Case Study: Sunflower Electric Power Corporation improves strategy execution with ESM Software

Sunflower Electric Power Corporation - Customer Case Study

Sunflower Electric Power Corporation, a Kansas-based wholesale power provider serving member distribution cooperatives, was looking for a better way to manage strategic planning and reporting after nearly two years of manual updates across PowerPoint and Excel. The organization needed a simpler system with a low learning curve so teams could collaborate more effectively and keep strategy review meetings on track. ESM Software was brought in to help improve strategy execution, and the company began working with ESM in 2016.

ESM Software implemented an intuitive strategy management tool that enabled objective and initiative owners to enter updates directly, creating a single version of the truth for quarterly strategy review meetings and balanced scorecard reporting. The solution improved transparency, collaboration, and change management, and Sunflower was able to start reporting within a few weeks using a train-the-trainer approach. As a result, Sunflower reduced time spent on manual reporting, eliminated back-and-forth document edits, and shifted from a reactive to a more proactive organization focused on strategic decisions rather than process.

Sunflower Electric Power Corporation

Cory Betz

Manager, Strategic Projects