Teamcenter Takeover

One way of working across regions, functions and suppliers.

Room

PARTNER

UK Energy Infrastructure Co.

Industry

Energy

Year

2023

Duration

6 Months

Background

Rolling out Siemens Teamcenter across regions, functions and suppliers was never just a technology job. That was the neat version.

The real problem was getting people to work the same way.

Different teams had different processes, different habits and good reasons for defending both. Years of local workarounds had left the supply chain fragmented. Without a shared way of working, Teamcenter risked becoming another system people used in public and worked around in private.

The job was to make the new way of working clear, usable and hard to ignore.

Background

Rolling out Siemens Teamcenter across regions, functions and suppliers was never just a technology job. That was the neat version.

The real problem was getting people to work the same way.

Different teams had different processes, different habits and good reasons for defending both. Years of local workarounds had left the supply chain fragmented. Without a shared way of working, Teamcenter risked becoming another system people used in public and worked around in private.

The job was to make the new way of working clear, usable and hard to ignore.

Background

Rolling out Siemens Teamcenter across regions, functions and suppliers was never just a technology job. That was the neat version.

The real problem was getting people to work the same way.

Different teams had different processes, different habits and good reasons for defending both. Years of local workarounds had left the supply chain fragmented. Without a shared way of working, Teamcenter risked becoming another system people used in public and worked around in private.

The job was to make the new way of working clear, usable and hard to ignore.

What we did

Process alignment: Helped teams move from local habits to shared workflows, without pretending the old ways existed for no reason.

Stakeholder coordination: Kept communication moving across regions, functions and suppliers, where “global alignment” had to survive real local pressure.

Release support: Helped teams understand what was changing, when it was changing and what they needed to do differently.

Communication planning: Built clear communication around the work itself, not just the next date in the plan.

Practical engagement: Created moments for teams to question the change, understand the impact and see what it meant for their day-to-day work.

Global rollout support: Helped the rollout hold together across regions, while leaving teams better prepared for what came next.

What we did

Process alignment: Helped teams move from local habits to shared workflows, without pretending the old ways existed for no reason.

Stakeholder coordination: Kept communication moving across regions, functions and suppliers, where “global alignment” had to survive real local pressure.

Release support: Helped teams understand what was changing, when it was changing and what they needed to do differently.

Communication planning: Built clear communication around the work itself, not just the next date in the plan.

Practical engagement: Created moments for teams to question the change, understand the impact and see what it meant for their day-to-day work.

Global rollout support: Helped the rollout hold together across regions, while leaving teams better prepared for what came next.

What we did

Process alignment: Helped teams move from local habits to shared workflows, without pretending the old ways existed for no reason.

Stakeholder coordination: Kept communication moving across regions, functions and suppliers, where “global alignment” had to survive real local pressure.

Release support: Helped teams understand what was changing, when it was changing and what they needed to do differently.

Communication planning: Built clear communication around the work itself, not just the next date in the plan.

Practical engagement: Created moments for teams to question the change, understand the impact and see what it meant for their day-to-day work.

Global rollout support: Helped the rollout hold together across regions, while leaving teams better prepared for what came next.

Outcomes

  • Improved alignment around global ways of working

  • Stronger release readiness across international teams

  • Increased confidence in future capability rollout cadence

Outcomes

  • Improved alignment around global ways of working

  • Stronger release readiness across international teams

  • Increased confidence in future capability rollout cadence

Outcomes

  • Improved alignment around global ways of working

  • Stronger release readiness across international teams

  • Increased confidence in future capability rollout cadence

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Copyright © 2026 Boyd & Partners Limited

Registered in England and Wales: 14430760

Registered Office: 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 9JQ

Copyright © 2026 Boyd & Partners Limited

Registered in England and Wales: 14430760

Registered Office: 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 9JQ