Case Study: Leading Manufacturer Company achieves centralized, automated product development and real-time visibility with Intellect

Leading Manufacturer Company Seeks Best Solution for Product Lifecycle Management

A Massachusetts-based leader in high-end home and automotive audio sought a way to manage a rapidly growing product development pipeline. Their phase-gate process was tracked with emailed Excel spreadsheets, Visio diagrams and manual reports, which caused miscommunication, wasted time and disorganized data. Off‑the‑shelf PLM/PM tools required costly customization and custom development was too slow and risky.

They chose Intellect BPM and completed deployment in three months with one initial implementer and an in‑house administrator. Intellect replaced spreadsheets with configurable templates and automated workflows, added a real‑time portfolio dashboard and mobile/browser access, and eliminated project emails and ad‑hoc reporting. The result: fewer meetings, faster training, fewer errors, centralized visibility into product development and improved operational efficiency and competitiveness.