CASE STUDY: WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON
How Womble Bond Dickinson saves time and encourages a data-driven culture with Qlik.
PROJECT INFORMATION
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) is a forward-thinking law firm with the energy, drive and determination to keep pace with its clients. From locations on both sides of the Atlantic, it provides a breadth of legal experience and services that meet its clients’ needs without losing the intimacy of being connected to its local communities.
THE RELATIONSHIP
WBD looked at several well-known BI vendors, including Qlik and Tableau. Qlik Sense stood out as it was very easy to combine visualisations and storyboarding for example, staff could look at data before a meeting and pull together all the information needed for a client presentation. Once Qlik Sense was chosen Informance then delivered the solution which included best-practiceadviceand the design, delivery and deployment ofthe applications.
Catalyst really guided WBD with best practice in building apps and delivering training for a quick and easy use. The first app to go live was for profitability - looking at client matters with detailed information on key statistics, such as who’s been working on the file, how experienced they are and the associated costs. Also, looking at debtors and work-in-progress (WIP) to make sure everything is accurate and correct at any stage of each client case or file.
CHALLENGES SOLVED
- Invoice matching – dashboard explains why invoices might be on hold and provides a full history
- Assists with Cost Centre Code alignment
- Reconciles Consignment stock data
- Allows suppliers to monitor their monthly performance
- Helps them to understand how much Wickes has bought, how much has been sold and how much is left
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Helps their operations become much slicker and far more dynamic
- Aids suppliers with building inventory, as it helps planning around how much they need to make, how many pallets are required
and even how many delivery drivers - Fencing suppliers use i-supply to work
out the demand at store level of their top four products. They can be discerning in where they send panels to, avoiding those who already have stock or who, historically, for whatever reason have not experienced a high level of sales.
THE IMPROVEMENTS
(Market leader saw 50%)
tracked and measured.
"We enjoy working in partnership with Catalyst because of the company’s experience, flexibility and knowledge. Catalyst really help make sure we are using our data in the most efficient way within an app, particularly in the areas of complexity and confidential legal matters. WIP timelines also need really close management to make sure we pull the right data and information”
“Catalyst delivered Qlik Sense promptly and exactly as we expected which has impressed us and we have definitely benefited in time-saving, in particular, our management accountants can now use Qlik Sense to get accurate information very quickly."