Fees
What does a strategy off-site cost?
€6,900 for the first day, €3,500 for each additional day. What is included, how larger groups are calculated – and when you are better off working without external facilitation.
€6,900
First day · up to 8 participants
- €3,500each following day
Fixed prices · as of October 2026
The short answer
Three figures that every off-site is made up of. What would a strategy off-site cost you? Work it out yourself here before we speak.
First day
€6,900
Base fee · up to 8 participants
Included are the preliminary meeting, concept and session design, the facilitation itself, documentation of decisions with names and dates, and travel time within Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
Each following day
€3,500
immediately following
Considerably less than the first, because the concept work is only done once. Two- and three-day off-sites are therefore the more economical format in relative terms.
Per participant above eight
€200
per event day
Larger groups need more preparation, tighter facilitation and more documentation. From seventeen participants, a second facilitator is added; for this I prepare a separate proposal.
Prices for businesses, net plus VAT. Venue, equipment and catering are booked and paid by you directly; travel and accommodation at cost. Fixed price for engagements commissioned by 31 January 2027; prices as of October 2026. Errors and omissions excepted; subject to change. Only the written proposal is binding.
If the off-site is followed by an engagement within three months, I credit the first off-site day in full. All fees, credits and terms at a glance →
Four worked examples
What this means in practice
One day, two or three – that is decided not by the budget but in the preliminary meeting: by the number of topics, the size of the group and what has to be decided by the end. If one day is enough, I will tell you. If it takes two or three, I will tell you that too – beforehand, not on the afternoon of the second day.
Leadership workshop
€7,700
- First day, base fee€6,900
- 4 participants above eight × €200€800
- Total€7,700
Off-site in a small group
No participant surcharges
€10,400
- First day€6,900
- Second day€3,500
- Total€10,400
Leadership off-site
€12,000
- First day€6,900
- Second day€3,500
- 4 participants above eight × 2 days × €200€1,600
- Total€12,000
Strategy off-site
€15,100
- First day€6,900
- Second and third day × €3,500€7,000
- 2 participants above eight × 3 days × €200€1,200
- Total€15,100
Price examples: The four amounts show how the price is made up, net plus VAT. Only the individual proposal you receive in writing after the preliminary meeting is binding.
The calculation behind it
Why one day is not one day
Anyone asking about the day rate for facilitation usually assumes one day. In fact, a one-day off-site involves three and a half working days. The breakdown is shown here so that you can check the price rather than take it on trust.
| Days | Service |
|---|---|
| 0.5 | Preliminary meeting, clarifying objectives, agreeing on participants |
| 1.0 | Concept, session design, materials |
| 1.0 | Delivery |
| 0.5 | Travel to and from the venue |
| 0.5 | Documentation of decisions and follow-up |
| 3.5 | Working days for one off-site day |
Preparation is the part that determines the outcome. An off-site that starts in the morning with open questions ends in the evening with open questions. If you know beforehand where the conflicts lie and who supports which decision, you get through.
How a day like this runs:
Straight talk
When you do not need external facilitation
Facilitation from outside costs money and is not always worth it. In three situations you are better off saving it.
It is about information, not decisions
If you want to announce results and answer questions, you do not need a facilitator but a good agenda and two hours. External facilitation only pays off when something has to be decided in the room.
The decision was made long ago
An off-site meant to collect approval is recognised as such by everyone in the room within twenty minutes. It then costs not only the fee but credibility. I am not available for that.
Nobody in the room is allowed to decide
If every decision has to be confirmed one level higher afterwards, the off-site is a preparatory session, not a decision meeting. That is fine – but it should be called that, otherwise disappointment in the evening is built in.
When bringing in someone from outside pays off at all:
The result
What is in place by the evening
Every off-site ends with a document containing three things: the decisions taken, the names of those responsible and the deadlines. Not the discussion, not the mood, not the flip charts – the decisions.
What was not decided is also recorded, with a note of who will decide it and by when. An off-site without this second part looks successful and usually is not.
You receive the document within two working days. Not as minutes to be filed away, but as a working basis for the weeks ahead.
The evidence
“Professional expertise, objectivity and reliability” – CRONBANK AG, employment reference 2013 (Translated from German). Five pieces of evidence on whether he delivers what he promises
The least expensive way to test me
A facilitated day is the smallest form of working together. By the evening you have decisions – or you know that we are not a good fit. Both are a result, and both are more than most selection processes deliver.