Klaveness

Becoming a data-driven organization

In the shipping industry, data capturing, data analytics and eventually data-driven decision making has become vital to stay competitive. But how do you transform the organization to master these skills?

Learning & Technologies

/ Learning

It is the right mix of different modes of learning that gives results. Learning by insight (courses) inspires and motivates. Learning by imitation (mentoring) provides quick spread of behaviour, while learning by doing (cases) ensures long‑lasting behaviour change.

/ Technologies

Python, Java, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Data‑ Factory, Azure DataLake, DBT, Fivetran, Timescale/ PostgreSQL, Azure SQL

Klaveness' legacy is to challenge status quo and find new ways to improve technology and business models in shipping. In 2018, Klaveness made a bold move, starting a company‑wide strategic initiative to make the organization data‑driven. Mindshift was contracted to run the programme.

Klaveness' vision was a business where employees combine their in‑depth shipping experience with data analytics skills, basing their decisions on facts and relevant analyses. The goals of the programme was to provide access to trustworthy data, lift employees competency, so that they could perform analyses single‑handedly and not least establish a culture leading to improved decision making.

Data platform

Mindshift designed and implemented a data platform, based on modern cloud‑based ETL tools, cloud‑based databases and Azure Data Lake. The platform was established in four months only. It pulls data from a number of sources, transforms the data and make them available for the business through their analysis tools, primarily Power BI.

Foto: Klaveness AS

Learning program

In order to develop the employees competencies, Mindshift developed and executed a comprehensive learning programme for all employees, including more than 40 on‑line courses distributed over 8 learning paths, tailored to different roles and past experience. The on‑line courses was supplemented by a series of class‑room training sessions, workshops and case assignments, all developed and facilitated by Mindshift.

Organizational Development

Mindshift also assisted Klaveness with their organizational development, by establishing a mentoring scheme, identifying and describing new organizational roles to manage and use data, manage communication at kick‑off and a series of company events, as well as coaching the management team in leading the change.

Central to the programme was dealing with motivation, barriers against change and practical implementation. Mindshift monitored progress and designed and implemented a number of measures to move employees and the organization forward ‑ by gamification and visualizations.

“

Mindshift are relevant, competent and hands on - with solid execution capabilities. They developed concepts that brought us forward, while keeping feet on the ground. They delivered on time with high quality. The team possessed superior technology competence and delivered pedagogical solutions under solid project management.

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Trine Hellum, HR Director, Klaveness

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