MindManager Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used MindManager
Matthias S.
Last position:
Overall Project Coordinator at Bundeswehr Informatik (BWI GmbH)
- PMO Lead Security Clearance 2 (SÜ2) verified
- Reporting to the GMN sub-program management
- System maintenance 25+
- Functional management and coordination of the Jira setup
- Preparation of decision papers (e.g. project planning, governance model, communication plans, controlling models, roles and responsibilities matrices)
- Development of program-wide knowledge management using Confluence, creation of Jira concept
- Development of an access concept for all project tools
- Analysis of existing processes, identification of improvement potential, and design of solutions to increase efficiency and effectiveness
- Development of a concept for introducing automation approaches into existing tools
- Creation of intranet articles for project marketing
- Responsible for project governance through reporting and resource planning in the sub-program
- Agile development of the project methodology
- Gathering customer requirements (Requirements Engineering)
- Preparation and support of contract negotiations (7-year term, 500+ million budget)
Rudolf E.
Last position:
Datacenter Engineer, Network & Security Administrator at International insurance group
Operation and further development of the network and security infrastructure.
Monitoring, analysis and resolution of network and security incidents.
Cross-department collaboration with other specialist teams for operations, further development and reporting.
Firewall vulnerability analysis.
Firewall rule approvals.
Troubleshooting IP communication issues in the network and firewall infrastructure.
Security-critical IT infrastructure, processing of personal data, compliance with legal regulations.
Products: Palo Alto Networks Firewalls, Cisco ACI, Checkpoint Firewalls, F5
Technologies: SDN, SDWAN, Cisco EPIC, Cisco ACI
Sandra K.
Last position:
Webinar Leader - Blackout Prevention and Preparation at SANDRA KLINKENBERG • Management Consultant, self-employed independent business consultant
- Webinar on Blackout - Brownout - Power failure - how do I recognise it and what can I do?
Robert K.
Last position:
Interim Manager | Group Leader in the IT Operations & Digitalization Division "Databases, Operations & Support" (DOS) at Landwirtschaftliche RentenBank
- Technical leadership and further development of a team of 28 IT staff (internal & external) in the areas HelpDesk/HelpLine, RHEL (Red Hat), MUREX (trading system & applications), SAP basis operations
- Managing external service providers (including FI-TS for SAP basis operations)
- Personnel, resource and budget planning for the IT department and projects
- Introducing and establishing regular communication formats (weekly status meetings, team and cross-department meetings)
- Ensuring application operations in a hybrid environment (Windows/Linux with database and web/application servers)
- Supporting transformation projects to modernize the application landscape (e.g. DevOps approaches)
- Setting up and implementing a digital IT procurement for hardware & software (e.g. with DELL)
- Developing and managing the "IT Operations DOS" department based on corporate strategy
- Preparing management reports & decision papers on IT projects, optimization potential and automation opportunities
- Representing the department in the advisory boards of the Rentenbank and ensuring regulatory compliance (BaFin §44, GDPR, BSI, MaRisk)
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.
Edgar P.
Last position:
Transition Manager & Business Analyst
The customer's own IT ticketing tool is being migrated to the central corporate tool. Critical elements are the product shop, the operational framework, the ITIL processes and asset management. It is important to ensure that the strategy for the service and support model works with the new tool, so that IT operations can continue smoothly. The next step is to develop and establish processes for the newly formed core team.
- Current-state analysis / weakness analysis of the existing processes and tool setup
- GAP analysis of the current and future operating and service models
- Analysis of business needs
- Evaluation and implementation of the identified GAPs
- Establishment of a continuous improvement process
- Risk management
- Hypercare & support during operational activities
- Establishment of processes for the newly formed core team
- Stakeholder management
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
Mathilde S.
Last position:
Senior Project Manager at SER Solutions Deutschland GmbH
- Software implementation projects for banks, insurance companies, and trade
Marc F.
