Challenge
Different subsidiaries and regions operated disconnected reporting systems.
BI Harmonization at Danone Group
Harmonising reporting across countries and subsidiaries.
Two consecutive programmes - Eagle BI and Themis - addressed fragmented local systems and established a more consistent ERP/BI ecosystem.
Delivery
Eagle BI (2018) and Themis (2019) standardisation programmes.
Business value
A unified ERP/BI ecosystem with more consistent cross-region reporting.
Challenge
Danone's subsidiaries operated with fragmented and disconnected information systems. Reporting was inconsistent across countries and regions; support costs were high; and global executive decision-making required reconciling data from disparate local systems. Two consecutive programs - Eagle BI (2018, global) and Themis (2019, subsidiary-level) - set out to harmonize the BI landscape across the group.
Approach
Two consecutive programmes addressed reporting fragmentation at different organisational levels: first globally, then in the subsidiaries.
Eagle BI (2018): global standardisation Themis (2019): subsidiary harmonisation
Two programmes, one harmonisation objective
2018 · Global
Eagle BI
Eagle BI (2018) - global standardization. Danone's branches used a variety of isolated reporting tools, leading to inconsistent data and high support costs. We executed the full BI implementation lifecycle: assessing existing reporting practices, performing gap analysis against global models, designing critical reports, training users, and integrating with the global data warehouse. The result: a unified ERP/BI ecosystem with harmonized processes, reliable analytics, and enhanced transparency across the organization.
The assessment covered fragmented local reporting tools such as SAP, Essbase, PERSEUS and CBI. Programme governance coordinated the ERP, BI and central data teams and aligned KPIs and analytics globally.
2019 · Subsidiaries
Themis
Themis (2019) - subsidiary harmonization. Initially, subsidiaries operated with fragmented information systems, resulting in inconsistent reporting and high operational costs. We delivered a full BI implementation cycle: analyzing existing reports, performing gap analysis against the global Eagle and Themis models, developing critical reports, training users, and integrating with the global data warehouse. This created a unified ERP/BI ecosystem with standardized processes, consolidated data, and reliable analytics.
The work included coordination with the ERP and global data warehouse teams, timeline control and stakeholder communication, and consolidating tools to reduce system support and licence costs.
Outcomes
Qualitative project outcomes; no measured savings are claimed.
Unified ERP/BI ecosystem across Danone Group
Standardized reporting processes across subsidiaries and regions
Reduced operational and support costs
Multi-country, multi-region deployment
Foundation for ongoing BI evolution at group scale
Multi-year client partnership across consecutive transformation programs
Technology
Enterprise BI platform
Multi-region rollout
ERP integration
Global data warehouse
SAP
Informatica (ETL)
SQL / OLAP
QlikView
Power BI
Solution areas: Data Foundations · Data Products
