Teamcenter Takeover
One way of working across regions, functions and suppliers.

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

