Case Study: Hamburg Airport achieves millions in annual savings with smartPM.solutions

How Hamburg Airport saves time, effort and several Mio. € a year

Hamburg Airport faced the challenge of managing a complex and fragmented project portfolio using inefficient, Excel-based systems. This scattered approach to project management and portfolio analysis was hindering effective decision-making. To address this, they partnered with smartPM.solutions to implement a centralized Project Performance Management (PPM) tool.

The solution from smartPM.solutions provided a fully integrated platform for portfolio balancing, rigorous cost control, and advanced forecasting through features like budget caps and what-if analyses. This implementation, supported by the vendor's consultants, delivered substantial results. Hamburg Airport now saves several million euros annually through strict budget management, a remarkable return on investment given the system's cost. The airport's management has fully adopted the new tool, no longer accepting the previous Excel-based reports.

Hamburg Airport

Julian Jirsak

Director Project Portfolio Management