Smith Rea Energy - helping to simplify allocation agreements

Allocation or hydrocarbon accounting systems implementation projects are exposed to the same risks as all software projects of significant size: increases in scope, unforeseen complexity and the unavailability of key resources can all have an adverse impact on cost and schedule. The last of these risks is acutely relevant: specialist business knowledge is required to specify, test and roll-out allocation systems and the availability of that knowledge largely determines a project’s capacity to deliver.

Smith Rea increases this capacity by providing:

A vendor-neutral bridge between customers in the business and software suppliers
Business process analysis and optimisation
Input to the functional specification process. Capitalising on our practical experience and knowledge, we help projects specify deliverable, fit-for-purpose systems
Customer representation during testing activities: generating and controlling test data, defining test scenarios, witnessing and performing acceptance testing, and
Training in the use of allocation computer systems. Taking into consideration the wider context of an operator’s allocation and reporting obligations, we provide training in the ‘why’, as well as the ‘how’.