJAE), Vendor/Subcontractor & SLA Management (BPABAAAJ)

Keywords

• Industrial project management
• PMO consulting services
• Unit shutdown management
• Cost control consulting
• Engineering project services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rueil-malmaison

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Project Management Consulting Services: Professional services revenue derived from providing project management expertise to industrial clients. Services include PMO missions, deadline control, cost control, risk management, project preparation, and coordination/supervision. Revenue is generated through consulting engagements, often structured as multi-year contracts with major industrial clients.
2. Digital Tools and Software Services: Revenue from proprietary digital tools including e-ASY platform deployment and training, as well as e-CARE tool implementation and associated consulting services for industrial process digitization.
3. Training Services: Parlym Project Management is an approved training organization (No. 11 92 05 88 392) offering external and internal project management training courses, including theoretical project management training, cost control training, planning training, and digital tool training (e-CARE, e-ASY).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Asymptote Project Management (now Parlym Project Management) is a French B2B consulting firm that delivers project management services for industrial sectors, including PMO missions, deadline control, cost control, risk management, contractual control, document control, new construction management, and unit shutdown management. The firm supplements its consulting engagements with proprietary digital tools (e-ASY web/mobile application generator) and an Earned Value Management methodology, serving petrochemical, refining, nuclear, chemical, energy, pharmaceutical, and metallurgy clients.

Product overview

Parlym Project Management (formerly Asymptote Pm) is a project management services company with 35+ years of experience serving industrial sectors. Its portfolio centers on e-ASY, a proprietary web and mobile application generator for process digitalization, supplemented by Earned Value Management methodology services. The company offers a suite of project management services including PMO missions, deadline control, cost control, risk management, contractual control, document control, new construction management, and unit shutdown management. Training is provided through the internal CHAMPION program (approved training organization) and external sessions on project management, cost control, planning, and e-ASY/e-CARE tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PMO Mission Services
• Deadline Control Services
• Cost Control Services
• Risk Management Services
• Contractual Control Services
• Document Control Services
• New Construction Management Services
• Unit Shutdown Management Services
• e-ASY Software Platform
• Project Management Training Services
• Earned Value Management Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Leader in unit shutdown management for petrochemicals and refining sector
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Elipce InformatiquecoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic technology partnership for co-development of e-ASY digital platform. Elipce Informatique and Parlym Project Management jointly developed the e-ASY tool, combining Parlym's 35 years of project management experience with Elipce's software development expertise. The partnership enables provision of e-ASY as a customized solution for industrial clients. Parlym Project Management co-presents e-ASY at industry events such as SEPEM Industrie Avignon.
• Centrale MarseilleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual participation in Centrale Marseille's Journée des Partenaires (Partners Day) - a conference and workshop event about business sectors, engineer needs and expectations facing new economic and global challenges. Parlym Project Management presents its activities, discusses engineering professions, evolutions, technological challenges and opportunities with students.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• TechnipFMC: Large EPC and project management player in oil & gas, refining and petrochemicals; competes with Parlym for downstream/petrochemical PM mandates and is also listed in Parlym's engineering partner ecosystem.
• Saipem: Italian-headquartered EPC and project services major in oil & gas, refining and petrochemicals; competes for the same large industrial PM/construction oversight scopes Parlym delivers in France and Europe.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection and certification (TIC) firm that also delivers industrial PM and asset-integrity services; overlaps with Parlym's QHSE and project services practice to French industrial clients.
• Capgemini Engineering (formerly Altran): A large engineering services incumbent offering PMO, systems engineering and digital tools across industrial sectors. Comparable in that it sells similar PM and digitalization services to French industrial clients, though at significantly greater scale and broader scope.

Emerging players

• Egis: French engineering group operating in energy, industrial and infrastructure project management with growing digital tools practice; comparable in targeting French industrial clients with PMO, cost and deadline control services.
• Alithya: Digital strategy and technology consulting firm with industrial digitalization offerings (PMO, project controls, BI tools) — comparable through the e-ASY-like digital tools overlap with Parlym's industrial-process digitalization approach.

Direct peers

• Wood Group (Wood): Global engineering and project services firm serving energy and industrial markets; listed as both a known Parlym client and a competitor for industrial PM/study assignments in refining, chemicals and nuclear.
• Elcimai: French industrial engineering and project management firm specifically referenced as a Parlym partner in chemical/industrial project management; competes in the same mid-size industrial PM market niche in France.
• Assystem: French engineering and project management consulting firm with deep nuclear (CEA, EDF, Framatome) and industrial infrastructure credentials, directly competing for the same industrial PM mandates Parlym serves in nuclear, energy and process industries.
• Tractebel (Engie): Engie-owned engineering consultancy active across energy, nuclear and infrastructure project management in France, directly competing for the same industrial PM assignments Parlym targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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