QlikView for utilities Improving Asset Management
QlikView for utilities: improving asset management Collaboration, visibility and efficiency: necessities for efficient utilisation of data by today s utilities providers. The QlikView Business Discovery platform is used by some of the biggest global utilities companies, who understand that data optimization is a significant competitive advantage. The utilities market is an environment where all of the many parties strive to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. Effective asset management has emerged as one such area. With massive infrastructure and maintenance costs, it is imperative that utility companies are able to maximize efficiencies, improve life cycles and reduce costs. However, to achieve this, accurate and accessible data is an imperative. The introduction of QlikView shocked as it broke down the traditional perception of BI as a sluggish, expensive platform requiring a huge IT development effort. QlikView took BI to the next level at Essent. Arco van der Eijk, IT Business Partner, Essent N.V. What can significant aid asset management is Business Discovery. It supports asset management processes such as PASS 55, enabling users to analyze regulatory, operational, legal and environmental risks, ensuring utility companies get the maximum return from their physical assets.
High Performance Through Sharper asset management Asset management in utilities requires clear insight into and management of the assets performance, life cycle costs and risks. Business Discovery allows for an approach that integrates the objectives of the business and the life-cycle objectives of the physical assets. Examples of where QlikView is delivering value: Executive Scorecards Empowers decision makers with intuitive dashboards The ability to get answers to questions that previously could not even be asked while using traditional BI products such as Cognos and BO QlikView is #1 in: Performance* Satisfaction with development tools* Lowest total cost of ownership* Query performance satisfaction** Maintenance and Operations QlikView s real-time and mobile capabilities enable instant analysis, anywhere Planning Asset management requires collaboration, not just between Maintenance and Operations but the entire business. QlikView enables and encourages teams to share ideas and data Risk Management QlikView s architecture enables instantaneous what if analysis for more informed decisions Customer Experience Better run physical assets ensure customers do not suffer downtime and protects brand image * Gartner: BI Platforms User Survey, 2011 ** BARC: BI Survey 10, October 2011
asset management Priorities Core themes have emerged that best optimize asset management: Collaboration Internal collaboration between departments is essential to reduce costs; working towards a common goal. Areas of collaboration can span customer understanding, marketing campaign management and product development QlikView enables collaborative decisionmaking through Social Business Discovery; driving knowledge that can cascade across teams, departments and the enterprise Visibility Increased collaboration yields increased visibility. With an accurate picture, effective analysis and measurement can occur, enabling early identification of potential opportunities QlikView enables insight by unlocking data across the organization, allowing its business users to explore and exploit the associations across data to provide insight Efficiency Vital to maximize profit and competitiveness QlikView takes the guesswork out of decisions, allowing business users to make faster and smarter decisions more consistently in groups or on their own QlikView maximizes Collaboration, Visibility and Efficiency Champs Asset Management App Dashboard
QlikView for ASSET MANAGEMENT: Solution Areas Executive KPIs and Scorecards CXO dashboard Process improvement Regulatory compliance Pass 55 and SIM Operations and maintenance Maintenance and repairs Service quality management Response management Performance and reliability monitoring GIS and asset tracking Financial Management Cost, risk and performance management Renewal and replace rates Budget forecasting Profitability analysis Asset depreciation health and safety Customer and employee safety Risk management Environment impact Incident reporting Training investment Process monitoring strategy and organization Life cycle management Resource and workforce planning Performance and process management Information management Supply Chain Management Vendor analysis Sustainable asset management Quality of service and supply Discount analysis
Key Product Highlights QlikView is a Business Discovery platform that unlocks the power of information. Associative Experience Allows business users to explore by making selections and getting instant feedback on what data is associated and what is unrelated Global Search Offers business users key word search across all your data with the simplicity of popular search engines and the ability to share what you find Comparative Analysis Extends the QlikView associative experience to enable interactive comparison of user-defined groupings QlikView on Mobile Enables mobile business users to benefit from Business Discovery on tablets or smartphones Data Visualization Presents data in charts, graphs, and geographic maps, allowing business users to visually assess performance What-If Analysis Empowers business users to test scenarios and assess the impacts of possible outcomes QlikView is proud to provide solutions across multiple functional areas for companies such as: Essent NV Energiedienst holding HSE Kayserigaz NIE Energy PRIMAGAS Southern Water Veolia Water Wheelaborator Transaction Level Detail Permits virtually unlimited slicing and dicing, enabling business users to uncover specific drivers for trends and risks Rapid Data Integration Creates a single view of information from multiple sources, one true account
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