cplace Expert in Germany
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Ole H.
Last position:
Senior IT Project Manager at Rail-Flow GmbH
The client operates a SaaS platform for managing rail and intermodal transport (Rail-Flow Transport Management Platform).
For two of its customers, it was looking for a 3-month project management replacement. Both customers offer rail and intermodal transport services. Implementation progress differs: one customer is already live and wanted its Phase 2 enhancements implemented; the other customer is implementing its MVP and entering an intensive testing phase.
As part of the assignment, project management was taken over, including management of the internal development team (offshore Turkey).
- Took over complete project management for 2 customer projects, including the roles of Product Owner and Co-Scrum Master
- Managed agile implementation teams consisting of business analysts, implementation consultants, developers (offshore) and QA staff
- Ensured compliance with and further development of project governance
- Planning and rollout management: creation and maintenance of project and rollout plans as well as coordination of role assignments with the client’s management
- Requirements and change management: management of contractual requirements, bugs and changes
- Customer and project communication: organization and moderation of status meetings and steering committees
- Identification of project risks, initiation of countermeasures and escalation
- Ensured correct and timely invoicing for project services together with Finance
Methods: Scheduling (forward- and backward-based), including milestone planning, structured interviews, multi-project management (in English)
Tools / Technologies: Jira, Confluence / Atlas, Claude (Skills, Artifacts), MS Outlook
Saša B.
Last position:
Programme mentoring and advisory support at Credendo
Retained by the client as external advisory anchor following build-up and handover of the programme. I continued to serve as an external mentor/advisor to the internal programme manager, focusing on
- governance,
- risk and dependency management,
- stakeholder alignment,
- delivery discipline and
- change adoption.
Steffen R.
Last position:
Consultant, Coach, Trainer at Endless Digital Media GmbH
- CEO coaching on role clarity, delegation, and team accountability within the company
- Implementing effective communication patterns across the organization
- Guiding the formation of new agile teams
- Agile leadership training
- Workshops on team communication
- Role-specific workshops
- Driving cultural change through effective communication patterns
- Enabling self-managing teams
- Reducing the CEO's workload
- Establishing a learning organization with regular improvement cycles through retrospectives and self-organized mini-workshops
- Increased leadership effectiveness
- More efficient customer communication
Christoph K.
Last position:
Project Management/PMO/Multi-Project Management/Program Management at kmc - Koldehoff Management Consulting
- Industry focus: Automotive, IT, Chemicals, Insurance, IT Security
- Project planning & portfolio management with MS Project and cplace
- Implementation and operation of an Information Security Management System (ISMS)
- Process management (modeling & optimization) with BIC
- Delivery of automotive driver assistance systems (ADAS)
- Change management (evaluation to go-live)
- Migration projects and risk management
- IT development (SAP S4Hana, embedded software) using Scrum, Agile and Waterfall
- Data modeling (top-down, bottom-up, re-engineering)
- Master data management (infrastructure, interface, BPM, GPM)
- Customer relationship processes (CRM, ERP)
- Material data management (MDM) regarding consistency and quality
- Digital asset management (content, structure, standard metadata)
- Sales management (service policy, CRM, key account management, vendor management)
Jan-Philipp S.
Last position:
IT Project Management Coach (Freelance) at The Project Coach
- Set up and manage complex project and rollout structures (SAP, cloud, portfolio) for large public sector programs
- Provide professional leadership to interdisciplinary teams (up to 30 people)
- Coaching and advising project and program managers
- Facilitation of national and international workshops and committees
- Set up and manage backlog, risk, and dependency management; meeting and agenda structures
- Lead cross-functional teams and facilitate steering formats
- Coordinate individual transformation projects across multiple broadcasters
- Use various project and portfolio management tools (ServiceNow, Planview, Cplace, Clarity, Jira, Confluence)
- Develop rollout scenarios; manage pilot and full-scale go-live
- Responsible for change and communication concept, as well as organizational training (train-the-trainer, key-user network)
- Central control and harmonization of rollout activities across five broadcasters; standardization of project management methods, risk management, and integration management
Patrick J.
Last position:
Functional Safety Manager in Platform E³ 1.2 at Cariad SE
- Coordination of sub-suppliers
- Release planning
- Ensuring ISO26262 compliance
- Ensuring meeting project milestones
- Assessment planning, tracking, and review of FuSI work products
- Tools: Jira/Confluence: activity tracking/documentation, cPlace FuSi: Functional Safety Management, GroupDMS: configuration management, DOORS: requirements engineering, Stages: process management
Frank N.
