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Powering Up With WebFOCUS: Web-Enabled Apps Boost Employee Productivity

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries	Utilities
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Human Resources
Use Cases	Predictive Maintenance Real-Time Location System (RTLS)
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services System Integration
Challenge	Orange and Rockland Utilities, a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc., was facing the challenge of managing vast amounts of data and turning it into useful information. The company needed to provide upper management with secure, real-time access to employee information, eliminate calls to HR, and improve processes involved with tracking equipment tests for regulatory agencies. Previously, HR information was obtained by running scheduled batch reports on mainframe computer systems. These reports were static, so if managers wanted additional information, IT professionals would have to create additional reports. Furthermore, the company was under a deadline to create an executive HR system. Read More
About Customer	Orange and Rockland Utilities is a provider of electricity and natural gas, serving a population of roughly 700,000 people in seven counties in New York, northern New Jersey, and northeastern Pennsylvania. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc., one of the nation’s largest investor-owned energy companies. Like most utility companies, Orange and Rockland needs to manage vast amounts of data. The company has been a longtime user of Information Builders’ FOCUS for Mainframe. When the corporate planning committee requested an executive HR reporting system, IT professionals at the company decided that it was a perfect opportunity to Web-enable their reporting processes using the self-service capabilities of WebFOCUS. Read More
Solution	Orange and Rockland decided to use Information Builders’ WebFOCUS to create several new self-service reporting applications. Two of these WebFOCUS applications streamline HR processes for executives and employees by making information available on-demand via Web browsers, while a third eliminates cumbersome manual processes involved in reporting completed meter tests. With the new WebFOCUS system, this same information is available 24/7 via the corporate intranet. Authorized managers can log on to the system with a standard Web browser and get the data they need with a few mouse clicks. Similarly, if employees need information about their vacation or sick-leave balances, they can access a secure online calendar. The company also created a Scheduled Electric Meter Test Report application that eliminates burdensome manual processes involved in tracking meter tests. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Applicable Industries

Utilities

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Human Resources

Use Cases

Predictive Maintenance

Real-Time Location System (RTLS)

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

System Integration

Challenge

Orange and Rockland Utilities, a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc., was facing the challenge of managing vast amounts of data and turning it into useful information. The company needed to provide upper management with secure, real-time access to employee information, eliminate calls to HR, and improve processes involved with tracking equipment tests for regulatory agencies. Previously, HR information was obtained by running scheduled batch reports on mainframe computer systems. These reports were static, so if managers wanted additional information, IT professionals would have to create additional reports. Furthermore, the company was under a deadline to create an executive HR system.

About Customer

Orange and Rockland Utilities is a provider of electricity and natural gas, serving a population of roughly 700,000 people in seven counties in New York, northern New Jersey, and northeastern Pennsylvania. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc., one of the nation’s largest investor-owned energy companies. Like most utility companies, Orange and Rockland needs to manage vast amounts of data. The company has been a longtime user of Information Builders’ FOCUS for Mainframe. When the corporate planning committee requested an executive HR reporting system, IT professionals at the company decided that it was a perfect opportunity to Web-enable their reporting processes using the self-service capabilities of WebFOCUS.

Solution

Orange and Rockland decided to use Information Builders’ WebFOCUS to create several new self-service reporting applications. Two of these WebFOCUS applications streamline HR processes for executives and employees by making information available on-demand via Web browsers, while a third eliminates cumbersome manual processes involved in reporting completed meter tests. With the new WebFOCUS system, this same information is available 24/7 via the corporate intranet. Authorized managers can log on to the system with a standard Web browser and get the data they need with a few mouse clicks. Similarly, if employees need information about their vacation or sick-leave balances, they can access a secure online calendar. The company also created a Scheduled Electric Meter Test Report application that eliminates burdensome manual processes involved in tracking meter tests.

Impact #1	Executives have vital information easily available, which helps them make informed decisions.
Impact #2	Efficiently obtained personnel statistics eliminate calls to HR.
Impact #3	Streamlined meter-testing tracking processes increase accuracy and reduce labor costs.

Impact #1

Executives have vital information easily available, which helps them make informed decisions.

Impact #2

Efficiently obtained personnel statistics eliminate calls to HR.

Impact #3

Streamlined meter-testing tracking processes increase accuracy and reduce labor costs.

Benefit #1	The new system was ready in less than four months.
Benefit #2	The calendar is available to more than 1,000 employees.

Benefit #1

The new system was ready in less than four months.

Benefit #2

The calendar is available to more than 1,000 employees.

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Powering Up With WebFOCUS: Web-Enabled Apps Boost Employee Productivity

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