Gliffy Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used Gliffy
Johannes H.
Last position:
Business Analyst for Riester subsidy management migration at Insurance company
- Analysis of the Riester subsidy GeVos for provider change 2.0 in the AZUR subsidy management system
- Representation of the GeVos in BPMN 2.0 with Draw.io and Adonis
- Analysis of the data sets exchanged with the life insurance policy administration system and migration to the msg data sets
- Design and mapping of the interfaces to the new msg.ZulagenVerwaltung for various Riester subsidy GeVos at data field level
Tezcan D.
Last position:
Solution Architect / Project Manager at German Football Association
- Overall responsibility for the project lifecycle from scope definition to completion
- Close collaboration with platform teams, IT leaders, and external service providers
- Application of SAFe principles and structured sprint work
- Creation of a migration roadmap with clear milestones
- Monitoring of the lifecycle: onboarding, repository migration, replication of permissions, and system tests
- Visualization of the architecture with PlantUML and Gliffy as well as documentation in Confluence
- Regular status reports and running knowledge transfer sessions
Christiane N.
Last position:
Management Consultant at Christiane Neher Management Consulting
Large Insurance Company – Consultant Wiesbaden: Consulting support for the introduction of an integrated planning and performance management framework (operational, financial, customer) to enhance customer-centric transparency, decision-making quality, and steering capabilities across all lines of business within an insurance organization:
- Analysis of existing processes, reports, KPIs, and KPI calculation methodologies
- Design and introduction of new, standardized customer KPIs (gross/net), as well as key steering metrics with consistent linkage across all lines of business
- Recalculation, validation, and plausibility checks of KPIs based on existing and newly integrated data sources
- Conceptual support for the development of an integrated reporting and performance management setup
- Execution of customer insights analyses to identify patterns and anomalies within customer data clusters
Large retail company – Consultant in Karlsruhe: Advisory services for the setup and step-by-step implementation of an internationally deployable RELEX solution in the supply chain management environment:
- Advising overall and sub-project management on methodology, project setup and steering (e.g. agile approach, Jira configuration, RELEX phases, Jira Structure PPM)
- Strategic-operational consulting for the introduction of RELEX including best practices
- Support in defining overarching goals and requirements (2-year target picture)
- Guidance in scoping a relevant supply chain network segment for the project
- Development of a roadmap for iterative, incremental RELEX setup and rollout
- Assessment of project dependencies (interfaces, configurations, etc.)
- Advice on prioritized implementation of business requirements and data interfaces
- Support in test planning (data validation, system testing, UAT)
- Consulting on internationalization, change management, training, and knowledge transfer
- Stakeholder advisory and alignment activities between the client, implementation partner, and RELEX
Insurance company – Management Consultant in Munich: Analysis, consulting and support for the optimization of a large-scale business and IT transformation. Focus on strategically important programs and modernization projects in the area of Managed Services Operations and processes:
- Review of project plans and deliverables; analysis of programs and projects (e.g. cloud approach, process standardization, system integration, roadmaps)
- Identification of technical, functional and personnel risks and challenges; development of content-related measures and alternative solutions
- Proposal of quality improvements for program and modernization efforts
- Sparring partner and professional, technical, structural and organizational consulting for project and program management
Large retail group – Management Consultant & Stream Lead in Cologne: Consulting, process, project and product management for the introduction and implementation of a large strategic program in the field of advanced analytics, assortment and space management:
- Setup, test and rollout of a new space planning, automation and optimization product based on the existing cluster-based merchandising approach
- Definition and setup of new processes and transformation and change management measures for the new store-specific merchandising approach
- Collaboration with Advanced Analytics and IT (internal and external) for software implementations, automations, extensions and interfaces
- MVP approach and piloting in phases with gradual rollout (pilot with 80 stores, region with 500 stores, national level with 4000 stores)
Large retail company – Agile Coach & Change Agent in Cologne: Agile coach, OKR master and facilitator for the introduction of the OKR approach in a large strategic digitization program for retail stores:
- Coaching of the core team with topic managers and team leads
- Introduction to the OKR topic and setup of the OKR cycle
- Establishment of the OKR approach in teams and on a cross-team level
Delivery and logistics company – Management Consultant in United Kingdom: Consulting and coaching in the restructuring of the Data Analytics department:
- Analysis of current challenges
- Definition of overarching goals
- Development of a proposal for a new team structure
- Identification of required competencies, skills and responsibilities
- Advisory and alignment on communication and change management strategy
Jens H.
