comeno

What comeno does

COMENO is a German professional services firm headquartered in Stuttgart that delivers organizational consulting, executive and team coaching, and certified training programs under three integrated pillars: Consulting (organizational development, transformation, change management, HR development), Coaching (executive, leadership, team, personal using systemic approaches), and Academy (IPMA/GPM project management certifications, Agile Coach, Scrum Master, Design Thinking, Modern Leadership, moderation, resilience). The company serves enterprise and government clients across automotive, medtech, aerospace and defense, financial services, retail, industrial, and public administration, with named engagements at B.Braun, Porsche, BMW, Daimler, THALES (13-country agile rollout), Roche Diagnostics, Airbus, Deloitte, LBBW, REWE, KÄRCHER, and Police Baden-Württemberg, among others. Operations are structured across two legal entities (COMENO company consulting GmbH and wholly-owned subsidiary COMENO Academy GmbH) with offices in Stuttgart, Hamburg, and Konstanz, and a network of 30+ named experts who serve as the firm's delivery backbone.

The business model is a hybrid professional services model combining enterprise consulting engagements (typically project-based, quote-based) with publicly priced certification and training programs (ranging from €375 for short workshops to €6,500 for the comprehensive Systemischer Business Coach Kompaktkurs) and recurring coaching retainers. Go-to-market is sales-led and enterprise field-sales oriented, leveraging referrals, testimonials, content marketing via the company website, and LinkedIn presence; client acquisition relies heavily on consulting relationships and referrals from major German and multinational accounts. Core strategic partnerships with GPM, IPMA, DVCT, and DBVC, plus alliances with Ken Blanchard Companies, TMS-Zentrum, MPA, ValueProfilePlus, HTWG Konstanz, and Braun Anlagenbau, provide certified training legitimacy and access to established methodologies. No AI/ML products, proprietary technology platforms, or external funding are evident; the firm monetizes human expertise, accredited curricula, and long-standing client relationships.

Name

comeno

Legal name

COMENO company consulting GmbH

Website

https://comeno.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

COMENO is a Stuttgart-based German professional services firm delivering organizational consulting, executive and team coaching, and certified training (IPMA, GPM, Agile) to enterprise and government clients across automotive, medtech, aerospace, finance, and public administration in the DACH region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Manager & Team Leader Onboarding (EDABAOAC), UX, Design Thinking & Customer Research for PMs (EDABAHAK)

Keywords

• Organizational consulting
• Executive coaching
• Leadership training
• Change management
• Project management certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Organizational development, transformation consulting, change management, and HR development consulting engagements. Typically delivered as project-based consulting contracts with enterprises.
2. Coaching Services: Executive coaching, team coaching, leadership coaching, and personal coaching services. Delivered through individual sessions, weekend intensives, and ongoing coaching programs.
3. Training Programs: Public workshops and certification programs in project management (IPMA/GPM levels), agile methodologies, leadership development, coaching certification, and specialized topics. Also offered as in-house corporate training.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

COMENO is a German professional services firm delivering organizational consulting, coaching, and training under three pillars: Consulting (organization, culture, transformation), Coaching (personal, leadership, team, executive), and Academy (project management certifications IPMA/GPM, agile, leadership, and coaching education). Engagements are delivered as project-based consulting contracts, individual/team coaching programs, and public or in-house certification workshops for enterprises and individual professionals.

