Oil Field Scheduling for Risk Mitigation Client Situation A controlling oil company in a rich oil field had approximately 5,000 workers at various processing facilities at any given time. The work being performed by any of those individuals could have a destructive impact on other work happening in the area (e.g. one crew venting gas in the same area as another crew working with open flame could cause an [...]
Besieged ERP implementation is transformed into a template for global growth and profitability improvement Client Situation The international branch of one of the top six consulting companies in the world was struggling to deliver on a very complex ERP implementation and a management re-engineering project for their top branch customer, a large mining company. The project was critical as it also represented the foundational cornerstone for the consulting firm’s [...]
Nationwide Transportation Company Transforms Recruitment, Retention, Performance Management, and Career Development Opportunities through Human Capital Strategic Roadmap Client Situation A nationwide railroad company wanted to develop its first-ever Human Capital Strategic Roadmap – linked directly to the company’s Strategic Plan – and identified the following strategic outcomes that were to be delivered using the Balanced Scorecard approach: Hire and on-board best fit talented people who thrive living the brand [...]
Mentoring the Technology and Cyber Leader in a Public Company Pre-Acquisition Client Situation A $250 million publicly reported food and beverage company suffered the loss of their technology and risk leader just as the company was planning an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation, was waiting word on potential acquisition by a major shareholder, and was working to deliver strong compliance results in financial process verification and improvements to their [...]
Effective Risk Management pulls Utility Company out of Crisis Client Situation An electric power company suffered a $600 million loss as a result of the West Coast energy crisis of 2001. It had been caught short of wholesale power to deliver to customers during a time of extreme run-up of prices. After the crisis, executives conducted various analyses to assess the company’s risk management structure. Solution A NextLevel team [...]
HIPAA-regulated Healthcare Company Significantly Reduces Cyber Security Exposure Client Situation A HIPAA-regulated organization that needed to support large volumes of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and electronic Personal Health Information (ePHI) was concerned about their cyber security exposure. In addition, they needed to comply with both HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) regulations as well as their Business Associate Agreements (BAA) with their key customers. The company was growing [...]
Construction Company with Government Contracts Fixes Security Vulnerability and Avoids Business Disruptions Client Situation An Alaskan Native Corporation providing government construction and security services was at significant risk for a major business interruption. The company’s IT system had significant security vulnerabilities and could not support field application performance requirements, leading to risks for contract non-compliance, cost over-runs, and the inability to collect on agreed upon change requests. Solution A [...]
