On Severstal the CAPEX Rationing system is implemented

Project Tasks

The management of investment projects requires attentiveness. Perform project management without modern tools of a business intelligence, means to refuse the verified and reasoned decisions of important tasks.

Staff of the Russian mining and metallurgical company "Severstal" got such tool. The CAPEX Rationing system helps management of business planning and control to define the projects, most profitable to investments. Earlier this part of work proceeded in Excel. Data were stored without accurate structure, they were difficult to be analyzed.

Project Effect

"CAPEX Rationing" improved selection process of investment projects. Thanks to financial model (cube) which is easily created in a system the staff of Severstal can quickly obtain necessary data. The functionality of the solution allows to update factual "stuffing" of a cube quickly. The configured filters select only required digits, and the option of automatic sorting "Profitability Index" specifies them, creating the rating of projects on an attractiveness indicator. It is important that the cube serves as the wonderful platform for modeling of the current events by annual and the strategic business plan.

Evident demonstration of the received results also became possible after implementation of BI of a superstructure. Quantity, quality and a sum of money – key criteria of consideration of investment solutions. The CAPEX Rationing system is based on the newest technologies of Microsoft (PerformancePoint Server 2007, SharePoint 2010, SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services), and is serviced by service of technical support during all life.

Customer Feedback

In management of business planning and control the solution "CAPEX Rationing" created by specialists of BI Expert company was implemented. A system on the basis of modern Microsoft Business Intelligence technologies (Performance Point Server 2007, SharePoint 2010, SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services) allows to make quickly the right decisions on the investments in projects. Quality improvement and speeds of work of our employees supports a positive impression of cooperation with "BI Expert".

acting head of department of business planning and control, Shabarov S.S.