Schiess

What Schiess does

Schiess – Beratung von Organisationen AG is a Swiss organizational consultancy founded in 1993 by Viktor Schiess and headquartered in Bern with a secondary office in Basel. The firm advises organizations, government bodies, and management committees in the social, healthcare, education, church, and culture sectors across German-speaking Switzerland. Its core offerings span three pillars — strategy development, organizational development, and quality development — supported by coaching and supervision, evaluations and needs analyses, workshop moderation, occupational health management (BGM), interim management, and construction support for social facilities. The firm differentiates through proprietary methodologies co-developed with academic partners: quadit (quality audit instrument, jointly developed with Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik HfH) and kooperativ./KPG (cooperative process management, jointly developed with Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW), plus accredited consultancy on the Bündner Standard for violence prevention in institutions with protection mandates.

The firm is structured as a Swiss Aktiengesellschaft owned and operated by four partners — Eliane Imhof, Markus Spillmann, Therese Stettler, and Maja Seibold — supported by an extended network of freelance practitioners. Delivery is entirely human-led and project-based, with bespoke scoping per engagement rather than tiered product pricing. Ancillary revenue streams include coworking and meeting room rental at the Bern headquarters and sales of the 25th-anniversary publication 'Grundhaltung der Kooperation.' Distribution is driven primarily by memberships in sector associations (ARTISET, SEVAL, bso, AvenirSocial, BGMnetzwerk, VMI) and listings in advisory pools such as kibesuisse, with the website serving as the main digital presence. Pricing is not publicly disclosed for consulting mandates; disclosed rates apply only to ancillary services (meeting room CHF 25/hour to CHF 130/day; coworking approximately CHF 300/month; book CHF 32.50).

Name

Schiess

Legal name

Schiess Beratung von Organisationen AG

Website

https://schiess.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Swiss organizational consultancy founded in 1993, advising social, healthcare, education, church, and public-sector clients in German-speaking Switzerland through strategy, organizational development, quality audits, coaching, and proprietary methodologies (KPG, quadit, Bündner Standard).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Remote/Hybrid Leadership & Distributed Team Management (EDABAAAN)

Keywords

• Organizational consulting services
• Social sector consulting
• Quality development audits
• Cooperative process management
• Strategic management consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Aarau

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Organizational Consulting Services: Professional consulting services billed on a project basis. Pricing is offered in advance with detailed project descriptions. Services include strategy development, organizational development, quality development, coaching, supervision, evaluations, and moderation.
2. Meeting Room Rental: Coworking space and meeting room rental in Bern. Co-working desk approximately CHF 300/month; meeting room at CHF 25/hour, CHF 70/half-day, CHF 130/day.
3. Publications: Sale of the book 'Grundhaltung der Kooperation' published for the 25th anniversary at CHF 32.50 per copy plus shipping.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Schiess is a Swiss management consulting firm that delivers organizational, strategy, and quality development services to organizations, authorities, and management bodies in the social, health, education, culture, and church sectors. Core offerings include Strategy Development, Organizational Development, Quality Development, Coaching/Supervision, Evaluations, Workshop Moderation, Corporate Health Management (BGM), Interim Management, and construction support for social facilities, supported by proprietary instruments such as quadit (quality audits), kooperativ. (cooperative process design), Bündner Standard (violence prevention), and IBB (individual care needs) assessments. The firm operates from Bern and Basel, serving German-speaking Switzerland with a core team of four partners and an extended freelance network.

