FORSKEL

Name

FORSKEL

Legal name

Forskel

Website

https://forskel.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD)

Keywords

• Strategic transformation consulting
• Public sector advisory
• Organizational design services
• Leadership development consulting
• Change management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen K

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Strategic Advisory and Consulting Services: Forskel generates revenue through professional consulting engagements, providing strategic transformation services to public and private sector organizations. Services include policy advisory, organizational design, leadership development, and transformation management. Revenue is derived from project-based consulting fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Forskel is a strategic transformation and management consulting firm that leads end-to-end change initiatives for public and private sector organizations. Its work spans three interconnected levels: Policy Advisory (strategy and policy alignment), Organization Design (structure, governance, and operating model), and People & Culture Development (leadership, culture, and workforce transformation). Engagements are delivered as consultant-led advisory services rather than packaged products.

Product overview

FORSKEL is a strategic transformation and management consulting firm operating on three interconnected levels—Policy, Organization, and People—serving key organizations in Denmark and internationally. The company offers its Strategic Transformation Services as a unified consulting offering, where the three service modules (Policy Advisory, Organization Design, and People & Culture Development) work simultaneously to help top management lead organizational change. Forskel can either embed within client teams or assemble specialist teams tailored to specific transformation challenges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Transformation Services An end-to-end strategic transformation engagement that combines policy advisory, organization design, and people & culture development into a single coordinated program. Designed for public and private sector organizations undertaking major strategic change.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DataFaircoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018DataFair is a platform co-founded by Claus Juhl, CEO of Forskel. DataFair focuses on making public data accessible and usable. This partnership represents a strategic alignment around data-driven approaches to public sector transformation.
• Copenhagen Malmö PortminorOthersClaus Juhl serves as Chairman of the Board of Copenhagen Malmö Port (since 2021). This represents a board advisory relationship rather than a formal business partnership.
• Fors A/SminorOthersClaus Juhl serves as Chairman of the Board of Fors A/S (since 2021). This represents a board advisory relationship rather than a formal business partnership.
• GreenMobility A/SminorOthersClaus Juhl serves as Board Member of GreenMobility A/S (since 2019), a company focused on green mobility solutions. This represents a board advisory relationship rather than a formal business partnership.
• Nordea InvestminorOthersClaus Juhl serves as Board Member of Nordea Invest (since 2019). This represents a board advisory relationship rather than a formal business partnership.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bain & Company: Global consulting firm with public-sector, organizational design, and result-oriented transformation capabilities. Bain also acquired the Nordic boutique QVARTZ, demonstrating consolidation appetite in the space Forskel operates in.
• PA Consulting: International consulting firm with deep public-sector transformation, organizational design, and innovation practices. Comparable to Forskel in combining strategy, organization, and people focus, but with global scale and technology capabilities.
• Boston Consulting Group: Global consulting firm with strong public-sector practice and organizational transformation expertise. Competes with Forskel for top management-led transformation mandates, particularly with government and large institutions, but at much greater scale.
• McKinsey & Company: Global management consulting leader with deep public-sector and organizational transformation practices. Comparable to Forskel in strategic transformation, organizational design, and policy advisory, but operates globally with thousands of consultants and a broader portfolio.
• Deloitte (Consulting): Big Four firm with extensive public-sector and organizational transformation practices globally. Competes with Forskel for large government and institutional transformation mandates, with broader service portfolio and global reach.
• KPMG (Consulting): Big Four consultant with significant public-sector advisory and transformation services. Overlaps with Forskel's policy advisory and organizational design offerings, particularly in government and regulated industries, though at much larger scale.

Regional players

• Implement Consulting Group: Nordic-headquartered strategy and management consulting firm with strong public-sector and transformation practices across Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. Directly comparable to Forskel in B2G/B2Cities transformation, but at significantly larger scale with several hundred consultants.
• Struensee & Co. Nordic strategy and management consulting boutique where Forskel's founder Claus Juhl was a Founding Partner (2014-2017). Closely comparable boutique-style public-sector and transformation consulting, with shared heritage and customer base in Denmark.
• Rambøll Management Consulting: Nordic engineering and advisory firm with a management consulting arm active in public-sector transformation, urban development, and green economy. Directly comparable to Forskel's B2G, B2Cities, and infrastructure focus, anchored in Denmark.

Emerging players

• Nordic Strategy Group: Smaller Nordic strategy consulting boutique focused on public-sector and transformation engagements. Comparable to Forskel in size, geography, and emphasis on senior-led transformation in Nordic institutions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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