# P3 group

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The **P3 Group GmbH** is a management [consultancy](/source/Consultant) with headquarters in [Stuttgart](/source/Stuttgart), [Germany](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Fraunhofer_Institute_for_Production_Technology) (IPT) in [Aachen](/source/Aachen), Germany. The founding resulted from the successful development of a quality management concept for the former [Daimler-Benz](/source/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](/source/Stuttgart), [Germany](/source/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](/source/D%C3%BCsseldorf). Their focus areas are: Application and [software development](/source/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](/source/Mexico_City) and [Querétaro](/source/Quer%C3%A9taro), 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](/source/Shanghai) and offices in [Beijing](/source/Beijing) and [Shenzhen](/source/Shenzhen), since 2014
- P3 France (P3 France SARL) with head office in [Paris](/source/Paris) and office in [Toulouse](/source/Toulouse), since 2019
- P3 United States (P3 USA Inc.) with head office in [Greenville](/source/Greenville,_South_Carolina) and offices in [Detroit](/source/Detroit) and [Dallas](/source/Dallas), since 2019
- P3 Group (Thailand) Limited with head office in [Bangkok](/source/Bangkok), since 2020
- P3 Korea with head office in [Seoul](/source/Seoul), since 2021
- P3 Colombia with head office in [Cali](/source/Cali)
- P3 Greece with head office in [Athens](/source/Athens)
- P3 Bulgaria with head office in [Sofia](/source/Sofia)
- P3 Denmark with head office in [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen)
- P3 Czech Republic with head office in [Prague](/source/Prague)

P3 also maintains nearshore technology locations:

- P3 Romania with head office in [Cluj-Napoca](/source/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](/source/Belgrade) and office in [Subotica](/source/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](/source/Software_development)
- [Android Automotive](/source/Android_Automotive)
- RPA[clarification needed]
- [Cybersecurity](/source/Cybersecurity) consulting

## References

1. ["P3 - Unternehmensberatung und Ingenieurdienstleistungen"](http://www.p3-group.com). *P3*

1. ["German consultancy P3 Group splits into Umlaut & P3"](https://www.electrive.com/2019/11/01/german-consultancy-p3-group-splits-to-form-umlaut-and-p3/). electrive.com. 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2020-02-24.

1. FILLION", "STÉPHANIE. ["World's Best Management Consulting Firms 2022"](https://www.forbes.com/lists/worlds-best-management-consulting-firms/). *Forbes*. Retrieved 2022-11-14.

1. ["Aus dem Kostenkampf bei Batterie-Zellen kann ein Leistungskampf werden."](https://www.electrive.net/2017/08/16/aus-dem-derzeitigen-kostenkampf-bei-batterie-zellen-kann-schon-bald-ein-leistungskampf-werden/) (in de-DE). *electrive.net*. 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2020-02-26.

1. ["Die Zelle zu unterschätzen, könnte fatale Folgen haben"](https://www.springerprofessional.de/fahrzeugtechnik/die-zelle-zu-unterschaetzen-koennte-fatale-folgen-haben/6562492) (in German). *springerprofessional.de*. 2014-06-11. Retrieved 2020-02-26.

1. ["Operations- & Supply Chain"](https://www.p3-group.com/en/expertises/operations-supply-chain/). *P3 group GmbH*. Retrieved 2020-02-26.

1. ["Digital Services"](https://www.p3-group.com/en/expertises/digital-services/). *P3 group GmbH*. Retrieved 2020-02-26.

1. Rügheimer, Hannes. ["Android Automotive von Google: Smartphone auf Rädern"](https://www.connect.de/ratgeber/android-automotive-google-polestar-os-3199501.html) (in German). *connect*. Retrieved 2020-02-26.

1. ["Cyber Security"](https://www.p3-group.com/en/expertises/cyber-security/). *P3 group GmbH*. Retrieved 2020-02-26.

1. ["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"](https://www.profit.ro/stiri/exclusiv-o-noua-tranzactie-surpriza-in-it-si-tot-la-cluj-germanii-de-la-p3-group-cumpara-jumatate-din-ct-defense-plan-de-a-deveni-lider-global-in-securitate-cibernetica-20724977). *Profit.ro*. 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2024-07-01.

1. ["CT Defense"](https://ctdefense.com). *CT Defense*. Retrieved 2024-07-01.

## External links

- [Homepage of the P3 group](http://www.p3-group.com)

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