Hilti Finds Help in the Cloud

  ProjectsAtWork  

A global construction manufacturer turned to the Microsoft Project Online cloud service to streamline the management of multiple, complex projects.

Hilti Corporation provides innovative technology solutions to the construction industry; however, it needed the latest technology to manage its own projects in an efficient and scalable way. It worked with Campana & Schott to conduct two pilot programs featuring Microsoft Project Online, a cloud service for project portfolio management and everyday work. The company benefits from improved agility and collaboration in project management, which helps to reduce IT workload, decrease costs, and increase productivity.

Situation

The Hilti Corporation, based in Schaan, Liechtenstein, is a private company that provides innovative products, systems, and services to construction professionals. Started as a small family company, Hilti now has production plants, in addition to research and development centers, in more than 20 countries on six continents. It uses a direct sales model, which results in more than 200,000 customer contacts each day in 120 countries “We are a solution provider,” says Dr. Christian Buddendick, Head of Workplace Platform Services at Hilti Corporation. “We want to build a better future for our customers.”

In the middle of 2012, business partners at Hilti made requests for …

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