|
NERC Standards Compliance Management (ComplianceWorks)
Click here to see a client presentation
Click here to see the January 30, 2008 webcast presentation
ComplianceWorks - Overview
 |
|
Ability to store and manage the compliance, responsibility, accountability and audit-readiness of an electric utility’s various legal entities for appropriate time periods relative to their functional roles as detailed by the NERC and regional standards
|
|
|
Enables proactive planning and delegation of tasks to address announced compliance schedules
|
|
|
Easy to configure for company-specific needs
|
|
|
Capability to manage all compliance activities for approved standards, standards under development and retired standards
|
|
|
Pre-loaded with all NERC and applicable regional standards, requirements and measures
|
|
|
Automates the process of demonstrating “Auditably Compliant” status
|
|
|
Configurable to suit varying needs across multiple operating units
|
|
|
Appropriate visibility available to different levels of management as needed
|
|
|
Ability to manage all reliability related standards (NERC, RRO, ISO)
|
|
|
Rapid deployment within and across operating units
|
|
|
Leverages proven off-the-shelf technology
|
|
|
Reasonable investment in terms of cost and effort required
|
ComplianceWorks - Key Features
|
|
Coordinated management of compliance across all legal entities and functional roles |
|
|
Relational database which serves as system of record for legal entities, functional roles and corresponding NERC and regional standards, requirements and measures
|
|
|
Compliance dashboards with color coded indicators for key compliance information
|
|
|
Task assignment, tracking and escalation
|
|
|
Workflow available for standards, requirements, measures and compliance planning
|
|
|
Automated audit preparation
|
|
|
Document indexing, storage and retrieval
|
|
|
Ad hoc and canned reporting and statistics on all compliance management data
|
|
|
Ability to effective date the addition and deletion of functional roles and legal
|
|
|
Robust Search capabilities
|
|
|
Ability to automatically populate workspaces and repositories with template forms, documents and folder structures
|
|
|
Ability to view compliance information by approved or mandatory standards
|
|
|
Event based notification
|
|
|
Ability to add/modify/delete navigational elements of the application to suit business needs
|
|
|
Ability to expand and collapse standard requirement sections and sub-sections for granular or aggregated delegation and reporting
|
ComplianceWorks - Scope
|
|
The application makes the interaction required by end users in general, and in particular, those in line of business functions, streamlined and accessible via commonly used mechanisms like email and SharePoint “MySite” or similar personalized web content.
|
|
|
The application stores standards and maps to entities by function such that standards applicable to each entity are easily identified.
|
|
|
The application captures attributes about standards and associated data including RRO’s, audit options and functions.
|
|
|
The application generates and maintains collaborative workspace areas based on the standards and entities that have been identified, entered and assigned (to leaders and assigned line of business employees).
|
|
|
The application captures “triggering” events and dates for each standard that initiate automated ongoing communication with identified responsible parties (to leaders and assigned line of business employees).
|
|
|
The application enables the capture and maintenance of various dates related to standards, entities, functions or other elements such that a historical “look back” capability exists where the status of compliance can be determined from a historical perspective.
|
|
|
The application has a configurable reporting mechanism that collates supporting data points and report on the status of compliance for a given standard.
|
|
|
The application captures the approval of line of business employees who are responsible for adherence to designated standards. Captured approval can be recorded using electronic signatures applied to approval documents.
|
|
|
The electronic approval process can be integrated with Active Directory records and encrypted for security and integrity.
|
|
|
The application enables systematic notification and approval gathering processes such that a central status mechanism is in place tied to the standards.
|
For more information please conatact Andre Chon at 800-925-4287.
|
|
Utility Consulting
Depreciation Studies
Valuation Consulting
RoyaltySource
Docket/Case Management
Compliance Management
Market Research
Research Systems
Training
|
