ALIZÉ Conseil & Formation

What ALIZÉ Conseil & Formation does

ALIZÉ Conseil & Formation is a privately held French consulting and training firm founded in 2006 and headquartered in Maisons-Laffitte, Île-de-France. The firm operates with three core senior practitioners (Christophe Paillassa, business/finance expert; Jean-François, IT expert; Patrick, HR expert) and a network of approximately 60 independent consultants and trainers engaged on a project basis. Its services are organized around three pillars: Conseil & AMOA (audit, needs analysis, specifications, software selection, and project supervision), Mise en œuvre (ERP, BI, CRM, and SCM implementation), and Formation (intra-company training, inter-company open-enrollment sessions, and interventions at French business and engineering schools). The firm has accumulated over 100 clients since inception, spanning automotive (Renault, Valeo, Plastic Omnium), banking (BNP Paribas, Société Générale), rail (SNCF), telecom and media (Orange, France Télévisions), retail (Auchan, La Redoute), energy (EDF), public administration (Ministère des Finances), and professional services (KPMG, Bureau Veritas).

The company's underlying capability is non-technological: it is a methodology-and-talent business with no proprietary software platform. Its expertise spans six domains (Organisation, Projets, Équipes, Méthodes, Processus, Progiciels) and covers major ERP ecosystems (SAP, ODOO, SAGE, CEGID, EBP, Microsoft). Delivery is structured around day-rate or fixed-price engagements, intra-company training sessions of 1-5 days for groups of 4-12, quarterly inter-company open-enrollment sessions, and recurring academic lectures. Marketing is conducted primarily through its website, LinkedIn presence for the three principals, and direct referrals; no paid marketing channels or distributor network are identified.

The business model is professional services, with three revenue streams: consulting and AMOA engagements, customized corporate training, and academic interventions, supplemented by inter-company training catalogs. All pricing is quote-based with no public price list. The firm operates as a founder-owned boutique with no external investors, no parent company, and no disclosed subsidiaries. Geographic scope is restricted to France, with delivery in French (and English for selected academic engagements). The IT expert's mention of Big Data and Cloud in advisory context is the only forward-looking technology reference, and there is no indication of AI/ML capability development.

Name

ALIZÉ Conseil & Formation

Legal name

Alize Conseil et Formation

Website

https://alizeconseil.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ALIZÉ Conseil & Formation is a French boutique consulting and training firm, founded 2006, that delivers ERP, BI, AMOA, and management training to large enterprises and business schools via a network of ~60 independent consultants and three core senior experts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Applications & ERP/CRM (SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Workday) (EDABAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Strategy, Consulting & General Management Institutes (EDAHAHAI)

Keywords

• ERP consulting services
• Corporate training programs
• Business intelligence advisory
• Change management consulting
• Financial controlling advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Maisons-Laffitte, Ile-de-France

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting & AMOA Services: Day-rate or fixed-price consulting engagements for ERP, BI, and project management. Covers audit, needs analysis, specifications, software selection, implementation supervision, and user training. Both MOA (maîtrise d'ouvrage) and MOE (maîtrise d'œuvre) roles offered.
2. Corporate Training: Customized in-company (intra) training sessions delivered at client premises, 1-5 days duration, groups of 4-12 participants. Pricing on quotation basis.
3. Inter-Company Training: Open enrollment sessions at fixed dates, bringing participants from multiple companies together. Quarterly calendar, covering accounting, controlling, purchasing, sales, and retail management topics.
4. Business School Interventions: Lectures and master classes at French business and engineering schools. Subjects include accounting, consolidation, IFRS, taxation, DCG, budgeting, project management, Agile, audit, and IT governance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ALIZÉ Conseil & Formation is a French consulting and training firm that delivers ERP/BI/AMOA consulting, implementation supervision, and corporate training services to large enterprises and French business schools. Services cover process audit, needs analysis, specification writing, software selection (SAP, ODOO, SAGE, CEGID, EBP), ERP/BI/CRM/SCM deployment supervision, change management, and tailored training programs (intra-company, inter-company, and university master classes). The firm operates through a core team of three senior experts backed by a network of approximately 60 independent consultants and trainers.

