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Core Competencies
Wind
Lake Solutions’ core competencies are applicable to supporting project
design, development, and deployment activities.
WLS’ capabilities are particularly relevant with regard to
utility challenges where the creation, maintenance, and integration of
data are fundamental to the success of an IT initiative.
Our skills and experience, and our significant knowledge of
utility data and the systems they support, facilitate our contribution
to a broad range of utility systems implementation and integration
projects.
Project
Design, Development, and Implementation
The
members of the Wind Lake team have contributed technical and managerial
leadership in the successful accomplishment of dozens of important
utility IT projects. Providing
a full range of professional services from needs assessment through
acceptance testing and program implementation, our skills include:
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Analysis
of processes and requirements;
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Development
of project specifications;
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Design
and development of data models and applications;
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Development
of project and operational procedures;
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Management
to lead or support utility IT implementation.
Data
Creation, Conversion, Maintenance, and Integration
Wind
Lake is differentiated from many of our competitors by our absolute
appreciation for the critical role of data within the utility
organization. Designing,
developing, and deploying state-of-the-art data-centric processes and
tools, and QA systems that reduce costs and maximize returns, our skills
include:
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Analysis
of data systems and challenges;
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Analysis
of data-focused requirements associated with integration of
operational applications including GIS, OMS, WMS, Design, MWM, and
Network Analysis;
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Analysis,
design, and development of databases and data models;
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Designing,
developing, and deploying customized data purification strategies,
processes, and mechanisms;
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Analysis
and design of data entry and maintenance processes and technologies
to assure compatibility with business requirements and compliance
with regulations and requirements;
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Analysis,
design, and development of strategies, and mechanisms required to
support data migration.
Technology
Selection, Design, Development, and Deployment
The
experience of the Wind Lake team includes work in the integrated
technologies of GIS, OMS, WMS, MWM, and network design and analysis
applications. Working with
our customer partners to select, design, develop, and deploy technology
solutions to their operational and engineering challenges, our skills
include:
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Analysis
and documentation of technology requirements;
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Rational
consideration and selection of technology products and approaches;
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Planning
and management of technology implementation and integration efforts;
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Design
and development of applications and interfaces;
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Modification,
maintenance, and support services relative to utility applications and
interfaces.
Process
Analysis and Design
Technology
and data cannot be separated from the processes that our customers
employ. Working with our
customer partners to analyze their current processes and to design,
develop, and deploy improvements, our skills include:
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Analysis
of technology-dependent, data-centric processes;
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Identification
of process dependencies, relationships, redundancies, choke points,
and opportunities;
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Design
of improved processes and analysis of process change implications;
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Design and development of
mechanisms to support process management and coordination.
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