Case Study: Hyster-Yale Group achieves stronger project visibility and resource management with Microsoft Corporation

Global lift truck manufacturer takes project management up a level with Microsoft Project Online solution

Hyster Yale Group, a global lift truck manufacturer, needed a scalable way to manage more than 200 product development projects across 17 subsidiaries and hundreds of engineers worldwide. Its old in-house tool could not keep up with the volume, visibility, and discipline required, so the company looked to Microsoft Corporation and Microsoft Project Online to support more proactive project management.

Microsoft Corporation helped Hyster Yale Group implement a PMBOK-based solution built on Microsoft Project Online, SharePoint Online, and Power BI through Sensei PPM Beacon. The new system improved reporting, resource allocation, and compliance, giving leadership faster insight into project status and hours for R&D tax credit tracking; Hyster Yale reported better behaviors, faster staffing decisions, reduced bottlenecks, and adoption expanding across the business.

Hyster Yale Group

Terry Snapp

Global Product Development Process Leader