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Episode 9 – Back to the Future: Nuclear…
PodcastNuclear generation is a critical strategic lever the energy industry can pull to expand capacity and serve large loads. It remains to be seen whether nuclear utilities…
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Utility Executive Playbook for Managing Large Load Growth
ArticleA practical playbook for utility executives navigating rapid data center and large-load growth. It outlines eight critical areas—from project qualification, financing, and forecasting to rate design, infrastructure…
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Contract Life Cycle Management: How Leading Organizations Turn…
ArticleThe most effective organizations do not treat CLM as a document repository or a legal-only tool but as an operational system that governs every function that touches…
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Finance GBS APAC Hub Design for a Medical…
Case StudyRead how ScottMadden helped a rapidly growing client bring their new, global locations into alignment with the business and provide finance services at scale.
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Global Finance Shared Service Design and Implementation for…
Case StudyLearn how ScottMadden helped our client implement a finance shared services center, to enable more than $15 million in annual savings.
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IT Organizational Structures Explained: Finding the Best Fit
ArticleThe six primary IT organizational models—centralized, decentralized, functional, matrixed, product-based, and federated (hybrid)—each offer distinct advantages and disadvantages. Read for how to find the right fit for…
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The Energy Industry Update: Power Brief – Spring…
Energy Industry UpdateScottMadden’s Spring 2025 inaugural Power Brief explores how a new U.S. presidential administration is shaping energy policy amid rising demand, grid modernization, and cost pressures. Key topics…
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Distributed Energy Resources Management Systems: Introducing the Value…
ArticleDERMS add a specialized layer of intelligence to coordinate and optimize behind-the-meter resources. They can help utilities handle the challenges of a rapidly evolving energy landscape, and…
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AI in Energy and Utilities: From Exploration to…
ArticleScottMadden acts as a functional advisor to utilities looking to implement AI solutions, ensuring they align with existing systems, processes, and regulatory requirements to deliver practical value,…
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Artificial Intelligence Use Cases in the Natural Gas…
ArticleWith myriad use cases to choose from, natural gas utilities need to be strategic when deciding what to pursue. Here are the applications we see making the…
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Utility EV Programs: Rethinking the Strategy
ArticleScottMadden’s EV program methodology is a step-driven process utilized to help utilities develop and refine EV program strategies. It's designed to ensure utility EV programs are driven…
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Maximizing Cost Savings Through Finance Shared Services
ArticleFinance shared service centers can generate significant cost savings for organizations that are willing to invest in building and maturing them over time. Learn how top performers…
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