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When Not to Put the Functional Expert at the Helm

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When Not to Put the Functional Expert at the Helm

Customer Story - Valuation Model Creation

An insurance company wanted to develop a new valuation model with strict quality standards. The need for quality excellence caused the team to tailspin.  

Call for Help: 

  • The functional experts were mired in the details. 
  • The project was over budget because leaders were taxing the wrong people with the workload.
  • The internal team spent lots of manual time in spreadsheets.
  • Talent was over scheduled and focused on a perfect solution.

Farwell Advisor Support: 

  • FarWell replaced spreadsheets with an
  • automated end-to-end tool that helped the team reduce errors, generate consistencies and save time.
  • FarWell focused the team on critical project functions to help them stay on track and not get derailed by distractions or low-priority issues
  • FarWell designed an approach to get everyone focused on the right tasks and removed the work that distracted them so they could execute as a high performing team.

Results:

The collaboration saved the customer $17M on one product.

  • One product paid for the entire program over 5 years. 
  • The project achieved the desired timeframe.
  • The customer achieved the required goal of 0% high or critical defects.
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