P3 group

P3 group
Native name
P3
Company typeGmbH
IndustryAutomotive, energy, public sector
Founded1996
Defunct2019 
Headquarters,
Germany
Key people
Christoph Theis (CEO), Robert Rendl (CEO)
ServicesProfessional services, management consulting, software development
  • EUR 115 million (2021)
Number of employees
1450 (December 2021)[1]
Websitewww.p3-group.com

The P3 Group GmbH is a management consultancy with headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. Based on the company's data, more than 1450 employees work for the company, generating a revenue of about 115 million euros. The P3 Group draws its clients primarily from the automotive, energy and public sector.[1]

In 1996 the company was founded as P3 - Ingenieurgesellschaft für Management und Organisation. In 2019, the company split into Umlaut AG, still headquartered in Aachen, and P3 Global GmbH, situated in Stuttgart.[2] In 2020, P3 Global became P3 Group again.

In 2022, P3 Group was named as one of the "World's Best Management Consulting Firms"[3] by Forbes.

Formation

The company was founded in 1996 by Thomas Prefi, Christoph Theis and Thomas Weingarten as a spin-off company of the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (IPT) in Aachen, Germany. The founding resulted from the successful development of a quality management concept for the former Daimler-Benz.

Subsidiaries and international development

In order to specialize in specific industries, the company established subsidiaries, which together form the P3 group:

  • P3 Automotive GmbH since 2006 with head office in Stuttgart, Germany. Their focus areas are: Technology and management consulting, project management, electric mobility,[4][5] operations and supply chain[6]
  • P3 Digital Services GmbH since 2016[7] with head office Düsseldorf. Their focus areas are: Application and software development, android automotive,[8] IT consulting and IT architecture, rollout and operation
  • P3 Security Consulting GmbH [9] since 2018 with head office in Stuttgart. Their focus areas are: Security framework and consulting in the fields of ISO 27001, DSGVO, UN/ECE and IoT Security

Furthermore, the whole enterprise includes more international country subsidiaries:

  • P3 Mexico (P-Tres Group, S.A.P.I. DE C.V.) with head office in Mexico City and Querétaro, since 2013
  • P3 China (P3 Technical and Management Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd - 德咨技术管理咨询(上海)有限公司) with head office in Shanghai and offices in Beijing and Shenzhen, since 2014
  • P3 France (P3 France SARL) with head office in Paris and office in Toulouse, since 2019
  • P3 United States (P3 USA Inc.) with head office in Greenville and offices in Detroit and Dallas, since 2019
  • P3 Group (Thailand) Limited with head office in Bangkok, since 2020
  • P3 Korea with head office in Seoul, since 2021
  • P3 Colombia with head office in Cali
  • P3 Greece with head office in Athens
  • P3 Bulgaria with head office in Sofia
  • P3 Denmark with head office in Copenhagen
  • P3 Czech Republic with head office in Prague

P3 also maintains nearshore technology locations:

  • P3 Romania with head office in Cluj-Napoca
  • P3 digital services SRL, since 2016
  • P3 Cyber Threat Defense SRL, since 2022, specialized in cybersecurity[10][11]
  • P3 Serbia (P3 RS d.o.o.) with head office in Belgrade and office in Subotica, since 2019

Services and products

  • Management consulting: Technology consulting, management consulting, fault management, digitalization
  • Management support: Strategy and process management, project management, configuration management, cost management, complexity management
  • Software development
  • Android Automotive
  • RPA
  • Cybersecurity consulting

References

  1. ^ a b "P3 - Unternehmensberatung und Ingenieurdienstleistungen". P3.
  2. ^ "German consultancy P3 Group splits into Umlaut & P3". electrive.com. 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  3. ^ FILLION", "STÉPHANIE. "World's Best Management Consulting Firms 2022". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  4. ^ "Aus dem Kostenkampf bei Batterie-Zellen kann ein Leistungskampf werden". electrive.net (in German). 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  5. ^ "Die Zelle zu unterschätzen, könnte fatale Folgen haben". springerprofessional.de (in German). 2014-06-11. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  6. ^ "Operations- & Supply Chain". P3 group GmbH. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  7. ^ "Digital Services". P3 group GmbH. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  8. ^ Rügheimer, Hannes. "Android Automotive von Google: Smartphone auf Rädern". connect (in German). Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  9. ^ "Cyber Security". P3 group GmbH. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  10. ^ "Exclusiv: O nouă tranzacție surpriză în IT și tot la Cluj: Germanii de la P3 Group cumpără jumătate din CT Defense, plan de a deveni lider global în securitate cibernetică". Profit.ro. 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  11. ^ "CT Defense". CT Defense. Retrieved 2024-07-01.