Case Study: Volvo Group achieves greater project visibility and control with Technology Associates and Microsoft Project Server 2010

Volvo Group Increases Project Visibility and Control While Saving Employees Time

Volvo Group, a global commercial vehicle and industrial manufacturer based in Göteborg, Sweden, needed better resource management and capacity planning to support its sophisticated time-reporting and portfolio processes. Working with vendor Technology Associates, the company sought a more flexible project management platform than its earlier Project Server versions, while also reducing duplicate data entry across systems and improving project visibility and control.

Technology Associates helped Volvo Group implement Microsoft Project Server 2010 with custom integrations to Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, SAP, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, and Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server. The solution streamlined workflows, improved reporting and dashboards, and enabled faster, more transparent resource management; Volvo Group cut project data entry time by 40 percent, reduced meeting time spent collecting status updates, and could reassign engineers and contractors in weeks instead of months.

Volvo Group

Stéphane Perrin

Director, Product Planning and Project Management Solutions