Inera SA, an alliance of ten energy providers from Western Switzerland, competes with major utilities. As a lean organization, it lacked the core data and analytics expertise required to create innovative digital services.
The Risks: Slow time-to-market, high development costs, and untapped data potential from energy production, consumption, geographic, or weather data. To remain competitive and successfully deliver data-driven services, a holistic and future-proof data strategy was needed.
Inera chose Navique and the 4Q-model. The goal was to build a modern data and analytics culture that accelerates innovation and strengthens partner utilities in their digital transformation.
Every transformation begins with a clear “why.” Building on this, our 4D phases—Discover, Design, Develop, Deploy—guide Inera from strategy to operational implementation.
Clarification of the “why” at the data level.
Design of the overarching architecture, principles, and processes for future data and analytics capabilities across four quadrants: value creation, technology management, governance, and organisation.
Definition of the desired value creation and the impact of data- and digital-driven transformation on Inera’s business model.
Design of solution architectures for data and analytics products, always aligned with the defined purpose.
Drafting of a target operating model (TOM) for data and analytics based on the shared-responsibility principle.
Implementation of a secure, scalable data platform using open-source technologies on Microsoft Azure.
Development of data products for specific use cases—such as the meter-to-cash process, consumption analyses, and load curves—delivering measurable value.
Go Live – Industrialisierung der MVP-Datenplattform und Datenprodukte.Industrialization of the MVP data platform and data products.
Expansion with additional data and analytics products and data-driven use cases, consistently aligned with the overarching objectives.
30 % shorter project phases, resulting in lower costs thanks to predefined Navique deliverables.
Scalable, secure data platform with self-service capabilities for developers.
Faster time-to-market for new data-driven products and services.
Reduced project risks through standardization and cost transparency.
Economies of scale for partner utilities, who now benefit from affordable, innovative data services.
A sustainable data and analytics culture that integrates vision, strategy, technology, and organization, creating measurable value for Inera.
