How to manage a multi-site project?

Strategies, methods, and best practices for deploying MES across multiple industrial sites.

Join us for an informative discussion where you can learn from your peers, share your own challenges, and discover strategies for successfully implementing MES across multiple sites.

Conference objectives

• Understand the strategies and methods for deploying MES across multiple industrial sites.
• What governance should be put in place?
• Explore the key features of Aquiweb for optimized planning.
• Case study with feedback from Massilly.

On the agenda:

• Approaches and methods for multisite deployment
  • Centralized vs. decentralized approach: Analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of each approach and the scenarios where they are most suitable.
  • Core model: Presentation of the centralized “core model,” where a standardized application is deployed with local adjustments to meet the specific needs of each site.
  • Phased deployment: Strategies for rolling out the system in stages, allowing risks to be managed and ensuring gradual adoption.
• Project organization
  • Project team: Composition of the ideal team, including key roles and responsibilities such as project manager, MES experts, IT managers, and site representatives.
  • Governance structure: Establishment of an effective governance structure to oversee the project, make decisions, and manage escalations.
• Working methods and project management
  • Agility in management or on a fixed-price basis: Contribution of the agile approach (in management or on a fixed-price basis) to project management, and its implications for flexibility and responsiveness.
  • Planning and monitoring: Tools and techniques for planning, monitoring, and controlling the different phases of the project.
• Communication and stakeholder involvement
  • Communication strategies: Development of a clear communication plan to inform all stakeholders, including management, end users, and technical teams.
  • Change management: Techniques to manage the transition and promote user adoption, including training, demonstration workshops, and ongoing support.
• Contracts
  • Contract types: Exploration of different types of contracts.
• Feedback from a leading industry expert,
• Discussions with participants