Customer
CenterPoint Energy
Location
Texas
Highlights
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Built a real-time dashboard to monitor engineering resource allocation
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Integrated Primavera P6 logic into Power BI for automated tracking
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Streamlined budget validation and reduced manual reporting
Optimizing Resource Management with Real-Time Dashboards
The Challenge
The Solution
- Data Validation and Correction: Reviewed and updated budget labor unit data from source systems to resolve inconsistencies and ensure alignment with planning baselines.
- Process Deconstruction: Conducted in-depth analysis of resource allocation logic in Primavera P6 and mapped out the system's calculation mechanics for use in Power BI.
- Dashboard Semantic Model Configuration: Collaborated with the internal IT team to optimize the semantic data model behind the Power BI dashboard—enabling real-time calculations and cross-project aggregation.
- Iterative Quality Control (QC): Implemented a structured QC framework to verify accuracy and consistency in dashboard outputs before go-live.
- Stakeholder-Driven Enhancement: Incorporated actionable feedback from CenterPoint Engineering Managers to refine the dashboards.
Key Benefits
- Real-Time Visibility: Daily data refreshes provide near-instant awareness into engineering workload and forecasted constraints
- Operational Efficiency: Engineering Managers now access consolidated, decision-ready metrics in a single interface—eliminating the need to compile disparate reports
- Improved Accuracy: Budget labor units are now audited and validated, improving overall forecasting fidelity
- Strategic Alignment: Dashboard insights support proactive resource balancing across teams, ensuring schedule adherence and regulatory compliance.
The Results
- Daily Dashboard Refresh - Up-to-date visibility into task-level labor allocations
- Reduced Manual Overhead - Reduction in time spent preparing resource loading reports manually
- Enhanced Resource Planning - Identification of over/under-utilized engineers enabled preemptive action
- Stakeholder Confidence - Higher adoption and satisfaction scores among Engineering Managers