Kalinowski

What Kalinowski does

Kalinowski Consulting GmbH (KaCon) is a German full-service management consulting firm headquartered in Bad Soden (with a secondary office in Frankfurt am Main) that combines management consulting with recruiting advisory. Founded in 2004, the firm delivers three core service offerings: Project Management (IPMA-certified consultants executing client projects from planning through realization), Recruiting Advisory (sourcing internal personnel and external consultants through an industry-segmented advisor network), and Agile Management (SAFe-certified Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Agile Coaches supporting agile transformation and scaling). Revenue is generated entirely through professional services fees from consulting engagements, with quote-based pricing and no public disclosure of rate cards or contract terms.

KaCon serves enterprise and mid-market customers in Germany across a horizontal spread of verticals, including Transportation (Deutsche Bahn), IT Services (Sopra Steria, Copargo, IP-Systems), Telecommunications (Ericsson), Testing and Certification (TÜV Rheinland), Public Broadcasting (WDR), Digital/Media (dgtlco), Government (BW-Fuhrpark), Utilities (Mainzer Stadtwerke), and Staffing (ManpowerGroup). The firm maintains ISO 9001 quality management certification (since 2020), GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft corporate membership, and Charta der Vielfalt signatory status, and operates as a two-sided intermediary matching freelance professionals with enterprise project opportunities.

The firm is privately held and founder-operated under sole managing director Michael Kalinowski, with no disclosed external investors, parent entity, or subsidiaries. Headcount is in the 11-50 range, geographic footprint is domestic Germany, and go-to-market relies on direct enterprise sales, the corporate website (ka-con.de), professional networks (XING, LinkedIn), and recruiter-led freelancer outreach. The company has no AI/ML capabilities, no patents, no public funding rounds, and no M&A activity on record.

Name

Kalinowski

Legal name

Kalinowski Consulting GmbH

Website

https://ka-con.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kalinowski Consulting GmbH (KaCon) is a German full-service management consulting firm providing IPMA-certified project management, recruiting advisory, and SAFe-certified agile management services to enterprise clients across multiple industries in Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Management consulting
• Project management services
• Recruiting advisory
• Agile transformation
• Freelancer placement

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Project Management Consulting: KaCon provides IPMA-certified project managers to execute client projects from planning through successful realization. Revenue is generated through consulting fees charged for project management services delivered to enterprise clients.
2. Recruiting Advisory: KaCon sources internal personnel and external consultants for client projects using its extensive network. The company earns fees for identifying, vetting, and placing qualified freelancers and candidates with clients, functioning as a recruiting intermediary.
3. Agile Management Services: KaCon provides Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Agile Coaches (SAFe® certified) to support and scale agile client projects. Revenue is derived from consulting engagements delivering agile transformation and execution support.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kalinowski Consulting GmbH (KaCon) is a Germany-based full-service management consultancy that delivers three integrated offerings to enterprise clients: (1) Project Management, providing IPMA-certified project managers who run client projects from planning through execution; (2) Recruiting Advisory, sourcing internal personnel and external freelance consultants through KaCon's professional network; and (3) Agile Management, supplying SAFe-certified Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Agile Coaches to scale agile practices across client organizations.

Product overview

Kalinowski Consulting GmbH (KaCon) is a Full Service Management Consultancy combining management consulting and recruiting advisory. The portfolio consists of three core service offerings: Project Management (delivering projects from planning through execution, with IPMA-certified consultants), Recruiting Advisory (sourcing internal personnel and external consultants across industries), and Agile Management (Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Agile Coach provision, with SAFe-certified consultants). Together these services provide end-to-end support from resource acquisition through project delivery and agile transformation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Management End-to-end project management consulting covering planning, steering, and successful realization of client projects. IPMA-certified consultants bring state-of-the-art project management expertise with industry and specialist competencies. Targeted at enterprise and mid-market companies needing to execute complex projects.
• Recruiting Advisory Sourcing of internal personnel and external consultants for client project realization through KaCon's extensive professional network. Recruiting Advisors specialize in specific industries and technical disciplines to deliver targeted candidate selection, functioning as a recruiting intermediary for enterprise clients.
• Agile Management Provision of Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Agile Coaches (SAFe-certified) to help clients accelerate innovation, improve quality and productivity, reduce costs, and enhance stakeholder satisfaction. Supports scaling of agile management across multiple teams for enterprise and mid-market clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Two schools built in partnership with FLY & HELP (Togo 2022, Namibia 2023)

Named customers11 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft für ProjektmanagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKaCon is one of approximately 400 corporate members of the GPM, Germany's leading professional association for project management. This membership supports KaCon's positioning as a credible project management consultancy and provides access to industry standards, best practices, and professional development resources.
• Reiner Meutsch Stiftung FLY & HELPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKaCon partners with the Reiner Meutsch Foundation FLY & HELP to support school construction projects in developing countries. The first school was completed in Togo (2022) and the second in Namibia (2023). This represents KaCon's CSR/herzensprojekt (passion project) initiative aligned with company values.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sopra Steria: Large European IT services and consulting firm with a German presence offering project management, agile transformation, and digital consulting. A both-customer-and-competitor relationship with KaCon (Sopra Steria is a named KaCon client).
• Accenture Germany: Global professional services firm with deep German practice covering management consulting, agile at scale, and project management services. Competes for the same enterprise clients but across a vastly broader portfolio.
• Capgemini Invent: Global management and technology consulting arm of Capgemini operating broadly in Germany across agile transformation, innovation, and project/program management. Overlaps with KaCon's agile management and PM consulting but at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Robert Half Deutschland: Global staffing and recruiting firm operating in Germany, providing project, consulting, and finance/technology talent. Directly comparable to KaCon's recruiting and staffing intermediary model.
• Etengo Deutschland: German freelance and project management consulting intermediary focused on placing independent consultants and PMs into enterprise projects. Closely overlaps with KaCon's recruiting advisory and project management consulting offerings in the DACH market.
• PageGroup (Michael Page): International professional recruitment firm with significant DACH operations. Directly comparable to KaCon's recruiting advisory for permanent placements and specialist project roles.
• Hays Deutschland: Major German recruiting and workforce solutions firm with strong project services and freelance placement divisions. Competes head-on with KaCon's recruiting advisory and project management staffing offerings.
• GULP (Randstad Technologies): Leading German freelance IT and project management placement platform, part of Randstad. Directly competes with KaCon's freelancer matching and recruiting advisory services for project-based enterprise engagements.

Others

• GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement: Germany's leading professional association for project management, of which KaCon is a corporate member. Acts as an ecosystem partner (standards, certification, network) rather than a competitor; comparable to KaCon by virtue of being the same domain's professional anchor.

Emerging players

• Senacor Technologies: German technology and agile/digital transformation consultancy serving DACH enterprise clients with agile coaches, product owners, and project management support. Closely comparable niche and target customer profile to KaCon.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kalinowski-consulting-gmbh

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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