All Meeting the demands of a smart world articles http://www.paconsulting.com/rss/boardroom-challenges/Meeting-the-demands-of-a-smart-world.rss The latest offering from ESRI Press, The Business Benefits of GIS: An ROI Approach, details a return on investment (ROI) methodology that explains how the implementation of a geographic information system (GIS) can create business value for an organization. This book has been written by David Maguire and Victoria Kouyoumjian, ESRIs chief scientist and IT strategy expert, respectively; and Ross Smith, a member of PA Consulting Groups management team, and leader of the firms GIS initiatives. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/releases/ross-smith-book-published-16-june-2008/ 927 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT 20080616000000 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:52:16 GMT 20090603175216 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:49:07 GMT 201203281754907 PA supported Pepco Holdings Inc, a US East Coast Utility in rapidly assembling and creating a consolidated plan covering all of their Smart Grid projects and initiatives in order to pursue potential stimulus funding from the US Department of Energy. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-experience/smart-grid-planning/ 969 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:55:30 GMT 20120320195530 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:15:44 GMT 20090605001544 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:55:30 GMT 201203201975530 Is smart metering a white knight or a white elephant? With a government consultation aimed at deploying smart meters into every home by 2020. However, within a day of the announcement, it was estimated that the true cost could be at least £13.1 billion, not the suggested £7 billion to £9 billion. This would virtually wipe out the projected benefits. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/smart-metering/ 1149 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:51:49 GMT 20120320145149 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:45:38 GMT 20090609184538 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:51:49 GMT 201203201425149 The emerging consensus on European energy policy is that every step possible should be taken to lower our levels of carbon-based fuel usage, while minimizing costs. Solar, nuclear, wind, geothermal and biomass power, along with changes in the ways consumers conserve energy, are all needed. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/opinion-pieces-by-pas-experts/the-wall-street-journal-putting-household-appliances-on-a-low-carbon-diet-4-march-2009/ 1237 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20090304000000 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:58:08 GMT 20090610175808 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:00:29 GMT 201203281860029 Aqua America making growth sustainable http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-experience/aqua-america-making-growth-sustainable/ 1521 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:34:26 GMT 20120328193426 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:17:57 GMT 20090615151757 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:34:26 GMT 201203281973426 Maximizing your ROI in GIS http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/gis/ 1754 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:16:20 GMT 20120320191620 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:58:28 GMT 20090619165828 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:16:20 GMT 201203201971620 Building an ROI-based GIS strategic plan and roadmap http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/gis-strategic-plan/ 1756 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:07:32 GMT 20120320160732 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:24:43 GMT 20090619172443 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:07:32 GMT 201203201640732 PA Consulting Group was instrumental in accelerating the development of an innovative home energy display device for Onzo, an in-home energy information provider. As a sustainable product development partner, we worked on the energy display device in effect technology in a box which forms the major part of Onzos commercially-focused system. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-experience/home-energy-device/ 2141 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:29:19 GMT 20120329172919 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:34:29 GMT 20090626213429 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:29:19 GMT 201203291752919 The benefits of GIS, an ROI approach http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/the-benefits-of-gis-an-roi-approach/ 2946 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:18:46 GMT 20120320181846 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:42:34 GMT 20090721144234 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:18:46 GMT 201203201861846 Thought leadership on GIS - Realizing the dream http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/enterprise-gis/ 3191 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:09:41 GMT 20120320190941 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:59:05 GMT 20090728115905 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:09:41 GMT 201203201970941 How your organization can apply a sustainable and benefits-focused approach to data quality http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/delivering-accurate-data/ 4019 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:45:04 GMT 20120320194504 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:36:26 GMT 20090818213626 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:45:04 GMT 201203201974504 Articulating and quantifying the monetary return of investment (ROI) in a GIS program is not always easy. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/applying-a-benefits-driven-approach-to-gis-implementation/ 4020 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:12:20 GMT 20120320191220 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:45:15 GMT 20090818214515 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:12:20 GMT 201203201971220 Our client, a large energy utility serving more than one million electric customers and close to 700,000 natural gas customers, has continued to employ a well defined strategy for meeting its customers energy needs in a reliable, low cost manner. To meet the energy requirements of the next generation of customers, using technology via Geographical Information Systems (GIS), the company engaged PA Consulting Group (PA) to conduct an enterprise-wide GIS requirements and needs assessment. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-experience/gas-and-electric-utility-enterprise-gis-needs-assessment-analysis/ 4021 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:29:40 GMT 20120320192940 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:51:06 GMT 20090818215106 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:29:40 GMT 201203201972940 Maximizing value through GIS service and delivery organisational design http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/maximizing-value-through-gis-service-and-delivery-organisational-design/ 4022 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:18:17 GMT 20120320191817 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:57:48 GMT 20090818215748 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:18:16 GMT 201203201971816 Securing GIS programme budget http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/securing-gis-programme-budget/ 4023 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:10:20 GMT 20120320161020 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:09:39 GMT 20090818220939 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:10:20 GMT 201203201641020 Electronic dashboards and scorecards are powerful enterprise tools that provide executives with quick insight into business performance. They can be custom-built or based on reporting solutions offered by a number of vendors. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/articles-quoting-pa-experts/business-performance-management-seven-mistakes-in-dashboard-implementations-1-september-2009/ 4922 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20090901000000 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:24:07 GMT 20091006122407 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:36:41 GMT 201203281973641 People Technology = Change - A handbook for a Smart Business http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/people-technology-change-a-handbook-for-a-smart-business/ 5037 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:06:51 GMT 20120319190651 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:18:44 GMT 20091009151844 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:06:51 GMT 201203191970651 Creating a game plan to justify GIS expenditure http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/bringing-gis-into-an-organization/ 5459 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:06:11 GMT 20120320190611 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:08:02 GMT 20091030170802 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:06:11 GMT 201203201970611 Those companies that have reaped the benefits from offshoring GIS projects are those which actively managed the projects onshore as well as offshore. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/balancing-onshore-and-offshore-for-maximum-value-from-gis/ 5460 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:43:30 GMT 20120320194330 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:28:43 GMT 20091030172843 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:43:30 GMT 201203201974330 Earl Atkinson, business intelligence (BI) expert at PA Consulting Group, has contributed to the debate on data analysis in the Financial Times Digital Digest report. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/articles-quoting-pa-experts/financial-times-resources-finding-a-home-for-all-that-data-27-november-2009/ 6265 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20091127000000 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:37:04 GMT 20091127103704 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:37:15 GMT 201203281973715