Social Intranet Unily as an entry into the digital workplace
In 1914 Dr. Alexander Wacker founded the Gesellschaft für elektrochemi-sche Industrie AG (Society for electro-chemical Industry). Today, Wacker Chemie AG is a globally operating chemical group with about 14,700 employees* and 24 pro-duction plants. WACKER broke new ground in the project: With the agile Lean Workplace method from Telekom MMS, the project was launched under the joint project management of the IT and Corporate Communi-cations divisions. The aim was to strengthen the relevance of the intranet in the Digitial Workplace and to facilitate the seamless interaction of the digital tools. The new WACKER GLOBE serves as an aggregator of various collaboration and service tools such as Office 365, SharePoint Online or ServiceNow, as well as a communication platform for news, events and dialog. Telekom MMS acted as a consultant to the WACKER team dur-ing all project phases, from conception to implementation and successful launch.
Reference at a glance
Task
Conception, evaluation and introduction of a suitable tool as an introduction to the Digital Workplace
Solution
Introduction of the social intranet solution Unily for internal communication and collaboration using existing systems
Result
Uniform tool that brings processes together, paves the way to the Digital Work-place and contributes to employee motivation
We wanted to offer our employees worldwide a modern tool for tightly networked communication and collaboration. Using the Lean Workplace method from T-Systems MMS, we decided on a procedure that involved all relevant employee groups in the project from the very beginning. Heinz Korten, Senior Software Engineer Wacker Chemie AG
Customer Benefits
Efficient search and retrieval of experts and knowledge on the intranet and in the service tools of the Digital Workplace
Seamless integration of the central service tool of the Digital Workplace increases acceptance and efficiency
Social features promote employee participation and motivation
Transparent internal company dialogue and uniform presentation of information
About Wacker Chemie
WACKER is a globally active chemical company with some 14,700 employees and annual sales of €4.93 billion (2019). With a broad range of technologically ad-vanced specialty products, WACKER occupies a leading position in a large num-ber of sectors and industries. WACKER products are needed in numerous high-growth consumer markets, such as the solar industry, electronic goods, pharma-ceuticals and personal care products. WACKER currently has a network of 24 production sites and 23 technical competence centers in Europe, the Americas and Asia, as well as some 51 sales offices worldwide. Wacker Chemie AG shares are listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.