Alpine Energy

Alpine Energy is now optimising its capital works programs and managing all project processes using best practice portfolio, program and project management methodologies.

“PLM has provided us with a complete, end-to-end process in one tool,” Spackman said.

“From initiation to finalisation, we no longer have to step outside the software.”

Spackman added: “The comparison between what we had before and what we have now is night and day.”

IT projects can be complex and costly. However, there are certain things you can do to lower the risk profile, accelerate time to implementation and keep costs down. In Alpine Energy’s case, implementing TechnologyOne’s preconfigured PLM software with little customisation, simplified the project and ensured it could be delivered on time and budget.

“Overall we tried to keep the business change as small as possible; we didn't make any changes to the out of the box workflow, which for us made the process a whole lot easier,” Spackman said.

“TechnologyOne provided some initial remote training for us, but we decided to tackle most of the implementation and configuration in house, given our budget was limited.”

Being an early adopter of the software, Alpine Energy also had access to TechnologyOne’s R&D team to ensure the solution worked seamlessly and was fit for purpose.

“During this process, we had remote support from TechnologOne’s R&D team, which from a customer’s perspective, is like finding gold in your backyard,” Spackman said.

“Being able to talk to R&D and get direct information about something you’re trying to do with the product was invaluable.”