{"id":9109,"date":"2024-03-26T17:38:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T15:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leoconsulting.com.ua\/?p=9109"},"modified":"2025-08-21T17:07:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T14:07:38","slug":"case-mhp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leoconsulting.com.ua\/en\/case-mhp\/","title":{"rendered":"About the implementation of the IT solution from Projectum for MHP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The project for implementing the solution for managing ideas, project portfolios, programs, projects, and resources from Projectum Apps for the group of companies MHP lasted from October 2020 to June 2021. The implementation project team from LEO Consulting included Oleksiy Prosnytskyy &#8211; Project Sponsor, Serhiy Chekhla &#8211; Project Manager, Vitaliy Denysov &#8211; Power BI Developer, and Yuriy Stepanov &#8211; Analyst.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9117 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/leoconsulting.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-8-e1711464394745-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/>Marat Torianik, Head of the Global Center of Expertise for Project Management and Digital Product Development at MHP.<\/p>\n<p>He is responsible for implementing digital transformation through strategic projects.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>About the company<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mhpglobal.eu\/\">MHP<\/a> is an international food and agro-technology company that produces high-quality and tasty food products that improve consumers&#8217; quality of life. The company operates in agriculture, food production and retail, and has subsidiaries in the UK, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the EU.<\/p>\n<p>MHP shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange.<\/p>\n<p>As a culinary company, MHP develops more than 15 product brands (Fig. 1).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9110\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9110\" class=\"wp-image-9110 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/leoconsulting.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/leo-facebook-cover-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leoconsulting.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/leo-facebook-cover-980x552.png 980w, https:\/\/leoconsulting.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/leo-facebook-cover-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1. MHP product brands<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In partnership, it operates more than 1,500 retail stores across Ukraine: the Myasomarket chain of stores, delicious and safe fast food establishments D\u00f6ner Market, storehouses Ezha Svezha, and Nasha Ryaba.<\/p>\n<p>MHP unites a team interested in large-scale projects &#8211; the company allows you to experiment, implement your initiatives and get all the powers to do so.<\/p>\n<p>The company is implementing the program MHP Poruch, which provides individualized support and comprehensive assistance to the military, veterans, their families, and those who are waiting for their loved ones from the front.<\/p>\n<h5>About the strategy<\/h5>\n<p>MHP is implementing the largest digital business transformation in Eastern Europe using RISE with SAP. It is the largest in terms of four criteria: geography of presence, number of SAP products being implemented simultaneously, budgeting and functional scale of solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Implementation of such an extensive digital strategy is impossible without clear digital transformation project management. To accomplish this task, MHP has chosen the IT product of the Danish company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectum.com\/\">Projectum<\/a>, which:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>consolidates all the tools necessary to manage key areas of project management knowledge;<\/li>\n<li>allows online generating accessible and reliable reporting for management decision-making;<\/li>\n<li>facilitates effective project life cycle management at all levels and monitors the progress of the company&#8217;s strategic initiatives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>About the solution<\/h5>\n<p>The IT solution for managing strategy, portfolios, programs, and projects from Projectum Apps for MHP consists of four related programs:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Power PPM<\/strong> for managing strategy, ideas, portfolios, and projects.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Team Planner<\/strong> for planning and balancing the use of the workforce.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time for Teams<\/strong> to track labour time in projects.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Power HUB<\/strong> for analytics and reporting on projects, artefacts, and resources. This tool visualizes data in a user-friendly format through the PowerBI service for end users.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h5>About the implementation of the Projectum solution<\/h5>\n<p>The implementation of the Projectum Apps IT product at MHP can be divided into three global stages:<\/p>\n<p>The first is the deployment of Power PPM, Team Planner, Time for Teams, and Power HUB solutions in the MHP environment. The start of entering information on current projects to fill the system with data. At this stage, we chose LEO Consulting as a strategic partner for the realization of the project, as this company is the only official provider of the Projectum Apps solution in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The implementation project with LEO Consulting was based on the Waterfall methodology (Fig. 2).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9112\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9112\" class=\"wp-image-9112 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/leoconsulting.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/about-leo-eng-linkedin-article-cover-image-1-1024x307.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leoconsulting.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/about-leo-eng-linkedin-article-cover-image-1-980x294.png 980w, https:\/\/leoconsulting.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/about-leo-eng-linkedin-article-cover-image-1-480x144.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 2. Stages of the implementation project with LEO Consulting<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The second stage is stabilization, a period dedicated to technical support and further product development. The Power PPM system at the end of the implementation of the project (June 2021) and the Power PPM system as of today (March 2024) are two different systems. It has gone through an evolutionary path with the involvement of Projectum Apps developers. This company implemented requests, adapting the system to MHP&#8217;s needs.<\/p>\n<p>This stage is ongoing, as we actively use the system, increasing the number of users and functionality. Every year we improve and transform our processes, which means we need to change the system to make it more efficiently meet the needs and goals of digital business transformation.<\/p>\n<p>The third stage is scaling Power PPM. We have successfully implemented this solution in the Consumer Love Department, which is responsible for marketing at MHP.<\/p>\n<p>On the one hand, we saved a lot of money by avoiding expensive industrial solutions. On the other hand, we have covered 90% of the needs of our cross-colleagues: now, instead of using three tools, they use one solution that allows them to manage projects transparently.<\/p>\n<p>Today, MHP remains the only company in Eastern Europe that uses this solution.