Nexans: Building a Unified Project Management Framework with Microsoft Project Enablement

Nexans’ project planning lived across disparate files, tool habits, and methodologies. Teams were mixing Agile and Waterfall practices, with work spread between Microsoft Project Desktop and Online. Skill levels varied widely, making it difficult to pool resources, align schedules, or generate consistent portfolio reports.

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Without a shared governance baseline, project execution often depended on individual approaches, creating inefficiencies and blind spots. Nexans needed more than training; it needed a reset of planning discipline to unify its approach across groups.

BITSUMMIT delivered a professional services program focused on enablement built around Nexans’ real-world work.

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Environment Review and Alignment

• Assessed current Microsoft Project usage across Desktop and Online, resource allocation, and file storage patterns
• Reviewed Agile, Waterfall, and SCRUM artifacts to ensure exercises mirrored actual Nexans scenarios
• Recommended consolidation into a unified project structure and shared resource pool

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Customized Training Program

• Designed four training modules covering project creation, shared resource pool configuration, scheduling, dependencies, milestones, critical paths, and portfolio-level monitoring
• Delivered each module twice for two participant cohorts, totaling eight interactive sessions
• Embedded live Q&A and troubleshooting throughout to reinforce adoption

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Knowledge Transfer and Governance Enablement

• Provided session recordings, quick guides, reference notes, and sample templates for ongoing use
• Developed and introduced a Project Governance Template covering initiation, milestones, resource management, tracking, and closure
• Walked participants through governance to prepare for adoption across teams

The engagement delivered immediate and practical uplift for Nexans’ project management maturity.

• Stability and scalability: Teams demonstrated the ability to set up projects, define milestones, manage resources, and present timeline and Gantt views confidently
• Resource and portfolio awareness: Participants gained working knowledge of shared resource pools and portfolio monitoring, moving toward unified planning
• Governance foundation: A governance starter kit was introduced to standardize execution practices and reduce reliance on fragmented individual approaches
• Refined learning approach: Nexans identified the value of splitting future sessions into beginner and intermediate tracks, aligning training to varying skill levels

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The Path Forward

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BITSUMMIT helps organizations move from tactical training to lasting maturity with frameworks that stabilize execution and scale across teams. If your projects are slowed by fragmented tools or inconsistent planning approaches, we can help establish the structure and skills needed to deliver with confidence.

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Let’s talk about building your project management foundation.

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