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Samooha's transformation of Open D Group's project management

Open D Group, a global influencer in communication design and retail architecture, faced challenges in managing its complex business needs across multiple markets and agencies. The difficulty in tracking project status and financials made monthly account closings a daunting task. To address these issues, Open D Group collaborated with Samooha to develop a custom Project Management Module, fully integrated with Samooha's Financial and Controlling systems.

About Open D Group

Company
Open D Group
Products used
Samooha Project Management
Location
Number of countries
1
UAE
Industry
Open D Group is a Global Influencer in communication deeply rooted in design and retail architecture.
Annual revenue
USD 15 M
Activity
Recruitment Agency
Employees
3
Number of entities
1
Applications replaced
Tally

Why Samooha

Open D Group chose Samooha to streamline their complex international operations. The previous systems struggled with project tracking and financial management, making month-end closings difficult.Samooha’s custom Project Management Module integrated with their financial systems, allowing for real-time project tracking, partial billing, and faster month-end closings. The solution also supports multi-company management and provides advanced access controls, enabling efficient and secure operations across all their agencies.

Enhanced project management and financial control

The Samooha Project Management Module provided Open D Group with the tools necessary to handle projects more effectively without relying on Excel. The ability to partially bill projects and automatically recognize revenues and costs in the balance sheet has significantly expedited the month-end closing process. Furthermore, the integrated Business Intelligence (BI) tools enable management to quickly assess customer profitability and track financial performance across various activities and brands. This level of integration has improved decision-making and operational efficiency.

Scalability and secure data management

With Samooha’s capabilities to support multi-company operations, Open D Group seamlessly connects and manages multiple companies using the same application. The centralized database stores all past and ongoing project information, ensuring continuity even if team members leave. Additionally, Samooha's User Access Rights and Document Control features provide stringent oversight of data and transaction accessibility, ensuring that only authorized users can access sensitive information. This has empowered Open D Group to maintain control over project approvals, safeguarding profitability and enhancing overall project management.

“We had complex business needs as we have many agencies spanning many markets and had difficulties following our projects (status, expense / income recognition). As a result, the monthly closing of the accounts was a difficult tasks.We decided to embark in the development of a customer module with Samooha that became the project management module.This module is fully integrated with Samooha’s Financial and Controlling modules and has been used by our group since 2006. We currently have 15 companies that are using Samooha in our Group and Partners”

Pierre De Saint HilaireFinance Director Middle East & Asia – Open D Group

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