A leading manufacturing conglomerate was preparing to spin-off a subsidiary and needed to prepare detailed financial records for the subsidiary as a stand-alone entity on an historical as well as go-forward basis. The company chose to implement SAP FI/CO as its primary financial management system. They needed to transfer all of the historical information from legacy systems to the new system, design customized reports for each operating and management team, validate all data inputs and outputs and prepare the company's financial accounting processes for SEC reporting - all within 12 months. Three months into the project, the project management team realized that they were behind schedule and did not have the right people in the right place to get the job done. They turned to Relevante for help.

Working with the client, Relevante deployed a team of experienced SAP FI/CO professionals to work with the plant managers, technologist, process engineers and financial reporting professionals at the clients facilities in several states. The consultants' knowledge of SAP FI/CO from a user's perspective combined with strong IT systems implementation experience allowed them to interact effectively with all constituents involved in the process. They spent several months working alongside the users and trouble shooting with the technologist to ensure that the system worked as it should and the users were getting the reports they needed. By utilizing Relevante, the client was able to obtain consultants that could easily fit into a large company manufacturing environment, that had the right combination of financial and technology skills and had experience working in a team-oriented, results driven environment.

The client obtained these much needed resources in days. The project got back on track and achieved all critical milestones. Relevante delivered success and the client was satisfied.