Category: Enterprise Thought Leadership Archive

Forced to deliver expected shareholder returns in stagnant markets, energy utilities are turning their attention to performance improvement. The drive for operational ... Read Article

Today many utilities strive to increase customer satisfaction by offering new products and services to meet customer demands. One of the most ... Read Article

Since the 1970s, utility companies have grown principally through mergers and acquisitions. This industry consolidation has resulted in organizations with diverse business ... Read Article

The recent surge in merger, acquisition and divestiture activity in the U.S. utilities industry has come as no surprise to leaders in ... Read Article

What does next-level utility performance look like? The energy industry may be one of the most complex business environments, as it is ... Read Article

Many in the energy industry are anticipating a wave of mergers that will fundamentally alter and concentrate the energy industry, both from ... Read Article

On August 8, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 into law, following four long years of ... Read Article

Asset life cycle management is an asset management strategy designed to manage the cradle-to-grave life cycle of key assets, considering all classes, ... Read Article

The number of retail energy markets open to competition grows year-on-year and research carried out by Peace Software and VaasaEmg has provided ... Read Article

Over the past year, technology advances and high energy prices have stimulated interest in advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). Discussions are wide-ranging. Some ... Read Article

Weather-sensitive business operations are primarily reactive to shortterm (three to 36 hours) local conditions (city, county, state) due to the unavailability of ... Read Article

For several years, industry writers have been warning of the “impending aging workforce crisis.” Demographic data has been analyzed and presented, and ... Read Article

Energy independence has been an increasingly popular goal in the United States. However, “a goal without a plan is just a wish,” ... Read Article

Corporate management is increasingly called upon to make complex critical decisions in short time frames. Consolidations within industries, competition to maintain competitive ... Read Article

Marketing automation software allows you to perform both campaign management and execution. It helps marketing executives plan, create, manage, execute,automate, track and ... Read Article