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title: Combine INQA Coaching and IT strategy | MPOWR IT
description: "INQA Coaching is subsidised at 80 %, our IT strategy consulting is not. How to combine both, what it costs and what is funded: with an example calculation. Book an appointment now."
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INQA Coaching + IT strategy
# A new IT strategy. And a team that stands behind it.
An IT strategy changes how your team works. The subsidised INQA Coaching programme helps you shape exactly this change together with your workforce. In parallel, we take care of the technical side: architecture, technology decisions, roadmap.
**Important up front:** What is subsidised is the INQA Coaching by an authorised INQA coach, at 80 % of the coaching costs. Our IT strategy consulting is not part of the funding and is commissioned separately.
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## Changing technology is only half the job
Many IT strategies do not fail because of technology. They fail because roles, processes and responsibilities do not grow with them. That is why it pays to tackle both halves in parallel:
**INQA Coaching: your team**
Organisation, leadership, culture and the involvement of your employees. Guided by an authorised INQA coach such as Jörg Adolphs. **Subsidised at 80 %.**
**IT strategy with MPOWR IT: your technology**
Architecture, technology decisions, security and an actionable roadmap. At our regular day rates, **not subsidised.**
The result: the technical direction is clear, and the people who implement it help shape the change.
More about our service: [View IT strategy consultancy](https://www.mpowr-it.de/en/services/it-strategy-consultancy?hsLang=en)
## What is INQA Coaching?
INQA Coaching is a programme of the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS), co-financed by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF Plus). It helps small and medium-sized enterprises shape the digital transformation together with their employees. It is based on the funding guideline of 12 June 2026.
### Key facts
- **80 %** of the coaching costs are reimbursed.
- **Up to 12 consulting days** at a maximum of **€1,200 net** per day. That is a maximum of €14,400 eligible costs, i.e. up to **€11,520 in funding** and an own contribution of at least €2,880 net.
- **4 to 7 months** duration, delivered by an **authorised INQA coach**.
- Only the coach's fee is funded. Travel costs and materials are not eligible.
- The funding is a de minimis aid.
### Topics
Each with a focus on the digital transformation:
- Production model and work organisation
- HR policy and qualification
- Social relations and culture
- Leadership and careers
- Workplace of the future
- New business models and innovation strategies
## Is it a fit for your company?
INQA Coaching is aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises that
- employ **5 to fewer than 250 people** (full-time equivalents),
- have their **registered office and place of business in Germany**,
- have at most **€50 million annual turnover or a €43 million balance sheet total** (including affiliated companies),
- have been **on the market for at least two years**
- and have **not yet** taken part in the INQA Coaching programme.
Further requirements and the de minimis limits apply. Whether your company is eligible is checked bindingly by the INQA initial advice centre in your region. The initial consultation there is free of charge.
## From voucher to final review
### The funding process
1. **INQA initial advice (free).** An INQA initial advice centre (IBS) checks eligibility and issues the INQA Coaching voucher. Only then may the coaching start.
2. **INQA Coaching in your company (4 to 7 months).** With an authorised INQA coach, up to 12 consulting days.
3. **Billing (up to 1 month after the coaching ends).** Your company pays the coach first and then applies for reimbursement via the Z-EU-S funding portal.
4. **Final review (3 to 6 months after the coaching ends).** Evaluation of the results with the IBS.
### The coaching in your company
- **Kick-off:** define topics and goals, set up the lab team.
- **Three work phases,** each with a planning session at the start and a review at the end.
- **Steering committee:** management and employee representatives set the topics and assess progress.
- **Lab team:** employees from the relevant areas develop the solutions.
- **Final report:** documents the results as a basis for continuing independently.
### Where we come in
We work on your IT strategy in parallel and under a separate contract. We are not part of the subsidised coaching and not subcontractors of the coach. The connection is your people: whoever sits on the lab team knows the results of the assessment and roadmap and brings them into the work phases. In turn, the lab team's solutions on roles, processes and collaboration feed into the implementation of the strategy.
## Non-binding example: what does the combination cost?
This is what a 4-month project could look like in which you develop your IT strategy with us and use INQA Coaching in parallel.
**INQA Coaching**
12 days, €14,400
minus 80 % funding
**You pay €2,880**
**IT strategy with MPOWR IT**
24 days, €26,880
not subsidised
**You pay €26,880**
**Combined**
Instead of €41,280 you pay **€29,760**.
The funding covers **around 28 %** of the overall project.
