Case Study: Canon

Canon explain why over the last 6 years, Asta Teamplan has become crucial to their operation

Canon Technology Europe (CTE) translates the software, manuals and websites into 30 European languages
Project Managers can typically be working on between five to ten projects at any one time
Any project can use a different permutation of internal and external resources, all meeting strict and critical deadlines

Up to 40 project managers, software engineers, test engineers and contractors working across a portfolio of projects
Division lacked an enterprise wide view of projects, resources and on-going work
The projects are dynamic and constantly changing and they needed to asses the impact of these changes across the portfolio

All projects follow the same process providing continuity and consistency, which is vital for CTE
Asta Teamplan is set up to mimic the naming convention and network structure, making it recognisable to everyone
Asta Timesheet is used to log all resources time, enabling them to collate hours, monitor project costs and utilisation statistics as well as view all resource allocations
Ability to see at a glance the planned against actual figures, what projects are coming up and which resource to allocate
Management can be pro-active in having the time to deal with issues before they become a problem
Asta Teamplan is embedded in CTE's business culture with all new recruits being introduced and trained on Asta Teamplan from the start