SPIE is the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the fields of energy and communications. The group’s 55,000 employees contribute to the implementation, operation assistance and maintenance of industrial equipment.
The company is committed to the energy transition and a responsible digital transformation.
The context of our mission at SPIE
Like many companies, the SPIE Group is embarking on a new digital transformation with the rise of generative artificial intelligence.
The entity SPIE Operations, which brings together the support functions, wished to support the Purchasing Department in anticipate the impact of generative AI on their professions, the organization, and the skills to be developed.

The objectives of the IA seminar day
The SPIE group requested talenco in November 2024 to design and animate a IA seminar for the Purchasing Department of SPIE Operations with several objectives:
- Align the teams on the Vision of generative AI What exactly are we talking about?
- identifying the opportunities of AI for optimizing the internal experience from the Directorate,
- Determine the Affected professions by implementing the AIagen in the “internal clients” journey,
- know how to develop a plan Development of skills for the Purchasing Department.
Our support for the Purchasing Department
The IA seminar the Purchasing Department took place on one day in-person, combining a conference and several collaborative workshops in subgroups for the employees of the management.
An «inspiring talk»: sharing the same vision of AI challenges
- AI & Generative AI: What are we talking about? Myths and realities of AI.
- The innovation levers of generative AI in business: a few examples in the industrial and purchasing sectors
Collaborative workshops on the impacts of AI
Workshop 1: identifying the « pain points » in the «internal client» experience»
- Develop a few personae from «internal clients» of the Purchasing Department, using the BIOPRAU© concept (client (Bavard, Impatient, Ominiscient, Shareholder, Responsible, Autonomous, Unique).
- Formalize the course «internal client» of the Purchasing Department and the curve of emotions thanks to UX PURSUIT©
- Identifying the « pain points » for which generative AI can be a opportunity.
Workshop 2: Determining the professions affected by the implementation of the IAGen.
- Based on the identified AI opportunities, determine which purchasing department jobs will be impacted.
Workshop 3: Defining how Procurement professions are impacted by AI
- Each identified profession has been subjected to the «rigor» of the talenco IMEDIA© method.
Workshop 4: Developing the Skills Development Plan for the Purchasing Department
- Collaborative workshop around the competency matrix to guide the Purchasing team in defining its IAGen skills development plan.
The most pedagogical ones from the IA by seminar talenco
In support of collaborative workshops, some tools designed by them talenco have enabled the collective intelligence to be boosted and stimulated.
UX pursuit
Board game based on the principles of UX design talenco, played in subgroups, designed to help people become aware of their own biases. the design and deployment of new customer-oriented solutions.
I.MEDIA ©
«Prioritizing AI while taking into account human concerns», a matrix created by talenco for IAG prioritizes the tracks as challengers taking into account the human stakes:
- IIdentifying the automated actions by generative LAs
- Mcollecting the profits to go and get them (KR)
- Eevaluate the risks (non-action, ethical…)
- Ddecomposing the added value generated
- IIdentifying the evolving needs for skills
- AMaintain the action plan and the transfer of competencies
The results of our customized program
Very satisfying: 9/10
« Thank you for this useful training »
«Very interesting and enriching training. Very enthusiastic about the opportunities offered by generative AI!»
« Very practical for a first training in AI! »
«I really appreciate this AI training. It should be mandatory for all employees!»