IVM Institut für Verwaltungsmanagement

What IVM Institut für Verwaltungsmanagement does

IVM Institut für Verwaltungsmanagement GmbH is an Austrian management and IT consulting firm headquartered in Innsbruck, founded in 1997 as a spin-off of the University of Innsbruck. The firm specializes in administrative modernization for the Austrian public sector — federal ministries, state governments, municipalities, and universities — with a service portfolio organized into six consulting fields: Strategy, Organization & Processes, Controlling & Finance, Project Management, Information & Technology, and Research & Development. It employs approximately 30 consultants across three Austrian offices (Innsbruck, Vienna, Dornbirn).

The firm's consulting engagements are anchored in deep familiarity with Austrian public-sector regulatory frameworks (BHG 2013, KLR-VO, Wirkungsorientierte Steuerung) and in technology implementations built primarily on SAP ERP/S/4HANA (modules FI/CO, PSM, MM, SD, HCM), SAP BW/4HANA, IBM Cognos Analytics, IBM Planning Analytics, Microsoft Power BI, SharePoint, and SQL Server. Proprietary tools include Auto-RZL (automated resource-target-performance planning built for the Federal Ministry of the Interior), ivmKomPot-Benchmark (municipal potential analysis co-developed with the University of Innsbruck), and Szenarienrechner (budget consolidation scenario calculator). The firm also operates the Schulungsakademie Lighthouse training academy and SAP TERP 10 courses.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees on consulting mandates — there is no subscription or managed-service revenue disclosed, and no external funding rounds are recorded. The firm operates within the IVM Group alongside two wholly-owned subsidiaries: Intelligent Value Management GmbH (private-sector IT and business analytics) and Max2 GmbH (tourism product design). Strategic partnerships include the University of Innsbruck, EURAC Research, and Integrated Consulting Group (a European network of 140 consultants across 12 countries). Leadership comprises three Managing Directors (Norbert Schlager-Weidinger, Markus Traxl, Kurt Promberger) supported by department heads for Controlling & Finance, Business Solutions & Technology, and Business Analytics.

Name

IVM Institut für Verwaltungsmanagement

Legal name

IVM Institut für Verwaltungsmanagement GmbH

Website

https://verwaltungsmanagement.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Short description

IVM Institut für Verwaltungsmanagement is an Austrian management and IT consulting boutique, founded 1997, serving federal ministries, state governments, municipalities, and universities with SAP-based ERP, business economics, and public-sector modernization services, employing about 30 consultants across Innsbruck, Vienna, and Dornbirn.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector Management Consulting

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance Technology, GRC Platforms & Controls Automation Advisory (BPAHAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Strategy & IT Advisory (BPAEAAAA), Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ)

Keywords

• Public sector consulting
• Administrative modernization
• SAP consulting services
• Management consulting
• Business intelligence consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Innsbruck

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for public administration modernization, including strategy consulting, organization and processes, controlling and finance, project management, information technology, and research and development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

IVM Institut für Verwaltungsmanagement GmbH provides management and IT consulting services specialized in administrative modernization for the Austrian public sector. The firm advises federal ministries, state governments, municipalities, universities, and non-profit organizations on the introduction and further development of business economics control instruments. Its service portfolio covers six core consulting fields: Strategy, Organization & Processes, Controlling & Finance, Project Management, Information & Technology, and Research & Development, with deep expertise in SAP ERP/S/4HANA, IBM Cognos Analytics, and Microsoft BI ecosystems.

