Case Study

IT integration of an acquired production site

Our role: Overall project management and IT management

Our client

Huber Engineered Materials

04/2019 to 06/2020

Complete integration of a newly acquired production site into the corporate IT. Systems, processes, and security standards were standardized, over 600 IT workstations were replaced, and the site was swiftly handed over to regular operations without any significant disruption to production and sales.

Initial Situation | Objectives

  • Newly acquired production site with its own grown IT landscape
  • Divergent systems, processes, and security standards compared to corporate IT
  • Goal: Full integration into corporate IT and rapid handover to regular operations
  • Goal: Fulfillment of group-wide compliance and security requirements

Duties | Responsibilities

  • Overall project management of the IT integration at the site
  • Planning and control of migration, rollout, and handover
  • Coordination between Corporate IT, local team and service providers
  • Coordination with production and business departments to avoid business interruptions

Key areas:

  • Standardization of systems, processes, and standards
  • Replacement of over 600 IT workstations
  • Integration into central infrastructure and directory services
  • Implementation of security and compliance requirements
  • Transition to regular operations

Technologies & Methods

  • Office 365, Windows 10
  • Intune, SCCM, MobileIron
  • CrowdStrike
  • SAP, Oracle, Active Directory

Overall Project Management and IT Management

Results

Weidehoff Business Solutions

  • IT integration completed within the target period
  • Complete migration of all workstations
  • All compliance and security requirements met
  • Transition without significant operational disruption

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