ENERGY AND UTILITIES BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE REFERENCE FRAMEWORK AND EXAMPLES
Examine our pre-built, ready-to-go, customizable, and business-friendly energy and utilities business architecture reference framework and examples. This framework is used within our Consulting Services for energy and utilities organizations, ensuring enhanced support and greater value for our clients.
The business-friendly Energy and Utilities Reference Framework and Examples offered by Business Architecture Info for electric, gas, and water utility companies and for energy providers, including the oil and gas industry include the following:
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over 3,950 business capabilities
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over 940 information types
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37 detailed value streams
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over 3,000 application assets or services categorized by the level-1 business capability they support
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over 400 diagrams
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Business Case 1 - Implementing a Utility Mobile Application
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Business Case 2 - Improving Customer Service Using Artificial Intelligence
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Business Case 3 - Electric Vehicle Charges with Wireless Payment Using Blockchain
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This reference framework is crafted based on comments from our clients and our Energy and Utilities Business Architecture Info Committee. The 6 Members of our committee include:
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Ann Jacobs-Long, Director, Strategic Planning and Execution at Southern Company in GA USA,
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Anthony Schoombie, Senior Data Governance Specialist at TenneT TSO B.V. in the Netherlands
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Brian D. Smith, Director of Architecture at Colonial Pipeline Company in GA USA,
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Laura Carty, Business Architect at Coliban Water in Australia,
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Lindsey (Stapleton) Lindley, Segment Architect at Arizona Public Services in AZ USA, and
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Marius Botha, Senior Enterprise Architect at Powerco in New Zealand.​
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Inquire about our 2 Excel datasets or 4 PDF files.
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Our Energy & Utilities Business Architecture Training is entirely based on this Energy & Utilities Reference Framework and Examples offered by Business Architecture Info.
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Effective December 1, 2024, Business Architecture Info has ceased offering its Energy and Utilities Business Architecture Reference Framework in Excel and PDF formats for standalone purchase. Going forward, this framework will be exclusively utilized within our Consulting Services for energy and utilities organizations, ensuring enhanced support and greater value for our clients.​​​
ENERGY AND UTILITIES BUSINESS CAPABILITIES
The Energy and Utilities Business Architecture Reference Framework consists of over 3,950 business capabilities that are several levels deep, where over 1,910 of them are energy and utilities-specific). Business capabilities are segmented into 8 tiers, including Energy and Utilities, Client-Driven, Strategy, Human Resources, Enterprise Support, Finance and Accounting, Marketing and Sales, and Governance and Compliance.
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The Excel file includes the level, the nomenclature, a detailed description of each business capability, and cross-map relationships to value streams/value stages, and information concepts.
ENERGY AND UTILITIES VALUE STREAMS
The Energy and Utilities Business Architecture Reference Framework consists of 37 customer-driven, strategic, or supporting detailed value streams, with their participating stakeholders. 19 of these value streams are linked to their enabling capabilities.
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The Excel file includes the nomenclature, a detailed description of each value stream/value stage, and cross-map relationships to business capabilities and stakeholders.
ENERGY AND UTILITIES BUSINESS INFORMATION TYPES
The Energy and Utilities Business Architecture Reference Framework consists of over 940 information types that are several levels deep. The energy and utilities information types are currently segmented into 27 level-1 information types.
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The Excel file includes the level, the nomenclature, and a detailed description of each information type.
APPLICATIONS SUPPORTING BUSINESS CAPABILITIES
This Energy and Utilities Business Architecture Framework provides a comprehensive collection of over 3,000 application assets and services. Each entry is organized according to one of the 82 level-1 business capabilities defined in this Energy and Utilities Business Architecture Framework.
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Each application includes a detailed description, pricing information (where available), the name of the vendor, and a direct link to the application's webpage for further reference.