Case Study: Schneider Electric scales Agile development with Perforce Helix Plan

Schneider Electric scales 30 projects with Perforce Helix Plan

Schneider Electric, a global energy management company, faced the challenge of accelerating its software development lifecycle to stay competitive against newer, agile competitors. The Buildings division needed to transition from a traditional Waterfall method to a scaled Agile approach but required a project management tool that could handle their complex, multi-team projects. After evaluating 13 tools, the vendor Perforce was selected with its product, Helix Plan, due to its scalability, ease of use, and flexibility.

Perforce implemented Helix Plan, which was easily customized to support Schneider Electric's tailored blend of SAFe and LeSS Agile frameworks. The solution enabled a smooth transition, improved collaboration between hardware and software teams, and provided the flexibility to continuously improve their processes. As a result, development became significantly more flexible and easier to redirect, with lead times shortened considerably. Perforce's tool was successfully adopted across 30 simultaneous projects, achieving strong employee buy-in.

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