Practical and Efficient: Our Cornerstone Implementation with talessio

The BAYERNOIL refinery produces a wide range of refined products from crude oil for its partner companies, including liquefied gases, fuels, gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, heating oil, and bitumen. At our two sites in Neustadt and Vohburg, we process around 10.3 million tons of mineral oil each year, using state-of-the-art technology, with the highest levels of reliability and under the strictest safety standards. As the largest refinery in Bavaria, BAYERNOIL is an important economic driver and, with more than 850 employees, one of the most significant employers in the region.

The Initial Situation

The digitalization of our HR processes was a necessary step to future-proof the administration of employee appraisals, target agreements, and succession planning. Training management and training documentation also needed to be modernized. Although we had chosen Cornerstone OnDemand as a powerful software solution, we faced the challenge of tailoring this highly complex system to our organization and internal processes in a meaningful way.

A Partner Who Speaks Our Language

For the technical and functional implementation, we chose talessio. A key factor in the success of our collaboration was the exceptional expertise of our partner. It quickly became clear that talessio not only brings strong technical know-how, but also a deep understanding of HR processes.

talessio adapted quickly to our requirements and needs. We received well-founded, professional solution proposals that were closely aligned with our business objectives.

Smooth Progress Through the Configuration Phase

Anyone who has ever implemented a suite like Cornerstone knows how detailed and complex the configuration can be. talessio significantly simplified and accelerated this process for us. Particularly noteworthy were:

Fast response times: We never had to wait long for answers when questions or technical challenges arose.
Solution-oriented approach: When a process could not be mapped directly using standard functionality, a pragmatic solution was found that works well in our daily operations.
Consulting at eye level: We were actively supported in reviewing our existing HR processes and adapting them where digitalization made sense.

Administrator Training

An important requirement for us was to avoid long-term dependency on external support after the project launch. Thanks to targeted administrator training sessions, we now feel confident using the system. We understand how the individual Cornerstone functions interact and are able to make adjustments across different modules independently. As a result, we are now able to train our own employees, modify configurations autonomously, and adapt processes as needed.

Conclusion

With the support of talessio, the implementation of Cornerstone OnDemand was far less challenging than we initially expected. Today, we are using a system that significantly relieves our talent management processes and delivers real added value for our employees.