The PeoplePilot solution is a simple to use tool that takes the user quickly and reliable to the desired list of Bayer MaterialScience contact people with up-to-date information. So it helps to create corporate-wide transparency. It goes beyond looking up reporting lines, but maps the multilevel matrix organization of the company. So, a user can “surf” through the functional tree and identify the responsible person much easier, than using the common hierarchy tree. In order to provide a useful search options, a concept of synonyms was implemented, which allows maintaining a set of multiple keywords for each term in the functional roadmap.
