Orbus Inc. is an industry leader in developing display and exhibit products. Based in a 55,000 sq. ft. factory and warehouse near down town Chicago, Orbus Inc. offers a wide choice of good quality, stylishly designed, value for money tradeshow and display products. Approximately 90% of the product range is designed and developed internally and offered exclusively by Orbus through its network of professional dealers and resellers.


Simplified administration of product development projects

The development team at Orbus struggled to manage their portfolio of projects using three separate databases and multiple excel spreadsheets.
Portfolio Intelligence quickly provided a centralized and efficient solution for organizing, tracking and reporting on the status of all development efforts. The built-in project management methodology in Portfolio Intelligence helped Orbus organize their operational processes to more effectively manage their people and projects.

Improved communication helps align expectations

As with any quickly growing business, employees at Orbus needed help communicating promptly and efficiently. Valuable time was exhausted keeping each other updated on who was doing what and how it was progressing. Employees immediately benefited from the multiple user access levels in Portfolio Intelligence. This feature allows individuals throughout the organization to view the status of development projects. The more readily available information has helped the organization gain a better understanding of the performance of the development team. Ultimately, work efforts are better understood allowing for more coordinated planning and more predictable results.

Portfolio Intelligence increases employee productivity with only a small investment

After implementing Portfolio Intelligence, Orbus realized they now had the ability to get more work done with their existing resources. They reduced the need to correspond with each other internally via email and phone calls. They eliminated duplicate work efforts by understanding each others’ task lists. And, they were able to highlight areas where more resources would be necessary in order to complete tasks on time.

Additionally, Orbus was able to avoid the typical infrastructure costs such as purchasing hardware, software and consulting assistance required to setup and use a traditional project portfolio management solution. More importantly, they were able to implement and use Portfolio Intelligence with a very small investment in their valuable time.

Overall, the benefits gained by implementing Portfolio Intelligence relative to the costs incurred yielded a highly successful project by the development team that ultimately benefited the entire organization.