Signal Embraer built centers of excellence to push capabilities like intelligent automation across the group

Summary

Deloitte cites Embraer, the Brazilian aerospace multinational, as an example of new governance structures that let teams react faster. The company created centers of excellence that offer frameworks, guidance and specialist talent so capabilities such as intelligent automation can spread throughout the group. CFO Antonio Carlos Garcia says the aim is to encourage departments to build their own solutions without spawning a second or third IT organization. He observes that customer, market and product needs differ across commercial aviation, executive jets and defense. According to Garcia, synergies found across several initiatives over five years lowered IT spending while also speeding up implementation. The report credits this model with combining standardization and oversight with the specific needs of each business line.