Case Study: Kaiser Aluminum achieves streamlined project management and faster production with ProjectManager

Why Kaiser Aluminum Chooses ProjectManager as a Long-Term Partner in Manufacturing

Kaiser Aluminum’s Trentwood facility in Spokane Valley, a division of the >3,000-employee manufacturer that supplies aerospace, automotive and industrial customers, needed a formal project management environment to oversee complex IT and manufacturing projects. Scott Lilly was hired to build a PMO to consolidate project data for stakeholders, replace costly or cumbersome tools like desktop Microsoft Project and Mavenlink, and enable secure collaboration with offsite technicians while meeting SOX and audit requirements.

Lilly brought ProjectManager to Kaiser, deploying its cloud-based platform with multiple views (Gantt, kanban, dashboards), file management, mobile field updates, access controls and resource allocation tools. The result was faster, more accurate project data, broader adoption across IT, engineering and executive teams, improved portfolio visibility and measurable ROI—translating to higher production output and a clear case for ProjectManager as a long-term, cost-effective partner.

Kaiser Aluminum

Scott Lilly

Project Manager