Management Consult GmbH

What Management Consult GmbH does

Management Consult GmbH is a Bonn-headquartered German management and municipal consulting firm founded in 1998, operating deutschlandweit (nationwide) with a five-person team. The firm delivers organizational investigations, personnel measurement, job evaluations, employee and citizen surveys, controlling system design, and quality management consulting — primarily to public-sector clients including municipalities (Kommunen), districts (Landkreise), Jobcenter, and Stadtwerke, with secondary exposure to medium-sized enterprises and non-profit associations. Core methodologies include PERT interview procedures, daily recording (Tägliche Aufzeichnung), and HOAI comparative calculations, executed under a DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management system.

The firm's technology stack rests on three proprietary software assets: PAULA (Personalbedarf analytisch und leicht auswerten), a web-based personnel-needs assessment tool; KapaPlan, a stochastic capacity-planning program for service stations and queue optimization; and Personalkompass, a web-based employee survey instrument. Supporting integrations include SAP, Infoma Finanzsoftware (Municipal Operations Module), and SPSS for statistical analysis. The software products are positioned as add-on modules layered onto traditional project-based professional services.

Revenue is generated through three streams: (1) core management and municipal consulting on a project basis with multi-year contracts, (2) software licensing of PAULA and KapaPlan to client organizations, and (3) seminars and training programs (including Train the Trainer, BPW NRW start-up seminars, and controlling workshops). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct via the company website, phone, email, referrals, and co-developed studies with institutional partners such as IHK Bonn Rhein-Sieg, Wirtschaftsförderung Bonn, and Regionalagentur Bonn.

Name

Management Consult GmbH

Legal name

Management consult GmbH

Website

https://managementconsult.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Management Consult GmbH is a Bonn-based, five-person German consulting firm founded in 1998 that delivers organizational investigations, personnel measurement, and quality management services to municipalities, public agencies, and SMEs, supported by proprietary PAULA and KapaPlan software tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB), Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB), Performance Management & Productivity Consulting (BPAHAGAL)

Keywords

• Management consulting
• Municipal consulting
• Organizational development
• Personnel assessment
• Capacity planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Bonn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Management Consulting Services: Core consulting services including organizational development, personnel assessment, strategic planning, and process optimization for public administration and private sector clients. Revenue generated through project-based engagements.
2. Software Licensing (PAULA & KapaPlan): Sale and licensing of proprietary software tools PAULA (personnel needs assessment) and KapaPlan (capacity planning) to clients for their own organizational analysis and staffing purposes.
3. Seminars and Training: Training programs including Train the Trainer seminars for business founders, controlling training for public sector employees, and workshops on topics like public administration modernization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Management Consult GmbH is a German management and municipal consulting firm that provides organizational investigations, personnel measurement, job evaluations, employee surveys, quality management, and controlling/accounting services to public administrations and medium-sized enterprises. The firm also develops and licenses proprietary software tools PAULA (for analytical personnel needs assessment) and KapaPlan (for capacity planning of service stations and queuing systems), supported by seminars and training programs.

Product overview

Management Consult GmbH is a German management and municipal consulting firm based in Bonn offering a portfolio of consulting services primarily for public administration and medium-sized enterprises. Their core offerings include organizational investigations (Organisationsuntersuchungen), analytical personnel measurement (Personalbemessung) using their proprietary PAULA Software, job evaluations (Stellenbewertungen), and employee surveys via the Personalkompass tool. Supporting services include quality management consulting, controlling system design, financial consulting, and start-up support. Their proprietary tools PAULA (for workforce analytics) and KapaPlan (for service station capacity planning) represent their primary software products. The firm is DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 certified and has operated since 1996, serving municipalities and public administrations throughout Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PAULA Software: A software tool developed by Management consult for analytical personnel requirement evaluation, supporting methods including Daily Recording, PERT Interview Procedure, and HOAI Comparison Calculation.
• KapaPlan

