Performance Challenge

A well-known Power Cooperative wanted to choose a consolidated software that would cater to all their business requirements with the goal to achieve higher performance and ensure accurate accounting and reporting. They wanted to evaluate all available software options and choose the most suitable software with all CTRM capabilities. At Value Creed’s suggestion, the company decided to go for a trusted software over a combination of newly introduced software applications to ensure reliability and peak performance.

KEY RESULTS

Extensive Technical Validation 

Intense Reliability Assessment

Vendor Viability

Software Selection

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Software Selection

Our comprehensive Software Selection process ensures a complete study of the business operations. Workshops help us to understand the key requirements of business operations to design a process map and conduct a gap analysis. Since our team is formed of industry-experienced personnel, we’re able to understand the future requirements and needs of the business which plays a key role in software selection service

Key Takeaways

Through a comprehensive selection methodology, Value Creed’s team was able to add value to the process by successfully evaluating the business requirements and suggesting the most suitable option for current and future business activities. Also, being familiarized with the industry, our team was able to uncover the hidden requirements. The team ensured that the business challenge was addressed throughout the process and the shortlisted landscape alternatives were minutely evaluated on various parameters like cost, functionality, and flexibility to make the final suggestion.

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Performance Challenge

A leading global coal company wanted a streamlined source for solution delivery within a limited time frame. This required a team of hyper-vigilant project managers to ensure that tasks are completed to the specific requirements with all security measures. The client wanted to follow through migration of scripts for cloud hosting of its data with meticulous program management to have low discrepancies in their operations.

KEY RESULTS

Accountable &

Quantifiable Results

 

Strong Program Governance

Streamlined

Execution

Program Management

Value Creed Services Mobilized:

Program Management

Embark on your project with Value Creed’s comprehensive Program Management service. We bring in the right people and assets together to coordinate tight schedules and dependencies. Our industry-experienced team not only enforces but constructs and operates office governance, manages budgets, and meets project deadlines

Key Takeaways

Value Creed’s program management service enabled the company to have quantifiable results within a tight schedule. We ensured the necessary involvement of diverse stakeholders with defined roles and adhered to varied processes followed by the company. Our benchmarked practices made the company confident in our service, which added value to their entire project. We also ensured complete security and prevention of any data loss during the project since the company had off-shore IT Support.

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Performance Challenge

A major trading firm wanted to capture two different trades into their CTRM systems which created a high-priority need to develop a new process in their CTRM as the values were fluctuating and there was no proper standard of measurement.

Also, their current process was to capture data in the spreadsheet which was manual and error-prone causing process delays and reporting difficulties. Both trades were different from each other and Value Creed had to build two unique solutions to overcome the challenges.

KEY RESULTS

Streamlined Business Process

Quick Resolution

Cost Effective 

Business Process Design & Optimization

Managed Services

Value Creed Services Mobilized:

Business Process Design & Optimization

Partnering with Value Creed to perform your business process design and optimization tasks gives you a structured approach to current state performance and future state competitive advantage. Tailoring operational flow to your niche will continue to deliver efficiency and profitability dividends over the long term.

Key Takeaways

By understanding the key requirements of the client, Value Creed developed and tailored quick solutions to ensure auditability and traceability. Value Creed’s deep Horizon expertise and client knowledge ensure unique solutions to unique problems. Designing and Optimizing a scalable business process.

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Performance Challenge

A well-known chain of gasoline service stations located across the Southern United States wanted to change CTRM platforms to address new business demands for performance, accessibility, and security. At Value Creed’s suggestion, the company decided to implement its new CTRM platform in the cloud rather than on-premises

KEY RESULTS

Future-Proof Infrastructure

 

Peak Performance

& Timely Backups

Full Ownership & 

Control Over Data

Quick Implementation

Advisory Services

Cloud Services

Agile Delivery with Security

Value Creed Services Mobilized:

Advisory

Our Advisory services not only will help you guide your operations but also help you achieve your vision by taking all stakeholders into consideration. Our highly experienced team has combined full lifecycle, functional and technical expertise to deliver frameworks and guidance around building reliable and scalable commodity trading businesses.  

Cloud Services

Bring your On-premise infrastructure to the cloud for greater speed, flexibility, and security. Maximize your operational advantages with our CTRM Cloud Infrastructure and enjoy cloud benefits—on-demand agility, flexibility with security, and cost savings.

Key Takeaways

Value Creed guided the client through the business case to implement a different CTRM application. The team further developed a roadmap design for the company to smoothly transition to the new application. The cloud design process provided an agile, holistic solution combining our CTRM Cloud Services and CTRM Cloud Infrastructure and Monitoring expertise. Our team created an infrastructure, established a secure VPN tunnel, and designed a custom virtual desktop for access to the cloud anytime, anywhere. We ensured consistent long-term success by installing our cloud CTRM security software and firewalls with multi-factor authentication.

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Performance Challenge

The company wanted to modernize its business processes with the goal to transition to a clean energy future. They also wanted to maintain sophisticated business processes across the organization, quickly and efficiently, for greater productivity and more efficiency. It sought to minimize the costs of maintaining the database and its infrastructure.

KEY RESULTS

99% Pass Percentage of UAT Test Cases

60% Cost – Saving

Zero Error in Daily Valuation Runs

CTRM Implementation

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CTRM Implementation

The implementation services offered by Value Creed will help you in designing and set up your system’s workflows according to your business operations. In addition, we execute a change management & training program to assist your team in effectively maintaining system configurations as well as test the newly implemented CTRM application in accordance with the key requirements. 

Key Takeaways

By understanding the key requirements of the client, Value Creed developed tailored solutions to address all pain points. Additionally, the team developed custom configurations and set up a robust testing environment. Developing and implementing a comprehensive change management program and training enabled the company to not only reduce its infrastructure costs but also modernize its business processes. 

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Business Challenge

A multi-state U.S. electric cooperative and its subsidiary required more powerful recording and calculation of the financial and physical risk associated with power positions.

The company wanted more complete accountability and implement their power book structure into their CTRM System to ensure accurate and up-to-date position reporting and profit/loss measurement.

KEY RESULTS

Precise, real-time dashboards

Accurate reflection of inventory

Profit/loss position reports

Fully leveraged CTRM platform

Enterprise Risk Management

Power Profit & Loss Reporting

Profit & Loss Attribution

Advisory Services

Value Creed Services Mobilized:

Enterprise Risk Management

Our team is made up of industry-leading CTRM experts who help you define risk policies to ensure compliant operations. We’re dedicated to CTRM technology and our risk management services enables you to tailor risk evaluation and measurement metrics using data from your CTRM Solution. 

Advisory

Our Advisory services not only will help you guide your operations but also help you achieve your vision by taking all stakeholders into consideration. Our highly experienced team has combined full lifecycle, functional and technical expertise to deliver frameworks and guidance around building reliable and scalable commodity trading businesses.  

Key Takeaways

Value Creed reviewed the customer’s power structure, system, and position reporting workflow and recommended a platform that more closely matched its business structure and metrics. We then provided design advice, implemented, and configured the platform and aligned the firm’s power P&L and position reporting applications to input data to continuously update both electric and natural gas positions and inventories. Value Creed counseled the company on best practices for maintaining the platform, processes, and reporting structures

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