Reference: Sparkassenakademie Baden-Württemberg

Reference: Sparkassenakademie Baden-Württemberg

Jan 17, 2022

Reference: Sparkassenakademie Baden-Württemberg – success story with cimoio

This reference is for the Sparkassenakademie Baden-Württemberg, a leading academy in the German savings bank sector. It is part of the Sparkassenverband (SVBW), which represents 50 savings banks and their municipal sponsors. Its member institutes employ nearly 35,000 people across around 2,300 offices.

The Sparkassenakademie Baden-Württemberg positions itself as the modern and leading partner for personnel development and organizational growth. Moreover, it sits at the heart of the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, providing training programs and guidance for employees. At the same time, it serves as a hub where the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe engages with business, society, science, and politics.

By offering innovative courses and development opportunities, the Sparkassenakademie Baden-Württemberg strengthens personnel development across the entire Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe. This combination of education, networking, and organizational support makes it the central training hub for the region.

Testimonial

Thanks to cimoio, we manage the academy, hotel- and catering-operations using a single tool – that saves us time and money. Thanks to the flexibility of STL GmbH, we get requirements implemented promptly according to our ideas.

Kai Ernst Knackstedt

Team Lead IT Sparkassenakademie, Sparkassenverband Baden-Württemberg

Challenge

When the project started in 2001, the Sparkassenakademie needed a digital solution to manage its two training locations in Baden-Württemberg. Then in 2014, when the locations merged at Pariser Platz in Stuttgart, the academy decided to manage much of the technical integration with cimoio.

With the move from the two old locations to Stuttgart, the academy aimed not only to relocate to the state capital but also to modernize and digitalize its technical equipment. Therefore, the old software landscape needed replacement with a lean and fully integrated system. At the same time, the software solution and service provider had to ensure integration of training and event management with hotel administration, as well as deep integration into media and building technology.

Solution

The more than two decades of cooperation between STL GmbH and the Sparkassenakademie allowed STL GmbH to gradually expand cimoio for the academy. This experience perfectly prepared the team to link cimoio to the academy’s hardware and software solutions via interfaces when the move made it necessary.

Already at the start, the first elements for media control and hotel administration were in place. Thanks to the project team’s commitment, a large part of the administrative control at the Sparkassenakademie is now handled with a single software solution. This includes programming key cards for hotel rooms and conference rooms, connecting barcode scanners in the academy restaurant, and providing media for events on multimedia boards in the event rooms.

Result

cimoio can map many special functions of academy operations. As a result, data is less distributed and data quality improves. This, in turn, enhances the quality of central reporting.

Moreover, the central system significantly reduces effort, for example, regarding training needs for users, because all data is managed in a single software.

In addition, the number of interfaces to other systems decreases, and coordination efforts between external service providers are reduced.

Link to the online catalog of the Sparkassenakademie Baden-Württemberg

To the catalog of the Sparkassenakademie

Reference: JARO Institut

Reference: JARO Institut

Jan 17, 2022

Reference: JARO Institut – success story with cimoio

The JARO Institute has been researching and sharing knowledge on sustainability and digitization since 2018. It was already planned to offer online knowledge transfer via the JARO Academy, but this plan accelerated due to the COVID pandemic.

Therefore, when selecting a service provider, it was important to find one that largely met the requirements and could close remaining gaps quickly and reliably. In addition, the data center had to be located in Germany and operate with certified green electricity.

Testimonial

With STL GmbH as a partner, we were able to implement our complex requirements for cimoio regarding the individualized offer of our products in a short time. As a result, we have successfully entered the market with our online catalog and product portfolio. For this we use a data center in Germany that uses certified green electricity.

Yvonne Jamal

Project Lead Business, JARO Academy

Steffi Kirchberger

Projekt Lead technical, JARO Services GmbH

Challenge

Through research and networking, the JARO Institute has built a rich training portfolio. However, not every training element is relevant for every learner. Depending on the industry, products, company size, or role, learners should be able to set priorities.

Therefore, the JARO Institute opted for a modular principle, allowing learners to choose which content to focus on. This approach combines a high degree of individualization with efficient backend maintenance and administration, which guided the implementation of the digital academy.

While complex learning plans are already available in the cimoio standard, STL GmbH implemented a feature enabling learners to select a limited number of trainings. From 40 individual modules, learners can choose based on self-organized learning principles. For this, minimum and maximum numbers of modules are defined and included when purchasing a curriculum.

In addition, the academy sought certification from the ZFU (Germany’s National Central Office for Distance Learning) for both content and system processes.

Solution

STL GmbH iteratively implemented the requirements of the JARO Institute. The learning plans were designed as desired – in particular the usage restrictions. In the certification phase, the ZFU’s change requirements were implemented quickly and efficiently.

