Automotive
Introduction of cost planning for development costs
Starting point
- The planning of approximately 8,000 development projects is currently carried out in various Excel-based applications
- Planning structures, actual data, and budget data are manually transferred from six upstream systems
- The process is highly prone to errors
- A web-based integrated solution is to be developed, enabling planning at different structural levels
Procedure
- Agile approach following SCRUM with
- Exploration
- Sprints
- Stabilization phase
- Consulting for process and functionality design
- Data migration from existing Excel applications
- Support during rollout (user manual, functional support, etc.)
Features/Project outcome
- Capture of planning values at variable structural levels
- Transfer of structures and movement data from upstream systems
- Historical data and structure storage
- Reporting in line with the known reporting system
- Custom workflow management tailored to customer requirements
Customer benefits
- Harmonized planning processes
- Single point of truth for planning results
- Shortened planning cycles
- Reduced effort in setting up new development projects and their structures
- Transparency of the planning process through monitoring of the processing status

Sascha Mertens | Senior Manager / Authorised Officer