Product overview

IVM Institut für Verwaltungsmanagement is a consulting firm specialized in administrative modernization for the Austrian public sector, offering a portfolio of consulting services organized into six core consulting fields: Strategy (Strategieberatung), Organization & Processes (Organisation & Prozesse), Controlling & Finance (Controlling & Finance), Project Management (Projektmanagement), Information & Technology (Information & Technologie), and Research & Development (Forschung & Entwicklung). The offering operates as a consulting service portfolio rather than a unified software product, with named proprietary tools including ivmKomPot-Benchmark (municipal potential analysis and benchmarking), Auto-RZL (automated resource-target-performance planning for the Austrian Ministry of Interior), PEP (Personal Excellence Program for office efficiency), and the Schulungsakademie Lighthouse (internal training academy). Technology consulting engagements leverage SAP ERP/S/4HANA across multiple modules (FI/CO, PSM, MM, SD, HCM), IBM Cognos Analytics and Planning Analytics, and Microsoft platforms (SharePoint, Power BI, SQL Server/SSIS).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategieberatung (Strategy Consulting) Strategy development and implementation consulting for public administration organizations, including SWOT analyses, process analysis, stakeholder analysis, benchmarking, and location analysis for federal, state, and municipal clients.
• Organisation & Prozesse (Organization & Process Consulting) Organization and process consulting for public administration, including organizational analysis, potential surveys, organizational change management, and process optimization for government and non-profit clients.
• Controlling & Finance (Controlling and Finance Consulting) Development of internal and external accounting, cost and performance accounting (Kosten- und Leistungsrechnung), financial analysis of public budgets, controlling, reporting, KPI systems, and benchmarking for public sector entities.
• Projektmanagement (Project Management Consulting) Project management consulting including optimization of existing PM methods and tools, custom Office 365-based toolset development, project templates, project roadmaps, program management, project management office (PMO) services, and project coaching for executives and project managers.
• Information & Technologie (IT Consulting) 360-degree IT consulting encompassing data modeling, data preparation, software development, interface creation, process optimization, IT strategy development, architecture management, and software selection for public administration clients, leveraging SAP ERP/S/4HANA, IBM Cognos Analytics, and Microsoft technologies.
• Forschung & Entwicklung (Research & Development Consulting) R&D consulting transferring complex innovative topics into structured, methodologically sound approaches, including research cooperation with the University of Innsbruck, development of scientific methodologies, training concepts, and impact analysis (Wirkungsanalyse) for public administration.
• ERP Beratung (SAP ERP Consulting) SAP ERP implementation and migration consulting including FI/CO, PSM, MM, SD, and HCM modules, SAP S/4HANA migration roadmaps, process analysis, testing, active budget availability control (AVK), and invoice management by OpenText for public sector organizations.
• Business Intelligence & DWH-Lösungen (BI and Data Warehouse Solutions) Business Intelligence system design and implementation including feasibility studies, management concepts, data warehouse solutions, multidimensional data evaluation through data cubes, and reporting using SAP BW/4HANA, IBM Cognos Analytics, IBM Planning Analytics, and Microsoft Power BI.
• Individualentwicklung (Custom Software Development) Custom software development at ERP interfaces for document management, ERP interfaces, reporting, and planning, built on Microsoft technologies (SharePoint, Access, SQL Server SSIS/AS/RS) with a focus on integrated, media-break-free, user-centric solutions for public administration.
• ivmKomPot-Benchmark Municipal potential analysis tool developed in cooperation with the University of Innsbruck, providing an intelligent analysis system that calculates indicators and KPIs for benchmarking municipalities, including structure and KPI comparisons, improvement potential identification, and learning partnership support.
• Auto-RZL (Automated Resource, Target and Performance Planning) Automated resource, target, and performance planning instrument developed for the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI), based on integrated quantitative and qualitative data to support planning and controlling through automated reporting under the Bundeshaushaltsrecht (BHG 2013) framework.
• PEP – Personal Excellence Program A practice-tested program for making office work more efficient, improving auxiliary processes, and reducing communication deficits — a quality offensive for offices across all hierarchy levels in public administration.
• Schulungsakademie Lighthouse (Training Academy Lighthouse) Internal training academy developed from 20 years of project experience in administration practice and research, offering customized continuing education programs in business economics and IT topics, with content, duration, and didactics tailored to each public sector organization's needs, including the SAP TERP 10 training course.

Named customers18 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universität InnsbruckcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIVM originated from the University of Innsbruck and maintains an intensive ongoing cooperation, particularly with the Institute for Strategic Management, Marketing and Tourism, Department for Public Administration Management, E-Government and Public Governance. They conduct regular research projects with public and private organizations and continuing education events. The SAP TERP 10 training course (SAP Training in 10 Days) is one of their well-known continuing education offerings.
• Integrated Consulting Group (ICG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICG is a European consulting team with Austrian roots, consisting of 140 consultants from 12 countries. They work together with IVM to master challenges associated with change and transformation processes. The partnership is described as 'Partner in Change'.
• Europäische Akademie Bozen (EURAC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEURAC Research in Bozen/Bolzano focuses on major future challenges around health, energy, functioning political and social systems, and a healthy environment. IVM cooperates with EURAC to research and publish tangible topics and findings related to Public Management instruments.
• Intelligent Value Management GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the IVM Group, this company focuses on the private sector, providing IT & Management Consulting with expertise in Digitalization, IoT and Business Analytics projects for the private economy.
• max2 GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the IVM Group, max2 supports tourist regions in product and experience development, handling mountain bike trails, user-friendly locality plans, and functioning guide systems for the tourism sector.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• msg systems AG: German-headquartered IT and SAP consulting group with a dedicated public-sector insurance and administration practice; the most direct head-to-head competitor for Austrian federal and state SAP S/4HANA mandates that IVM currently targets.
• PD - Berater der öffentlichen Hand GmbH: Wholly publicly-owned German consulting firm exclusively dedicated to public-sector modernization, strategy, controlling and digitalization; mirrors IVM's value proposition almost exactly one market west.
• All for One Group SE: DACH-focused SAP consultancy with strong public-sector and mid-market customer base; directly competes for SAP ERP/S/4HANA, controlling, and BI mandates in Austrian and German public administrations.

Emerging players

• SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner SE: Specialist in SAP S/4HANA migrations and data transformation that increasingly targets public-sector accounts; comparable on the S/4HANA migration and data-warehouse-modernization portions of IVM's offering.

Broad incumbents

• Sopra Steria SE: Large European IT services and consulting group with a substantial public-sector business across DACH; competes on broad digital-government programs where IVM would lead niche workstreams.
• d-fine GmbH: Management and technology consultancy with deep analytics, risk, and finance practice — closely comparable to IVM's Controlling & Finance and BI/Data-Warehouse consulting arms.
• Capgemini Invent / Capgemini Public Sector: Global strategy and technology consulting firm with a dedicated public-sector practice that competes for the largest Austrian federal digitalization mandates alongside partners.
• KPMG Austria Advisory / Public Sector: Big-4 advisory with an Austrian public-sector practice advising ministries and universities on controlling, finance, and SAP-enabled transformation; competes for the same federal ministry frameworks.
• Arthur D. Little Austria: Global strategy consulting firm serving public-sector and infrastructure clients on strategy, organization, and IT advisory — competes for IVM's strategy and IT-Strategieentwicklung engagements.

Regional players

• EUROPEAN DYNAMICS SA: European IT services group with public-sector e-governance and system-integration focus across EU institutions; comparable on cross-border public-sector IT modernization though not active in the Austrian market directly.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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