★★★★★ 4.9/5 in our own Relocation Index
Your pain. Our gain.
The Institute for Pain Relocation and Revenue Assurance researches the controlled transfer of operational pain points to suitable third parties — methodologically grounded, contractually secured, and fully documented since 2011.
The pain is preserved in full. Only the bearer changes.
The scientific basis
First Law of Pain Relocation
Pain can neither be created nor destroyed, only transferred. The Institute formulated this law in 2011 and has not disproven it since.
Revenue assurance
Every relocation generates revenue. Under our statutes that revenue remains with the Institute. This is not a side effect of the method. It is the method.
Accredited relocation officers
43 certified specialists complete a six-day programme with a final examination. Examination questions are circulated in advance.
Three operating subsidiaries
Our portfolio covers all three operationally relevant classes of pain: blame, uncertainty and complexity. Further classes are under review.
Our subsidiaries
The First Law holds regardless of the class of pain. Three operating units apply it across the three operationally relevant categories — each in full, each irreversibly, each onto a third party.
Rent-a-Sündenbock
Blame
Relocates operational blame onto an external bearer. The bearer is contractually bound and does not object.
Visit subsidiary →Schätzomat
Uncertainty
Relocates uncertainty into a concrete figure with three decimal places. The figure is binding insofar as it is correct.
Visit subsidiary →Komplexitätsreduzierung
Complexity
Relocates complexity out of the business and into a 312-page handbook. The handbook remains with the client.
Visit subsidiary →Licensing
Base licence
For a single relocation of one clearly delimited pain point.
€4,900/ quarter
- ✓ 1 relocation per quarter
- ✓ Written confirmation of relocation
- ✓ Method paper (extract, 12 pp.)
- ✗ Naming of the receiving third party
- ✗ Re-relocation protection
Institute licence
For organisations with structurally recurring relocation requirements.
€24,900/ quarter
- ✓ Unlimited relocations
- ✓ Quarterly conservation-law audit
- ✓ Full method paper (214 pp.)
- ✓ Access to all three subsidiaries
- ✗ Naming of the receiving third party
Conservation Law Enterprise
For groups that no longer wish to relocate pain, but to account for it.
on request/ individual
- ✓ Group-wide relocation architecture
- ✓ Dedicated on-site relocation officer
- ✓ Inclusion in the Relocation Index
- ✓ Re-relocation protection (24 months)
- ✓ Naming of the receiving third party
References
We had a problem. Now somebody else has a problem. From our perspective that is a solution.
– Division head, DAX-listed group (anonymised at their request)
The Institute took nothing off our hands. But it explained to us, across 214 pages, why that is correct.
– Managing director, family-owned mid-sized business
The invoice was ultimately the only pain point that remained with us.
– Head of finance, automotive supplier
Frequently asked questions
Where exactly is the pain relocated to?
That is not covered by this contract.
Does the pain then disappear?
No. See the First Law of Pain Relocation. It disappears only from your area of responsibility.
Are you an institute in the scientific sense?
We are an institute within the meaning of our statutes. The statutes were drafted by the Institute and adopted by the Institute.
How do you differ from your subsidiaries?
Our subsidiaries relocate pain. The Institute relocates responsibility for the fact that relocation occurs.
Who bears the pain in the end?
This question is the subject of ongoing research. We would be glad to send you a proposal for co-funding it.
Can we relocate the pain back?
In principle, yes. Re-relocation protection reliably prevents this and is included from the Enterprise licence onwards.
Still relocating in-house?
A non-binding initial consultation takes 45 minutes and is billed at €1,200. The non-binding part refers to the outcome, not to the invoice.