How did Tipp24 define clear goals for their international project?

“Partner Power has been supporting our strategy and its developments every step of the way. They were the greatest help I, as a project manager, could get. Because they offered one single point of contact for any issue related to implementation, training and worldwide roll- out, they took away many of the project management pains from me. Not only did it make the situation more comfortable for me, it also saved us precious time and eventually money”, concludes Ulf Teuber.

This diagnostic workshop allowed Tipp24 project management group to take a deep dive into the project and allowed them to gather and unify their thoughts. “We had 3 operations in 3 different countries, working with 3 different systems, therefore creating a lot of manual reporting and consolidation work. All we knew was that we wanted systems that could work together so that our German controlling team could have a straight look into the figures from our subsidiaries at any time. The help of Partner Power in defining clearer goals was invaluable. Using a great moderation technique and a proven methodology, they helped us define a long-term strategy and turn our uncertainties into a well-structured, phased project plan in just a couple of days,” says Teuber. After the gap/fit analysis Tipp24 had defined a much more precise list of goals for the project, including:

• Setting up  a corporate accounting system and a corporate table of accounts
• Working on  a common database throughout all sites
• Simplify and align workflows and functionality
  Using identical reporting tools to facilitate consolidation
• Harmonization of financial processes
• Increase in data quality

Tipp24 could immediately see the benefits from investing in the diagnostic workshop. Based on the intensive work done during the workshop, and the detailed gap/fit analysis, Partner Power was able to quickly implement a suitable CORE solution for Tipp24. At Partner Power, a CORE solution is a Microsoft Dynamics based ERP solution specifically made for the needs of a customer, and with consideration for customer-relevant localization and translation needs. The approach of dedicating time to defining a good CORE solution at the early stage of the project was particularly interesting for Tipp24. “It was amazing,” remembers Teuber, “Partner Power came to take a copy of our Microsoft Dynamics NAV system and just a couple of days later they were back with an updated system. After a few adjustments and just 12 days, we had our CORE solution! Partner Power had made such a great analysis of our needs during the workshop that we could cut the implementation time to a minimum.” Once implemented in Germany, the CORE solution, tailor-made for Tipp24, was ready to be localized and rolled-out to Spain.

The right partner for international implementations
Extending the project to Spain was a natural and easily-taken next step as Partner Power had, from the very beginning, included this evolution in the project plan. “Partner Power definitely was the right partner for our international ERP implementation project. Because they work with the most professional and experienced local Microsoft Dynamics partners, they make international Microsoft Dynamics NAV roll-outs much easier and smoother.” Tipp24 did not use Microsoft Dynamics NAV at their Spanish subsidiary, and therefore were not in contact with any Microsoft Dynamics partner locally. Partner Power involved Partner Power in Spain (Microsoft Gold Certified partner IBdos) “Had we not been working with Partner Power, we would have had to screen a lot of different Spanish partners to find one that could help us. And still after that, we would have had to handle all project management between us, the German partner and the Spanish partner. With Partner Power, it was all made so easy! They recommended and seamlessly involved a great partner, IBdos. Partner Power took care of transferring knowledge to them and within no time they were ready to get the project started in Spain.”

Throughout the project, Tipp24 has benefited from the value added by Partner Power’s committed partnership working model and organization. “Partner Power has been supporting our strategy and its developments every step of the way. They were the greatest help I, as a project manager, could get. Because they offered one single point of contact for any issue related to implementation, training and worldwide roll-out, they took away many of the project management pains from me. Not only did it make the situation more comfortable for me, it also saved us precious time and eventually money,” concludes Teuber!

Tipp24 is planning to stabilize its market share as one of the leading online lottery brokers in Europe, and you can bet that Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Partner Power will be part of supporting Tipp24 in pursuing their new challenges.