Products and services

• PAULA Software A proprietary web-based tool for analytical personnel requirement calculation and staff measurement. Supports methods including daily recording (Tägliche Aufzeichnung), PERT interview procedures, and HOAI comparative calculations for workforce planning. Target users are public administration organizations and private companies.
• KapaPlan (Kapazitätsplanung von Bedienstationen) A capacity planning tool for service stations and queuing systems. Uses stochastic modeling to calculate optimal staffing levels based on customer arrival rates, queue lengths, and service times to prevent excessive waiting (Bugwelle/phantom effect). Target users are citizen service offices (Bürgerbüros) and similar service organizations.
• Organisationsuntersuchungen (Organizational Investigations) Core consulting service analyzing workflows (processes), assessing personnel requirements, and examining conditions such as software, hardware, ergonomics, and occupational safety to optimize organizational structure. For public administrations and private companies.
• Personalbemessung (Personnel Measurement) Analytical personnel requirement determination using methods such as PERT interviews, daily recording, and HOAI calculations to establish staffing levels. For public administrations and private companies.
• Stellenbewertungen (Job Evaluations) Job evaluation services to determine collective agreement classifications for employees and salary levels for civil servants based on job descriptions. For public administration clients.
• Befragungen und Studien (Surveys and Studies) Survey and study services including face-to-face, telephone, and online surveys with questionnaire design, implementation, and statistical analysis. For public and private sector clients.
• Mitarbeiterbefragungen (Employee Surveys) Employee satisfaction and motivation surveys using online (Web-Survey) or paper-pencil methods. For public administrations and private companies.
• Controlling & Rechnungswesen (Controlling and Accounting) Controlling system design and implementation, cost and revenue management, budget controlling, and management coaching services for companies and public authorities.
• Qualitätsmanagement (Quality Management)
• Kommunalberatung (Municipal Consulting)
• Existenzgründung & Start-up Beratung

Quantifiable outcome

• Various client testimonials report high satisfaction with consulting outcomes and project deliverables
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IHK Bonn Rhein-Sieg (Chamber of Industry and Commerce)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on studies regarding demographic change impact on SMEs in the Bonn/Rhein-Sieg region. Joint research initiatives including surveys of over 700 companies.
• Wirtschaftsförderung Bonn (Economic Development Bonn)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner in studies on demographic change effects on regional businesses. Participated in joint study with IHK and Regionalagentur.
• Regionalagentur BonncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in collaborative study on demographic change among SMEs in the Bonn/Rhein-Sieg region.
• Rhein-Sieg-KreiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in study 'Wohnen und Arbeiten im Alter' (Living and Working in Old Age) conducted with multiple German municipalities.
• Stadt BonncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in study 'Wohnen und Arbeiten im Alter' and demographic change research initiatives.
• Beratungsprogramm Wirtschaft NRW (BPW)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAuthorized consulting provider for the NRW business advisory program supporting business founders and entrepreneurs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Sinus Markt- und Sozialforschung: German social and market research institute. Indirectly comparable as a regional German research partner that conducts large-scale demographic and societal studies for public-sector clients, often in collaboration with municipal partners.

Broad incumbents

• BearingPoint Germany: European-origin management and technology consultancy with a strong German public-sector practice. Competes for the same municipal digitalization and organizational transformation mandates but with substantially broader scale and capability set.
• PwC Germany (Public Sector): Big-four advisory with a substantial German public-sector practice spanning transformation, HR, and finance consulting. Larger scale and broader capabilities, but direct overlap on organizational and personnel assessment engagements.
• Rödl & Partner: German mid-market professional services firm offering consulting, legal, tax, and audit services to Mittelstand and public entities. Comparable buyer overlap (German SMEs and municipal-adjacent clients) and service lines (controlling, organizational consulting, audit).
• KPMG Germany (Public Sector): Big-four advisory practice with a dedicated German public-sector team covering organizational transformation, process optimization, and digitalization. Operates at much larger scale but competes for the same municipal framework contracts.

Emerging players

• Innofact AG: German market research firm offering employee and customer surveys with online panel capabilities. Comparable in delivering Personalkompass-style employee survey tooling and analytical survey services to similar German clients.
• zeb (zeb.rolfes.schierenbeck.associates): German consulting firm focused on financial services with growing public-sector finance practice. Comparable on controlling, financial consolidation, and public-finance advisory, but specialized in financial-services-adjacent municipal topics rather than general organizational consulting.

Direct peers

• PD - Berater der öffentlichen Hand: German public-sector management and IT consulting firm owned by public-sector shareholders. Directly comparable as a specialist advisor to German municipalities, federal states, and public enterprises — same buyer, same workflow problems, same procurement dynamics.
• Horváth & Partners: German-origin management consulting firm specializing in performance management, controlling, and operations optimization. Comparable in serving German Mittelstand and public-sector clients with performance measurement and process improvement offerings.
• KGSt (Kommunale Gemeinschaftsstelle für Verwaltungsmanagement): Municipal management association providing organizational consulting, benchmarking, and modernization advisory to German Kommunen. Closely aligned on buyer (municipalities), domain (Verwaltungsmodernisierung), and service scope (Organisationsuntersuchungen, Personalbedarfsplanung).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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