Plainview Energy Project

Plainview Energy Project

Plainview Energy is a growing energy producer for remote locations and municipalities outside metropolitan areas. Their technology offers a sole power system to communities that do not connect to an ordinary power grid. The technology includes a power battery from nuclear power. This system can supply a community or remote location with the power necessary to operate. Plainview Energy is reaching a crossroads that will require innovative thinking and planning to ensure their competitive advantage remains intact. The company will invest in technology that will allow them to communicate with offices in four states, manufacturing facilities, suppliers, and on-site support staff, maintenance, and security for the customer. Finding a viable solution is critical for the further expansion of the company. Before the company can move forward, a thorough analysis of current infrastructures and business practices is necessary.

Existing Business Practices

Communication is paramount for the company to exist and sell their product to other communities. Plainview Energy requires the movement of large amounts of data from one site to another. This data transport system is inadequate and lacks security measures to safeguard the sensitive data going in and out of the company’s systems. The limitations lie with the current phone lines, which do not provide the services necessary to meet the demands of the growing company. Many of the facilities operate in remote and isolated locations, which decrease the reliability of the phone systems to transmit the necessary data to other locations. Frequent outages are common, and do not meet the needs of the company and the customers. The ownership of the software; including project management software is under Plainview Energy IT department and is not compatible with the other facilities, customers, vendors, and contractors outside of the company. The...