Billennium uses DevSkiller to fuel business and empower their workforce


Orange Poland provides services, including fixed-line voice telecommunications, voice mail, fixed access to the Internet and Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”).
In addition, the Group provides leased lines, radio-communications and other telecommunications value added services, sells telecommunications equipment, electronic phone cards and provides data transmission, multimedia services and various Internet services.
Orange faced the challenge of transitioning from traditional telecom services to adopting cutting-edge technologies like 5G and IoT. They needed to do this while staying competitive in a rapidly evolving market to become an innovative business.
Ensuring that employee skills were aligned with the company’s digital skills strategy was a significant challenge for Orange. They needed their workforce to be equipped to meet the evolving needs of the telecommunications industry.
Orange aimed to enhance employee satisfaction by providing meaningful assessments, comprehensive onboarding sessions, and opportunities for self-assessment and career growth.
Identifying skill gaps among employees and addressing them through upskilling and reskilling initiatives were crucial for Orange to maintain a future-facing workforce.
It was essential for Orange to provide managers with the tools and support needed to implement the digital talent strategy and drive business growth effectively.
“DevSkiller has proved to be a powerful tool, giving us a strategic view and benchmarks on skills. With an up-to-date database of high potentials and priority experts, we can better utilize our employees’ skills, leading to improved talent allocation across projects and teams.
The data-driven insights have also empowered our managers, resulting in more effective workforce management and aligning team members’ skills with their specific roles. As a result, our managers are better equipped to guide their teams through change and transformation, effectively supporting our business goals.”
Jacek Kowalski
Management board member for HR | Orange Poland
Orange achieved a 98% completion rate for onboarding sessions, indicating high employee engagement and commitment to the program.
95% of participants in the program mapped their skill data, leading to greater visualization and future development opportunities for both employees and the organization.
The median duration of 21 minutes for self-assessment indicated that employees were actively engaged in assessing their skills and planning their career development.
Orange successfully implemented DevSkiller, a comprehensive skills management platform, to align training and internal mobility programs with business objectives. This allowed them to effectively manage skill set development, market benchmarks, and skills data updates.
With the help of the ‘SkillsUp’ program powered by DevSkiller, Orange was able to diagnose and close skill gaps among employees, ensuring that they had the necessary competencies to succeed in a rapidly changing industry.
The success of DevSkiller led to a high level of interest among employees, with many wanting to join the program. This interest led to a fourfold increase in participation compared to the initial pilot.
DevSkiller helped Orange align its skills management process with its human capital strategy, providing access to quality data to align training and internal mobility programs with business objectives.
By addressing skill gaps and ensuring employees had the necessary skills for future technologies like 5G and IoT, Orange prepared itself to become an innovative and future-facing telecommunications company.
13 minutes median duration of employee self-assessment
2 sessions per onboarding
98% meaningful assessments (longer than 5 minutes)
95% of employees completed profiles
“At Orange, DevSkiller is designed to be a part of our human capital strategy. We are planning the skills management process to have access to new quality data to align training and internal mobility programs with our business objectives.”
Zuzanna Woźniak
Manager of training implementation and digtilization department | Orange Poland