The Company
Founded in 1906, Picard is a pioneer in the frozen food industry in France and holds nearly 20% of the market share.
The company leads transformative projects on a national and international scale, operating in a demanding environment that combines operational excellence with continuous transformation.
In an effort to improve efficiency, visibility, and consistency, Picard’s IT department sought to streamline its project management.
Challenges & Objectives
Objectives
- Centralize and improve the reliability of progress tracking,
- Standardize practices across the French and international teams,
- Automate tracking and reporting,
- Ensure data reliability,
- Empower project stakeholders.
Issues
- Heterogeneous management based on scope,
- Time-consuming data consolidation,
- Excessive time spent on producing materials.
Ambition
Deploy a shared tool that can be used by all departments involved in projects.
Selection process
Development of a proof of concept to test Tabsters in real-world scenarios.
How to Use Tabsters
Use cases
- Operational project management (scheduling, risks, dependencies, decisions, meetings),
- Team and workload management,
- Portfolio management (meteo , alignment, consolidation, strategic priorities),
- Multi-level reporting (projects, portfolios, analysis areas).
User profiles
Project managers, PMO, portfolio managers, project contributors.
Tabsters allows Picard
- To establish a standardized model for managing projects in France and internationally,
- To facilitate committee meetings directly within the tool (COSUI, decision tracking, roadblocks),
- Avoid duplicate entries through automated consolidation,
- To standardize while maintaining customized views based on management levels.
Key benefits
- Structuring management using a common, shared model,
- Significant reduction in reporting time,
- Alignment of practices between IT departments and business units,
- Greater responsiveness during meetings thanks to real-time consolidated data,
- Cross-sectional analysis by portfolio and strategic priorities,
- A single platform for managing, making decisions, and tracking actions.
