A solid business case provides the foundation for implementing a successful shared services organization. This is the first session in an HR shared services learning series that ScottMadden is presenting in conjunction with Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON). In this session,
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The subject of “How to Manage Critical Spares” has been of interest to members of the ScottMadden-led Utility Materials Management Benchmarking Consortium for several years. However, no common, industry-wide accepted definition of “Critical Spares” exists at this time. This report provides a sample of the results of a survey conducted by ScottMadden regarding the management of Critical Spares by electric and gas utilities in North America.
ScottMadden facilitated a free-wheeling discussion among leading industry strategists at the recent EEI Strategic Issues Roundtable conference. Topics included:
This is the fourth and final article in a series jointly developed by APQC and ScottMadden on the topic of Financial Shared Services. The articles are based on interviews APQC conducted with ScottMadden partner Brad DeMent, who leads the firm’s financial shared services practice. This article focuses on determining the
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Two recent studies, different in scope, examine the potential for reliability problems due to the pending tightening of federal emissions regulations and possible retirement of coal-fired generation. While the studies found some similar regional “trouble spots,” a key question remains: Can permitted gas-fired units and other measures, such as load management, can bridge the gap? Read more below.
Through the “Great Recession,” declining incomes and continued growth in energy costs saw energy expenditures take a larger bite out of household income. Is this is a temporary phenomenon? If not, is a tipping point approaching? Read more below.
With a change in control of the U.S. House of Representatives, an active EPA pushing forward on new and tighter regulation that will significantly impact power generators, and a White House seeking rapprochement with the business community, federal energy and environmental policy can take a number of different paths. We handicap the potential outcomes. Read more below.
We are pleased to announce our February 2011 issue of THE SCOTTMADDEN ENERGY INDUSTRY UPDATE. This semi-annual publication features our view of recent significant events and emerging trends in the energy industry.
This is the third article in a series of four jointly developed by APQC and ScottMadden on the topic of Financial Shared Services. The articles are based on interviews APQC conducted with ScottMadden partner Brad DeMent, who leads the firm’s financial shared services practice. This
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This is the second article in a series of four, jointly developed by APQC and ScottMadden on the topic of Financial Shared Services. The series is based on interviews APQC conducted with ScottMadden Partner Brad DeMent, who leads the firm’s financial shared services practice.
This article, published in the December 2010 issue of Nuclear Power International Magazine, outlines our approach for using well defined, quantifiable metrics to benchmark current performance, set “top down” goals for future performance and define specific actions to achieve those goals. Our client for the project as well as our partner in developing the article was Ontario Power Generation’s nuclear generation group, which operates three nuclear generating stations (Pickering A, Pickering B, and Darlington). Thanks to Carla Carmichael, without whom this article would not be possible. Click here to read the full article to learn the specifics for our approach to benchmarking and gap-based business planning.
Sussex Economic Advisors is now part of ScottMadden. We invite you to learn more about our expanded firm. Please use the Contact Us form to request additional information.
