Finally, we’ve got the book, Selecting and Implementing Energy Trading, Transaction, and Risk Management Software, complete and submitted to the publisher. It should be available for purchase on Amazon within a couple of weeks. I’ll update you as soon as its available.

Here’s a copy of the index to give you a good idea of what’s covered in it…230 plus pages of pure ETRM goodness!

FOREWORD 3
SECTION 1 OVERVIEW OF ETRM
CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS ETRM SOFTWARE? 7
CHAPTER 2 THE ETRM SOFTWARE LANDSCAPE 19
SECTION 2 SELECTING A NEW ETRM SYSTEM
CHAPTER 3 BEST OF BREED OR SOLE SOURCED? 29
CHAPTER 4 THE RFI/RFP PROCESS 39
CHAPTER 5 THE BEAUTY PAGEANT - SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATIONS 49
CHAPTER 6 THE NEXT STEP - NEGOTIATION 57
SECTION 3 IMPLEMENTING YOUR ETRM SYSTEM - INTRODUCTION 63
CHAPTER 7 IMPLEMENTING ETRM SOFTWARE - A BENCHMARK STUDY 67
CHAPTER 8 THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS 79
CHAPTER 9 IMPLEMENTATION KEY SUCCESS FACTORS 99
CHAPTER 10 THE IMPLEMENTATION TEAM 117
CHAPTER 11 USING THIRD-PARTY INTEGRATORS 131
CHAPTER 12 THE IMPORTANCE OF TESTING 137
SECTION 4 MAINTAINING YOUR ETRM SYSTEM 161
CHAPTER 13 SUPPORT & MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS 163
CHAPTER 14 MANAGING UPGRADES 169
FOCUS TOPICS
I UNDERSTANDING THE ETRM VENDOR BUSINESS MODEL 183
II ETRM SOLUTIONS AND "THE DISCIPLINE OF MARKET LEADERS" 191
III MANAGING HISTORICAL TRANSACTIONAL DATA 199
IV BE AWARE OF THE COSTS OF THE TWENTY PERCENT 205
APPENDIX A ETRM VENDOR LIST 211
APPENDIX B ETRM CONSULTING COMPANIES 226
OTHER USEFUL RESOURCES 228
SPONSOR INFORMATION 229

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