Not all Sitecore XM Cloud implementations are created equal — and they shouldn’t be. In this session, Vidya and Nathan will compare two high-profile enterprise projects that delivered extraordinary results, each with a distinct delivery model.

Vidya led both projects end-to-end and was instrumental in ensuring they were delivered on budget and ahead of schedule, despite radically different delivery models, timelines, and business ambitions and constraints.

First, we’ll explore how one of Australia’s largest Engineering-led, construction and natural resources leader, launched its Sitecore XM Cloud and Search platform on budget and many months ahead of schedule — without using an accelerator. We’ll unpack how business alignment, agile UX/design and strong build practices helped achieve velocity without compromising quality. We will talk through challenges faced during delivery. From business case through to launch, it was a study in simplification and massive success.

Then we’ll contrast that with FlatironDragados, a multinational merger of three brands - Flatiron Construction and Dragados USA and Canada, who needed a unified brand presence, new UX/UI & a multilingual website, in just 85 days. Using a proven accelerator framework, Codehouse delivered more than double the original MVP scope — on budget — while managing evolving brand guidelines and geopolitical content pivots just days before go-live.

What did these projects do differently? What were the shared success factors? We’ll examine how business motivation, technical scope, team dynamics, and platform readiness influenced the chosen approach — and how each team used Sitecore XM Cloud's and Search’s composability in their own way to accelerate delivery and maximise long-term value.

Attendees will walk away with a better understanding of when to use an accelerator, when you cant use one, and how to build a business case for both- along with practical lessons in collaboration, governance, and speed-to-value.