Case Study: Howden achieves global collaboration and faster reporting with Smartsheet

Howden drives innovation and efficiency with Smartsheet

Howden, a global engineering firm with more than 6,000 employees across 26 countries, faced growing challenges coordinating fast-moving, complex projects across disciplines and regions. Teams relied on disparate Excel files and manual reporting, which made it difficult to know whether everyone was working from the same, up-to-date information and hampered visibility into progress and workloads.

By adopting Smartsheet, Howden created a single source of truth with flexible views (Gantt, Kanban), automated reporting, and integrated resource management via 10,000ft. The change cut monthly slide preparation from 30–40 minutes to under 10 minutes per slide, improved resource visibility and planning, automated processes like holiday bookings, and strengthened global collaboration and culture — with wider rollouts underway.

Howden

Willie Vance

Technology Project Management Lead