What SCG SchielConsulting does

SCG SchielConsulting GmbH is a privately held boutique management consulting firm headquartered in Cologne, Germany, founded by Dr. Frank Schiel in 1992. The firm operates with approximately 5 employees and delivers three core service lines: Prozesscoaching (Process Coaching), Managementdiagnostik (Management Diagnostics), and Personalentwicklung (Personnel Development). Its underlying technology is a portfolio of proprietary, trademarked psychometric diagnostic instruments — including the SCG Selbstprofil® family (16 scales across five themes), SC Führungsintelligenz, SC Mitarbeiterloyalitätsindex©, SCG Network-OC®, SC Vorprofil, SC Unternehmenskulturscreening, and SC-Kundenzufriedenheitsanalyse — built on an economic psychology foundation. These instruments are delivered through assessment procedures such as Management Audits, Assessment Centers, Development Centers, and individual coaching engagements.

The business model is professional services revenue: project-based fees and retainer arrangements with corporate clients, sold through direct enterprise engagement and professional network referrals. Customer segments are primarily corporate management and HR professionals across multiple industries (automotive, mineral oil, tire, insurance, pharmaceuticals, waste disposal, energy, food manufacturing), with a regional concentration in Germany and North Rhine-Westphalia. Go-to-market relies on direct consulting engagements, thought leadership through published books (via Shaker-Verlag and contributions to industry publications), and the firm's website. The company is sole-proprietor owned and operated, with no external investment, no subsidiaries, no public listing, and no disclosed partnerships.

Name

SCG SchielConsulting

Legal name

SCG SchielConsulting GmbH

Website

https://schielconsulting.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SCG SchielConsulting is a 5-person, Cologne-based German boutique consultancy founded in 1992 by Dr. Frank Schiel, delivering process coaching, management diagnostics, and personnel development using proprietary psychometric instruments to corporate clients across multiple industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Customer, Marketing & Sales Consulting (BPAHACAG)

Keywords

• Management consulting services
• Process coaching
• Management diagnostics
• Personnel development
• Executive assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Köln

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services including process coaching, management diagnostics, and personnel development. Services delivered through individual consulting engagements, coaching sessions, training programs, and assessment centers. Revenue generated through project-based fees and retainer arrangements with corporate clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SCG SchielConsulting is a German consulting firm offering three core service lines: Prozesscoaching (Process Coaching) for organizational change and team development, Managementdiagnostik (Management Diagnostics) for personnel selection and potential analysis using proprietary psychometric tools, and Personalentwicklung (Personnel Development) covering leadership, sales, methods, and communication training as well as executive coaching. Deliverables are customized consulting engagements, assessment centers, development centers, and coaching programs for corporate clients.

Product overview

SCG SchielConsulting offers a portfolio of consulting services organized around three core areas: Prozesscoaching (Process Coaching), Managementdiagnostik (Management Diagnostics), and Personalentwicklung (Personnel Development). The company provides proprietary diagnostic tools including the SCG Selbstprofil® family of psychometric questionnaires (self-profile, working styles), SC Network-OC® for agile competency assessment, SC Vorprofil, SC Führungsintelligenz, SC Unternehmenskulturscreening, and various indices for employee loyalty and customer satisfaction. These are delivered through diagnostic procedures such as Management Audits, Assessment Centers, Development Centers, and training/coaching programs. The offering is a services-based portfolio rather than a software product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Prozesscoaching (Process Coaching) Process coaching services to support organizational change, business reengineering, mergers, and team development through psychological and emotional support alongside restructuring. Target buyers are corporate clients undergoing transformation initiatives.
• Managementdiagnostik (Management Diagnostics) Assessment and diagnostic services for personnel selection and potential analysis, including Management Audits, Assessment Centers, Development Centers, and psychometric testing. Target buyers are HR professionals and corporate clients seeking evidence-based selection and development decisions.
• Personalentwicklung (Personnel Development) Training and coaching services covering leadership, sales, methods, and communication skills, as well as executive coaching for individuals and teams. Target buyers are executives, managers, and team leaders seeking professional development.
• Einzelassessment Center (Individual Assessment Center) Individual assessment center procedure for identifying candidates suitable for specific positions, including role simulations, case studies, and management inbox exercises. Used by HR departments for personnel selection of executives and specialists.
• Management Audit (Auswahl) - Selection Assessment center procedure for identifying suitable candidates for top positions such as executives and division managers, evaluating competencies against position requirements. Used by HR for executive personnel selection.
• Management Audit (Potenzial) - Potential Analysis Assessment procedure for identifying strengths, weaknesses, and leadership potential of internal executives for top positions, evaluating capabilities against current or future position requirements. Used for succession planning and internal talent development.
• Development Center Assessment procedure for identifying strengths, weaknesses, and leadership potential of internal executives or specialists, with learning readiness as a potential indicator. Used by HR for leadership development and talent identification.
• Standortbestimmung Assistenz (Positioning for Assistants) Efficient competency assessment for secretaries and assistants, covering work organization skills and communicative abilities, with practical recommendations for individual development.

Quantifiable outcome

• Transfer optimization in change processes through SCG Network-OC® methodology
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kienbaum Consultants International: Germany's largest dedicated HR and management consulting firm, offering executive search, compensation, leadership development, and assessment services. Closest direct peer because it combines proprietary HR/leadership instruments with German enterprise consulting, directly addressing the same target buyer as SchielConsulting.
• Interconsens GmbH: German management consultancy focused on HR transformation, change management, and organizational development. Comparable for the HR-centric management consulting offering targeting German enterprises undergoing change — overlapping with SchielConsulting's Prozesscoaching and Personalentwicklung pillars.
• Rundstedt (Hays HR Consulting / Rundstedt): German HR services firm providing executive search, outplacement, and HR consulting including assessment and leadership development. Comparable for its German-market focus on executive assessment and HR advisory engagements.
• hkp// group: German HR advisory firm specializing in compensation, performance management, talent management and HR analytics. Directly comparable as a mid-sized German HR consultancy selling proprietary frameworks and advisory services to corporate HR and executive teams.

Broad incumbents

• Egon Zehnder: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with proprietary leadership assessment methodologies. Comparable for executive-level assessment and leadership consulting, with strong DACH market presence that directly competes for the same German enterprise clients.
• Mercer: Global consulting firm with a sizeable HR and talent practice covering assessment, compensation, and organizational design. Broad incumbent offering overlapping capabilities at significantly greater scale than SchielConsulting.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with deep assessment, executive search, and leadership development practices. Functions as a broad incumbent in the same space, offering overlapping capabilities including proprietary leadership assessments, but at global scale and across a much wider portfolio.

Regional players

• Lurse (Aon): German HR and compensation consultancy (now part of Aon) specializing in HR analytics, executive compensation, and HR transformation. Comparable as a German HR management consultancy, but operates as a regional/sub-scale platform player within a larger global parent.

Emerging players

• Schuhfried GmbH: Austrian-based provider of computerized psychometric assessment tools serving the German-speaking market. Comparable for proprietary psychological assessment instruments and adjacent product offering, with stronger technology platform but weaker consulting delivery than SchielConsulting.
• Hogrefe Verlag: Leading German academic publisher specializing in psychological assessments and psychometric tests for clinical and occupational use. Comparable as a DACH-region provider of proprietary psychometric instruments, though focused on publishing/licensing rather than consulting delivery.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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