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IT developer benchmarking
Optimization of IT services at Cornelsen
Cornelsen is one of the leading textbook publishers in the German-speaking world and sought to digitalize its production and business processes. The experts at valantic were able to create more transparency in IT service procurement by benchmarking IT developer prices. Savings of up to 20 percent were also achieved.
About the company
Cornelsen was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Berlin. The company focuses on the education market and offers a wide range of teaching materials, educational media and digital learning platforms for schools, adult education and languages. Cornelsen attaches great importance to sustainability and value orientation, which is reflected in its claim to provide learners with high-quality materials and to promote innovation and social dialog. With over 1,600 employees at six locations, Cornelsen is one of the leading providers in the German-speaking world. Its products are sold in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, with local subsidiaries also developing products independently for their markets.
The project
The challenge
Cornelsen pursued the strategic goal of digitizing media production and other business processes. Diverse requirements for IT services from different departments led to decentralized and non-transparent procurement. The cost center managers had great decision-making powers, which made it much more difficult to track actual expenditure and the use of IT service providers.
Consulting approach
1. Definition of a skills matrix for IT services
- Identification and categorization of required IT developer competencies
- Alignment of internal requirements with market standards
2. Execution of price benchmarking for standard services
- Analysis and comparison of current IT service rates
- Conducting market analysis to establish fair and competitive conditions
- Renegotiation of existing contracts based on benchmarking results
Solution and customer benefits
valantic defined a skill matrix for IT services and carried out comprehensive price benchmarking that reflected the current market value of IT developer services. Cornelsen was able to reduce the existing prices for IT services by 20 percent and thus achieved significant cost optimization.
Conclusion
By benchmarking IT developer prices, Cornelsen increased transparency and reduced costs by 20 percent. The collaboration with valantic led to a more sustainable and optimized procurement strategy.
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Dr. Bernhard Höveler
Partner & Managing Director
valantic Supply Chain & Procurement Consulting