Earlier this month, the Albireo Energy team earned Best Practices and Benchmarks certification from the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA).
This is not a certificate that gets framed, hung on the wall and forgotten. It’s a validation of The Albireo Way which is the approach we use deliver uniformly great work and customer success. This certification shows that an important industry association has examined our most important business processes and certified that they meet industry standards.
What is the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA)?
Founded in 1994, the CSIA is the most important professional association for control system integrators. The association’s integrator members design and implement sophisticated control systems for a range of processes including programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems. The CSIA’s mission is to help these integrators build successful businesses and to advance their impact in the industry.
What Does CSIA Certification Mean?
CSIA certification challenges integrators to prove that they implement CSIA best practices. The process includes completing a six-page application, successful completion of a months-long implementation of standards and best practices followed by an audit by a third party. The successful completion of this process demonstrates excellence in compliance to best practices and industry standards that lead to project success. The certification goes beyond technical proficiency to test for business and management best practices.
Why is this important to Albireo Energy customers?
Benchmarks and best practices have always been important to the success of The Albireo Way. This approach starts with goal alignment and proceeds through project planning, financial management, project transition and ongoing services. This framework forces us to think broadly about what will make your project successful and communicate that to all of the stakeholders.
This approach to project management ensures projects are executed on time, on budget and in scope. The goal of the Albireo Way is that all our finished projects exceed customer expectations. To make this happen we have our own best practices that dovetail nicely with those used in the certification process.
Conclusion
The CSIA certification is a significant achievement for all integrators who complete the process, as it demonstrates that these companies are committed to adopting best practices and standards to improve their business operations and better serve customers. But for Albireo Energy there’s another dimension because it’s also a validation of The Albireo Way which uses best practices to ensure our work goes above and beyond customer expectations.