Last position:
Developer at In-house development of the HAPPYLIST web application
- Fully developed a CRM system for contact management in network marketing
- Enabled configuration of tags, custom reminders, birthday reminders and more
- Application is productive
- Technologies and methods: Trello, Python, Django, Rest-Framework, Bootstrap, PostgreSQL
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Statistics of experts using cplace
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
22 years
Position duration
2.4 years
Positions per freelancer
13
Top business areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development
Top industries
Automotive, Professional Services, Information Technology
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Human Resources
Bachelor's degree or higher
83%
Master's degree or higher
67%
Doctorate
17%
Certifications per freelancer
7
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.
Average rates of experts in Germany using cplace
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
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.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
cplace experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Automotive (86%)
- Professional Services (86%)
- Information Technology (71%)
- Banking and Finance (57%)
- Insurance (57%)
- Manufacturing (57%)
- Transportation (43%)
- Media and Entertainment (29%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What cplace does
cplace is a low-code platform for creating adaptable planning and project management applications. It helps companies model complex processes, dependencies, resources and milestones without building every function from scratch. Teams use it for portfolio planning, production planning, workforce coordination and other operational scenarios.
Planning applications
cplace is suited to environments where standard software cannot reflect changing rules or linked plans. Typical applications include:
- Capacity and resource planning across teams or sites
- Project, portfolio and product lifecycle planning
- Production, maintenance and workforce schedules
- Dependency management for complex programmes
Platform ecosystem
Professionals work with the cplace platform, its data models, configurable applications and user interfaces. Their work can include integrations with ERP, CRM, data warehouse and identity systems, plus reporting, permissions, workflows and automation. A sound understanding of APIs, data quality and enterprise architecture supports reliable solutions.
When to bring expertise
Companies often need freelance expertise when planning processes span departments, locations or business units and existing tools have become difficult to maintain. Specialists can assess the operating model, design a suitable data structure, configure the solution, migrate information and support adoption. In Germany, collaboration may involve close coordination with local business and IT teams, either remotely or on site.
Strong cplace professionals
The strongest specialists connect business planning with practical platform configuration. They clarify rules before modelling them, keep applications understandable for users and test dependencies against realistic planning scenarios. Look for experience with governance, integration design, change management and clear documentation, not only interface configuration.
Project deliverables
A cplace engagement may produce a validated process model, configured planning application, integration specification and migration concept. It can also include role and permission structures, dashboards, test cases, training material and a roadmap for later extensions. Successful delivery leaves the internal team able to operate and refine the solution with confidence.
Frequently asked questions
Not sure where to start with cplace? These answers cover the essentials.
cplace is used to create configurable planning and project management applications for complex business processes. Common scenarios include resource planning, production schedules, portfolio coordination, maintenance planning and dependency management.
cplace is typically considered when standard ERP or project tools cannot represent a company’s specific planning logic. It offers more adaptable modelling while still requiring clear governance, data ownership and integration decisions.
A strong cplace specialist usually understands process analysis, data modelling, APIs, enterprise integration and access control. Experience with ERP data, reporting, testing and change management is also useful for projects that affect several business functions.
The right level of cplace experience depends on the project’s scope and risk. A straightforward configuration may need a specialist who can work independently with users, while a multi-system rollout calls for expertise in architecture, migration, testing and governance.
cplace projects can often be delivered remotely when requirements, data access and decision paths are well organised. On-site workshops in Germany can still help when teams must map complex planning processes or align several operational stakeholders.
A cplace solution can exchange information with systems such as ERP, CRM, data warehouses and identity services through suitable interfaces and integration patterns. The specialist should define ownership, synchronisation rules, error handling and security before implementation.
Ask how the cplace specialist has translated real planning rules into maintainable models and how they tested dependencies with users. Strong evidence includes clear deliverables, thoughtful documentation, integration experience and examples of solutions that remain adaptable after launch.
cplace work combines business analysis, configurable application design and enterprise integration. Freelancers who enjoy turning complex planning requirements into usable models can contribute across discovery, implementation, testing, training and ongoing improvement.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used cplace in their recent projects is 120 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 960 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used cplace in their recent projects, 83% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 67% hold at least a Master's degree, and 17% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used cplace in their recent projects have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used cplace in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (57%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used cplace in their recent projects are Automotive (86%), Professional Services (86%), and Information Technology (71%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used cplace in their recent projects are Project Management (100%), Information Technology (86%), and Product Development (86%).
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