Helping the Energy Industry
Energy has always been a rapidly changing industry, but as governments consider new regulations, and volatility continues in incumbent energy markets, it is more important than ever to plan and prepare for the future.
The Hill Group provides clients with the tools they need to navigate the fast-changing dynamics of the energy industry, achieve strategic goals, and meet the needs of their communities. Whether you are an energy producer, distributor, or provider of products and services to the energy industry, The Hill Group can help you focus to improve performance.
Strategy
The Hill Group can assist you in understanding the data your organization is already collecting and developing the processes necessary to gather additional data to identify important trends, develop scenario-planning models, and inform strategic and operational decision making to provide added confidence and plan for the unknown.
Execution
Our execution work can help your organization identify processes in need of improvement, analyze the complex components of the process, and develop strategies for continuous improvement. Our services will also help your organization reduce variation in products and services, increase efficiency by removing activities that do not add value to your organization, add flexibility to scale activities based on market demand, and improve customer satisfaction ensure success throughout market cycle or to better navigate through market cycles.
Measurement
Energy is ultimately a service industry. The attitudes, opinions, and perceptions of your employees impact productivity and the level of service they provide to each other, other departments within your organization, and most importantly, your customers. Employee attitudes can be a major obstacle to organizational effectiveness. The Hill Group can design and implement a variety of performance and diagnostic measurement tools, including employee opinion surveys, which are an important part of any continuous improvement process and critical to enhancing your organization’s culture and sustainability.
Related Case Studies
A Georgia-based utility company recognized that employees are a critical asset to business operations. They desired more info on employees’ attitudes, opinions, and reactions to workplace issues. Our consulting team systematically gathered input on key issues to design a reliable, valid system for measuring a number of employee issues.
An industry trade association called upon The Hill Group to quantify the economic impact of Michigan’s new energy manufacturing.
A global telecommunications manufacturer desired to determine current customer interest in purchasing additional value-added products and services. The Hill Group also assessed customer acquisition, retention, and penetration by customer segment, particularly for value-added services and product packages.