ffw GmbH

Name

ffw GmbH

Legal name

ffw GmbH – Gesellschaft für Personal- und Organisationsentwicklung

Website

https://ffw-nuernberg.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organizational Development Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

HR Policy, Governance, Compliance & Risk Advisory (BPACAJAF)

Keywords

• Organizational development consulting
• Change management consulting
• HR development services
• Occupational health management
• Leadership development consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Nürnberg

HQ country

Germany

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 Services: Consulting and advisory services billed on a project basis. The company acts as consultant, process facilitator, or trainer for corporate change and organizational development projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

ffw GmbH provides consulting, process facilitation, and training services in organizational development and human resources for companies undergoing transformation. Service lines cover strategic HR development, occupational health management, leadership development, work organization, and age-appropriate work design, delivered through project-based engagements to enterprise and public-sector clients in Germany.

Product overview

ffw GmbH is a non-profit consulting company (Gesellschaft für Personal- und Organisationsentwicklung) that has been supporting companies in their change processes for over 20 years. They operate as consultants, process facilitators, or trainers. Their core offering consists of consulting services in five thematic areas: Personalentwicklung (HR development), Gesundheit (health/occupational health management), Führung (leadership), Arbeitsorganisation (work organization), and Alter(n)sgerechte Arbeitsgestaltung (age-appropriate work design). They complement their services with publications, toolkits, and project brochures covering topics such as digital assistance systems, competency management, health management, and knowledge management. Major projects include transform.by (focusing on transformation in Bavaria's mobility industry) and various initiatives addressing demographic change and workplace health.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personalentwicklung (HR Development) Strategic HR development consulting focused on personnel development and competency building for organizations undergoing transformation.
• Gesundheit (Occupational Health Management) Occupational health management consulting including psychological-stress risk assessment and workplace health promotion for companies.
• Führung (Leadership Development) Leadership development and management consulting to strengthen leadership competencies in organizations.
• Arbeitsorganisation (Work Organization) Work organization consulting focusing on job rotation design, work time arrangements, and future-oriented work design.
• Alter(n)sgerechte Arbeitsgestaltung (Age-Appropriate Work Design) Age-appropriate work design consulting that enables healthy and competent aging in the workplace and supports adaptation to demographic change.

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IG Metall BayerncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2023Partnership on the transform.by project focusing on transformation of the Bavarian mobility industry. Collaboration includes events like TransformationsWerkstatt bringing together works councils and IG Metall representatives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Roland Berger: Munich-founded global strategy consultancy with a strong German industrial client base. Competes for transformation mandates at larger enterprise scale but does not specialize in the participatory, works-council-driven OD niche that defines ffw.
• zeb (zeb.rolfes.schierenbeck.associates): Münster-based European management and technology consultancy serving financial services and adjacent industries. A broader incumbent with adjacent organizational and transformation capabilities but not specialized in ffw's manufacturing-OD niche.

Direct peers

• hkp/// group: Frankfurt-based HR and compensation consulting firm specializing in executive compensation, HR strategy, and organizational design for German enterprises and listed companies. Overlaps directly with ffw's Personalentwicklung and Führung pillars.
• DGQ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Qualität): Frankfurt-based quality and management association offering consulting, certification, and training in quality management and organizational excellence. Overlaps with ffw's work design and organizational development practice in DACH industrial customers.
• nextpractice: Munich-based management consultancy focused on organizational transformation and HR strategy across German Mittelstand and enterprises. Comparable customer base and methodology to ffw's holistic change approach.
• Kienbaum: German management and HR consulting firm offering organizational development, leadership advisory, and compensation consulting. Closely comparable to ffw in target customers (DACH enterprises), HR/OD focus, and consulting model, but at materially larger scale.
• Demografie Netzwerk (ddn): German network organization advising companies and municipalities on demographic change and workforce aging. Directly comparable to ffw's Alter(n)sgerechte Arbeitsgestaltung practice, with shared focus on the same German demographic-shift problem.
• REFA: German consulting organization focused on work organization, industrial engineering, and time studies — historically a partner to manufacturing clients. Directly comparable to ffw's Arbeitsorganisation and production-focused OD engagements.
• ifaa (Institut für angewandte Arbeitswissenschaft): Düsseldorf-based institute advising manufacturing companies on work design, ergonomics, and human-centered production. Closely comparable to ffw's age-appropriate work design and occupational health offerings in industrial settings.

Others

• BAuA (Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin): German federal institute for occupational safety and health, providing research and guidance on workplace health and work design. Adjacent ecosystem participant that shapes the regulatory framework ffw's Gesundheit and age-appropriate work offerings operate within.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ffw-gmbh-gesellschaft-f-r-personal-und-organisationsentwicklung

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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