Case Study: GlobalConnect achieves 84% reduction in project-management hours with Microsoft Power BI

Technology and data communications provider reduces the hours teams spend on project management by 84 percent with Microsoft Project

GlobalConnect, a leading European technology and data communications provider, faced a two‑year digital transformation with about 30 large projects running in parallel but lacked the visibility and governance to deliver on time and on budget. To speed execution and improve stakeholder collaboration it adopted Microsoft Project and the Microsoft Power Platform, including reporting with Microsoft Power BI, to digitize its project processes and support the Half Double methodology.

Using Project for the web plus Power Automate workflows, Outlook surveys and Microsoft Power BI dashboards integrated into Teams, GlobalConnect built gated approvals, pulse‑check feedback and a consolidated portfolio view that enabled real‑time decisions. The Microsoft Power BI–enabled solution cut hours spent on project management by 84%, let project managers increase capacity (from two to three projects each), eliminated monthly review meetings, and delivered faster, measurable portfolio control.

GlobalConnect

Peter Kjaer Sørensen

Head of Project and Portfolio Management