Case Study: ABB achieves results-oriented product portfolio and investment planning with Planview Enterprise One

ABB leverages Planview Portfolios Product Portfolio Management for results-oriented planning

ABB Electrification – Distribution Solutions, part of global ABB (147,000 employees in 100+ countries), needed to modernize its product lifecycle and investment planning to manage complex portfolios, dependencies and market-driven requirements across utilities, industrial sites and critical infrastructure. Their previous tool wasn’t scalable and planning was largely budget-driven and inflexible, making annual plans quickly obsolete.

In 2017 ABB deployed Planview Enterprise One to enable continuous, results-oriented portfolio planning for roughly 150 product, R&D and technology managers. Planview’s incremental financial planning, Stage‑Gate support, what‑if scenario modeling and roadmap optimization delivered time savings, clearer project descriptions and approvals, better prioritization and stronger alignment with business strategy — improving profitability visibility and prompting plans to add resource management and extend the approach to other ABB business units.

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Kornel Scherrer

Global Product Management Manager