Customer Success Story

How KRONE Optimized Multi-Year Development Cycles with Nextedy GANTT

KRONE transformed complex machine development planning with Nextedy GANTT for Polarion — gaining real-time visibility across hundreds of work items.

Customer

Customer

Krone

Industry

Industry

Agricultural
Technology

Solution

Solution

Nextedy GANTT
for Polarion

Focus

Focus

Project Planning
& Visibility

KRONE is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of agricultural technology, with around 120 years of engineering heritage.

Headquartered in Spelle, Germany, the company employs more than 6,000 people. In this case, Nextedy GANTT is used primarily in KRONE’s agricultural technology division, where it supports the planning and coordination of complex development programs.

120 years

6,000+ employees

Headquarters at Spelle, DE

Executive Summary

Benefits

KRONE, a leader in agricultural machine development, faced significant challenges in synchronizing large-scale projects involving hundreds of work items and multi-year horizons. By implementing Nextedy GANTT as a visual planning layer on top of Polarion, KRONE transformed its operational efficiency — moving from manual, expert-dependent updates to an intuitive, real-time management system.

The Challenge

As development programs grew in scale, KRONE required more than detailed task tracking — they needed a clear operational view of the entire ecosystem.

As development programs grew in scale, KRONE required more than detailed task tracking — they needed a clear operational view of the entire ecosystem.

Data Fragmentation

While Polarion tracked individual requirements, managing the "big picture" of a new machine's development was difficult.

Manual Synchronization

Aligning due dates and milestones for hundreds of items was nearly impossible.

Expert Dependency

Planning changes often required deep system knowledge, creating bottlenecks in fast-moving projects.

Invisibility of Critical Paths

Limited visibility into sequencing and dependencies hindered proactive risk management.

The Solution

Principles

Nextedy GANTT for Polarion

Nextedy GANTT provided the missing visual layer that allowed KRONE to manage timelines, milestones, and dependencies in a way that was fast, intuitive, and practical for daily use.

Live Visual Planning

A real-time view of milestones, deadlines, and critical dependencies directly on top of project data.

Dynamic Resource Orchestration

Schedule updates simplified into a drag-and-drop interface for immediate team coordination.

Simplified Dependency Mapping

Create complex dependencies by simply drawing a line — no "power user" status required.

Granular Navigation

A fully customizable sidebar allows project managers to edit item data without leaving the timeline view.

Business Value & Operational Impact

The implementation of Nextedy GANTT has redefined how KRONE's IT and project leadership manage complex development programs.

The implementation of Nextedy GANTT has redefined how KRONE's IT and project leadership manage complex development programs.

Project Transparency

Real-time visibility into the full project timeline for both leaders and teams.

Project Transparency

Real-time visibility into the full project timeline for both leaders and teams.

Project Transparency

Real-time visibility into the full project timeline for both leaders and teams.

Operational Velocity

Instant access to detailed task information via mouse-over, speeding up team organization.

Operational Velocity

Instant access to detailed task information via mouse-over, speeding up team organization.

Operational Velocity

Instant access to detailed task information via mouse-over, speeding up team organization.

Configuration Agility

Team leaders can set up and configure the system in a few steps without technical experts.

Configuration Agility

Team leaders can set up and configure the system in a few steps without technical experts.

Configuration Agility

Team leaders can set up and configure the system in a few steps without technical experts.

Strategic Flexibility

Deep customization allows for department-wide resource and order management.

Strategic Flexibility

Deep customization allows for department-wide resource and order management.

Strategic Flexibility

Deep customization allows for department-wide resource and order management.

“You have to see the big picture. This is where Nextedy GANTT stepped in and gave us a totally different view. Project managers can easily navigate to single tasks, open the fully customizable sidebar and get or change data without leaving the page.”

Senior Manager

Project Leadership
at KRONE

Conclusion

For KRONE, Nextedy GANTT is more than a visualization tool — it is a critical component of their development infrastructure that ensures structure, visibility, and control over their most complex innovations.