I’ve heard a lot about Polaris…What is it? Will it make anything better for regular hardworking employees?
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Notice how no one actually knows? That should tell you something.
Look at the upgraded paycheck system. Instead of emailing me my paystub I now have to login and manually download it. Not helpful or an improvement. Polaris is a total joke.
It's a pool cleaner.
@d3 this is brilliant
I wonder how UNCON will deal with this .or just keep doing the same ole politics and spend how I want .
Companies with Platforms Similar to ExxonMobil’s Polaris
Yes — several major oil and gas firms and technology providers offer platforms or suites that are functionally similar to ExxonMobil’s Polaris, combining integrated operations, asset management, and sustainability data capabilities.
How Polaris Fits in
ExxonMobil’s Polaris is a digital business platform that integrates upstream production, midstream logistics, downstream refining, chemicals, and sustainability data into a single environment. It supports operational efficiency, compliance, and low‑carbon initiatives
Industry Peers with Similar Capabilities
From ExxonMobil’s main competitors and peers, several have comparable integrated systems:
Chevron Corporation (CVX) – Fully integrated global major with upstream, downstream, and chemicals operations. Chevron uses enterprise systems (including IFS and SAP) to manage asset lifecycle, production, and sustainability reporting, similar in scope to Polaris
BP plc – Integrated oil and gas company with global operations; uses enterprise asset management and sustainability platforms to align operations with low‑carbon goals
TotalEnergies – European integrated major with strong digital transformation programs, including unified asset and operational management systems
ConocoPhillips (COP) – While primarily an E&P company, it uses advanced digital tools for production and asset performance, though without the full downstream/chemicals integration of Polaris
Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) – Global integrated major with digital platforms for operations, supply chain, and sustainability, comparable in breadth to Polaris
Technology Providers Offering Similar Suites
Beyond ExxonMobil’s own platform, the oil and gas sector uses purpose‑built and enterprise systems that mirror Polaris’s functions
Quorum Software – Specialized in upstream production, measurement, and accounting integration.
IFS – Unified asset lifecycle management, ERP, and service integration.
W Energy – Connects production, land, and accounting on one platform.
SAP / Oracle – Broad enterprise ERP platforms used by many majors for standardization across global operations.
AspenTech – Engineering and process simulation for asset optimization.
Sustainability Data Platforms
Polaris also supports ESG and methane monitoring. GHGSat and Watershed provide methane detection and emissions calculation tools that ExxonMobil partners with, and similar services are used by other majors like Aramco and Petrobras.
In summary: While no other company has an identical Polaris brand, Chevron, BP, TotalEnergies, and Shell all operate integrated digital platforms with similar scope, and the oil & gas software market offers multiple vendors that can replicate Polaris’s capabilities in operations, asset management, and sustainability data integration
Polaris is basically industrialized mediocrity disguised as operational excellence. It's the art of eliminating complexity without understanding why that complexity existed in the first place. Imagine a cafeteria that serves 15 different meals because different people have different needs. Some want vegetarian, some need gluten-free, some want extra protein. Everybody gets what works for them.Then corporate arrives with a brilliant transformation initiative!
"Why are we serving 15 different meals? That's inefficient! Let's simplify everything and serve EVERYONE the exact same bowl of slop!"
"But some people can't eat that."
"That's a change management issue."
"But we're losing options we actually need."
"That's process harmonization."
"But the old system worked better!"
"That's legacy thinking."
"But this doesn't meet our business requirements!"
"Please submit a ticket."
And voilà! POLARIS! 🎉
One menu. One meal. One button. No substitutions. No exceptions. No pesky business requirements getting in the way of operational excellence!
Now that everything has been standardized to the lowest common denominator, it's much easier to automate, outsource, and eventually replace the cafeteria workers with machines. And when employees complain that the new system does less than the old one. Welcome to the future, where we've simplified everything except your job, reduced functionality, eliminated choices, and somehow called it progress. Bon appét-t! Enjoy your operationally excellent slop!
It's like business class on United Airlines
Polaris is yet another way to consolidate and automate systems so the nickel an hour MSP’s can take them over. Nothing will be better for you unless you are an MSP.
Every change made in the past 6 years has made things worse for US employees.
A bloated SAP and related systems project that is over budget and behind schedule. Meanwhile Polaris team traveling all over the world for useless meetings rather than actually working on the project itself.
ExxonMobil Polaris is a major business transformation initiative aimed at modernizing processes, retiring legacy systems, and enhancing operational efficiency across the company.
Overview
Polaris is a corporate business transformation program at ExxonMobil designed to optimize enterprise operations, particularly in areas like Order-to-Cash (O2C) processes, compliance, and technology enablement
The initiative focuses on process harmonization, automation, and global rollout of modern systems such as SAP S/4HANA and HighRadius SaaS to improve efficiency and standardize operations across regions
Key Components
Legacy System Retirement: Polaris involves retiring multiple legacy data platforms and migrating functionalities to modern platforms like Snowflake CDH, ensuring streamlined data management and improved analytics
Project Management: The program requires detailed planning, stakeholder collaboration, and execution oversight, with coordinators managing timelines, milestones, and risk-based prioritization of tasks
Global Process Optimization: Polaris drives global harmonization of collections, credit policies, and operational workflows, unlocking significant working capital and improving compliance
Change Management and Adoption: The initiative emphasizes employee training, governance frameworks, and adoption strategies to ensure successful implementation and measurable business impact
Community and Employee Engagement
Beyond operational improvements, Polaris also fosters employee engagement and community involvement, with teams participating in initiatives that support local communities, reflecting ExxonMobil’s broader corporate responsibility goals
Impact
Polaris is considered a strategic enabler for ExxonMobil, helping the company modernize its technology infrastructure, improve operational efficiency, and support a net-zero and sustainable future
It represents a significant investment in both digital transformation and workforce development, positioning ExxonMobil to better meet evolving energy and business challenges.
Our way of "getting up to speed" with technology that is already old news.
Instead of doing what's right along the way, we step cautiously into a fast moving future years later than competition. We are a technology company after all! Lmao
Will it make anything better? Nope.