Live Webinar March 21st, 2011 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour live webinar + Q&A Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
Presented by: Software Engineering Institute Carnegie Mellon

• Can the Smart Grid Maturity Model (SGMM) help utilities develop a perspective on the future smart grid?
• Can that future vision represent the diverse range of concerns from multiple utilities?

In this webinar, you’ll learn about how the California Energy Commission (CEC) is using the SGMM to answer these questions.

For nearly two decades, the Software Engineering Institute has been at the forefront of innovation in software architecture technologies.

The CEC, in partnership with an SEI-Certified SGMM Navigator, is using the SGMM to develop its roadmap to the 2020 smart grid for California’s publicly owned utilities. The 13 participating utilities offer a diverse set of perspectives, from the emerging visions of Alameda Municipal Power and the City of Palo Alto Utilities to the advanced visions of Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and Glendale Water and Power.

The CEC selected SAIC (one of the initial licensees for the SGMM Navigation process) for this project, based in part on its proposed use of the SGMM to evaluate the utilities’ existing activities and future aspirations.

After members of the utility participate in the SGMM Compass survey, SAIC can use the results to develop comprehensive assessments of current-state activities. The follow-up aspirations workshops will provide a view of the future-state visions. To bridge the gap between current state and aspirations, SAIC is developing implementation roadmaps driven by the actions and obstacles identified in the aspirations exercise. SAIC’s Steve Rupp, (LinkedIn profile) one of the first SEI-Certified SGMM Navigators, leads the project and is your presenter for this hour-long webinar.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

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