Last position:
Interim Talent Acquisition Manager at doctari
- Building a cross-functional product team to develop a super app
- Advising and mentoring to support the team and provide input (technical & soft skills)
Ulf H.
Last position:
Configuration Manager (Interim) at In-house Development
- Requirements analysis and replacement of local SharePoint as CMDB with open source NetBox to prepare for deploying Cisco ACI (SD-WAN) with Microsoft Azure
- Coordination with systems like Checkmk and Grasp
- Introduction and coordination of cmdbsyncer as CMDB data hub; further development of the syncer with Kuhn & Ruess GmbH
- Implementation of SNMPv3 on AIX LPAR/VIO, Linux, Windows, SAN/storage, network components (Cisco switches, F5 load balancers, Palo Alto and CheckPoint firewalls, iLO boards)
- Deployment and further development of the network scanner JDisc in cooperation with the vendor (Utimaco HSMs, Linux detection)
- Integration of NetBox, JDisc, and cmdbsyncer into the infrastructure using Docker containers
- End-user training: preparation, creation of materials, and delivery
- Creation of data flow and network diagrams
- Population and planning of IPv4/IPv6 with NetBox including VLAN import
- Dual-stack setup of servers and clients with IPv4 and IPv6
- Connection of REST interfaces for Checkmk, JDisc, vSphere, HMC, i-doit, NetBox Software: Confluence, Jira, MS Office 365, Teams, i-doit, NetBox, JDisc, cmdbsyncer, DB Visualizer, vSphere, HMC
David K.
Last position:
IT Business Analyst at REWE digital
LOIS is the central integration platform that enables the processes between all REWE applications across the entire supply chain. As an IT Business Engineer, I support the NEO program in renewing the logistics integration platform "LOIS" for REWE and Penny in Germany and Europe.
Alois S.
Last position:
Subproject Lead / Senior SAP EAM Consultant at VERBUND Hydro Power GmbH
- Customizing / Support SAP FIORI apps
- Subproject lead for new on-call concept including resource planning, alarm server and employee time tracking
- Subproject lead for revision planning renewal
- System: SAP S/4HANA EAM
- Agile implementation
Hüseyin A.
Last position:
Business Analyst at Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Inneres, Sport und Digitalisierung
- Responsibility, also as rollout manager, for the successful transition of a basic OZG platform into the client's standard operations by planning and implementing measures along Service Transition and Service Operation according to ITIL, including workshops in a SAFe environment with more than 40 operational stakeholders
- Building and maintaining cross-organizational stakeholder relationships by organizing and running various information sessions on technical configurations and user guides (platform and EfA services)
- Designing and improving various operational and project documents such as the ITIL operations manual, OLA, SLA, service support concept and rollout instructions
- Modeling project-based processes according to BPMN 2.0, EPK and UML related to OZG services with the goal of integrating them into the operational e-government process landscape (SOA)
- Coordinating operational stakeholders and KPI reporting to the project management team using agile methods according to SAFe
- Tech stack / tools: Microsoft 365 (SharePoint, OneNote, Outlook, Teams), Skype for Business, Cisco Webex, ADONIS, MindManager, Jira, Confluence
Stefan S.
Last position:
Founder and Senior Consultant at LPM-Consulting, the LeanManufactur
- Consulting SMEs in Lean Management, Operational Excellence and internal auditing according to ISO 9001
- Implementation of efficiency, effectiveness and quality improvement measures
- Support with the implementation of sustainability strategies
Bernd R.
Last position:
Interim Executive | Consultant | Advisory Board Member at Bernd Reichle | Empower. Lead. Succeed.
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Statistics of experts using MindManager
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
27 years
Position duration
2.3 years
Positions per freelancer
16
Top business areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
83%
Master's degree or higher
60%
Doctorate
11%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
96%
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 MindManager
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.
