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March 15, 2017
Initial Objective
Evaluate the
- rganization and
Simplify, Focus and Conn
- nnec
ect
Phase I
Implement Immediate-Term Items
Phase II
Evaluate Near and Long-Term Items
March 15, 2017 Initial Objective Phase I Phase II Evaluate the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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March 15, 2017 Initial Objective Phase I Phase II Evaluate the Implement Evaluate Near organization and Immediate-Term and Long-Term Simplify, Focus Items Items and Conn onnec ect Based on discussions with employees and other
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Based on discussions with employees and
- ther stakeholders, the Executive Team
developed a list of organizational
- bservations.
- Several of the items on the list were identified as
impl plementa tabl ble w with thin 30 d days and were implemented shortly thereafter.
- The Executive Team needed more input about the
- ther items so these items were identified as
needing decisions either near term (less than 90 days) or longer term (over 90 days).
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The complete list of organizational
- bservations was shared with employees, and
employees could volunteer to participate in the focus groups.
A contractor was hired to facilitate the focus
groups and report back to the Executive Team.
Teams were established comprised of
appointees and interested volunteers.
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- 1. Formalized establishment of an innovation center to maximize utilization of
engineering technology and new materials and leveraging new technology
- 2. Renamed Fair Practices Office to Equal
Employment Opportunities Office reporting as a staff office to the Deputy GM – Strategic Partnerships
- 5. Moved the materials
evaluation function from Materials and Services Group to the Technical Services Group
- 6. Moved Safety
Office to Human Resources
- 3. Moved the Network and Enterprise
Asset Management functions from the Planning Group in Engineering to a staff
- ffice under the Deputy GM - Operations
- 7. Merged the Industrial Assets
Management Group (Production) with the Property Management Group (General Services) to form a new Facilities Maintenance Group (Production)
- 4. Renamed
Logistics to General Services Office
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Kickoff Meeting
October 26, 2016
Focus Groups Review Best Practices Work Groups Decisions
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Assessments will ill be mad ade alo along the way.
- ay. This
is will ill le lead ad to re recommendat ations an and ult ltim imat ately ly to d decis isio ions.
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Fo Focus Gro Group S p Subj bject Act ctions Tak Taken Act ctions To To Be Tak Taken
- a. Establish Business Advocate
function in Customer Relations. Focus group completed. Business Advocate position to be posted.
- b. Move the microwave
system/cellular leasing function from IT to the Facilities Maintenance Group. Focus group completed.
- c. Evaluate best location in the
- rganization for Claims.
Focus group completed. The Claims and Billed Work function will be transferred to the General Counsel’s Office effective April 3, 2017.
- d. Evaluate best location in the
- rganization for the billing and
collection functions. Focus group completed. The collections function currently being performed in Utility Services will be transferred to Customer Relations effective April 3, 2017.
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Fo Focus Gro Group S p Subj bject Act ctions Tak Taken Act ctions To To Be Tak Taken
- e. Evaluate co-location and
functional reporting of the radio room and customer relations call center. Focus group completed. The emergency call center will remain on the 2nd floor next to the Control Center.
- f. Evaluate organizational
alignment of the Procurement and SLMBE functions. Report on organizational alignment of the Procurement and SLMBE functions focus group – report is being drafted.
- g. Evaluate how sponsorships
and memberships are handled. Focus group completed. Update of related policies.
- h. Evaluate how travel is
handled. Focus group completed. Update of related policies.
- i. Evaluate efficacy of training
activities. Focus group completed.
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Fo Focus Gro Group S p Subj bject Act ctions Tak Taken Act ctions To To Be Tak Taken
- j. Evaluate names and titles of
current organizations and positions Focus group completed. Established a new naming hierarchy with Branch, Department or Office, Division and Section replacing Branch, Team or Office, Group and Unit. Final recommendations for changes to Division and Section functional names and positions.
- k. Evaluate where in the
- rganization the meter reading
and meter shop functions belong. Focus group completed. To promote consistency and make it easier to move to Advanced Metering Infrastructure, most meter functions will be combined into one organizational unit effective April 3, 2017.
- l. Review Development process
– participants identified for focus groups - developers, engineers, and government staff. Focus groups are in the process of being scheduled.
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