CSM Bakery Cuts Time-to-Market 70% Using Stage-Gate PPM

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CSM Bakery Cuts Time-to-Market 70% Using Stage-Gate PPM

Case study showing how CSM Bakery used Planview Enterprise and Stage-Gate automation to reduce product development from 150 to 45 days.

Published

June 4, 2026

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3 min read

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CSM Bakery implemented Planview Enterprise to standardize product commercialization across 36 manufacturing sites. The solution replaced manual spreadsheets with a single portfolio system that enforced Stage-Gate reviews, tracked resources, and captured customer approvals. Upper management gained real-time visibility into project status, enabling faster prioritization decisions and a 70% reduction in average time-to-market.

Key takeaways

Time-to-market reduced from 150 days to 45 days after Stage-Gate automation

Centralized project data replaced spreadsheets and multiple databases

Upper management ownership drove adoption and process standardization

Automated workflows and scorecards reduced decision bottlenecks

Customer approvals integrated into the development timeline for accountability

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