Digital Asset Management: Delivering a single source of truth for a large electricity network provider to drive decision making & data quality

Deliver an asset registry and work management system (IBM Maximo) which enables data from a variety of sources to be brought together in one place.
Deliver this within a fixed timeframe to satisfy regulatory pressures with minimal impact on operational delivery.

Undertook detailed design and build that supported the single version of the truth vision across all geographies and across the distribution and transmission networks.
Deliver stringent requirements for testing and governance to go live
Enable use of field devices in locations with genuinely no connection to mobile or data networks.
Move data from a variety of legacy systems, databases and individual spreadsheets in a coordinated way that enables business activities to be continued
Work alongside the business in diverse geographies to reduce the operational impact

Significant variation in how tasks are completed which has an impact on the accuracy of regulatory reporting
Reliable data is difficult to obtain, some historic records are incomplete or missing
Paper-based processes cause inefficiencies with operational staff requiring extensive paperwork and administration.
Over 300 spreadsheets collated containing pertinent information
Data required a bespoke hierarchy to enable assets to be grouped and reported effectively.
Culturally a traditional workforce who are sceptical of new technology and new ways of working

Solution delivered on time and on budget
200 field operators are now digital
Reporting can now be done throughout the year with minimal effort / manual intervention
For the first time the performance of the delivery to budget is available
Integration to existing IT infrastructure
Consistent processes across different departments/directorates

Digital Asset Management: Delivering a single source of truth for a large electricity network provider to drive decision making & data qualiTY