Last position:
#52 Test Manager in Safety-Critical Infrastructure at Telecommunications Company
- Network elements, network, operational and operator-related systems
- Supporting around 20 different products (managed agile)
- Requirements analysis and management (functional and non-functional)
- Test concept and planning (scope, test phases, effort, schedule, resources, organization, etc.)
- Aligning approach with clients and service providers
- Managing and assisting in creation of test cases for system, integration and end-to-end tests
- Guiding and supporting test execution
- Defect management and planning bug fixes with external providers
- Preparing and facilitating workshops
- Regular reporting and creating automated test reports
- Further development of agile testing methodology and configuration of supporting tools
- Conceptual support in developing a quality seal for rating product and service quality of internal and external providers
- Requirements engineering based on ISO/IEC 25010, Scrum, SaFE
- BMC Remedy, Atlassian Confluence, Atlassian Jira (including plugins Xray, Structure), Microsoft Office (incl. Visio), Obsidian, doxis document management system, Gitlab, Obsidian
Keith H.
Last position:
Senior Technical Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer / Product Owner at Deutsche Post E-Post Solutions
- SBAM (Sendungsbasiert Auftragsmanagement System) is the core component responsible for splitting customer deliveries into individual letters based on contractual agreements (OLA/SLA).
- Transformation from proprietary host-based AS/400 applications to a modern stack using Java, PostgreSQL, Apache Kafka, MinIO S3, Red Hat OpenShift, Keycloak SSO, Salesforce and Angular Material GUI.
- Application design, solution architecture, use case specification and OLA/SLA concept for end customers.
- Conduct solution architecture/design and requirements engineering (elicitation, documentation, validation, negotiation and ongoing management) in Confluence, including UML/BPMN process models.
- Development and analysis according to Scrum using Jira and Confluence.
- Design user journeys and UI experience; wireframing with Balsamiq and Figma.
- Document requirements as user stories and epics in Jira; create stakeholder and technical design documents.
- Participate in end-to-end solution design, architecture and event-driven messaging design.
- Perform process modelling (UML/BPMN with Draw.io), application internal architecture design and ERM/SERM data modelling.
- Lead sprint planning, story refinement, estimation, retrospective and review meetings; deliver C-level management presentations on OLA/SLA and order management.
Marcel D.
Last position:
Software Developer / IT Tester at Continentale Krankenversicherung a.G.
Analysis, online COBOL software development and testing of dialog and batch programs in the Kranken Leistung (KL) project
Error analysis, bug fixing and ticket resolution (change requests and defects)
Documentation in collaboration with the contact office and the mathematics department
IT skills: Siemens Fujitsu BS2000, CCOM Emulation, Micro Focus Visual COBOL I and II, Eclipse IDE, UDS database system, Atlassian Confluence and Jira, ZULIP, UNIFY
Thomas K.
Last position:
Project Manager at Sophie Marie Management GmbH
- Project management
- Quality assurance
- Business analysis
Hannes R.
Last position:
Senior Architect & Project Administrator at Logistics Service Provider
- Redesign of Jira Service Management integrated with Assets and Opsgenie in day-to-day operations
- Focus on a seamless transition to a new service desk
- Conceptualization, process design, and implementation
- Assistance with configuring asset management
Max J.
Last position:
Demand Manager in Agile Projects at Automotiv
- Project coordination/project management
- Requirements management, process consulting, analysis of requirements, architecture – build-up and further development of an analytics platform (BI)
- Consulting and support in defining and implementing demand processes
- Requirements gathering / capture -> analysis and specification -> tracking and preparation for acceptance
- Preparation of test specifications and test execution
- Prioritization of requirements with customers
- Ensuring compliance with UX design guidelines.
- Specification of epics (use cases) and user stories
- Preparation, execution and evaluation of requirements and project workshops with the business area.
- Transfer of requirements into PI / sprint planning (SAFe)
- Project documentation
- Process documentation and modeling (UML / BPMN)
- Coordination and documentation of IT security measures (NIST)
- Coordination and documentation of SW architecture
- Use of AI models for text analysis (topic classification, summarization, sentiment analysis)
- MS Office, Enterprise Architect; Arch42 Confluence (Balsamiq, DrawIO, Gliffy for UML and BPMN); Jira (Agile, Plan, Structure, SAFe); Tableau
Sven H.
