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Why REPA needed a new talent management platform

How does a fast-growing company manage to build a common learning culture across Europe - despite different locations, processes and languages?

REPA, A Parts Town Unlimited Company, faced exactly this challenge: strong growth, increasing complexity, new demands on people & culture and at the same time a learning management system that only reached two locations.

With the ELEVATE talent management platform based on Cornerstone, REPA made the step from isolated learning processes to integrated, data-based talent development and realized 920 training hours in just six months.

➡️Initial Situation, goals and project setup

From local learning to ONE REPA

A central component of the corporate strategy is ONE REPA: an integrated, pan-European company with standardized processes, clear structures and a common corporate culture.

In the area of talent development, this meant

• An existing LMS that had served its purpose but was not scalable enough

• Access for only two locations instead of all European countries

• Increasing requirements for transparency, succession planning and database

• At the beginning of 2024, the go-ahead was given for a project that would close precisely this gap: the introduction of the ELEVATE talent management platform

➡️Project Golas: What ELEVATE should achieve at REPA

With ELEVATE, REPA pursued a clear vision of a modern talent and learning platform:

• Systematic talent development:identifying talent, developing it in a targeted manner and supporting it in the long term - based on transparent processes and data-based decisions.

• Integration of learning and performance: Learning and performance management should be brought together in one system in order to establish a continuous learning culture.

• Professional succession planning: Fill critical roles with suitable internal talent at an early stage and ensure leadership continuity.

• Data-based HR management: Talent analytics should help to increase the effectiveness of HR measures and make well-founded strategic HR decisions.

➡️Why Cornerstone & ELEVATE?

After careful analysis, REPA chose Cornerstone as the technological basis for ELEVATE. Decisive factors were in particular

• Modular architecture - the platform grows with the company

• High scalability - suitable for multiple countries and growing organizations

• User-friendliness - easy to use, high acceptance in everyday life

• Integrated approach - learning, performance and development in one system

ELEVATE was designed as a central talent management platform for Europe in close collaboration with alliantis.

➡️Measurable Results and lessons learned from the project

Hard numbers: ELEVATE KPIs at REPA

In the first few months after the go-live, the impact of ELEVATE is clearly reflected in the figures:

• 40% user activation in the first month: 420 out of 1,047 employees logged into ELEVATE at least once - a strong signal of acceptance and relevance.

• 920training hours in just six months: The platform is actively used, learning opportunities are accepted and continuously expanded.
• 5 languages: Multilingual content and communication support a Europe-wide networked learning culture.
• High acceptance in the office environment: Employees in the office environment in particular appreciate the ease of use and individual learning paths.

Qualitative successes: cultural change & strategic management

In addition to the KPIs, the success of ELEVATE is reflected in qualitative developments:

• Cultural change: HR development is evolving towards proactive, data-based talent development.

• Transparency: development potential becomes visible, talent decisions are traceable.

• Strategic HR management: HR measures can be planned, managed and evaluated based on data.

• Scalability : The platform grows with the company, new locations and target groups can be integrated.

• Strengthening ONE REPA : Standardized processes and a common corporate culture are specifically supported.
  

➡️Lessons Learned - What other organizations can learn from REPA

The project has provided concrete insights for other companies that want to introduce a talent management platform:

• Early involvement of stakeholders: Different priorities in HR teams can be united through clear communication and regular coordination.

• Proactively support technical aspects: Challenges before go-live become much more manageable with clear escalation paths and realistic time buffers.

• Use compliance topics as an introduction: Mandatory training courses such as cybersecurity are an ideal lever for quickly establishing the platform as a central learning tool.

• Multilingualism as a success factor: Information in several languages reduces access barriers and increases acceptance and frequency of use.

• Integrate local perspectives: Continuous exchange with regional HR teams noticeably improves the user experience.

• Thinking about infrastructure: Access to digital devices is a basic requirement, especially for industrial employees.

📢 Voices from the project: ELEVATE as a personal learning journey

For the project management at REPA, ELEVATE was much more than just an IT implementation project. It became a personal learning journey in which the learning culture was actively shaped and the importance of good communication, teamwork and trust was experienced at the same time.

From alliantis' perspective, the project also shows how a motivated, globally positioned project team with a clear vision and lean processes can achieve visible success in a short space of time - and how the continuous development of processes has a lasting impact on the learning culture.

💡How to take your own talent management platform to the next level

If you - like REPA - are faced with the task of bringing learning, performance and succession planning together in an integrated platform, it's worth taking a look at ELEVATE and the approach behind it:

• Is your learning landscape still fragmented?

• Do you lack transparency and data for talent decisions?

• Should turn mandatory training into a genuine learning culture?

Together, we can analyze where you stand today, what role a talent management platform plays in your People & Culture strategy and what a suitable path from selection to implementation might look like, including change, stakeholder management and multilingual rollouts.

⁉️ FAQ - ELEVATE talent management platform at REPA ⁉️

1. What is the ELEVATE talent management platform at REPA?
   ELEVATE is REPA's talent management platform based on Cornerstone. It combines learning, performance, talent development and succession planning in one integrated system.

    

2. What measurable results has ELEVATE achieved at REPA?
   In the first month after the go-live, user activation was 40% (420 out of 1,047 employees). In the first six months, 920 training hours were completed, supported by content in five languages.
   
   

3. How does ELEVATE support succession planning at REPA?
   Transparent data on skills, learning and performance can be used to systematically identify talent. This allows critical roles to be filled proactively with internal employees.
   
   

4. What role does alliantis play in the ELEVATE project?
   alliantis is supporting REPA as an implementation partner - from the design and technical implementation to the further development of the learning culture. The focus is on lean processes, a clear vision and close collaboration between international HR teams.
   
   

5. Is ELEVATE only suitable for office roles?
   No, the platform is designed for different target groups. However, it is important to think about the infrastructure for commercial employees (digital end devices, access) at an early stage in order to provide optimum support for use.