Case Study: Digi-Key Corporation achieves real-time visibility and faster project delivery with Smartsheet

Why Digi-Key Bets Big on Innovation and Automation

Digi‑Key Electronics, a global distributor of electronic components with about 4,200 employees and $3.2 billion in annual sales, needed a better way to manage innovation projects and vendor work. Project tracking was fragmented across Excel, notebooks, and memory, creating delays, poor visibility, and inconsistent communication with stakeholders and vendors.

The company standardized on Smartsheet (including Control Center and the IT PMO Accelerator) to centralize projects, dashboards, and mobile access. The result: real‑time dashboards and reports that boost accountability and executive visibility, much faster project spin‑ups, and the ability to provide up‑to‑date status on the fly — giving the team greater confidence and responsiveness.

Digi-Key Corporation

Andrew Bourne

Senior Manager of Operational Excellence