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This Is Us

Software and Consulting with Heart and Passion

itdesign is an innovative and internationally operating software company. We offer our own software products, as well as those of our partners, in the fields of CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and PPM (Project and Portfolio Management) – and all that goes with it: We develop, consult, and implement. Our own cloud software for Lean PPM (Project Portfolio Management), Meisterplan, is used by companies and organizations worldwide. Whether we’re programming ourselves or customizing standard software, we work together with our customers to make projects a success.

itdesign was founded in Tübingen in 1999. 230 employees work at our Tübingen headquarters and additional locations in Zwickau, Seattle, Toronto, and New Delhi.

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itdesign ist der Partner für Ihre Clarity PPM-Software in Europa

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Our Product Portfolio

PPM, Lean PPM, and CRM

The People Behind itdesign

More than 230 People Worldwide

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Our Locations

5 International Locations in 4 Countries

Our headquarters are located in the Swabian region of southwest Germany, in the beautiful city of Tübingen. However, because geographic proximity to our customers is important to us, we have not settled for only one location.

Instead, we have opened additional offices in recent years, including outside of Germany. We also have offices in Canada, the United States, and India. We also have a number of colleagues throughout Germany who actively support us from their remote workplaces.

Our Customers and Partners

More than 650 Companies of All Sizes and in All Industries

Our customers range from small tax consultancies to medium-sized mechanical engineering companies and multinational high-tech corporations. Our software products are tailored to the respective needs and requirements of different groups.

Furthermore, we pride ourselves on our long-standing relationships with our partners built on trust, as is the case with CAS, the manufacturer of CAS genesisWorld from Karlsruhe, and Broadcom, the US manufacturer of Clarity, for whom we are the largest partner in Europe. Today, we have an extensive global partner network.

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Our Success Story

A Journey Through Time from Foundation to Today

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Two Students Found itdesign

Johannes Koppenhöfer and Dr. Jörg Leute are fascinated by how new technologies can help people do their jobs. They found itdesign GmbH and, thanks to some good ideas, soon become development partners of CAS Software AG. This partnership still exists today.

First Product: itd client pro

In 2000, more than 7,500 companies present at CeBIT. Among them: itdesign. We present the itd client pro, our first product for CAS genesisWorld.

Start in CRM Consulting

Who better to introduce a CRM than those who develop modules for it? itdesign steps into consulting for CAS genesisWorld. We are close to the customer and gain important experience: What does software have to look like so that people enjoy working with it?

First Clarity Implementation

In 2003, a customer from Switzerland asks if itdesign can also introduce project portfolio management software. We can! itdesign becomes a partner for the Clarity software, which was then part of Niku and is now part of Broadcom. Since then, PPM has been part of our DNA.

Our Add-on for Professional Resource Planning

Our add-on itd Assignment Editor is launched for the first time. Today, the Clarity extension is called itd Advanced Resource Planning and is used by more than 10,000 people worldwide for professional resource planning.

The First PPM Konferenz

We organized our first PPM conference in 2006. Since then, we have brought Clarity users from the DACH region together once a year to create a framework for networking, exchange and inspiration around the topic of Clarity and PPM.

Technology Partnership for Clarity

We not only implement PPM software, but also contribute to it ourselves. itdesign has been a Clarity technology partner since 2010 and develops add-ons and individual customizations. Each add-on solves a specific problem for our customers. A milestone: Clarity release 15.6 in 2018, in which the user-friendly "Phoenix UI" interface developed by us became the standard for the software.

Tübingen and Toronto

In 2016, we move to our new company building in the heart of Tübingen. At the same time, we open our first location abroad in Toronto and take our first steps into the North American market with Meisterplan.

Meisterplan Is Born

"Make plans that work!" In 2012, we launched our first own cloud-based software solution, Meisterplan, taking the step from consulting and service company to software developer. Since then, Meisterplan has stood for lean project portfolio management and is now used worldwide as a leading lean PPM tool.

Expansion of the Management Board

itdesign continues to grow steadily. This is also reflected in the management team. In 2017 and 2018, Christoph Adamczyk and Dr. Christoph Hirnle joined as additional members.

Foundation of the PPM Global Alliance

Together with four other PPM-enthusiastic, international companies, we are founding the PPM Global Alliance: a forum for the exchange of best practices, resources, and knowledge with the common goal of providing companies worldwide with excellent PPM software and services and creating real added value.

Largest Clarity Partner in Europe

As a newly appointed Tier 1 and largest Clarity partner in Europe, we are now no longer only active in the DACH region, but also support Clarity customers throughout Europe. An important milestone on the way to even more internationality!

Further Locations in Europe

Our growth continues. In 2019 and 2020, we opened new locations in Zwickau and Mainz. We now work at six locations worldwide with around 180 employees.

India Opens Doors for Us

In 2021, we founded itdesign Meisterplan India Private Limited, based in New Delhi, from where we also manage our Clarity development and support requests. Additional Clarity specialists from the Indian talent market help us to meet the increased demand.

itdesign Becomes a Hosting Provider

With our new product itdesign Clarity SaaS, Clarity customers will now benefit from Clarity in the cloud and Software as a Service (SaaS) with the highest security standards. As part of this, we are taking over some customers from our North American partner Rego Consulting and transferring them from Broadcom's infrastructure to our AWS cloud.

Great Place to Work

In 2024, we were again certified as a "Great Place to Work" – and are number 1 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Founded in Tübingen, Germany

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