Dangote deploys Freshworks software to drive efficiency across 19 subsidiaries
The Dangote Group, the largest indigenous industrial conglomerate in Sub Saharan Africa has deployed latest cloud-based service desk software, Freshservice from Freshworks to help modernize the IT teams along with other business functions. Integration of Freshservice offers a host of ITIL-aligned features, workflow automation, and powerful analytics, all accessible through a clean and intuitive interface.
Business Hilights gathered that the integration with Freshservice allows over 150 IT support agents, to streamline workflow management for over 10,000 + employees across its 19 subsidiaries, enabling them to seamlessly work across geographies. The integration is supported by AI-powered self-service, an employee-facing mobile app that resolves IT issues swiftly with immediate ticketing of incidents and requests whenever and wherever they occur.
Details show that Freshservice supports Dangote group’s IT teams in the areas of improved operational efficiencies and effectiveness as well as streamline compliance.
Others are increased insights into how service management team are working, map their productivity and effectiveness – letting IT support managers identify areas to focus to improve employee on-boarding and service resolution.
Added contextual support- IT service agents can start a remote session to troubleshoot an end-user or customer problem from within Freshservice, where the agent has context about the issue across group companies.
Previously, The Dangote Group’s traditional ITSM setup relied heavily on disparate technologies and processes. After implementing Freshservice, immediate gains were achieved:
In his remarks, Dangote Group CIO, Prasanna K Burri, said, “Rather than simply finding replacement system to our on-premise solution, we wanted to transform the way our IT teams work, with Freshservice we knew we had an opportunity to undergo a complete transformation of our IT service management, to add more value to our business by improving productivity at all levels”
In his explanatory notes, Saurabh Prabhuzantye, Head of Business for Middle East and Africa, Freshworks, averred that “With the changing business needs of diversified conglomerates, there is an urgent need for agile software that can effectively manage complex business requirements at scale. With Freshservice, we are able to bring operational efficiency and service reliability to transform the way teams work across 19 subsidiaries of Dangote Group.”