<\/p>\n<h5>About\u00a0Power\u00a0PPM<\/h5>\n<p>Power PPM allows you to consolidate and centrally manage portfolios and programs, manage budgets, resources, risks, and stakeholders&#8217; expectations, store and accumulate organizational assets, and generate reports for management decision-making (Fig. 3).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9073\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9073\" class=\"wp-image-9073 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/leoconsulting.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/powerppm-1024x607.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leoconsulting.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/powerppm-980x581.png 980w, https:\/\/leoconsulting.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/powerppm-480x285.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9073\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 3. Real-time visualization of the Power PPM product at MHP<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The system covers the basic needs of project managers so that they can manage projects efficiently and quickly.<\/p>\n<p>With Power PPM, we have centralized our activities and now we don&#8217;t need to log in to multiple systems or keep anything in mind. Each user has personalized access from any device that is connected to the Internet. You can quickly share information with management, cross-colleagues, or your team.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Power PPM covers all strategic digitalization projects.<\/p>\n<p>Power PPM users include project managers, portfolio managers, project office managers, top management, project committee members, and financial experts.<\/p>\n<h5>About Team Planner<\/h5>\n<p>With Team Planner, we can see the free workforce and its workload, balance and plan the employment of human capital by project teams, roles, projects, vacancies, or portfolio resources (Fig. 4).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9077\" style=\"width: 991px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9077\" class=\"wp-image-9077 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/leoconsulting.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/team_planner.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"981\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leoconsulting.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/team_planner.png 981w, https:\/\/leoconsulting.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/team_planner-480x269.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 981px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 4. Real-time visualization of the TeamPlanner product at MHP<\/p><\/div>\n<h5>Team and changes. For or against<\/h5>\n<p>Alongside the digital transformation, MHP has been transforming the company from a raw material to a culinary company for more than three years. So change is a familiar environment for the entire team to develop. But for the team not to lose efficiency, adaptation is required. Two aspects are most important in this regard: technical stabilization of the tool and working with the human factor.<\/p>\n<p>Technical stabilization of the tool is the period of setting up the functionality and business processes that should optimize this system. The technical support of the implementation company is important for this process. With the LEO Consulting team, this process was efficient and prompt.<\/p>\n<p>The quality of work with the human factor, namely with the project team and end users, affects the company&#8217;s resilience to change and the speed of adoption of these changes. Therefore, one of the first steps is to involve the team &#8211; those who are directly working on the implementation of the solution. The best option is when the team ambassadors the product, and drives the processes, when everyone feels personally responsible for the overall result. It is also extremely important to communicate the value of the tool to end users &#8211; you need to communicate why this system is needed, how it can improve work and daily operational processes, and why this tool should replace the previous ones that people are already used to.<\/p>\n<p>When these two blocks are properly executed, colleagues begin to proactively initiate additional ideas and contribute to the development of the product themselves.<\/p>\n<h5>About the Project Office<\/h5>\n<p>Despite all the challenges of wartime in Ukraine, our company continues to operate steadily and makes a significant contribution to the financial and economic stability of the state. We systematically invest in the country&#8217;s economy not only by paying taxes but also by implementing investment projects. In particular, $11 million was allocated for digital transformation in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The Project Office is the digital front office within the IT Directorate that leads this digital transformation.<\/p>\n<p>Before the full-scale invasion, the project office had 11 employees, but now the team has more than doubled to 25 employees.<\/p>\n<p>For new team members, we have an onboarding stage to help them join the processes as stress-free as possible. This includes a role in the Project Office team, up-to-date instructions and manuals, including Projectum solutions, as well as support for the entire adaptation period.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9075\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9075\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9075\" src=\"https:\/\/leoconsulting.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/reports_5-1024x885.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leoconsulting.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/reports_5-980x847.png 980w, https:\/\/leoconsulting.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/reports_5-480x415.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 5. Visualization of MHP IT portfolio report<\/p><\/div>\n<h5>lessons learned on how to create an IT ecosystem:<\/h5>\n<p>1) prepare for changes and communicate about them with the team. People and the company should be ready for changes, and the involvement of the leadership team as sponsors of transformations is crucial. Be sure to explain to end users the importance of using a particular tool, as they are the ones who will bring the company closer to achieving its strategic goals through their activities.<\/p>\n<p>2) set up business processes: they should be clear, transparent, and organized.<\/p>\n<p>If we take a project management information system as an example, it must fully comply with the project management methodology. In our case, we were catching up with this methodology after the implementation of the information system. But it should have been the other way around: first of all, the methodology, and then its automatization.<\/p>\n<p>3) The team must feel the need for optimization through participation. If business processes are well-established, if the team has lived through them from start to finish, then everyone involved is more likely to proactively adopt any tool that automates and facilitates their work.<\/p>\n<h5>The future of the company<\/h5>\n<p>The modern IT infrastructure and ecosystem make it possible to quickly scale solutions and provide even more opportunities for team development. The tools we use at MHP are quite flexible and easy to customize, which makes it possible to set them up quickly. The company has ambitious goals and large-scale long-term plans, so I think that, in particular, thanks to solutions like Power PPM, we are ready for serious digital and project challenges.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The project for implementing the solution for managing ideas, project portfolios, programs, projects, and resources from Projectum Apps for the group of companies MHP lasted from October 2020 to June 2021. 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