Our Business Consulting practice has established itself as an industry leader and has won numerous awards for excellence and customer service. Drawing upon years of industry experience, we are able to remain current on cutting edge process improvements through our tight partner relationships and our ever growing team. We are always looking to hire Process and Project Management experts to join in our success!
- Brandon Meek
Senior Director of Project and Process Management,
Idea Integration
Idea Integration took the time to understand our as-is environment to ensure that we were building the correct solution for the future. Most partners come at us directly with technology without truly understanding our business needs. Additionally, the Business Consulting contacts remained consistent throughout the engagement and allowed us to have full transparency into status and next steps.
- Chris M.
VP of IT,
Private Oil & Gas Services Firm

Process Refinement & IS Governance - Case Study #2

Calpine Corporation

The Business Challenge

Although Calpine’s Information Services (IS) Process Program was established to support end-to-end process development activities, process development efforts are frequently delayed due to resource availability. In addition, processes that are implemented do not consistently leverage “best-practice” or audit-oriented models, tools, or assessment mechanisms to measure process effectiveness and efficiency. In 2004, regulatory driven initiatives in support of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) highlighted these issues and the subsequent need for process refinement, standardization, and the development of an IS Governance process framework.

Solution

Idea Integration conducted an assessment of Calpine’s as-is processes, environment, and tools in order to determine the most appropriate industry best-practice IT Governance process framework to deploy to the customer organization. To fulfill this requirement, Idea’s consulting team generated and compiled the following components into a Strategic Assessment report deliverable:

Assessment findings
Gaps
Recommendations to address gaps
Implementation plan
Recommended key process performance indicators
Internal/External resource staffing requirements

Idea Activities & Deliverables

Frame the processes
Understand the As-Is
Design the To-Be
Develop a Migration Plan
Communicate the new vision to IT
Implement the To-Be design
- Phase I
  - Assessment of As-Is Processes
  - Recommended for To-Be Processes
  - Best Practice Gap Analysis
  - High-Level Implementation Plan
  - Benchmark Analysis
- Phase II
  - Migration Plan to remediate SOX deficiencies
  - Deliver Process Training
  - Implement Immediate-Term Migration Plan
- Phase III
  - Maintenance of redesigned processes
  - Define and implement Governance structure

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About Calpine Corporation

Calpine Corporation is helping meet the needs of an economy that demands more and cleaner sources of electricity. Founded in 1984, Calpine is a major U.S. power company, capable of delivering nearly 24,000 megawatts of clean, cost-effective, reliable and fuel-efficient electricity to customers and communities in 18 states in the U.S. The company owns, leases and operates low-carbon, natural gas-fired and renewable geothermal power plants. Using advanced technologies, Calpine generates electricity in a reliable and environmentally responsible manner for the customers and communities it serves.