Utilities are struggling to perform a balancing act today: managing a maturing workforce while filling the need for different positions and new job skills. Hiring new talent is critical to the success of projects such as new generation methods, the Smart Grid, and a host of other requirements that simply didn't exist a decade ago. Equally risky is leaving gaps within the organization due to poor succession planning.

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Studies have shown that utilities will face a 25% workforce turnover within the next 5 years. While the economy may have altered the outlook somewhat due to delayed retirements, utilities still face a daunting reality: dramatic shifts in business and technology demand dramatically different job skills. 

Do you have the information you need to ensure you have the right skills for the future?

Better Insight, Better Planning, Better Performance

On this webcast, Brian Porter and Maureen Coveney of Southern California Edison will share with you how they are kicking their workforce planning up a notch by leveraging Business Intelligence tools. Already, they are finding trends in hiring and retention that will help them ensure a workforce plan that is based on actual insights, and enables ongoing optimization.

Please join us and learn how to:

• Achieve visibility into who makes up your workforce

• Predict attrition by factoring in workforce attributes and variables 

• Analyze HR & business process effectiveness through the use of KPIs, like headcount forecast variance, hiring, internal movement, and attrition rates, as well as committed and potential headcount measures utilizing staffing requisition variables

We look forward to your participation.

Click to register for this event on Thursday | 7/29/10 | 2:00-3:00pm Eastern 

 

Introducing the Experts:

Maureen Coveney 
Director, IT&BI / SONGS Portfolio 
Southern California Edison

 
Maureen Coveney is the Director for the IT&BI Portfolio for Southern California Edison’s San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). She oversees the overall development and maintenance of information systems and technical infrastructure that supports SONGS.
 
Maureen possesses an ideal combination of IT customer relationship management experience and technical knowledge honed from her 20 years working in the utility market. Most recently, she served as Executive Director for the Utilities Practice at SAP, where she was responsible for the development of the North American Utilities Business Strategy. Prior to joining SAP, Maureen served as Vice-President of Product Management and Marketing for OSIsoft, Inc. Maureen began her career as a nuclear engineer at General Electric Company. 
 
Maureen holds a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear and Mechanical Engineering, and a Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering, both from the University of California, Berkeley.

Brian Porter 
Strategy, Planning, Finance & Technology Human Resources Department 
Southern California Edison

Brian Porter is manager of HR Analytics & Reporting for Southern California Edison. He manages human capital analytic & reporting product and services, workforce forecasting, and leads business intelligence technology projects for HR.
 
Brian has extensive experience leading financial/business planning processes while providing detailed analysis to support business decisions. He combines strategic and tactical financial expertise with strong qualifications in human capital management and information technology gained from over 18 years in financial services, manufacturing, and most recently, the utility industry.
 
Prior to joining Southern California Edison, Brian was Director of Business Analysis & Operations for Fidelity Investments, Human Resources organization.
 
Brian holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Real Estate and Urban Economics from the University of Connecticut, and a Master of Business Administration in Finance, from the University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Warren B. Causey 
Vice President
Strategy/Research/Analysis 
Five Point Partners LLC

 
A researcher, writer and technology consultant for more than 30 years, Warren Causey has specialized in the utility industry since 1992. He is author of more than 30 books and his articles (by the hundreds) have appeared in the pages of leading utility industry publications. He has worked as principal-in-charge for a variety of major utility projects, including IT Performance evaluation and gap analyses for Florida Power & Light, Nstar, Xcel Energy and others. And he has headed research/ consulting projects for numerous utilities and vendors, including Northwestern Energy, Hydro-Quebec, Lucent Technologies, Autodesk, Elster, Vertex and many others. A frequent keynoter (on leading edge technology in information, distribution and business) at major industry conferences, he founded Warren B. Causey, Ltd., one of the most respected research/publishing/ consulting firms in the industry.

Brian Jones 
Senior Industry Principal, Utilities 
SAP America

 
Brian has 23 years experience in the Utilities industry. As one of SAP's Utility Principals, he is responsible for strategy, thought leadership and industry domain expertise for the Utilities Practice in North America. Among his various responsibilities is providing thought leadership in the areas of Smart Grid, Renewable Energy, Transmission and Distribution Operations and Customer Systems. Brian also leads the SAP AMI Lighthouse Council, which is a consortium of SAP's AMI customers and partners, and the CIS/CRM Influence Groups. Prior to his career at SAP, Brian held senior management positions at other technology firms and held various management positions at an investor owned electric and gas utility for 11 years. While at the utility, his responsibilities included a special focus on grid operations, demand response and demand-side management initiatives.
  

Register Today to participate in this important event.
 

"Mastering the Balancing Act of Utility Workforce Planning" 
 
Thursday | 7/29/10 | 2:00-3:00pm Eastern