The JARO Academy consists of the cimoio basis module supplemented with all the necessary elements to be able to play our digital content in high quality. The learners are also subjected to an examination in order for us to be able to award them a certificate. Feedback is also a relevant element to ask for possible improvements from the user’s perspective, especially in the market entry phase. In addition, the online catalog with the registration process for new customers and the shopping cart process were essential.

Result

The web shop has been live since 2020 and the feedback from customers has been consistently positive in terms of content and use.

The customers of the JARO Academy are very pleased that they are not forced into the rigid construct of a monolithic and linear learning plan but can decide for themselves in many places which focal points and accents they want to set in the course.

If you are interested, all learning units can be ordered and learned – or complete curricula can be booked. The JARO Academy easily copes with the growing number of participants thanks to the scalable system.

Link to the online catalog of the JARO Academy

To the online catalog of the JARO Academy

Reference: KUKA

Reference: KUKA

Jan 17, 2022

Reference: KUKA – success story with cimoio

KUKA is a global automation corporation with approximately 15,000 employees worldwide. At the same time, the company is headquartered in Augsburg, Germany, and operates internationally.

As one of the world’s leading suppliers of intelligent automation solutions, KUKA offers everything from a single source. Therefore, the portfolio includes robots, cells, fully automated systems, as well as comprehensive training programs.

These trainings cover operation and programming, as well as electrical and mechanical servicing. While KUKA plans all trainings centrally, they are organized locally at different locations. Since the end of 2015, this process has been managed with the cimoiobasis module, combined with selected extensions.

Badge eLearning Award 2024 in der Kategorie "Projektmanagement" für KUKA AG

This project was honoured by the eLearning Journal with the Award 2024 in the “Project Management” category. The jury’s judgement:

In the longstanding collaboration between KUKA and STL GmbH, a digital learning platform was developed that is accessible online around the clock and was integrated worldwide in a systematically planned process. The integration with the internal IT systems of all KUKA colleges worldwide simplifies the administrative process and makes it significantly more time-efficient. The new system turns the global KUKA Colleges into modern learning institutions that are in a constant process of growth and change. Despite the changes in both the IT system world and the growing demands of learners in a constantly evolving working world, continuous optimisation and improvement remain a central focus and constant companion in the further course of the project. However, the introduction of the new system and the seamless interfaces provide a solid foundation on which future changes can be built. Due to the successful implementation of the previous ideas and the continuous improvements, the jury presents the eLearning AWARD 2024 in the “Project Management” category.

The logo of KUKA: an orange lettering with the text KUKA

Testimonial

Thanks to the KUKA LMS – based on cimoio – our customers now have the possibility to book trainings worldwide at any day and any time convenient for them. Thus a larger part of the booking business has been automated and we have more time for internal optimization of our resource usage.

Hanna Singer

Project Manager KUKA LearnerPortal, KUKA Deutschland GmbH

Challenge

In 2014, KUKA decided to replace its existing LMS for KUKA Colleges and Personnel Development in the DACH region. At that time, product-related training already relied on centralized training products and standardized processes. However, these processes were still distributed across several different systems.

Therefore, the new LMS was intended to be rolled out as a global standard. It was planned for use in more than 20 KUKA Colleges worldwide, as well as for Personnel Development. At the same time, procedural links between training processes and the existing IT landscape had to be considered.

Furthermore, KUKA wanted to ensure flexible adaptation during the rollout phase. Thus, standard processes needed adjustment to country-specific requirements. In addition, internationalization had to support national languages and local character sets.

Regarding data storage, training information for Personnel Development needed clear separation. Meanwhile, KUKA Colleges train customers and employees in mixed groups. As a result, each group only accesses information relevant to its role.

Solution

In 2015, the requirements for Personnel Development and the KUKA Colleges were implemented successfully. By the end of 2015, the system and the online catalog went live.

Over the following four years, Personnel Development and KUKA Colleges in 24 countries were integrated into the system and catalog. For each college, a gap analysis identified deviations from standard processes and IT systems. Based on this, country-specific solutions were developed to address individual requirements.

In addition, a client system was implemented to separate customer training data from Personnel Development data. Moreover, STL GmbH adapted the online catalog to the KUKA corporate design, ensuring consistency with kuka.com. Before go-live, legacy data was migrated from the previous system.

Furthermore, the KUKA LMS was connected to ERP systems and other IT solutions through interfaces. Finally, the LearnerPortal was introduced for learners. It provides access to digital learning materials, such as PDFs, videos, and eLearnings. Additionally, the portal supports eTests and eFeedback.

Result

The KUKA LMS has significantly changed the daily work of training organizers. Previously, much time was spent on customer communication at the KUKA Colleges. Now, this time is used to optimize resources such as trainers, rooms, and machines.

At the same time, organizational effort in Personnel Development has been reduced significantly. In addition, the training portfolio is now available online in a clear and transparent way. Moreover, the purchase process has been fully digitized through standardized registration and booking workflows.

Link to the Online catalog of KUKA

To the online catalog of KUKA