The global manufacturer of basic materials with more than 90.000 employees and 18 bn € in revenue, pursues a common business model strategy across 22 countries in Europe, Middle East and North Africa. This common business model did require one consolidated SAP system and service across EMEA. Therefore, in a first step, the company had only established a central SAP project group, while the other IT operations remained locally within the countries with only minor coordination.
At the end of 2006, this situation was perceived unsuitable for the future support of the business system strategy in EMEA. Dewey & Partner,formerly dprp, was assigned by the client to determine, together with the internal management team, the maturity of the current organization and inherent skills. Based on these insights, dp should develop and recommend a transformation program: In a first phase to a 'Qualified Business Partner' and in a second phase with the extension to a 'Business Engineering Position' to the European Business Model.
dp supported the 18-months transformation program ranging from strategy and governance over organizational structure and processes to services for a 'Qualified Business Partner'. The teams of 10 different projects had to deliver results with validated evidences at around 120 milestones.