JQ

What JQ does

株式会社JQ is a Tokyo-based, privately held project management (PM) consulting firm founded in 2019 by Shimoda Kosuke, formerly of Accenture. The firm sells two professional services: end-to-end PM support (planning, management, and promotion of multi-vendor development, digital transformation, and digital marketing projects from concept to release) and a structured PM training and OJT program built on a proprietary methodology covering roughly seven domains and 50+ themes, supported by more than 1,000 internal learning materials. Engagements are staffed with small consultant teams (typically 3–5 people) led by a project promotion lead, and JQ deliberately does not own a development function, which allows it to act as a vendor-neutral PM layer for large Japanese enterprises.

JQ serves large Japanese enterprises across financial services (Resona Payment Services, NTT Data, Meiji Yasuda Life, Toyota Finance), automotive and industrial (Toyota Coniq Pro, Mazda, Omron, Mitsubishi Corporation), advertising and digital (Dentsu, Dentsu Digital, Hakuhodo Technologies), consumer goods (Asahi Group, KING JIM), and public-facing platforms such as the J.League Official App. It also partners with major Japanese web production firms that lack large-scale PM capability, generating a steady flow of consumer-facing digital product projects in the ¥100M–¥1B range.

JQ monetizes through consulting-firm-rate, project-based engagements; the firm is a non-listed, founder-controlled company with no external funding, no subsidiaries, and no sales or profit quotas for members. Demand generation is reputation-led, driven by JQ NOTE (an internal thought-leadership knowledge platform), customer case studies, the CEO's Nikkei BP seminars and co-authored DX project textbook, and partner referrals. The company holds a JISQ15001:2023 personal-information protection certification and operates from a Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo headquarters with a labor dispatch license.

Name

JQ

Legal name

株式会社JQ

Website

https://j-q.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

株式会社JQ is a Tokyo-based project management consulting firm that provides vendor-neutral PM support and PM training services for large Japanese enterprises' multi-vendor development, DX, and digital marketing projects. It serves clients across finance, automotive, advertising, and consumer goods.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Services — Project Management Support: JQ earns revenue by providing project management professionals to enterprise clients on project engagements. Consultants are billed at consulting firm rates (similar to consulting firms, not SIer rates). JQ is a non-listed company that does not pursue revenue or profit margin targets, with no sales quotas set for members. Revenue is generated through billable professional service engagements.
2. Professional Services — PM Training and Cultivation: JQ provides structured PM training and OJT programs based on its systematized 7-area/50+ theme PM framework. Training services are offered to client organizations to cultivate their internal PM capabilities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

JQ is a Tokyo-based project management consulting firm (プロジェクトマネジメントファーム) that provides end-to-end project management and PMO support for large-scale development projects, digital transformation (DX) initiatives, and digital marketing projects for major Japanese enterprises. The firm also offers structured PM training and OJT programs based on its proprietary methodology organized into 6-7 domains and 50+ themes, and operates JQ NOTE, an internal knowledge-sharing media platform.

Product overview

JQ is a project management consulting firm (プロジェクトマネジメントファーム) offering two core services: プロジェクトマネジメント支援 (Project Management Support) providing end-to-end project planning, management, and promotion from concept to release for projects of any scale or industry; and プロマネ育成支援 (PM Training) offering systematic training programs based on JQ's proprietary PM methodology covering 6 areas and 50+ themes. The company also operates JQ NOTE, an internal knowledge media platform featuring articles on project management best practices, lessons from senior members, insights, and PM perspectives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Management Support (プロジェクトマネジメント支援) End-to-end project management and PMO support for large-scale multi-vendor development projects, DX initiatives, and digital marketing projects. The firm delivers a small consulting team (typically 3-5 people) including a project promotion lead, project manager, and PMO members who take ownership of the project from concept planning through release, coordinating multiple vendors without conflicts of interest.
• PM Training and Cultivation Support (プロマネ育成支援) Structured PM training and OJT programs based on JQ's proprietary methodology covering 6-7 domains and 50+ themes. Designed to cultivate project managers with strong promotion capabilities within client organizations, covering consulting skills, logical thinking, documentation, and specialized PM knowledge using over 1,000 internal training materials.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful delivery of the J.League Official App connecting 10 million+ football fans
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• NTT Data: Largest Japanese systems integrator providing consulting, system integration, and IT services. NTT Data is both a JQ customer (PM support for large-scale complex development) and a competitor — it offers in-house PMO and PM services for large enterprise transformation projects at much greater scale than JQ.
• ABeam Consulting: Major Japan-headquartered global consulting firm providing strategy, operations, and IT consulting services to Japanese multinationals. Comparable to JQ in serving large Japanese corporates with consulting-grade talent, though broader in service scope and far larger in headcount.
• KPMG Consulting Japan: Big-4 consulting arm in Japan providing advisory, technology, and management consulting services. Comparable to JQ in serving large Japanese enterprises on transformation initiatives; overlaps with JQ on PMO work but at much larger scale and with broader service portfolio.
• Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting: Big-4 advisory and consulting firm with a large Japan practice providing strategy, technology, human capital, and operations consulting. Overlaps with JQ on DX program management and PMO work for Japanese enterprises, but offers a much broader portfolio of services and global delivery capability.
• Accenture Japan: Global consulting and systems integration giant with a major Japan practice providing strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations services to large Japanese enterprises. JQ's founder is an Accenture alumnus; Accenture competes with JQ on DX and PMO engagements, but offers bundled development resources rather than vendor-neutral PM.
• Nomura Research Institute (NRI): One of Japan's largest IT consulting and systems integration firms, providing consulting, financial IT solutions, and IT services to Japanese enterprises and financial institutions. Competes with JQ in PMO and large-scale multi-vendor project leadership for enterprise clients, though at much larger scale and with bundled development.
• McKinsey & Company Japan: Global management consulting leader with a major Japan practice serving Japan's largest corporations on strategy and transformation. While primarily strategy-focused, McKinsey increasingly engages on transformation delivery support that overlaps with JQ's PM execution territory, and competes for the same senior Japanese enterprise talent pool.

Direct peers

• BayCurrent Consulting: Top-tier Japanese strategy and management consulting firm that has scaled from a boutique origin to a major player serving Japanese large enterprises on cross-functional projects. Highly comparable to JQ in serving blue-chip Japanese corporates with senior consultant-led teams, though broader in scope (strategy, M&A, operations) than JQ's PM-only focus.
• Arthur D. Little Japan: Global management consulting firm with a Japan practice serving large Japanese corporates on strategy and innovation projects. Similar boutique-senior-consultant model to JQ, though focused on strategy/innovation rather than PM execution, and international in scope.
• Industrial Growth Platform (IGPI): Boutique Japanese consulting firm specializing in corporate restructuring, new business development, and hands-on operational support for large Japanese enterprises. Comparable to JQ in size profile, senior-consultant-led engagement model, and premium positioning versus the mega-SIers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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