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Driving Change With Driving Change With Microsoft EPM Microsoft EPM SolutionsSolutionsDavid Luper, MBA, PMP, MCP


Sequence Advisors: Who Are We?Agenda

Case Study: Using Microsoft EPM Solutions to Drive Business TransformationBusiness TransformationWhy an EPM Solution?Wrap Up


Case StudyBackground Problem Statement Solution Results

• One of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States

• ~20,000 employees focused on the company’s primary business: the transmission and delivery of energy

• Provides natural gas and electric service to ~15 million people in a 70,000 square mile service area

In response to economic trends and customer needs, the company initiated a business transformation effort to better serve its customers and optimize the use of business assets.

The effort needed to model best practices and showcase the results of an integrated program.



• One of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States.





• Microsoft Project Server 2003

• SQL Reporting Services

• SharePoint Portal Server

Together with industry best practices in:

• Project management

• Program management

• PMO development

Goal: To provide real data around schedule, scope, cost, risk and vendor management.


LOB Systems

SQL Reporting Services 2003

SharePointPortal Server


Reporting Infrastructure Enabled Program and Project Management


This is hard work! The client invested in cultural and behavioral change.



• One of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States.





• Microsoft Project Server 2003

• SQL Reporting Services

• SharePoint Portal Server

Together with industry best practices in:

• Project management

• Program management

• PMO development

Goal: To provide real data around schedule, scope, cost, risk and vendor management.

• Data-driven decision making

• Proactive instead of reactive program management

• Realization of the fact that project management is core to the company’s ability to effectively reduce operating costs and improve customer service


Fact-based decision making is critical to successfully managing large numbers of projects and programsProgram and project metrics developed from Project Server provide huge credibility—when backed up by real dataThis is hard work and companies must commit to the investment to be successful


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