Utility Customer Innovation Alignment
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At a Glance
Industry Best Practices
Identified industry best practices through interviewing innovation groups at multiple utilities
Innovation Priorities and Metrics
Established innovation priorities and metrics based on updated regulatory requirements
Recommendation Parameters
Established parameters for recommendations around:
- Innovation approach
- Cost effectiveness
- Employee skillsets
- Governance structure
- Regulatory impacts
Challenge
A large US investor-owned utility’s Customer Solutions organization recently restructured, combining two Customer Solutions Innovation organizations. The utility wanted to align approaches and processes across these two organizations, adopt leading practices from other utilities and industries, and reassess the skillsets needed for the Customer Solutions Innovation employees. ScottMadden was engaged to help the utility evaluate the current state of the customers’ practice, align processes, and navigate emerging regulatory requirements related to Customer Solutions.
Process
- Conducted interviews with several utility organizations as part of a qualitative benchmarking effort
- Identified leading practices through interviewing innovation groups at utilities
- Assessed the current state of the utility’s customer and grid innovation groups
- Uncovered emerging regulatory requirements to be incorporated into the innovation team’s strategy, prioritization, and processes
Result
- Integrated “quick win” recommendations
- Established innovation priorities and metrics based on updated regulatory requirements
- Pursued increased collaboration with grid-focused innovation teams
- Established focus for innovation recommendations including: Innovation approach and goals, project sourcing, cost effectiveness tests, employee skillsets, funding, governance structure, program integration, innovation coordination, and regulatory impacts
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