What LEANability does

LEANability GmbH is a privately held Vienna-based training and consulting firm founded in 2011 by Dr. Klaus Leopold. The company commercializes the Flight Levels methodology that Leopold himself developed, an organizational framework for making work across teams, decision levels, and value streams visible, prioritizable, and steerable. Its core technical content comprises three certification programs: Flight Level 2 Design + AI (FL2D + KI) for cross-team coordination in AI-accelerated environments, Flight Level 3 Design (FL3D) for strategy execution and feedback loops, and Flight Levels Systems Architecture (FLSA) for organization-wide work system design. Supporting offerings include the Flight Levels Designprogramm (guided system design), Online-Sparring coaching with Klaus Leopold, the TWiG simulation game (registered in nine languages), six published books, and a Flex Training self-paced access product.

The business model is service-based and largely transactional. Public training cohorts are priced at EUR 1,990-2,290 net per participant with 3-for-2 group discounts, Flex Training access at EUR 1,990 per Zugang (EUR 1,326 at three-or-more), Online Sparring at EUR 570-1,400 for packaged sessions, and the FLIN introduction at EUR 79. Distribution mixes direct enterprise sales via website forms and Calendly, self-serve registration for scheduled cohorts, and in-person delivery in Munich and Düsseldorf. Marketing is anchored in Dr. Leopold's thought leadership (Insights blog, books, conference keynotes) and his standing as the original methodology creator.

Customers are primarily European-headquartered enterprises undergoing Agile or operating-model transformations. Disclosed logos span automotive (Volkswagen Group, Mercedes-Benz, Bosch), rail (Deutsche Bahn), telecommunications (Telekom), pharmaceutical (Hoffmann-La Roche), insurance (Helvetia), media (ProSiebenSat.1), software (DATEV), and other large organizations across Europe, with stated reach into the USA, China, South Africa, and Thailand via training and conferences. The company has 1-10 employees, is bootstrapped, and has not raised institutional funding.

Name

LEANability

Legal name

LEANability GmbH

Website

https://leanability.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LEANability GmbH is a Vienna-based boutique training and consulting firm that commercializes Dr. Klaus Leopold's Flight Levels methodology, certifying enterprise transformation leaders across Europe and internationally in cross-team, strategy-execution, and AI-integrated operating models.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Flight Levels Training: Public training sessions (online and in-person) for FL2D + AI, FL3D, and FLSA certifications. Offered at regular prices with 3-for-2 group discounts. Also available as Flex Training with self-paced access and Klaus-Sparring sessions included.
2. Flex Training Subscriptions: Self-paced training Zugänge (access passes) priced at 1,990 EUR net per Zugang, or 1,326 EUR net with 3-for-2 discount for 3+ participants. Includes German and English content plus 2x30 minutes Klaus-Sparring.
3. Online Sparring Sessions: Coaching/sparring sessions with Klaus Leopold: 3 sessions at 570 EUR (190 EUR/session), 5 sessions at 790 EUR (158 EUR/session), 10 sessions at 1,400 EUR (140 EUR/session).
4. Design Program: Guided organizational design program where LEANability accompanies organizations through video inputs, system work sessions, and Klaus-sparring to design their own Flight Level system.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LEANability delivers certified Flight Levels training programs and consulting services that help organizations make work across teams, levels, and value streams visible, prioritizable, and steerable. Offerings include the FL2D + AI, FL3D, and FLSA certified training courses, a guided Designprogramm for building an organization's own Flight Level system, Online-Sparring coaching with Dr. Klaus Leopold, and supporting content such as the TWiG simulation, books, and keynote speaking engagements.