MindManager 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 (80%)
- Professional Services (70%)
- Manufacturing (50%)
- Automotive (48%)
- Banking and Finance (42%)
- Transportation (36%)
- Energy (34%)
- Government and Administration (34%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What MindManager does
MindManager is visual information-mapping software from Corel, widely known through its former Mindjet name. It helps teams capture ideas, structure research, connect related information and turn discussions into actionable plans. Maps can combine topics, notes, links, attachments, tasks and relationships in one navigable workspace.
Typical deliverables
MindManager specialists use the software for more than brainstorming. Common deliverables include:
- Strategy maps, workshop outputs and decision trees
- Project plans with dependencies, milestones and responsibilities
- Process maps, requirements structures and knowledge bases
- Meeting agendas, action trackers and executive dashboards
The format is useful when information changes often or when a linear document hides important connections.
Ecosystem and integrations
A strong MindManager setup may connect maps with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, Word and Excel. Specialists also work with templates, task attributes, hyperlinks, attachments, Gantt views, presentation modes and export formats such as PDF or Office files. Depending on the license and environment, they may configure co-editing, shared workspaces and browser access for distributed teams.
When companies need help
Companies bring in freelance MindManager expertise when an existing map library has become difficult to maintain, a workshop must produce a usable plan, or teams need a consistent visual planning method. Germany-based organisations may also value specialists who can support German-language workshops while documenting results for international teams. Remote delivery works well for map design, training and review; on-site sessions can help when collaboration habits need to change.
Skills behind effective maps
Software knowledge alone is not enough. The best professionals understand facilitation, information architecture, requirements analysis and clear business writing. They know when to use a hierarchy, relationship, flow or timeline, and they remove duplicate content before adding visual detail. They can also define naming rules, map ownership and update routines so the result stays useful after handover.
Choosing the right specialist
Ask for examples that resemble your situation rather than a generic gallery of colourful maps. Check whether the specialist can explain the intended audience, source information, review process and final export. For a migration or shared-workspace rollout, discuss permissions, templates, integrations and training needs early. A reliable professional leaves behind an understandable structure, documented conventions and a practical way for your team to maintain it.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about MindManager.
MindManager is used to organise ideas, requirements, research and project information in visual maps. Companies use it for planning, workshops, process analysis, meeting follow-up, decision support and knowledge management.
MindManager combines free-form visual mapping with structured tasks, links, files and timelines. Visio is often better for formal diagrams, while conventional project tools usually focus more narrowly on schedules and execution; MindManager sits between flexible thinking and structured planning.
A capable MindManager specialist may also understand facilitation, requirements gathering, process modelling, information architecture and business writing. Familiarity with Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Teams and document governance is useful when maps must work within an existing company environment.
The right level depends on the outcome, not on the size of the map. A focused workshop or template can need a short engagement, while a rollout across teams requires experience with standards, training, integrations and long-term map maintenance.
MindManager can support remote collaboration through shared workspaces, browser access and exports that keep discussions visible after a meeting. For teams in Germany, clarify whether workshops, training and documentation should be delivered in German, English or both, and agree how remote reviews will be handled.
MindManager is a stronger fit when a map must contain tasks, dependencies, attachments, sources and multiple views rather than ideas alone. A simpler app may be enough for personal brainstorming, but it can become restrictive when teams need traceability and reusable planning structures.
Look for clear examples of maps that support a real decision or workflow, not only attractive layouts. A strong MindManager professional asks about users, source data, update ownership and output formats, then explains how the structure will remain readable as information grows.
MindManager projects often involve messy source material, competing stakeholder preferences and strict expectations about the final format. Freelancers should confirm the audience, editing environment, Microsoft 365 connections, language needs, review points and handover requirements before designing the map.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used MindManager in their recent projects is 116 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 931 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used MindManager in their recent projects, 83% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 60% hold at least a Master's degree, and 11% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used MindManager in their recent projects have 27 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used MindManager in their recent projects are German (100%), English (96%), and French (28%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used MindManager in their recent projects are Information Technology (80%), Professional Services (70%), and Manufacturing (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used MindManager in their recent projects are Project Management (98%), Information Technology (86%), and Operations (70%).
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