ScottMadden, Inc., a general management consulting firm, recently joined forces with sharedserviceslink to host a webinar focused on digital global business service (GBS) strategies. How will digital capabilities and new political pressures shape the future design of GBS? Will Robotic Process Automation (RPA) allow us to move work back into domestic shared services operations? Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) eventually do the same for disperse Centers of Excellence (COEs)? This session addressed these key questions while providing guidance on how to achieve long-term digital success with a more holistic service delivery strategy.

ScottMadden, Inc., a general management consulting firm, will join industry leaders as a sponsor and presenter at SSON’s 21^st Annual North American Shared Services & Outsourcing Week (SSOW) being held March 6–9 at the Loews Royal Pacific in Orlando, FL. The event will include valuable pre-conference workshops from the ScottMadden team, providing powerful insight that will help you navigate your shared services journey.

ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading energy consulting firms, recently sponsored and presented at S&P Global Market Intelligence’s 30^th Annual Power and Gas M&A Symposium. This premier event provided a unique platform for leading industry professionals to share insights about energy utilities in the financial markets.

Chris Vlahoplus, partner and clean tech & sustainability practice leader at ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading energy consulting firms, recently spoke to Utility Dive about Australia’s distributed energy resource (DER) revolution. In November 2016, ScottMadden and the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) led a fact-finding mission to discover ways Australian utilities and partners were deploying DERs and how customers were responding to the market
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ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading energy consulting firms, will join industry leaders as a speaker at a discussion that is co-located with the Winter National Meeting of Utility Regulators being held February 12–15, 2017, in Washington, DC.

ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading energy consulting firms, will join industry leaders as a sponsor and presenter at Infocast’s 20^th Annual Transmission Summit being held March 6–8 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. This three-day program features two distinct events: the Transmission Executive Forum on March 6 will address impacts of the shift to distributed resources on transmission planning and operations, while the Transmission Summit scheduled for March 7–8 will discuss the biggest challenges and opportunities facing the electric transmission industry.

Are you prepared with a digital GBS strategy? Your competitors may be!

ScottMadden, Inc., a general management consulting firm, will partner with sharedserviceslink to host a webinar on February 22, 2017, titled, “Empowering Your Digital GBS Strategy.” The way we support our businesses in the next three to five years will look completely different from today. It is imperative that you prepare your company with a more holistic service delivery strategy for the inevitable digital world we face.

ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading energy consulting firms, developed a research article which is now featured in the February 2017 edition of the Natural Gas & Electricity Journal titled, “Regulatory and Legislative Changes Affecting Rate-Case Strategies.” This journal is a publication available through the Wiley Online Library, which is one of the largest and most authoritative collections of online journals, books, and research resources.

ScottMadden, Inc., a general management consulting firm, partnered with the American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC), a benchmarking and best practices research organization, to host a webinar discussing results from their joint Finance Shared Services Benchmarking Study. This study focuses on processes within shared services organizations (SSOs) and provides benchmarks on costs, staffing levels, and productivity measures. The study also reveals how SSOs are adopting various trends and technologies in their operations.

ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading general management consulting firms, is proud to join industry leaders as executive sponsor and presenter at S&P Global Market Intelligence’s 30^th Annual Power and Gas M&A Symposium at the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park February 13–15 in New York City. The event features leading industry professionals who will provide insights about the financial markets upon which we depend and the deal space within those markets.

To better understand the renewable transformation currently underway, the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) and ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading energy consulting firms, led a group of international energy industry executives to explore the renewable energy market in Australia. The trip included face-to-face meetings with industry experts and decision makers who are adapting to change in the region’s dynamic and challenging environment.

ScottMadden, Inc., a general management consulting firm, is pleased to announce the promotion of Kimberly Davenport to partner. She became a member of the ScottMadden team in 2005 and has more than 10 years of consulting experience with the firm. Her expertise in shared services, service center design, project management, process improvement, and the Lean methodology has made Kim an invaluable asset to the ScottMadden team.