Energy and Utilities

Did you know that two-thirds of projects fail to meet their objectives, scope, timeline, and to deliver the desired ROI? This occurs due to a lack of technology and often a lack of proper adoption processes (Prosci, Best Practices in Change Management, 2018.) Organizational Change Management (OCM) makes all the difference in how companies embrace […]

When Perficient senior project manager Morgan McNeal was assigned to collaborate with Xcel Energy to create a plan to revamp their arc flash safety electrical program, she had no idea what she was getting herself into. But, three years and a withstanding partnership with Xcel Energy engineer Eduardo Ramirez Bettoni later, she is now an […]

Forrester has included Perficient in its Now Tech: Oracle Apps Implementation Services Providers, Q1 2022 report. This report is an overview of 25 Oracle apps implementation services providers. In the report, Forrester segmented vendors based on market presence and capabilities. Market presence was determined by Oracle app implementation services revenue and vendors were placed into […]

Arc flash is a type of uncontrolled electrical discharge that occurs when an electric current strays from its intended path and travels through the air from one conductor to another. They most often occur in electricity and power plants, or any place that uses electrical equipment such as substations and transmission lines. Arc flashes are […]

We are excited to kick off 2022 by adding two new Google Cloud expertise designations to our roster, bringing our total count to thirteen. The Document AI and Energy & Utilities Expertise designations demonstrate our technical proficiency and customer impact with the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Document AI We have demonstrated expertise in delivering Document […]

Covid-19 has certainly had an impact on the oil and gas industry. And as the industry continues to adapt to new challenges, digital transformation has become a requirement for survival. With an ever-growing amount of data generated, surmising any meaningful insights without data management is a challenge. Proper data management can provide visibility into complex […]

One of the biggest challenges companies face with their SCM applications footprint is moving part or all of it to a cloud-based SaaS/PaaS platform. This decision is sometimes complicated by the fact that on-premise license renewals, de-support notices for earlier versions of EBS, ‘true ups’ for user license fees (especially when there has been significant […]

Prepare yourself for this incredible news! We are excited to announce our W3 Gold Winner Award and Gold Winner MUSE Creative Award for DTE Interactive Virtual Home. This microsite educates consumers on how to save energy for their homes on a completely new level. The W3 Awards is a major web competition judged by the Academy […]

The impacts of COVID-19 have made it imperative, now more than ever, to assure that employees are ready, willing, and able to embrace new technology in a virtual workplace. Despite the current circumstances, successful change is more complex than just ensuring adoption – it is understanding the change from the stakeholders’ perspective, creating opportunities for […]

Are you struggling to get users to efficiently embrace a new tool or technology? Is the unexpected shift to fully remote working creating change management obstacles? Are you looking to prepare for an upcoming Microsoft Teams implementation for your small or large company? Just because you implement a new tool, doesn’t mean people will use […]

At Perficient our colleagues not only get involved within our company, but within the industries they serve. A veteran of the oil and gas industry, Cheryl Scott is no different.  Over the course of her career, Cheryl maintained a strong association with the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM). AFPM was formed over 120 years […]

Utility companies have had a hard summer in 2020! Blackouts and brownouts caused by fires in the West, and Storms on the East Coast and in the Gulf have filled the news. It has been written in Utility industry publications that there is an enormous opportunity to marry Operational Technology and key Finance systems and […]