Product overview

COMENO is a German professional services company offering a unified portfolio of consulting, coaching, and training services. The consulting practice focuses on organizational development, transformation, project management, change management, and HR development. The coaching division provides personal, team, and executive coaching using systemic approaches with various formats including Provo-Coaching, Shadow-Coaching, Speed-Coaching, and Weekend-Coaching. The Academy/Campus division delivers training programs including IPMA/GPM project management certifications, Agile Coach training, Scrum Master, Design Thinking, Modern Leadership, Moderation & Presentation, Graphical Facilitation, and resilience training. These three pillars work together to provide end-to-end organizational transformation support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consulting Organizational development, transformation, project management, change management, and human resources development consulting services for businesses and large organizations.
• Coaching Professional coaching services including personal coaching, team coaching, leadership/executive coaching, and organizational coaching, utilizing systemic approaches for individuals and corporate clients.
• Team Coaching Team coaching services including systemic team building, team culture development, Team Management System (TMS), and intercultural trainings for teams and project groups.
• Academy/Campus Training Programs Training programs and workshops including project management certifications (IPMA/GPM), agile coach training, leadership programs, coaching education, and professional development workshops.
• Agile Trainings Agile training programs including Agile Coach certification, Scrum Master training, and Design Thinking workshops for project managers, teams, and organizations adopting agile practices.
• Modern Leadership Training Leadership training program focused on developing modern leadership skills, covering topics like leadership and management, organizational culture, and self-management for current and aspiring leaders.
• Moderation und Präsentation & Graphical Facilitation Training in presentation skills, meeting moderation, and graphical facilitation techniques for visual communication and workshop facilitation.
• Resilienztraining & Selbstwirksamkeit Resilience training workshop with modules on stress competence, emotional flexibility, resource activation, and personal resilience strategy development for individuals and teams.
• IPMA/GPM Project Management Certification Programs Certified project management training programs preparing professionals for IPMA (Levels A-D) and GPM certifications, delivered as public workshops and in-house corporate training.
• Systemischer Business Coach Certification Modular certification pathway for systemic business coaching, including foundational, compact, advanced, and examination modules leading to credentialed coach qualification.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully supported international project with 13 countries
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GPM (German Association for Project Management)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOMENO is a partner with GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement e.V., a non-profit professional association for project management with headquarters in Nuremberg. This partnership enables COMENO to offer GPM-certified project management training programs and connect with the broader project management community in Germany.
• IPMA (International Project Management Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOMENO operates as a partner of IPMA, which connects national associations including GPM in Germany. Through this partnership, COMENO offers internationally recognized IPMA certification programs (Levels A-D) for project management professionals.
• DVCT (German Association for Coaching and Training)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOMENO cooperates with DVCT (Deutscher Verband für Coaching und Training), which combines coaching and training under one association with over 1,600 members. This partnership supports COMENO's coaching certification programs and professional development offerings.
• DBVC (German Federal Association Coaching)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOMENO works with DBVC, the leading association in the German-speaking world focused on business coaching and leadership with over 550 experts. This partnership provides credibility for COMENO's coaching methodologies and connects them with the broader coaching community.
• Ken Blanchard CompaniesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Ken Blanchard, co-founder of Situational Leadership II. This connection supports COMENO's leadership development offerings and provides access to established leadership methodologies.
• Institute for Strategic Innovation and Technology Management (HTWG Konstanz)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the research and transfer institute at University of Applied Sciences Konstanz. The institute serves as a competence center for innovation and strategy, developing methods, processes, and tools for organizational development.
• Braun AnlagenbauminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Braun Anlagenbau GmbH, a Swiss service company providing quality project management services and customized qualification/certification programs according to ICB standards.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Haufe Akademie: One of the largest German providers of corporate training, certifications and professional development, with deep coverage of project management, leadership and agile topics — directly overlapping COMENO's Academy pillar and offering in-house corporate programs.
• Kienbaum: German management consulting firm specializing in leadership, executive coaching, HR and organizational transformation — a close analog to COMENO's combined consulting + executive coaching offering for DAX/MDAX clients.
• Staufen AG: German consultancy focused on operational excellence, lean/agile transformation and leadership development; serves many of the same industrial enterprise clients as COMENO and runs its own training academy (Staufen Akademie).
• TMA (Team Management Systems): Provider of team coaching methodologies and certification programs — comparable to COMENO's Team Coaching practice and TMS-Zentrum partnership, with overlapping audience of team leaders and HR buyers.
• Wenger & Partner (now cmore): Boutique German organizational consulting and coaching firm offering consulting, coaching and training for enterprises in the DACH region — close peer in size, scope and integrated three-pillar model.

Broad incumbents

• Porsche Consulting: Large management and technology consultancy with German industrial heritage, offering transformation, operational excellence and leadership services — a much larger incumbent competing for similar enterprise mandates.
• Roland Berger: Major global management consultancy with strong German roots, providing strategy and organizational/change management advisory to large enterprises — broad incumbent competing for transformation mandates COMENO targets.
• Lufthansa Consulting: German management consultancy serving aviation, transport and adjacent industries with strategy, transformation and organizational services — incumbent competing for German enterprise consulting work.
• McKinsey Germany: Global top-tier management consultancy with significant German practice advising DAX clients on transformation, organization and leadership — broad incumbent setting the benchmark in COMENO's core market.

Others

• DBVC (Deutscher Bundesverband Coaching): Leading German professional association for business coaching — comparable not as a competitor but as the ecosystem body that validates COMENO's coaching methodologies and connects it to the broader coaching community.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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