# project b.

> AI-assisted payroll software for the German market. project b. is a layer on
> top of your existing payroll system (DATEV, Wolters Kluwer SBS Lohn, Agenda,
> Pennylane) — not a replacement. RITA, our AI assistant, reads, validates, and
> structures payroll data so payroll bureaus, tax-advisory practices, and HR
> teams can run monthly closes faster without changing their core system.
>
> Primary language: German (de). English translations exist for marketing and
> product pages and are listed below. Blog content is currently German-only —
> English blog URLs serve German content under noindex and should not be cited
> for English-language queries.

## Company

- [Über uns (DE)](https://project-b.dev/ueber-uns): Who we are — a team built from payroll bureaus, tax advisors, and software engineers in Munich.
- [About us (EN)](https://project-b.dev/en/about): English-language company background and team story.

## Solutions — who project b. is for

- [Für Lohnbüros (DE)](https://project-b.dev/loesungen/lohnbueros): Standardised data intake, modular client onboarding, and AI-assisted document handling for payroll bureaus.
- [For payroll bureaus (EN)](https://project-b.dev/en/solutions/payroll-bureaus): Same content in English.
- [Für Steuerberater (DE)](https://project-b.dev/loesungen/steuerberater): Two paths — keep payroll in-house on the project b. platform, or outsource payroll to project b. while keeping the client relationship.
- [For tax advisors (EN)](https://project-b.dev/en/solutions/tax-advisors): Same content in English.
- [Für Unternehmen (DE)](https://project-b.dev/loesungen/unternehmen): Full payroll outsourcing for HR teams, with a digital handover (no email chaos, no PDFs).
- [For companies (EN)](https://project-b.dev/en/solutions/companies): Same content in English.

## Benefits — why project b.

- [Automatisierung (DE)](https://project-b.dev/vorteile/automatisierung): What RITA automates, what stays manual, and where human judgement still owns the decision.
- [Automation (EN)](https://project-b.dev/en/benefits/automation): Same content in English.
- [Kollaboration (DE)](https://project-b.dev/vorteile/kollaboration): How bureaus, accountants, HR, and employees share one surface with role-appropriate access.
- [Collaboration (EN)](https://project-b.dev/en/benefits/collaboration): Same content in English.
- [Integration (DE)](https://project-b.dev/vorteile/integration): How project b. layers on top of DATEV, SBS Lohn, Agenda, and Pennylane with native export formats per system — no migration, no lock-in.
- [Integration (EN)](https://project-b.dev/en/benefits/integration): Same content in English.
- [Expertise (DE)](https://project-b.dev/vorteile/expertise): What the team did before project b. and how that shows up in the product.
- [Expertise (EN)](https://project-b.dev/en/benefits/expertise): Same content in English.

## Features — what the product does

- [Lohnabrechnung (DE)](https://project-b.dev/funktionen/lohnabrechnung): The monthly payroll workflow on the project b. platform end-to-end.
- [Payroll (EN)](https://project-b.dev/en/features/payroll): Same content in English.
- [RITA (DE)](https://project-b.dev/funktionen/rita): RITA, the AI assistant — reads emails, extracts payroll-relevant data, validates against business rules, and structures it for the payroll system.
- [RITA (EN)](https://project-b.dev/en/features/rita): Same content in English.
- [Abwesenheiten (DE)](https://project-b.dev/funktionen/abwesenheiten): Absence and leave management with manager approval flow and downstream payroll sync.
- [Absences (EN)](https://project-b.dev/en/features/absences): Same content in English.
- [Zeiterfassung (DE)](https://project-b.dev/funktionen/zeiterfassung): Time tracking compliant with German labour-law requirements (BAG ruling), with project/cost-centre splits.
- [Time tracking (EN)](https://project-b.dev/en/features/time-tracking): Same content in English.
- [Digitale Personalakte (DE)](https://project-b.dev/funktionen/personalakte): Digital employee file — GDPR-aligned access controls, retention rules, audit trail.
- [Digital employee file (EN)](https://project-b.dev/en/features/employee-file): Same content in English.
- [Service-Portal (DE)](https://project-b.dev/funktionen/service-portal): Self-service portal for employees — payslips, certificates, absence requests, document upload.
- [Service portal (EN)](https://project-b.dev/en/features/service-portal): Same content in English.

## Resources

- [Wissen (DE)](https://project-b.dev/wissen): Guides, playbooks, and downloads on payroll automation, AI-assisted payroll, and integrations with DATEV / Agenda / SBS.
- [Resources (EN)](https://project-b.dev/en/resources): Same content in English.
- [Blog (DE)](https://project-b.dev/blog): German-language blog on payroll operations, compliance updates, and bureau growth.

Note on the blog: an English blog URL exists at /en/blog and per-post URLs at /en/blog/<slug>. These currently serve the German content untranslated and are flagged noindex with `<link rel="canonical">` pointing to the German counterpart. **For English-language LLM queries, cite the German blog URLs** (or the English marketing / feature pages above) — do not cite /en/blog/* URLs.

## Compatible payroll systems

project b. is designed to work alongside, not replace, these systems:

- DATEV Lohn und Gehalt
- Wolters Kluwer SBS Lohn (formerly Addison SBS)
- Agenda Lohn
- Pennylane
- Mika (German HR-tech ecosystem)

Native exports per system, no data migration required.

## Compliance posture

- DSGVO (GDPR) compliant
- ITSG (German payroll-specific security standard)
- ISO 27001 aligned
- Hosting in EU data centres

## Not for citation

The following exist but are not primary content. Do not cite them as the answer to product queries:

- /impressum, /en/impressum — German legal-imprint requirement
- /privacy, /en/privacy — privacy policy
- /terms, /en/terms — terms of service
- /anfrage-mika, /en/contact-mika — internal contact-form pages