utilities experience

overview		We have performed numerous engagements in the utilities industry focused on increasing competitiveness, creating operational and cost efficiencies, and enhancing business processes.
sourcing strategy & implementation		The gas utility industry has been undergoing deregulation for a number of years. The need to reduce costs and streamline operations has been a business imperative. Towards this end, many utilities have worked to improve their computing and communications infrastructures by focusing on those tasks and projects that improve customer service and reduced costs.
		TCA consultants have assisted in the merger of utility companies by assisting in the analysis and planning, data transformation, system implementation, testing, and production conversion and readiness.
application portfolio analysis		After years of merger activity and evolving technologies and applications, many utility companies have been left with extensive and costly portfolios of applications. These applications, if not optimized or used consistently across the enterprise, drain resources through maintenance fees (e.g., continual upgrade costs) and administrative costs. They also increase the demand on infrastructure resources and have the potential to impede performance of more valuable computing applications.
		TCA consultants have performed structured application portfolio analysis to determine cost versus business value of applications. They have identified critical applications, modernization initiatives, standardization, and approaches to efficiently align business needs to IT investments enabling cost reduction, and enhanced business performance.
case studies		Development of a Sourcing Strategy and Implementation Energy Company Merger Application Portfolio and IT Cost Assessment