Case Study: Southern Company improves cost management and budgeting with PowerPlan

Southern Company retires 22 systems with PowerPlan

Southern Company, a major energy provider, sought to upgrade its project and cost management, budgeting, and reporting capabilities. Its legacy systems were labor-intensive and lacked the granular detail needed for effective decision-making. The company chose solutions from PowerPlan to serve as an integration hub for its larger Enterprise Solutions initiative, requiring a system that could work with its new ERP and EAM applications.

PowerPlan implemented a suite of solutions including Budgeting & Forecasting and Project Cost Management. This provided Southern Company with real-time cost tracking down to the work order level, improved budget compliance, and simplified project management. The implementation resulted in the retirement of 22 legacy systems, automated accounting processes, and delivered better, more timely financial information to operations, enabling more strategic resource allocation.

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