Plunet will help us achieve synergies with partners and empower corporate governance on the group level.
In September 2016 we joined forces with India-based Mayflower Language Services from Bangalore. It was our first international alliance in one of the fastest growing economies in the world.
Soon after, in December 2016 we acquired 60% of shares in Romanian translation agency Certitude. It’s now Summa Linguae Romania.
Summa Linguae was previously using an in-house built translation management system. With the company now operating globally, though, a change came about.
M&A have always been a part of Summa Linguae’s DNA so it was only a matter of time for us to cross the border. As we started working with Mayflower, we faced a lot of challenges regarding legal issues, financial controlling or business culture. We are now very glad that we have a tool that enables our day-to-day operations go smoothly. Krzysztof Zdanowski, the CEO of Summa Linguae.
Apart from daily activities such as projects pricing, reporting or vendor management, Plunet will help us achieve synergies with partners and empower corporate governance on the group level.
Why Plunet?
One of the most crucial factors in choosing Plunet was its support of strategic decision making.
This is now possible throughout a group of companies under the same ownership but operating as separate entities.
Madhu Sundaramurthy, Mayflower’s Innovation Hub Manager indicates that the new management system will play an extensive role in consolidating projects between Poland, Romania and India:
In the case of the Mayflower Language Services and Summa Linguae alliance, Plunet will go a long way in assisting us with consolidating our project estimation and management best practices. It will implement our translation workflows and automate our delivery plans. Additionally, Plunte will provide the finance team with an overview of how we are optimizing our resources. Imagine the seamless delivery of a project which was commissioned in USA, managed in Poland and executed in India. Now picture that without any loss of time or communication. Each process can be executed using the Plunet SaaS model which provides a clear 24/7 overview of the project progress.
Plunet’s Impact on Summa Linguae
At Summa Linguae we believe that only measurable business data can make it possible to succeed in such a strongly competitive market as the LSP field. Gathering and managing such data by way of automation is key:
Plunet is going to automate our daily production and speed up both quoting and delivery processes. We hope to see a high productivity increase within the next few months. Integration with CAT-tools and automatic availability requests might cut down the turnaround time as well as the PM input related to project management. For both vendors and customers it shall offer a portal, helping to keep track of ongoing tasks. We believe it is going to improve the transparency of processes not only within Summa Linguae’s production units but also at a global level of integrated companies. Barbara Stępień, Production Manager at Summa Linguae.
What Plunet is Saying
Plunet also knows the needs of the industry, and is raving about the successful implementation at Summa Linguae.
Stefan Dümig, Managing Director at Plunet, has observed a growing concentration of companies in the translation market in recent years:
It is becoming increasingly common for translation agencies to join together, particularly through mergers and acquisitions of companies. As a result, they require a reliable and highly scalable management solution. Plunet is extremely well suited to meet the specific requirements of this kind of cooperation and the necessary autonomy of the individual companies.
