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These German Chamber of Commerce certified professionals excel in classical project planning, stakeholder communication, cost control, and risk mitigation. Connect with vetted freelance experts in Germany who bring proven local business acumen, matched precisely to your project requirements within minutes.
About the certification
German Chamber of Commerce Project Standards
The German Chamber of Commerce and Industry certifies professionals who possess a comprehensive understanding of structured project management frameworks tailored to the German business landscape. This certification validates a solid foundation in project phases, from initial definition and risk analysis to resource scheduling and closing processes. Holders of this credential demonstrate the capability to align project goals with organizational strategies while maintaining strict adherence to local industrial and commercial standards.
Verified Competencies of Certified Experts
Freelancers holding this qualification have completed rigorous practical assessments covering key project management disciplines. They possess verified skills in several critical areas necessary for executing complex initiatives:
- Structural planning and work breakdown structures
- Schedule creation, milestone tracking, and network planning
- Quality management and risk assessment
- Team leadership and conflict resolution
- Project cost control and budgeting
On-Site and Remote Integration in Germany
These certified professionals are highly sought after for projects requiring deep familiarity with German business culture, corporate governance, and language requirements. Whether collaborating on-site in major industrial hubs or managing cross-functional teams remotely, they bridge the gap between technical execution and business administration. Their training prepares them to handle stakeholder relations effectively, ensuring smooth communication across all organizational levels.
Impact on Business and Engineering Initiatives
Engaging an expert with this certification provides companies with immediate operational security. These specialists are particularly valuable in manufacturing, construction, IT, and public sector projects across Germany where standardized methodologies are required. They ensure compliance with local regulations, optimize resource utilization, and implement structured change management processes that safeguard project delivery times and budgets.
Meet FRATCH Geprüfter Projektmanagement-Fachmann (IHK) Experts
Robert Francia
Interim Project Manager
Last position:
Interim Project Manager at IT services company of a regional energy supplier
- Delivery of various end-customer projects in server and network infrastructure on time, in quality, and within budget.
- Project 1: Firewall renewal, replacement of an ASA firewall with a Fortinet firewall at an automotive supplier.
- Project 2: Migration of file services from dedicated servers at 5 branch locations into a central managed file service, including DHCP, directory, and print services, as well as decommissioning of the old domain controllers.
- Project 3: Renewal of the network infrastructure at the headquarters and branch locations of a logistics company and transition of the LAN, WLAN, and firewall environments into a managed network service.
- Project 4: Network renewal, replacement of the core and access switches at the headquarters of a medical technology company and transition into a managed network service.
- Project 5: Firewall renewal, replacement of an ASA firewall with a Fortinet firewall for a city.
- Environment: ASA and Fortinet firewalls, Cisco network components, ITSM Heat/Ivanti, Confluence.
Alexander Vitanyi
Product Owner
Last position:
Product Owner at FI-TS
- Rebuilding an existing cloud solution with Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Prometheus, Grafana, GitLab, Argo CD and PostgreSQL
- Coordinating and managing external partners and service providers
- Ensuring service delivery on time and on budget with budget responsibility
- Integrating the cloud solution with external public clouds (AWS)
- Setting up and defining processes and workflows in Jira and Confluence
- Product management of software development for automation and self-service in CI/CD DevOps mode
- Agile software development with Kanban and Scrum in various development teams
- Single point of contact for key customers in respective projects
- Creating and aligning the product backlog with stakeholders from sales, architecture, development teams, marketing, management and customers
- Migrating existing customers to the AWS cloud as product owner
- Creating and aligning a product roadmap with internal and external stakeholders
Josef Ezechias
Josef Ezechias
Last position:
Development service provider, mechanical engineering, design, calculation, certified project management at CAE Consulting Engineering GMBH
I am a development service provider in mechanical engineering with experience as interim assignment for all functional areas designer, development engineer design manager development manager calculation engineer, FEM, MKS, CFD, vibrations, kinematics, dynamics, statics certified project manager according to IHK industry standard, patent engineering – invention exploitation technical programmer / MATLAB, MATHEMATICA, MAPLE, MATHCAD technical managing director interim manager
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Please email, send references, certificates, CAD, FEM, MKS, CFD, project management, innovation proofs - patents ... etc.
