ProField® Technology Enables Apex to Compress Smart Metering Deployment Schedule by Four Months

HERNDON, Va., Oct. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Apex CoVantage recently announced the successful completion of Green Mountain Power's (GMP) AMI deployment. Utilizing ProField, its proprietary ERP solution for workforce management, Apex finished installing all 270,000 smart meters four months faster than the planned schedule.

Consistent with Apex's stellar safety record, no on-the-job injuries were reported – a major accomplishment given the extreme winter weather conditions in which the work was performed.

Tapping into ProField's customizable features and adaptive programming, Apex was able to create workflows, web applications, and KPI dashboards specific to the project's requirements. When GMP changed its CIS/Billing system mid-deployment, Apex was able to quickly integrate with the new system. ProField also enabled Apex to modify routes and workflows to circumvent hurricanes, blizzards and record flooding.

Gary Belock and Mary Morris, Project Managers at GMP, were both impressed by Apex's agility in responding to potential bottlenecks and adjusting the mobile workforce management tool accordingly. "Apex proved its flexibility by quickly scaling to accommodate changes to our deployment schedule," they said.  "Not only did partnering with Apex allow us to use a single vendor to deploy our meters and network equipment, but ProField also gave us a great management tool which allowed GMP's project team to keep our finger on the pulse of the entire deployment."

About Apex Smart Grid Solutions
Apex CoVantage, a private, employee-owned company, helps businesses develop and execute strategies in the information and knowledge fields. Based in Herndon, Virginia, Apex employs over 2,500 globally.

Apex's Smart Grid Solutions division works with utilities and AMI companies around the world. Service offerings, including Meter Replacement and Network Equipment Installation, are powered by ProField® - the industry's only integrated ERP system for mobile workforce management.

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SOURCE Apex CoVantage