Last position:
Process Architect (Symbio, Signavio) at IT service provider for an international premium automobile manufacturer
- Analysis, coordination, and modeling of business processes (BPMN 2.0) for the 'The New Retail' program in the areas of 'Invoicing', 'Tax', 'Customs', and 'Accounting'
- Tracking user stories and their impact on processes
- Contact person for preparing the tool migration from Symbio to Signavio for the areas mentioned
- Power user after the introduction of Signavio, contact person and coach for the other process modelers
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Statistics of experts using Gliffy
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
26 years
Position duration
1.3 years
Positions per freelancer
24
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Insurance
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
78%
Master's degree or higher
67%
Doctorate
11%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
90%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates of experts in Germany using Gliffy
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 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Gliffy experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (100%)
- Banking and Finance (70%)
- Insurance (70%)
- Automotive (60%)
- Transportation (60%)
- Professional Services (50%)
- Healthcare (40%)
- Government and Administration (40%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Gliffy does
Gliffy is a browser-based diagramming tool for turning complex information into clear visual documentation. It supports flowcharts, process maps, network layouts, wireframes, UML diagrams, org charts and floor plans. Teams use Gliffy Online and Gliffy Diagram to explain systems, plan changes and align stakeholders without relying on scattered sketches.
Atlassian connections
Gliffy has a strong place in the Atlassian ecosystem. Its integrations with Confluence and Jira let teams create, embed and maintain diagrams alongside project and knowledge content. Specialists often work with page permissions, version history, shared spaces, linked issues and documentation structures so diagrams remain useful after delivery.
Typical deliverables
- Process flows for operations, service design and compliance reviews
- Software architecture, UML and data-flow diagrams
- Network, cloud and infrastructure layouts
- Wireframes, user journeys and product concepts
- Organization charts, floor plans and stakeholder maps
A strong visual standard matters as much as the initial drawing. Consistent shapes, labels, connectors and layout rules make diagrams easier to read and maintain.
When companies need help
Companies bring in freelance Gliffy expertise when documentation is outdated, a Confluence space needs structure or a transformation project requires shared visual language. It is also useful when internal teams need polished diagrams for workshops, audits, onboarding or executive decisions. German companies may choose remote collaboration for speed while using on-site sessions for complex stakeholder work.
Skills around Gliffy
Effective work with Gliffy goes beyond placing shapes on a canvas. Specialists may combine diagramming with business process modelling, information architecture, UX wireframing, software documentation and requirements analysis. Useful adjacent knowledge includes Confluence administration, Jira workflows, UML notation, BPMN concepts and cloud or network design.
What quality looks like
A capable professional starts by clarifying the audience, purpose and level of detail for each diagram. They select notation carefully, show system boundaries and dependencies clearly, and build reusable templates instead of isolated artwork. They also test diagrams with the people who will use them, document assumptions and hand over an editable structure that teams can update confidently. Experience with German and international stakeholders can help when terminology, language and approval paths differ.
Frequently asked questions
Curious about Gliffy? Here are the answers that come up again and again.
Gliffy is used to create visual documentation such as flowcharts, process maps, UML diagrams, network diagrams, wireframes and organizational charts. Companies often use it to explain software systems, business processes and infrastructure in a shared workspace.
Gliffy Diagram is especially useful for teams that already work in Confluence and Jira and want diagrams close to their documentation. Lucidchart and draw.io may suit different collaboration, integration or notation preferences, so the best choice depends on governance, editing workflows and the types of diagrams required.
A strong Gliffy specialist may also understand Confluence content structures, Jira workflows, UML, BPMN concepts, UX wireframes and information architecture. For infrastructure work, knowledge of cloud services, networks and system boundaries is valuable.
The required experience depends on the deliverable. A simple flowchart can be completed with solid diagramming practice, while an enterprise architecture library requires experience with notation, stakeholder workshops, documentation governance and version control.
Gliffy Online supports browser-based collaboration, so many diagramming and documentation tasks can be handled remotely. German companies may still prefer on-site workshops for sensitive processes, large stakeholder groups or decisions that benefit from direct discussion.
Gliffy Diagram can be embedded in Confluence pages so diagrams sit next to the knowledge they explain. A specialist should also define page structure, permissions, naming conventions and update responsibilities to prevent diagrams from becoming disconnected from the underlying process or system.
Review whether the diagram has a clear purpose, readable hierarchy and consistent notation. With Gliffy, quality also means clean connectors, meaningful labels, sensible detail and an editable structure that another team member can understand and update.
Before starting with Gliffy, clarify the target audience, source material, notation expectations, required integrations and delivery format. It also helps to confirm whether the work involves only visual production or includes workshops, process analysis, Confluence organization and stakeholder review.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Gliffy in their recent projects is 104 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 830 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Gliffy in their recent projects, 78% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 67% hold at least a Master's degree, and 11% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Gliffy in their recent projects have 26 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Gliffy in their recent projects are German (100%), English (90%), and French (40%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Gliffy in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Banking and Finance (70%), and Insurance (70%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Gliffy in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (100%), and Quality Assurance (90%).
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