Erkan Sener
Workplace Services Lead
Last position:
Workplace Services Lead at Infosys Limited
- Point of contact for escalated IT incidents and active communication with the customer about ETA and resolution
- Point of contact for IT teams and vendors at various locations
- Point of contact for future infrastructure improvements and requirements gathering
- Coordination with IT teams at various customer locations for incident resolution and project implementations
- Managing IT service delivery at onshore sites
- Coordination with the offshore IT team to align with business requirements
- Monitoring KPIs for incident, problem and change management and providing customer feedback to the offshore team
- Collaborating with the PMO on short- and long-term IT project implementations
- Working with delivery SPOCs and customer business users on IT requirements
- Coordination with third-party vendors/contractors for IT system upgrades, break-fixes, new installations
- Managing contracts and licenses with vendors
- Implementing service improvement and transformation initiatives
- Gathering and documenting customer requirements
- Coordination with business units
- Coordinating processes to determine implementation costs
- Preparing interim reports
- Planning tasks and schedules and assessing risks
- Managing the approval process
- Ensuring technically flawless execution
- Regular reporting
- Controlling costs of planned vs. actual deviations with the commercial partner
- Managing collaboration, coordination and information exchange between the project team and involved partners/provider management
- Technical oversight of assigned staff members
Birgit Drünkler
Interim Manager / Consultant
Last position:
Interim Manager / Consultant at Lotsenbüro, mobile Bauten GmbH
- Set up a purchasing department
- Tenders for framework agreements
- Negotiations and annual supplier meetings
- Support in searching for and hiring the new strategic buyer
- Prepare existing software for use in purchasing
- Close coordination with production and warehouse on requirements
- Develop forms and contracts
- Define the structure and processes in purchasing and the interfaces to other departments
Stefan Simrock
Business Analyst
Last position:
Business Analyst at Large municipal utility
- Conducting business analysis for battery energy storage systems and their marketing (BESS)
- End-to-end view of optimization and marketing processes including sales, technical qualification, implementation, optimization, marketing, billing, and cross-functional processes
- Designing and facilitating workshops with business units
- Preparing, aligning, and anchoring requirements
- Transitioning to the solution design phase and mapping requirements to IT solutions
Axel Bock
Project lead for introducing Okta as an IAM system
Last position:
Project lead for introducing Okta as an IAM system at Fritz Schäger GmbH & Co KG
- Project management
- Building an internal IAM team
- Okta
- Project management
- IAM processes
Ronny Weger
Project Manager
Last position:
Project Manager at 50Hertz Transmission GmbH
- Migration of market communication / schedule management to AS4
- Initial planning of IT tasks in the form of a project plan, consolidating and verifying all tasks and, if needed, setting up project streams including effort estimation, tasks, resource allocation and availability
- Consulting with overall project management on project-related topics
- Aligning streams and tasks with each other, coordinating the above points with all project participants / sub-project managers / coordinators within the project
- IT project management and coordination
- Managing IT service providers (Robotron (eSales) and Arvato (B2B)) and ensuring a high IT quality standard based on SLAs/KPIs and regular reports
- Coordinating with 50Hertz key users, product owners, and process owners, as well as all four German transmission system operators as part of the project
- Cross-departmental, technical and project-oriented consulting, especially with the IT infrastructure, IT network, and IT security teams
- Managing project risks (internal and external) / risk buffers
- Actively communicating with sub-projects to minimize risks or identify bottlenecks regarding resource availability and meeting deadlines / sub-tasks within the project
- Actively mapping new requirements and emerging risks in the project and resource plan and coordinating with the affected sub-projects
Benjamin Wennmacher
SAP Basis & Cloud Transformation Consultant
Last position:
SAP Basis at IT Baden-Württemberg (BITBW)
- SAP Basis operations for complex SAP system landscapes (ABAP and Java stacks)
- Administration, monitoring, and optimization of SAP systems with regard to availability, performance, and stability
- Planning and execution of data center moves as well as migrations of SAP systems and databases
- Handling of incidents, changes, and problems according to ITIL processes, including root cause analyses
- Creation of technical concepts, operations documentation, and implementation plans
Technologies: SAP NetWeaver, ITIL processes, technical migrations
Thomas Czech
External Consultant to Program Management / SCRUM Master
Last position:
External Consultant to Program Management / SCRUM Master at MVV Energie AG / Soluvia IT Services GmbH
Streamline – implementation of S/4 HANA Utilities in cooperation with Accenture
Consulting and coaching of program management (OPL)
