The Challenges: Fragmented Data Slowed Decisions on the Production Line
Viking builds some of the most sought-after sport-fishing yachts in the world, custom vessels where no two boats in the line are ever quite the same. But the data behind those builds was scattered across systems that didn’t communicate, forcing the team to reconcile the numbers by hand before they could trust them.
- Disconnected systems: Production, labor, and cost data lived across the SiteLine ERP, a third-party labor-tracking platform, and manual spreadsheets, with no single source of truth.
- Manual, expert-dependent reporting: Building even a single custom report in Power BI could take weeks for the team, with no in-house Power BI expertise to speed it up.
- Untrustworthy numbers: Without a consistent process, figures were routinely questioned internally, and validating a report often took as long as it took to build it.
- Limited cost visibility: Material and labor costs for custom R&D builds were tracked manually, making it difficult to see what actually went into each model.
The Sparkflow Solution
Sparkflow was brought in to give Viking one centralized, flexible reporting environment built around how the business actually runs, not a generic template.
- Unified data foundation: Sparkflow consolidates data from SiteLine, third-party labor tracking, and cost-tracking spreadsheets into a single, trusted reporting layer.
- Built for the business, not off-the-shelf: Custom formulas and logic reflect Viking’s fiscal calendar and the way its teams actually analyze data.
- Drill-down reporting: Users start with a high-level view and drill into transaction-level detail whenever something needs a closer look.
- A true partnership: Direct access to the Sparkflow team meant fast turnaround and reports tailored to Viking’s needs from day one.
Finally, a partner that adapts to us!
The ease of communication, the responsiveness, and just the willingness to customize and adapt to what we need, not be sold something that’s an out-of-the-box solution.
Results & Measurable Impact
With Sparkflow in place, Viking’s engineering and R&D teams get answers in one spot instead of piecing them together, and they trust what they see.
Speed
Reports that once took the team weeks to build now come together in minutes to hours
Visibility
Real-time, drillable data replaces static spreadsheets from high-level cost summaries down to individual transactions.
Trust
Departments now work from the same numbers, so figures hold up under scrutiny instead of being second-guessed.
Business Impact
Faster access to cost and production data helps the team price and plan the next build while the current one is still on the line.
Adoption
Daily use across engineering and R&D, with additional use in sales, production, purchasing, and finance.
Liventus, A Trusted Partner!
With a trusted data foundation in place, Viking is now exploring how AI can build on that same platform, from enterprise-wide AI tools to more advanced, agentic analytics to stay ahead as the industry evolves.