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BRINGING CLARIty tO COmpLExIty
smart grid systems integration serVices
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Smart Grid SyStemS inteGration ServiceS Smart grid projects are large and complex, with challenges that require much more than selecting vendors and
buying products. Success relies on the careful planning and execution of proven business and risk mitigation
methodologies that support project management, engineering, deployment, security, business readiness and
change management.
Black & Veatch provides trusted, experienced support to enable a successful smart grid journey. Our real-world
experience, in-depth insight and practical know-how help utilities across North America plan, design, integrate and
implement a successful and transformative smart grid program.
Using proven utility business processes and IT architectural modeling, Black & Veatch delivers superior systems
integration. The Black & Veatch Integrated Business Process Modeling™ scopes and tailors utility best practices
to address your unique project needs and business drivers. Our Integrated Delivery Model™ mitigates risk by
embedding high-quality systems and processes that promote on-time, on-budget program delivery. Black & Veatch
is ideally positioned to integrate diverse hardware, software and system assets to establish the foundation for your
smart grid success.
Smart grid SyStemS integration ServiceS
Bringing clarity to comPleXityBlack & Veatch’s expertise in systems integration and systems implementation means your project will be delivered on time and on budget with the right systems and processes.
A sAmpLE ELECtRICs DAILy mEtRICs DAshBOARD
EsIntial FOR smARt GRID Provides the utility key measures of
advanced meter performance.
enSpiria SolutionS, a bl ack & veatch company
Project manaGement Black & Veatch’s smart grid project management services
include the activities required for promoting quality,
curbing costs, managing schedules and mitigating
risk. Relying on our extensive smart grid and industry
experience, Black & Veatch project managers work
closely with utility clients to facilitate all phases of the
project life cycle. Project management support includes:
n Managing the activities of the team, subcontractors and
selected vendors
n Confirming deliverables, controlling scope and
managing the project schedule
n Providing implementation guidance
n Delivering a quality product on schedule and
within budget
n Foreseeing and mitigating risk
SyStemS enGineerinG Black & Veatch systems engineering services seamlessly
integrate interdisciplinary business and technical
processes into the smart grid implementation. Systems
engineering support includes:
n Enterprisewide, detailed system requirements definition
n Solution architecture and technology/phasing
roadmap development
n Technical supervision and management
n Integration design and development
n Supervision of vendor installation, configuration
and coding
dePloyment manaGement Smart grid projects require the daily installation of
thousands of endpoints and the careful coordination of
materials, labor and data. Black & Veatch has developed the
planning, tools and management platforms necessary to
ensure that endpoints and communications infrastructure
are installed efficiently, with minimum disruption to existing
utility systems and business processes.
Security
Black & Veatch recognizes the importance of incorporating
a robust, comprehensive cyber security plan into a smart
grid deployment strategy. With unparalleled expertise
in planning and implementing high-level security
requirements, Black & Veatch ensures the security of the
system upon implementation. Then, through established
methodologies and frameworks, we support the evolution
of the system to respond to threats as they emerge.
teSt enGineerinG
By confirming that the smart grid system meets all
functional requirements and performance expectations, test
engineering is particularly vital for complex programs with
multiple vendors and legacy system interfaces.
Black & Veatch’s robust and thorough test engineering
process starts early in the program and verifies that the
various elements come together smoothly through unit
integration, continuous improvement to business processes
and site acceptance tests. Our ESIntial™ for Smart Grid
Metrics Tool provides dashboards for monitoring smart meter
deployment progress, program benefit execution and project
hot spots.
BuSineSS readineSS
It is expected that implementation of a successful smart
grid project will transform the way a utility does business
in the future. Using our Integrated Business Process
Modeling™, Black & Veatch experts develop an extensive
characterization of existing business processes and then
identify the changes and business process transformation
required to execute specific smart grid goals. Our approach
leverages the strength of the utility’s chosen vendor
solution, legacy technologies and labor force capacity.
chanGe manaGement
Because internal stakeholders have tremendous influence
over the success of a smart grid implementation,
Black & Veatch change management experts lead business
process transformation across multiple constituencies.
We work with you to develop effective communication
plans, define roles and work scope, stage implementations,
identify and manage impacts, and realize desired business
transformation outcomes.
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BUILDING A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE®
Black & Veatch is a global leader in the consulting, engineering, construction and operation of what the world needs now and in the future in the crucial areas of energy, water and telecommunications and in providing up-to-the-minute services in the fast-changing federal and environmental markets. Founded in 1915, the employee-owned, $2.3 billion company operates out of over 110 offices worldwide and has completed projects in more than 100 countries.
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