Planning and support in executing all organizational and system technical activities to migrate from SAP IS-U to SAP S/4 HANA Utilities
Communication and coordination with involved stakeholders and committees (core team, program management, steering committee)
Project and process management
Coaching of the stream leads in the main project
Requirements management for interface connection of ancillary systems (non-SAP systems)
Risk management
Resource and capacity planning
Consulting the existing migration, test, interface/ancillary system, and training teams
Consulting on managing the SAP systems cut-over
Planning and management including necessary post-migration activities (e.g., verification, documentation, adjustments)
Team coaching & servant leadership: supporting one or more Scrum teams as coach, facilitator, and servant leader
Promoting self-organization, personal responsibility, and continuous improvement
Facilitation and continuous improvement of Scrum events (daily, planning, review, retrospective)
Ensuring adherence to Scrum values, principles, and practices
Identifying and actively managing impediments to ensure team productivity
Working with product owners, agile coaches, and leaders to resolve structural hurdles
Supporting agile scaling in frameworks such as SAFe, LeSS, or Nexus
Co-designing agile transitions as part of MVV's digital strategy
Building an agile mindset in the organization through training, workshops, and active role modeling of agile principles
Collaborating with other Scrum Masters and agile coaches in the company-wide agile chapter
IT systems: ERP: SAP IS-U, SAP S/4 HANA Utilities
Axel Kurz
Project Manager
Last position:
Project Manager
- ERP selection project at an automotive supplier in Regensburg to choose a successor system for a custom legacy solution
- Conducting interviews with specialist departments
- Creating a criteria catalog
- Organizing and facilitating workshops
Florian Finke
Web Developer
Last position:
Web Developer at KaiTech IT-Systems GmbH
- Web developer for digitizing business processes, specializing in the AI software Parashift and development using JobRouter
Rudi Salm
Short Course in Compliance
Last position:
Short Course in Compliance at FernUni Hagen
- University short course in compliance
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Geprüfter Projektmanagement-Fachmann (IHK) Experts statistics
Typical experience
29 years
Average project duration
7.9 years
Certifications per freelancer
5
Top business areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Bachelor's degree or higher
56%
Master's degree or higher
33%
Doctorate
11%
Salary / Daily Rate Distribution
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Average rates for Geprüfter Projektmanagement-Fachmann (IHK) Experts & Seniority distribution
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The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The Geprüfter Projektmanagement-Fachmann/-Fachfrau (IHK) certification focuses on practical project management methodologies aligned with German commercial standards. It validates an expert's ability to plan, execute, and monitor projects efficiently while managing risks and leading teams.
Hiring a freelancer with a Projektmanagement-Fachmann (IHK) certification ensures that your projects are managed according to standardized German business practices. These professionals understand local market dynamics, legal frameworks, and corporate communication expectations, making them ideal for complex, local initiatives.
While the Geprüfter Projektmanagement-Fachmann/-Fachfrau (IHK) curriculum is rooted in structured, classical project management, many certified specialists also integrate agile-hybrid methods. They adapt their approach to suit the specific needs of the project, combining traditional planning with modern flexibility.
Professionals holding the Geprüfter Projektmanagement-Fachmann (IHK) designation are highly active in engineering, information technology, construction, and manufacturing. Their standardized training makes them highly adaptable to any sector requiring rigorous process control and structured documentation.
The Geprüfter Projektmanagement-Fachmann/-Fachfrau (IHK) credential is specifically tailored to the German business environment, emphasizing local Chamber of Commerce standards. Unlike some purely theoretical international certifications, this program strongly focuses on practical execution within German corporate structures.
Freelancers with the Projektmanagement-Fachfrau (IHK) credential are fully equipped for both remote and on-site assignments. For critical kick-off phases or stakeholder alignments, local presence in Germany is often preferred, while day-to-day coordination can be handled effectively online.
To earn the Geprüfter Projektmanagement-Fachmann/-Fachfrau (IHK) certificate, candidates must demonstrate professional experience in project environments and pass a comprehensive examination. The assessment includes practical project work, ensuring they can apply theoretical knowledge to real-world business challenges.
Engaging a freelancer who holds the Geprüfter Projektmanagement-Fachmann (IHK) qualification guarantees a baseline of quality and methodological rigor. It reduces project risk because the specialist has proven their ability to handle budgets, timelines, and stakeholder communication under standardized German quality metrics.
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