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Implementing EPM / Data Analytics for Energy Providers

Around the world, energy / utilities organizations are under pressure from customers, suppliers and regulators requiring them to re-examine every aspect of their business. Over the last 6 months, 15 energy / utilities organizations have partnered with Edgewater to develop consolidation, planning and strategic finance solutions. Key business issues being addressed include: customer gain / loss; price standardization; plant planning; labor & operational planning; capital management; and reporting & analytics. Learn More >>

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Enterprise Information Management

Companies are starting to realize the value of data as a strategic asset. In order to fully exploit the data of the organization, the data must be integrated, trusted, secure and available. More>>

Program/Project Management

We take a business-centric approach and include the operational readiness as well as the technology readiness workstreams in all our project plans. More>>

Internet Commerce

Edgewater Technology's Internet Commerce and Digital Strategy expertise helps organizations identify, evaluate, develop, launch, and optimize Web-based businesses and services. More >>

Information and Media

Edgewater is unique in that we have deep experience and proven success helping information and media clients with both business strategy engagements and complex technology projects. More>>

Healthcare & Life Sciences

The way toward improving patient care lies in the vast amounts of untapped data gathered by healthcare organizations, and the ability to organize, mine and analyze it. More>>

Insurance

Our industry experience enables us to understand your operational environment, including goals and objectives from both a business and technical perspective. More>>

Do you see the recession as an opportunity or are you panicking?
Phil Monahan 6/19/2009

Most insurance organizations, because they are intrinsically risk averse, don’t want to spend the money now. More>>

The Magic of Mash-ups: Co-browsing
Martin Sizemore 6/12/2009

To be able to share, interact and see the body language of your collaborator in real-time without extraordinary downloads to your PC or expensive third party solutions could simply change the way we work. More>>

Claims Outsourcing Strategy – Managing a Smooth and Seamless Transition
Jeffrey Archer 6/10/2009

One of the biggest pitfalls seen in an outsourcing arrangement is the absence of a true partnership between the client and the vendor. More>>

The Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH)
Ryan Hayden 6/3/2009

Success is based on the ability of a team of providers to access accurate and updated patient data across care settings and over time. More>>

Knowledge-based computing: next generation of business intelligence?
Martin Sizemore 5/27/2009

Enter Wolfram Alpha, as an “answer” engine. It could easily be a glimpse of the next generation of business intelligence and decision-support systems. More>>

Bust For Big Three Auto Could Be Boom For Warranty Insurance Companies
Phil Monahan 5/26/2009

Assuming premiums remain reasonable, and there’s no reason not to, warranty insurers could see their business quadruple. More>>

Some interesting M&A Stats
Joanne Wortman 5/18/2009

I just took a look at a news private equity survey on value creation. Three things jumped out at me immediately. More>>

IT Cost Cutting and Revenue Enhancing Projects
Ahmed Hafeez 5/14/2009

When the times are tough IT departments tend to hunker down and act like hibernating bears – not recognizing the opportunity that a recession brings. More>>

Know Your Customer: How Web Analytics can save your IT applications team money
Peter Mularien 5/14/2009

Sure, you can build a web application that settles for the lowest common denominator — but why sacrifice when you might not have to? More >>

Are your KPIs creating a no-win situation?
Joanne Wortman 5/7/2009

The key, of course, is to strive for balance when implementing KPIs. More>>

Web 2.0 for Healthcare Providers – Q and A Part 1
Ori Fishler 5/5/2009

Thanks for all those who attended our webinar on implementing web 2.0 strategies last week. If you missed it, the recorded webinar is available on our site. As I promised, here are some of the questions asked during the session. More>>

Why CEO’s must care about Enterprise 2.0 as a Strategic Imperative
Ori Fishler 5/3/2009

Enterprise 2.0 is not a technology. It represents first and foremost a new way of thinking, interacting and communicating that includes attitude and cultural changes. More>>

Cloud Computing Trends: Thinking Ahead (Part 3)
Ahmed Hafeez 5/1/2009

The third and final part of this series discusses the issues and concerns related to the cloud as well as possible future directions. More>>

