Chemicals & Petroleum Business challenge When government procurement guidelines changed, Petrobras had to find a new way to work with external software developers: engaging them as “software factories”, rather than hiring them as contractors. Transformation Petrobras built a solution that tracks developers’ progress on each task and calculates performance indicators, streamlining the payment process for each supplier, and saving hours of manual work. “The IBM solution has sped up payment processes and freed up time for more value-added activities.” —Marcio Azevedo, ALM Project Manager, Petrobras Business benefits: Improves collaboration with suppliers with structured communication and project planning Accelerates calculation of supplier payments from several hours to just five minutes Increases value by improving control of suppliers and motivating them to deliver results Petrobras Application lifecycle management enables easier collaboration with external software factories Solution components IBM® Rational® Insight IBM Rational Team Concert™ Client Name Petrobras Company Background Petrobras is one of the world’s largest oil companies. Originally a national monopoly, Petrobras is now a semi-public company, part-owned by the Brazilian government. It employs more than 80,000 people and generates annual revenues of approximately USD130 billion. Business challenge When government procurement guidelines changed, Petrobras had to find a new way to work with external software developers: engaging them as “software factories”, rather than hiring them as contractors. The benefit Petrobras can now complete the monthly payment process in just five minutes, helping it comply with the new guidelines, gain greater control of suppliers’ activities, and keep admin costs low. Pull Quote “The IBM solution has sped up payment processes and freed up time for more value-added activities.” —Marcio Azevedo, ALM Project Manager, Petrobras Solution components IBM® Rational® Insight IBM Rational Team Concert™ Case study Link http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=AB&infotype=PM&htmlfid=IDI12345USEN&attachment=IDI12345USEN.PDF Petrobras is one of the world’s largest oil companies. Originally a national monopoly, Petrobras is now a semi-public company, part-owned by the Brazilian government. It employs more than 80,000 people and generates annual revenues of approximately USD130 billion. Share this