Technology Application Services

Technology Application Services

Information, it is the lifeblood of every successful organization. It supports the most critical functions of an organization, providing services to customers, sharing information with employees, integrating activities with partners and suppliers, and being at the center of every task and function across the enterprise. In sheer volume, many CIOs report that the amount of information a utility manages doubles every couple of years, compounding the challenge. Information systems, and the enterprise-wide initiatives undertaken that leverage the technology and the information itself, are one of the most valuable tools that can be used to optimize the enterprise. Creating and maintaining the right information systems can be the difference between empowering and enabling success, or inhibiting progress.

The Enterprise Management Solutions (EMS) Application Services Practice is a hybrid organization of professionals with technology savvy and real energy and water utility experience. Application Services has a laser-sharp focus on the application of technology in the energy and water markets. Black & Veatch strengthens clients' businesses by providing world-class business and technology consulting services. EMS forms long-lasting partnerships by leveraging our business knowledge and an intimate understanding of the industries we serve, with deep technical capabilities to deliver high-value solutions.

Technology Application Services

  • Technology Strategy Consulting to Align Business Goals with Supporting IT Initiatives
  • CIS System Selection Assistance, Implementation, Integration and Training
  • Performance Management Systems
  • Market Services Integration (ISO/RTO)
  • Program and Project Management
  • Staff Augmentation
  • Field Operations (Work Management, Outage Management, Mobile Data, Meter Inventory and Asset Management)

Markets Addressed

  • Electric Utilities and Power Producers
  • Municipal, Private and Co-Op Water Enterprises, including Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Utility Service

Experience Highlights

  • CIS and Billing Systems in More than 30 Different Utilities Over the Past 15 Years
  • Managing Congestion Costs and Forecasting LMP Prices for Clients in Markets Including ERCOT, PGM. NPCCC, and Others
  • Implementation and Integration of the Industries Best Software from SPL, SAP and others
  • Development of 'Ground Up' Program Management Office for client, including Ongoing Staffing and Management