Product overview

ALIZÉ Conseil & Formation is a consulting and training firm operating since 2004, offering three integrated service pillars: (1) Conseil & AMOA for project management assistance, needs analysis, and software selection; (2) Mise en œuvre for ERP, BI, CRM, and SCM implementation; and (3) Formation for customized corporate training, inter-company sessions, and Grandes Écoles interventions. The company specializes in enterprise software expertise including SAP, ODOO, SAGE, CEGID, EBP, and Microsoft tools, combined with functional expertise in performance management, cost accounting, and process optimization. Services are delivered through a network of approximately 60 independent consultants and trainers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conseil & AMOA (Consulting and Project Management Assistance) Consulting and Assistance à Maîtrise d'Ouvrage services covering audit, needs analysis, specification writing, software selection, project planning, and supervision of transformation projects for enterprise finance, IT, and HR departments.
• Mise en œuvre ERP / BI / CRM / SCM (Implementation Supervision) Supervision of enterprise system implementation projects across ERP, Business Intelligence, CRM, and Supply Chain Management platforms, from requirements definition through user training, on platforms including SAP, ODOO, Microsoft, SAGE, CEGID, EBP, and MS Project.
• Formation intra-entreprise (Customized On-Site Corporate Training) Customized corporate training programs delivered at the client's premises over 1-5 days for groups of 4-12 participants, built around the client's specific processes, data, and software, using case studies, discovery workshops, and business games.
• Formation inter-entreprises (Open-Enrollment Training) Scheduled open-enrollment catalog sessions held quarterly that bring together participants from multiple companies for collaborative training on accounting, cost control, purchasing management, sales management, and retail management.
• Interventions en Grandes Écoles (Business School Lectures & Master Classes) Lectures and master classes delivered at French business and engineering schools covering accounting, consolidation, IFRS, taxation, DCG preparation, controlling, project management, Agile, audit, and IT governance, delivered in French or English.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 clients served since the firm's founding, spanning 20 years of operation
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• LovableminorOthersLovable is identified as the website hosting provider for alizeconseil.fr. This is a technology infrastructure relationship rather than a commercial or GTM partnership.
• CEGOSminorOthersCEGOS is listed as a client/organism they collaborate with. CEGOS is a major French training organization. Alizé serves as expert contributors and guest trainers within CEGOS's training ecosystem.
• IPSSIminorOthersIPSSI is listed as a training organism and business school where Alizé consultants deliver lectures and master classes on management, finance, and IT topics.
• EEIEminorOthersEEIE is listed as a training organism and business school where Alizé consultants deliver lectures and practical training sessions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Devoteam: Devoteam is a France-headquartered IT and digital transformation consultancy with a broad ERP/cloud practice and significantly larger scale; overlaps with Alizé on enterprise ERP and BI advisory work but serves a wider technology portfolio.
• SQLI: SQLI is a French digital services and consulting firm with ERP, CRM, and e-business implementation practices; comparable in French enterprise ERP-adjacent consulting, but operating at materially greater scale than Alizé.
• Onepoint: Onepoint is a French transformation and technology consultancy serving large enterprises on digital, data, and organizational change — adjacent to Alizé's consulting and change-management practice but at materially larger scale.
• Capgemini: Capgemini is a global consulting and technology services leader with French roots, offering end-to-end ERP, BI, and transformation services; competes for the same blue-chip enterprise mandates as Alizé but at vastly greater scale.
• Sopra Steria: Sopra Steria is a large French-headquartered IT services and consulting firm with deep SAP/ERP implementation expertise; a scaled incumbent competing for the same enterprise transformation engagements Alizé targets.

Emerging players

• AFNOR Compétences: AFNOR Compétences is the training arm of AFNOR Group, delivering certified professional training to French enterprises — comparable in inter-company and certified-training positioning though focused on standards/compliance rather than ERP.

Direct peers

• Orsys: Orsys is a major French IT and management training firm running both intra-company and inter-company sessions — directly comparable to Alizé's intra/inter-formation and ERP/BI training offering.
• mc2i Groupe: mc2i Groupe is a French consulting firm specializing in management and IT transformation (ERP, BI, agile, change management) for large French enterprises — overlapping directly with Alizé's Conseil & AMOA and ERP mise en œuvre pillars.
• Cegos: Cegos is France's largest corporate training organization and is explicitly identified as an Alizé counterpart/ecosystem partner; both deliver intra-company, inter-company, and business-school training across management, finance, and IT topics for French enterprises.
• Eurogroup Consulting: Eurogroup Consulting is a French management and digital transformation consultancy serving large corporates on ERP, organization, and change — comparable in scope and French-market focus to Alizé's consulting practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alize-conseil-formation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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