Event Overview
The largest power utility in Southern California, servicing a population of 13 million, was in the middle of a multi-year SAP CIS transformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kurt Sweetser, Director of CSRP, Southern California Edison, speaks to Joshua Biggins, Infosys, explaining how the utility went from a fully on-site to a fully remote CIS transformation at the switch of a button.
Learn what worked well, and the challenges they faced during this implementation. Also hear about how their CIS transformation program continues to be ahead of the game.
Key Takeaways
- The story of the largest SAP ISU implementation in North America
- How we are navigating the challenges of a large business transformation program amid a global pandemic
- The key resiliency factor
Speakers
Kurt Sweetser - Southern California Edison IT Director Customer Service Re-Platforming Program (CSRP)
Early in his career, Sweetser established new enterprise standards and programs enabling and differentiating Southern California Edison’s (SCE) infrastructure capabilities while leading and managing more than 230 represented and non-represented team members throughout SCE’s service territory. He also spent nine years as VP and General Manager with International Network Services/Lucent Technologies where he led more than 250+ consultants and sales personnel throughout the western United States. Sweetser then served eleven more years at SCE in executive positions, including IT Director of Business Relations, Client Services, and Planning for several operations.
Joshua Biggins - Partner- Business Consulting, Infosys Limited
Joshua Biggins is a partner with Infosys Consulting’s CIO Advisory Practice. Over the last 25 years, he has helped clients identify, prioritize, design, and deliver technology capabilities that create value for shareholders, customers, stakeholders, employees, and partners. He serves as the Delivery Executive from Infosys overseeing Southern California Edison’s Customer Service Re-Platforming Program.
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