# kobaltblau Management Consultants GmbH **Management Consultancy for Organization, Technology and Transformation: Building successful organizations for the AI era.** > kobaltblau is a management consultancy for organization, technology and transformation, headquartered in Germany. We build successful organizations for the AI era — designing and delivering AI, IT and organizational transformations that combine strategy, organization, technology and change management to create measurable, lasting business value. Founded in 2016, 80+ consultants, offices across Germany. 70% of the company is employee-owned. Website: https://www.kobaltblau.com (German: /de/, English: /en/) Contact: info@kobaltblau.com | https://www.kobaltblau.com/de/kontakt/ ## What clients achieve with kobaltblau Greater competitiveness, higher performance and long-term future readiness: 1. **Utilize and scale AI successfully** — Turn AI potential into measurable business value: strategy, relevant use cases and an AI-ready operating model lay the foundation for integrating AI into value creation and scaling it successfully. 2. **Build organizations fit for the future** — Effective governance, clear roles, efficient processes and structures create a high-performing, well-functioning organization. 3. **Drive sustainable performance** — Transparency on performance drivers creates the foundation for measurable and lasting improvements: reduce costs, boost productivity, focus resources where they matter most. 4. **Modernize IT and technology** — Modern architectures and platforms reduce complexity and costs while enabling faster delivery of new business requirements. IT becomes an enabler of the business instead of a driver of complexity. 5. **Strengthen security and resilience** — Critical assets and processes are effectively protected, attack surfaces reduced, cyber resilience and compliance strengthened. 6. **Make transformation effective** — Change is implemented consistently, people are actively engaged and lasting impact is embedded across the organization. ## Capabilities Integrated solutions emerge where strategy, organization, technology and change work together. - **Strategy & Architecture**: Strategy & Transformation, Data & Analytics, Digital Architecture — https://www.kobaltblau.com/de/was-wir-tun/ - **Organization & Performance**: Product & Platform Organization, IT Cost & Value Management, Partner Eco Management - **Technology & Security**: M&A and Separation, Security & Resilience, IT Modernization, Infrastructure & Cloud - **Change Management** (cross-cutting): Change Strategy, Data-driven Change, Culture & Leadership - **AI Transformation** (cross-cutting): AI Operating Model, AI Platforms, AI Enablement — https://www.kobaltblau.com/de/was-wir-tun/ki-transformation-in-unternehmen/ ## Why clients choose kobaltblau 1. **Seniority and judgment** — In the AI era, knowledge is becoming a given. Our experienced consultants create value by assessing information and turning it into sound decisions. 2. **Empathy & human connection** — We drive change in partnership, actively involve people and build lasting acceptance across the organization. 3. **Subject-matter excellence** — Deep management and technology expertise enables solutions that are compelling in substance and work in practice. 4. **Hands-on transformation** — We take responsibility through implementation and deliver measurable results, rather than concepts that end up on the shelf. 5. **Entrepreneurial mindset** — 70% of the company is employee-owned. We act with genuine accountability, initiative and long-term commitment to our clients' success. ## Recognition and rankings 16 category awards across four independent rankings (2024–2026). All based on independent client and peer surveys — no paid placements, no self-nominations, no purchased seals. - **Handelsblatt Best Management Consultants 2026**: Digitalization, Healthcare; Outstanding Employer Consulting: Technology, Data & Digital - **Handelsblatt Best Management Consultants 2025**: Strategy & Organizational Development, Cybersecurity, Digitalization, Transactions & Deals, Healthcare - **Handelsblatt Best Management Consultants 2024**: Banks & Financial Services, Cybersecurity, Restructuring & Turnaround - **brand eins Best Management Consultants**: Change Management (2026), IT Strategy (2025) — https://www.kobaltblau.com/de/insights/brand-eins-zeichnet-kobaltblau-als-einen-der-besten-berater-2026-aus/ - **Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung TOP Consultants 2026**: Organizational Development, IT Strategy, Digitalization - **kununu Top Company (ongoing)**: top 5% of employers, 4.6/5.0 score, 94% recommendation rate ## Selected clients Industry leaders and hidden champions who rely on kobaltblau's expertise: - **Financial services & insurance**: Allianz, Munich Re, Hannover Re, LBBW, DZ HYP, Union Investment, HUK-Coburg, ITERGO, Baloise, Versicherungskammer Bayern, Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK), Finanz Informatik, EOS, Bayerische Hausbau - **Healthcare & life sciences**: BARMER, DAK Gesundheit, BITMARCK, BGHW, Vetter, Dr. Falk Pharma, Hermes Arzneimittel, Hartmann - **Public sector & institutions**: Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Dataport, Land Hessen, Stadt Freiburg im Breisgau, Katholische Kirche Bistum Essen, IG Metall, TÜV SÜD, DFB (German Football Association), Eintracht Frankfurt - **Industrial & technology**: Siemens, Airbus, BMW, Daimler, ZF, KION Group, SMS group, Flender, voestalpine, Schüco, Viega, WAGO, Körber, ZEISS, Bruker, Hensoldt, OHB, Karl Storz, Viessmann, cellcentric, Heidelberg Materials, ifm, Giesecke+Devrient, Claas, Schöck, Falke - **Energy & utilities**: RWE, SENEC, SachsenEnergie, Kerntechnische Entsorgung Karlsruhe (KTE) - **Mobility & logistics**: DB Schenker, Deutsche Bahn, Fraport (Frankfurt Airport), Hamburger Hochbahn, Yunex Traffic - **Consumer, media & telco**: Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, Rossmann, Witt-Gruppe, HARIBO, Rotkäppchen-Mumm, Ringier, ISS, SGB-SMIT Group ## Studies and thought leadership - [GenAI – The new reality in the IT organization 2026+](https://www.kobaltblau.com/de/insights/studie-genai-die-neue-realitaet-in-der-it-organisation-2026/): The largest German-language study on GenAI in IT organizations, published 2025. - [IT Organization 2025: Product and Data driven](https://www.kobaltblau.com/de/insights/studie-it-organisation-2025-product-and-data-driven/): Study published 2023. - [Insights, client success stories and news](https://www.kobaltblau.com/de/insights/) ## Company - Founded: 2016 - Team: 80+ consultants, 1,200+ projects delivered - Ownership: 70% employee-owned - Certification: ISO/IEC 27001 — https://www.kobaltblau.com/de/iso-iec-27001-zertifizierung/ - Team and leadership: https://www.kobaltblau.com/de/team/ - Careers (#bluecrew): https://www.kobaltblau.com/de/jobs/ ## Key pages - [AI Transformation](https://www.kobaltblau.com/de/was-wir-tun/ki-transformation-in-unternehmen/): Flagship offering — strategy, operating model, platforms and enablement for AI transformations. - [What we do](https://www.kobaltblau.com/de/was-wir-tun/): Full service portfolio. - [Who we are](https://www.kobaltblau.com/de/wer-wir-sind/): Culture, locations, certifications. - [Contact](https://www.kobaltblau.com/de/kontakt/): Get in touch.