Best Practice: Cloud Computing
Jim Wilcox 4/24/2009

I won’t try to predict what your organization has to gain by architecting around cloud technology. It’s more about what your organization is at risk of losing if you don’t. More>>

Can Insurance Help People Go Green?
Phil Monahan 4/17/2009

Instead of the typical rating methods of garaging and vehicle types, auto policies could be use based, rather than ownership based. More>>

Cloud Computing Trends: Thinking Ahead (Part 2)
Ahmed Hafeez 4/14/2009

In the first part of this series we discussed the definition of cloud computing and its various flavors. This second part focuses on the offerings from three major players. More>>

Feel Like Your Pants Are Down - Check Your Data
David Clancey 4/9/2009

Does anybody really want to go into the C-Suite and say, "Our corporate data may not be, uh, kosher?" More>>

Does your Order-to-Cash Process Need a Check-up?
Joanne Wortman 4/7/2009

Diagnosing and fixing order-to-cash symptoms is not easy, because the order-to-cash process is complex from many perspectives. More>>

Maximizing BPM Benefit
Liz Dunn 4/3/2009

When faced with the elusive question -- “How do I maximize my long-term benefit?” -- remember these two key principles. More>>

Hospital and Health Provider Web 2.0 Trends and Opportunities
Ori Fishler 3/31/2009

As organizations with a strong social purpose and educational / outreach focus, how can they remake themselves and their services to provide innovative and effective web-based information and health? More>>

Doublin' Down in Hard Times
David Clancey 3/31/2009

Hard times are definitely here. By this time everybody in IT-land has done the obvious. More>>

Change: Opportunity or Agony
Joseph Brady 3/30/2009

“Embracing change” is a common mantra. However, experiencing change is a certain reality. With it comes a series of choices for everyone involved. More>>

Claims Outsourcing Strategy - Managing a Smooth and Seamless Transition
Jeffrey Archer 4/23/2009

When the strategic decision to outsource has been made, there are plans and best practices organizations must follow in order to guarantee a successful, smooth and seamless transition. More>>

Business Intelligence Technology Environment – Welcome to the Buffet
Greg Forkin 3/26/2009

BITE is my own little tag line and acronym (maybe I should copyright it) to express the host of solutions available in the Business Intelligence application world today. More>>

Cloud Computing Trends: Thinking Ahead (Part 1)
Ahmed Hafeez 3/23/2009

This series will help you assess whether cloud computing makes sense for your organization today and how it can help or hurt you. More>>

If you’re thinking of acquiring a software startup
Joanne Wortman 3/31/2009

There are other hidden risks, some of them far removed from the core product offering, that may impact your future acquisition’s ability to achieve its goals. More>>

Budgeting from the trenches
Joseph Brady 3/15/2009

Undertaking the budgeting challenge is different between organizations. The process design is similar to perhaps how Generals draw up battle plans. More>>

The Goal: Using Theory of Constraints (TOC) to optimize EPM project delivery
Alston Mason 3/9/2009

Set in a manufacturing environment, the book describes a systematic approach to running and improving an organization. Yet, the concepts described are not unique to the Manufacturing industry. More>>

Insurance litigation in the economic downturn
Phil Monahan 2/27/2009

In a recent survey, lawyers expect a dramatic decrease in business in 2009 and do not anticipate earning income at the same levels they earned in 2008. Really? More>>

The Benefits to Insurance Carriers of Automated Workflow Processing
Phil Monahan 2/11/2009

Why do so many insurance organizations still use a manual distribution method for workflow? More>>

Business Intelligence: Avoiding “Operation Mincemeat”
Stacey Cheese 10/18/2008

I do not think we all need to be reminded of what Business Intelligence can do for us today – the facts and the benefits are plain and clear – take your data and make it actionable. More>>

ICD-10: Apocalypse or Advantage?
Martin Sizemore 11/13/2008

In 2011, per the mandate of Senate Bill 628, the United States will move from the ICD-9 coding system to ICD-10. More>>

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