INQA-Coaching in Hamburg

Do you want to make your SME in Hamburg fit for the future? Master digitalization? Take advantage of the 80% subsidized INQA coaching. I will guide you through the transformation to modern working environments and better results.

The New Quality of Work Initiative (INQA) is a federal programme for the promotion of small and medium-sized enterprises and non-profit organizations. INQA coaching is about supporting companies in the area of digitalization through external process support. The focus here is on agility and employee participation.

I am an authorized and certified INQA coach and support companies in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein in change processes. The funding covers a maximum of 12 consulting days. Up to 80 percent of my consulting costs can be financed by the program.

INQA coaching offers companies numerous advantages. It uses agile methods and enables teams to work independently in an agile way. Employees are involved throughout and consistently involved in all steps. This results in tailor-made and sustainable solutions that are supported by everyone and remain in place even after the coaching. The programme helps to improve the quality of work by optimizing working conditions and processes. This often leads to an increase in employee satisfaction and productivity. INQA coaching also promotes the innovative capacity of companies and helps to secure skilled workers through more attractive working conditions. The coaching measures, which are individually tailored to the specific needs of the company, ensure optimal support and sustainable improvements.

The funding program is aimed at SMEs based in Germany that have been on the market for at least two years, have fewer than 250 employees and employ at least one full-time employee subject to social security contributions. The companies should have an annual turnover of less than 50 million euros or a balance sheet total of less than 43 million euros and have received no more than 200,000 euros in state aid, including INQA coaching funding, in the last three fiscal years.

INQA coaching is tailored to your individual needs and challenges. We analyze these together in the first phase of the coaching. Therefore, please contact me if you are unsure whether your project fits into the funding program. The following examples show possible topics:

In principle, many issues relating to the further development of companies can be dealt with as part of INQA coaching. Not sure whether your project is suitable for INQA coaching? Let's talk about it in a non-binding discussion!

The INQA coaching process is divided into three phases:

Initial phase: In this phase, the assignment is clarified, the topic to be worked on is defined and the kick-off workshop is held. The lab team and steering committee are formed in this phase.

Innovation phase: In this phase, the lab team begins its work. This process consists of three phases, each lasting around four weeks. Each phase starts with a planning workshop (approximately 4 hours) and ends with an evaluation workshop (approximately 1.5 hours). The lab team spends the time in between actually working on the chosen topic - mostly self-organized. Approximately two hours per week are planned for the work phase, which each team member should spend at least within their regular working hours, the lab team leader at least 4 hours per week.

Learning phase: This phase serves to evaluate the experiences and results achieved. This takes place as part of an evaluation workshop.

INQA Coaching works with a role concept that provides for a steering committee, a lab team and a person responsible for the lab team.

The steering committee is made up of representatives of the management and employees, sets the central topics and evaluates the progress of the initiated change process.

The lab team is made up of employees from the relevant organizational units. It develops and tests design solutions. The person responsible for the lab team is the central point of contact for the INQA coach and steering committee and drives the process forward in the lab team.

Recommended composition of the lab team: 3-6 experts from the relevant areas, but without management. If there is a middle management level in the company, this can participate in the lab team, but in the role of a technical expert, not as a manager.

Further information on the process and the funding priorities can be found in the official flyer and on the INQA website.