Product overview

Schiess – Beratung von Organisationen AG is a consulting firm offering a portfolio of advisory services organized around organizational strategy, development, and quality management. The core offerings include Strategy Development, Organizational Development, and Quality Development, supported by specialized services such as Coaching/Supervision, Evaluations, Meeting Moderation, Corporate Health Management (BGM), and Interim Management. The firm also provides specialized instruments including the Bündner Standard for violence prevention, quadit for quality audits in social/special education facilities, and kooperativ. for cooperative process design. Additional services cover Individual Care Needs (IBB) assessments, construction support for social facilities, training programs, and room rental. The company operates primarily in the social, healthcare, education, culture, and church sectors across German-speaking Switzerland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategieentwicklung (Strategy Development) Consulting service for developing sustainable strategies for organizations, commissions, and associations through cooperative analysis, alignment, and implementation with participation of all levels.
• Organisationsentwicklung (Organizational Development) Consulting service that accompanies organizations in developing structures and processes based on their strengths and with involvement of all stakeholders to manage change effectively and cooperatively.
• Qualitätsentwicklung (Quality Development) Quality management consulting focused on professional and outcome quality in social organizations, developing common understanding of quality in care and conducting specialist audits.
• Coaching, Supervision und Beratung (Coaching, Supervision and Consulting) Professional coaching, supervision, and individual consulting services for specialists and executives in social professions, supporting reflection on professional roles and challenges.
• Evaluationen, Bedarfsanalysen und Mitarbeitendenbefragungen (Evaluations, Needs Analyses, Employee Surveys) Structured evaluations, needs analyses, and employee surveys using qualitative and quantitative methods including interviews, online surveys, document analyses, and comparative studies.
• Moderation von Workshops, Tagungen, Grossgruppen (Workshop, Conference, and Large Group Moderation) Professional moderation of workshops, conferences, meetings, and retreats with visual support and clear results, including large-group moderation using methods like World Café and Open Space.
• Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement BGM (Corporate Health Management) Systematic corporate health management services to reduce stress factors, strengthen resources, and sustainably shape corporate culture for healthy, motivated, and capable employees.
• Interim Management und Führungsmandate (Interim Management and Leadership Mandates) Temporary management solutions providing rapid, competent support for organizations facing leadership gaps, project launches, or structural crises.
• Bündner Standard A practice-proven instrument for violence prevention in institutions with protection mandates, providing systematic methods for recording, processing, and preventing boundary-violating behavior.
• Baubegleitung (Construction Support) Project support from concept to completion for social facilities, including strategic project support, stakeholder participation processes, and coordination between operations, construction, and authorities.
• quadit - Fachaudits (Quality Audits) A specialized quality assessment procedure for social and special education facilities to analyze professional quality, identify optimization potential, and provide actionable recommendations.
• kooperativ. (Cooperative Process Design) Service supporting social institutions in implementing methods and instruments of cooperative process design (KPG), developed in cooperation with FHNW for quality development.
• Individueller Betreuungsbedarf IBB (Individual Care Needs) Support for cantons and facilities in implementing the IBB assessment system for documenting individual care needs of people with disabilities, including training and verification services.
• Schulungen, Weiterbildung, Fachreferate (Training, Continuing Education, Expert Lectures) Customized training sessions, continuing education programs, and expert presentations with practical relevance covering quality development, communication, leadership, and professional topics.
• Raumvermietung / Co-Working Space Bern (Meeting Room and Coworking Rental) Coworking space and meeting room rental in Bern's old town, including workspace in shared offices and hourly/daily rental of meeting rooms with equipment; coworking desk approximately CHF 300/month; meeting rooms CHF 25/hour, CHF 70/half-day, CHF 130/day.
• Grundhaltung der Kooperation (Cooperative Mindset Book) A reader published for the firm's 25th anniversary containing 38 authors' perspectives on the cooperative mindset in professional social services, available for purchase at CHF 32.50 per copy plus shipping.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduction of absenteeism and illness rates through BGM programs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ARTISET (Föderation ARTISET)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork partner in the ARTISET consultant network. ARTISET is the Swiss federation for disability and social services. Schiess participates in this professional network for referrals and industry positioning in the social sector.
• SEVAL (Schweizerische Evaluationsgesellschaft)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Swiss Evaluation Society. Supports evaluation mandates and positions Schiess as a credible evaluation provider in Switzerland.
• bso (Berufsverband für Coaching, Supervision und Organisationsberatung)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Swiss professional association for coaching, supervision, and organizational consulting. Several Schiess consultants (Eliane Imhof, Therese Stettler) hold bso certification.
• AvenirSocial (Soziale Arbeit Schweiz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Swiss social work association, positioning Schiess within the social services professional community.
• BGMnetzwerk (Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement Netzwerk)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the occupational health management network. Eliane Imhof serves on the board of BGMnetzwerk.
• VMI (Verbandsmanagement Institut)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork partner of the Verbandsmanagement Institut, supporting association management consulting activities.
• FHNW (Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for the development of Kooperativ. and the Kooperative Prozessgestaltung (KPG) methodology. Schiess consultants contribute to FHNW educational programs and the concept was jointly developed.
• Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik (HfH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for the development of the quadit quality audit instrument. Jointly developed with Schiess for use in social and special education institutions.
• kibesuisse (Beratungspool kibesuisse)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed in the kibesuisse advisory pool for supervision and specialist consulting services for childcare facilities.
• Bündner Standard (Kooperationspartner)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term cooperation partner of the Bündner Standard. Schiess consultants Markus Spillmann and Eliane Imhof are accredited advisors for implementing the standard for violence prevention in institutions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Boess & Partner: Swiss consultancy providing organizational development, change management, and leadership advisory for public-sector and nonprofit clients. Comparable boutique scale and social-sector orientation.
• KEK-CDC Consultants AG: Swiss consulting firm offering evaluations, organizational audits, and quality assessments in social, health, and education sectors. Direct competitor in evaluations and specialist audit services such as Schiess's quadit offering.
• BASS (Büro für arbeits- und sozialpolitische Studien): Bern-based research and consulting firm focused on social policy, labor market, and social-sector evaluations in Switzerland. Overlaps with Schiess in evaluation mandates and social-sector research engagements.
• socialdesign ag: Bern-based management consultancy focused on organizational development and social-sector strategy in Switzerland. Direct overlap in target clients (nonprofits, social institutions, public authorities) and service portfolio (strategy, OD, coaching, supervision).
• Penso AG: Swiss management consultancy specialized in organizational development and strategic advisory for nonprofits, public-sector organizations, and associations. Closely comparable in client verticals and consulting methodologies to Schiess.

Broad incumbents

• PwC Switzerland: Big-4 firm with established public-sector, healthcare, and nonprofit advisory practices in Switzerland. Competes with Schiess on larger transformation mandates while Schiess retains advantage on boutique/specialist work.
• Deloitte Switzerland: Big-4 firm with public-sector, healthcare, and human services consulting practices in Switzerland. Competes for larger mandates in shared verticals with Schiess, particularly in healthcare and government.
• McKinsey & Company (Switzerland): Global strategy consultancy with public-sector and social-sector practices active in Switzerland. Increasingly competes for healthcare and education transformation mandates where Schiess also operates.
• KPMG Switzerland: Big-4 firm with significant healthcare, public-sector, and NPO consulting practices serving Swiss clients. Represents competitive pressure on larger-scale strategy and transformation engagements.

Emerging players

• INFRAS AG: Zurich-based research and consulting firm active in social policy, health, education, and public-sector evaluation in Switzerland. Comparable on research and evaluation mandates with overlap in social/health verticals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 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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