Product overview

LEANability offers a portfolio of Flight Levels-related training and consulting services. The core offerings are three certified training programs: Flight Level 2 Design + AI (FL2D + AI) for team-crossing delivery and human-AI collaboration, Flight Level 3 Design (FL3D) for strategy execution and feedback loops, and Flight Levels Systems Architecture (FLSA) for organization-wide work system design. These are supplemented by a Designprogramm for guided organizational implementation, Online-Sparring for personalized coaching with Klaus Leopold, Flex-Training for self-paced learning, and supporting products including the TWiG simulation game, published books, and speaking engagements. All offerings are service-based without any software or API products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flight Level 2 Design + AI (FL2D + AI) Certified training for team-crossing work visibility, prioritization, dependencies, and human-AI collaboration in operating models; helps organizations make work across team boundaries visible, focused, and decidable. Targeted at practitioners responsible for cross-team delivery.
• Flight Level 3 Design (FL3D) Certified training connecting strategic direction with priorities, decisions, operational work, and feedback loops; targeted at executives, portfolio managers, product leads, and transformation leaders who must translate strategy into effective work.
• Flight Levels Systems Architecture (FLSA) Certified training for organization-wide work system architecture, covering Work Systems Topology, Flight Items, Flight Routes, and interactions across teams, value streams, and decision levels.
• Flight Levels Designprogramm Guided design process where LEANability accompanies organizations through video inputs, system work sessions, and Klaus-Sparring to design their own Flight Level system using real teams, dependencies, priorities, decisions, and bottlenecks rather than a generic example.
• Online-Sparring mit Klaus Leopold Online coaching/sparring sessions with Dr. Klaus Leopold for sharpening Flight Levels topics, system design decisions, and next steps; sold in packages of 3, 5, or 10 sessions.
• Flex-Training Self-paced digital training access (Zugänge) for FL2D, FL3D, and FLSA including German and English content plus 2x30 minutes of Klaus-Sparring per access pass.
• FLIN — Flight Levels Introduction Self-paced introductory workshop providing foundational Flight Levels knowledge; prerequisite for FLSA certification, available at €79 (discounted from €99 when bundled with training).
• TWiG — The WiP Game Lightweight simulation for WIP-limited pull systems used worldwide in trainings and communities to make flow, WIP limits, and metrics tangible; available in nine languages (English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai).
• Books by Klaus Leopold Published books authored by Dr. Klaus Leopold covering Flight Levels and Kanban, including 'Flight Levels', 'Agilität neu denken', 'Kanban in der Praxis', 'Kanban in der IT', 'Kanban Change Leadership', 'Practical Kanban', and 'Rethinking Agile'.
• Speaking / Keynotes Keynotes and speaking engagements for conferences, leadership offsites, product events, and transformation events; covers Flight Levels, Strategy Execution, Flow, AI, and organizational effectiveness.

Quantifiable outcome

• Organizations report improved delivery through cross-team coordination
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lean Kanban UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 February 2012LEANability co-founded the Lean Kanban University with 17 other firms. The LKU, based in Seattle, USA, establishes quality assurance in the Kanban market. LEANability's Katrin Dietze served as Director of Membership, and Klaus Leopold joined the Management Board.
• Stoos NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2012Dr. Klaus Leopold was a founding member of the STOOS management network. The network was founded by Klaus and 20 other thought leaders at a gathering in Stoos, Swiss Alps.
• it-agilecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLEANability and it-agile co-hosted the Lean Kanban Central Europe 2012 conference - the largest Lean Kanban conference in Europe at the time. Both companies collaborated on event organization and content delivery.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey & Company: Global management consultancy with an Agile transformation practice serving enterprise leadership. Competes for the same large-organization transformation engagements that LEANability targets, though at substantially higher price points and broader scope.
• Scaled Agile (SAFe): Provider of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), the dominant enterprise Agile framework. Competes with Flight Levels for enterprise Agile transformation budgets, though SAFe is broader in scope and tooling integration.
• Scrum.org: Professional Scrum training and certification organization founded by Ken Schwaber. Targets the same enterprise Agile transformation buyer personas and competes for training budget, though Scrum.org's framework is Scrum-centric rather than cross-team systems-focused.
• Lean Kanban University (LKU): The global standards and certification body for Kanban training, co-founded by LEANability and 17 other firms. Establishes quality assurance in the Kanban market and licenses Approved Kanban Trainers — overlapping mission and trainer ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Agile42: Global Kanban and Agile training/consulting firm offering Kanban training, coaching, and enterprise transformation. Closely comparable in offering mix and target buyer to LEANability, with similar European and global footprint.
• it-agile: Hamburg-based Agile/Kanban consulting and training firm. Co-hosted the Lean Kanban Central Europe 2012 conference with LEANability and serves overlapping enterprise and DACH-region customers with comparable Agile transformation services.
• David J. Anderson & Associates: The original Kanban methodology consulting firm founded by David Anderson, the inventor of the Kanban Method. Klaus Leopold was an early co-trainer with Anderson and a co-founding member of the Lean Kanban University. Direct peer on Kanban/flow methodology consulting and training.

Emerging players

• Management 3.0: Agile leadership and management training program founded by Jurgen Appelo. Targets similar transformation leader personas with workshops, certifications, and online courses, with overlap on organizational design and Agile adoption content.
• Liberating Structures: Methodology and facilitation framework for organizational collaboration and change. Shares LEANability's enterprise transformation audience and books/workshops delivery model, but focuses on micro-structuring interactions rather than work-system architecture.

Others

• Stoos Network: Management innovation network of which Dr. Klaus Leopold was a founding member. Operates as an ecosystem/community of practice rather than a commercial training provider, but shares the thought-leadership and executive audience with LEANability.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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