**Non-binding example calculation.** All amounts net. Actual costs depend on scope, day rates and the funding approval. The funding does not reduce your payment up front: you pay for the coaching first and get 80 % reimbursed after completion. We clarify the scope of our consulting in the initial call.
Your INQA coach
## Jörg Adolphs
Our recommendation for your INQA Coaching.
You are free to choose your INQA coach: you can hire any authorised coach from the INQA Coaching pool.
We prefer to work with Jörg Adolphs and recommend him to you. His focus on leadership, change and transformation complements our technical IT strategy. This way, coaching and strategy mesh from day one.
INQA coach in cooperation with MPOWR IT
### Jörg Adolphs
Jörg Adolphs is an authorised INQA coach and works in cooperation with MPOWR IT. As a sparring partner for companies, he specialises in leadership and development, especially change and transformation processes in HR. He uses his own KAI8 principle and works with start-ups, SMEs and corporations.
Leadership Change & transformation INQA coaching
Your IT strategists
## MPOWR IT, The Systems & Software Architects
We are a team of experienced system and software architects from Dresden. We help companies make technical complexity manageable and take sound architecture and technology decisions. We work hands-on with your team: concepts without implementation are not our model.
[More about us→](https://www.mpowr-it.de/en/about-us?hsLang=en)
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Managing Director and Founder
### Holger Woltersdorf
More than 20 years in software development and team leadership, including mobile communications, fashion and grocery e-commerce. Focus: software architecture, systems engineering, team enabling. BSI IT-Grundschutz Practitioner. Your contact for the initial call.
Systems architecture Team enabling IAM
[More about Holger→](https://www.mpowr-it.de/en/authors/holger-woltersdorf?hsLang=en)
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Founder
### Patrick Pächnatz
More than 25 years in the IT industry with experience in software development, cloud architecture and security. Focus: cloud infrastructure, security, DevSecOps. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
Cloud architecture IT security DevSecOps
[More about Patrick→](https://www.mpowr-it.de/en/authors/patrick-paechnatz?hsLang=en)
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Founder
### Ralf Junghanns
Dipl.-Ing., more than 10 years of software development and architecture in scientific research projects and start-ups. Focus: data science, machine learning, software architecture, frontend development. Certified Data Scientist & MLOps.
Data science MLOps Software development
[More about Ralf→](https://www.mpowr-it.de/en/authors/ralf-junghanns?hsLang=en)
## Frequently asked questions
Answers to the key questions about combining INQA Coaching with IT strategy consulting.
Is your IT strategy consulting subsidised at 80 %?**+**
No. Only the INQA Coaching by an authorised INQA coach is subsidised. You commission and pay for our consulting separately at our regular day rates. The example above shows what this means for your overall budget.
Is MPOWR IT an INQA coach?**+**
No. We are not authorised for INQA Coaching and do not deliver the coaching. That is done by an authorised INQA coach, for example Jörg Adolphs.
May I commission IT consulting in parallel to INQA Coaching?**+**
The funding guideline prohibits using additional public funds for the same funding purpose. Our consulting is a separate, non-subsidised contract with its own content. Still, clarify your specific case in the INQA initial advice before you start.
Do I have to choose Jörg Adolphs as my coach?**+**
No. You are free to choose your coach from the INQA Coaching pool. We like working with Jörg because his focus and ours complement each other well.
When may the coaching start?**+**
Only after the INQA initial advice centre has issued the INQA Coaching voucher. Retroactive funding is not possible.
What do I pay at the start?**+**
For the coaching you pay in advance and get 80 % of the eligible fee reimbursed after completion. We bill our consulting as usual based on effort.
Are four months enough for an IT strategy?**+**
For assessment, strategy and a solid roadmap, usually yes. Implementing the roadmap usually takes longer. We discuss how we can support you afterwards in the initial call.
## Let's check whether the combination suits you
In 30 minutes we discuss your IT situation, your goals and whether parallel INQA Coaching makes sense for you. No sales pitch, just an honest assessment.
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## Legal notice
All information on the INQA Coaching funding programme is provided without guarantee. The binding basis is the guideline of the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs on funding consulting services for small and medium-sized enterprises (INQA Coaching) of 12 June 2026 (BAnz AT 22.06.2026 B2) as amended. Your company's eligibility is checked exclusively by the responsible INQA initial advice centre (IBS). There is no legal entitlement to funding. Only INQA Coaching by an authorised INQA coach is subsidised. The services of MPOWR IT GmbH are not subject to the funding. MPOWR IT GmbH is not an authorised INQA coach.
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