Case study
How Dick's Sporting Goods, the leading omni-channel sporting goods retailer with 756 U.S. locations, partnered with ArcherGrey to land a successful FlexPLM implementation after earlier attempts had stalled, unlocking the product-development profitability the platform was meant to deliver.
Founded in 1948 by 18-year-old Dick Stack as a bait and tackle shop, DICK'S Sporting Goods is now a leading omni-channel sporting goods retailer headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As of May 2020, the company operated 756 locations across the United States.
The inflection point
Before partnering with ArcherGrey, DICK’S Sporting Goods (DSG) had not yet seen the anticipated value that PLM was meant to bring to the business, following earlier implementation work with other consulting partners.
The opportunity: bring in a fresh approach to land FlexPLM successfully and unlock the value the team had been looking for.
Our approach
ArcherGrey was brought in to assess the current landscape, design a strategy, and implement it. The engagement covered the full path from current-state landscape assessment through strategy and execution, with the goal of landing FlexPLM successfully and reorganizing the operational structure around it.
Business outcomes
Where previous attempts had stalled, the engagement closed with a successful FlexPLM implementation. With the new platform live and a reorganized structure in place, DICK’S Sporting Goods saw increased profitability in product development, directly enabled by the implementation.
What we delivered:
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