Improve your mission monitoring as a freelancer

Before the implementation of AirSaaS, mission management and the switch between accounts used the tool that every independent CIO once used: PowerPoint. The updates and follow-up of the transformation plans were consolidated on one slide. Fortunately, collecting, processing, and tracking is now much easier thanks to AirSaaS.

Challenge: Simplify the management of missions as a freelancer

“Before AirSaaS I used PowerPoint files. The same for all my customers, it was hard to maintain.”

Even though he says he likes highly complex contexts (polished version ^^), our AirSaaS user, interim CIO, until now supervised a dozen customers in parallel with a single file that has become more and more difficult to maintain over time...

In particular, it was difficult to report unstructured projects to the client in order to show the volume of projects without leadership.

The need is in fact to be able to zoom in on the volume of projects as well as on the company's capacity to manage them (in connection with project leadership).

“In a slide it's complicated... going back and forth means that we often forget points.

When needed Get back on track every time you return in the mission I could encounter some difficulties...”

After the recco. when he arrives at the deployment... David was looking for a canvas for carrying out the transformation digital on the governance part.

The challenge of having a good picture Initial of project portfolio clarifying the global understanding for all actors was a real challenge.

David then potentially addresses the transformation and realignment of the project portfolio, with the governance master plan. For him, the main challenge will be To address the silos.

Another challenge mentioned, at the end of a mission, when our CIO comes back into the account, where before, he had to Get back on track every time you return... it could sometimes be Uncomfortable... because not having Haven't seen the project for two or three months. he had trouble with provide value... busy with a tedious review of project sheets under PowerPoint and with a check...

The solution: A “multi-workspace” that facilitates the monitoring of customer transformation

 In relation to the power challenge Zoom easily in each mission, the platform Responds to this use.

“I put everything into AirSaaS, when starting a mission I don't sort it out. As soon as someone tells me about a project I register it and I start to document. It's the first stage of the choice process that will happen next.”

Among the tips used for the initial filling of project forms, David mentions creating, for those who do not have assigned staff/roles, a “ghost” user, a certain “Mr A. Define” . ^^

The idea: to empower the organization in project management and to provide leadership.

David's use of the platform is decisive in facilitating the management of transversal projects in coordination with internal allies.

Very quickly, customers ask for access to the tool. He points out that at the same time, it allows him to look for allies.

“Horizontal in its AirSaaS approach responds well to the fundamental subject of silos.”

Indeed, for our IT department, project management is not the first focus.

‍“Operational excellence in project management is not my first subject, I prefer to align business departments to a common target before tackling that.”

He continues: “I am talking about governance, strategy and, with the help of AirSaaS, I am looking for allies who want to 'sort out'. I show the tool and we agree that we need to have routines around it.”

On the issue of returns to the company “after” the mission

David highlights a second recognized benefit :

His reading of the trajectory is also different:

”Now I'm going to open the tool, carefully consider the topics. Thanks to my perspective as an experienced CIO, I will be able to quickly determine if the situation has deviated from its axis or if everything is still in order.

In fact, I'm going to open the tool I'm looking and detailing the topics theoretically with my experienced CIO vision, I'll be able to tell you very quickly, in fact, if it has drifted or if it's still OK.

“I love the overall kanban project view and I think it's great. I often spend a lot of time there because it is very clear, it shows you the progress of projects, the global picture, there is almost everything on this view.!”

Bonus section:

The strong point of AirSaaS?

I really perceive AirSaaS as the catalyst for a digital transformation on the governance side. I start with a 360-degree diagnosis, putting in place the elements necessary to pave the way, in a non-intrusive way.

This is not comparable to implementing a complex process over six months in a V-cycle, or to setting up JIRA, which is much less restrictive.”

I would say that it is the logical follow-up to a Diag 360 to pave the way for a digital transformation.

primarily on project governance aspects and then on a more global perspective because all the projects in connection with the Diag master plan can be found in the tool...

What's your favorite feature?

“For my use, the fact of Being able to switch easily from one customer to another is ideal !

David mentions the fact that sometimes he finds himself switching, while working on a client's project, to another client workspace 'because the project I am working on allows me to enrich another client's project at the same time”.

Before I had to put it in my todo so as not to forget to come back to the subject several days later... In short, today with this ease and speed.. I can do it right away, it's instant And I don't forget.

In conclusion David tells us:”I love this tool, why didn't I think of it sooner !”

Background:

After 15 years of IT management and supply chain in major European groups.

David Langlade has been for three years Independent interim CIO and mainly supports mid-cap companies, especially in Retail. This CIO who is interested in Liberated Enterprise approaches particularly likes to address the “silos” of organizations.

To meet David is to discover at the same time a Very curious CIO and an expert in the management of technological projects (ERP, CRM, e-commerce, WMS) as well as in management. By questioning his career path, we discover that he was lucky enough to be at the beginning of the creation of the first e-commerce site. Decathlon.fr 

Finally, in addition to these employee experiences, He was also at the origin of a “startup project”Probikeshop” which he supported in its hypergrowth (from 7 to 150 million euros in turnover) on the IT and Supply sectors. An experience on which he was able to capitalize a lot.

Today, as a freelancer, his particularity is that he has set up a business with other people who work with him. Notably a More technical CTO which allows it to effectively frame the specific developments of its customers.