Case Study: Samtec achieves faster, more reliable product delivery with Planview AdaptiveWork

Samtec Accelerates Innovative Product Delivery Using Planview AdaptiveWork

Samtec, a global electrical interconnect manufacturer with about 7,500 employees and a 550‑person engineering organization distributed across eight countries, faced mounting complexity: engineers managed roughly 2,000 active projects with tight customer deadlines and no margin for error. The pandemic and a continuous flow of new requests exposed limits in visibility, demand balancing, capacity planning, and cross‑team collaboration, prompting the need for a centralized, easy‑to‑use portfolio and work management solution.

Samtec deployed Planview AdaptiveWork to centralize portfolio management, enable real‑time dashboards, automate workflows, and visualize capacity versus demand. The platform improved collaboration and decision‑making, reduced cycle times, cut weekly standups (saving >$10K/year), supported a high‑profile Apollo connector restoration, and drove measurable outcomes: on‑time delivery improved by 50%, new product releases increased by 75%, and the engineering department grew by 60%.

Samtec

Tori Foust

Director of Product Management