Global Manufacturing Leader Achieves 360-Degree IT Visibility
How Flender transformed from post-carve-out challenges to global matrix organization excellence with Bee360's integrated platform in just 4 months.
About Flender
Flender is a leading global provider of mechanical and electrical drive solutions with over 120 years of experience. Following their acquisition by US investor Carlyle and carve-out from Siemens Group, Flender faced the challenge of establishing independent IT governance while maintaining operational excellence across 33 countries.
The company's motto "We move the world" reflects their commitment to providing gear units, couplings, generators, and related services to industries including wind energy, cement, raw materials processing, oil and gas, power generation, and marine operations.
The Challenge
Post-carve-out transformation required establishing agile IT governance for a global matrix organization while maintaining operational excellence.
- Post-carve-out from Siemens Group IT transformation
- Need for global matrix organization structure
- Excel-based planning with limited transparency
- Gaps in integrated resource and staff planning
- Limited service and project manager involvement
The Solution
Bee360's integrated platform provided the foundation for transparent, agile IT governance across the global organization.
- Bee360 Financial Management for cost transparency
- Portfolio Management for global project coordination
- Architecture Management for system landscape optimization
- Integration of 3 SAP systems (Germany, China, India)
- Rolling forecast implementation for continuous planning
Measurable Results
Quantifiable improvements across IT governance, transparency, and operational efficiency
Department/Team Leaders
Enabled with complete transparency
IT Staff Members
Using unified time tracking
SAP Systems
Integrated globally
IT Visibility
Complete organizational view
Key Discovery
"Shortly after the implementation of Bee360, three employees were identified who were fully dedicated to IT tasks but had not yet been assigned to an IT cost center. With global resource planning now a prerequisite for billing, inefficiencies in international collaboration are brought to light."
What the Leadership Says
Direct feedback from Flender's IT leadership team
"The seamless view of the entire IT organization made possible by Bee360, gives us the orientation we need to successfully transform our IT into a global matrix organization that acts as a business enabler for the entire company."
"The comprehensive approach of Bee360 enables complete transparency regarding costs, investments, and personnel deployment in projects and IT services – precisely what we need as IT for an agile IT governance."
"Especially the extensive SAP knowledge of Bee360 was invaluable to us; we have a total of three SAP systems in Germany, China, and India, which are gradually being connected."
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