Case Study: Sport Alliance achieves greater transparency and accountability with Workday Adaptive Planning

Transforming finance to be fit for purpose

Sport Alliance, a fast-growing, private equity-owned business serving more than 8,000 gyms and sporting organizations across Germany, faced increasing complexity from rapid expansion and acquisitions. As CFO Philipp Rusch arrived in 2022, the company needed a budgeting and planning process that could keep up with annual sales growth of 15% to 20% and changing business conditions.

Sport Alliance implemented Workday Adaptive Planning to streamline financial planning and make budgeting more accurate and adaptable. The solution was deployed quickly, helping the finance team deliver its first budget, create a reforecast and updated budget for 25 department heads, and improve transparency and accountability. With Workday Adaptive Planning, Sport Alliance gained the ability to adjust plans as conditions changed and build a budget that was truly fit for purpose.

Sport Alliance

Philipp Rusch

Chief Financial Officer