JUNE 2016 SETTLEMENTS SPOTLIGHT INSIDE THIS ISSUE: HELPFUL HINTS 2 NEW HIRES 3 MID-YEAR SET- TLEMENTS SUR- 4 DEVELOPMENT & TESTING 4 LMS 5 Settlements Vision: “A team united to serve our members with efficiency and excellence, one successful settlement at a time.” SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST: HELPFUL HINTS 2016 MID YEAR SURVEY It has been just a little over a year since Don Shipley transi- tioned into the role of Director of Settlements. During that time we have seen many changes and improvements that have created a roadmap for success. There have been short-term improvements and a long-term strategy that pro- vides the guidelines in which Settlements operates. From the introduction of the “Shipley Code of Ethics,” when he first started in Settlements, to his inspirational “Quote of the Week” emails, the first thing you will notice is his strong belief to always do the right thing. Don’s core values honesty, humility, respect, transparency and excellence, not only shine through him, but he inspires others to be the best they can be, not for him, but for themselves. Don has challenged the Settle- ments group to identify issues and opportunities. In his first A YEAR WITH DON... six months, Don has created a Settlements Steering Team, and they have developed a three-year strategy that has balanced near-term im- provements with long-term stabil- ity. Other Strategy/Development teams also were created to focus on system performance, cost management, staff enablement and settlements governance. We have already seen many in- ternal changes within Settle- ments including the realignment of teams to better manage re- source constraints. This will pro- vide cross-training opportunities and create a more versatile staff. Working with our IT department, we are stabilizing our systems for the short term to allow for long- term growth and development. Other changes members may have noticed is more engage- ment in the working groups to insure Settlements (both internal and external) is well represented across SPP. While we may have some teams with a stronger focus area than others, Don is quick to point out that we all make up “one team,” and when we work together, nothing is impossible! Over the past year, I hope you have had an opportunity to meet Don and get to know him! Don welcomes feedback from our members any time. SPP Settlements Mission Statement We provide timely and accurate financial settle- ments and consultative support to build stakeholder confidence
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J U N E 2 0 1 6
S E T T L E M E N T S
S P O T L I G H T
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
H E L P F U L H I N T S 2
N E W H I R E S 3
M I D - Y E A R S E T -
T L E M E N T S S U R -4
D E V E L O P M E N T
& T E S T I N G
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L M S 5
Settlements Vision: “A team united to serve our members with
efficiency and excellence, one successful settlement at a time.”
S P E C I A L
P O I N T S O F
I N T E R E S T :
H E L P F U L H I N T S
2 0 1 6 M I D Y E A R
S U R V E Y
It has been just a little over a
year since Don Shipley transi-
tioned into the role of Director
of Settlements. During that
time we have seen many
changes and improvements
that have created a roadmap
for success. There have been
short-term improvements and
a long-term strategy that pro-
vides the guidelines in which
Settlements operates.
From the introduction of the
“Shipley Code of Ethics,” when
he first started in Settlements,
to his inspirational “Quote of
the Week” emails, the first
thing you will notice is his
strong belief to always do the
right thing. Don’s core values
honesty, humility, respect,
transparency and excellence,
not only shine through him, but
he inspires others to be the
best they can be, not for him,
but for themselves.
Don has challenged the Settle-
ments group to identify issues
and opportunities. In his first
A Y E A R W I T H D O N . . .
six months,
Don has
created a
Settlements
Steering
Team, and
they have
developed a three-year strategy
that has balanced near-term im-
provements with long-term stabil-
ity. Other Strategy/Development
teams also were created to focus
on system performance, cost
management, staff enablement
and settlements governance.
We have already seen many in-
ternal changes within Settle-
ments including the realignment
of teams to better manage re-
source constraints. This will pro-
vide cross-training opportunities
and create a more versatile staff.
Working with our IT department,
we are stabilizing our systems for
the short term to allow for long-
term growth and development.
Other changes members may
have noticed is more engage-
ment in the working groups to
insure Settlements (both internal
and external) is well represented
across SPP.
While we may have some teams
with a stronger focus area than
others, Don is quick to point out
that we all make up “one team,”
and when we work together,
nothing is impossible!
Over the past year, I hope you
have had an opportunity to meet
Don and get to know him! Don
welcomes feedback from our
members any time.
SPP Settlements Mission Statement
We provide timely and accurate financial settle-
ments and consultative support to build stakeholder
confidence
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The new SPP.org has been up and running and the SUG webpage has a new look and feel. It not only al-
lows you a quick and easy way to register for SUG events, but we have many support documents orga-
nized and available online.
Each document group contains information and documents that provide
our settlement members with quick and easy access to the most up-to-
date documents. If you have not done so, please take the time to review
the available information, and let us know if you have any feedback or
suggestions via RMS, SUG meetings or the Settlements Mid-year Survey.
Current Marketplace Tech Specs
Settlements DEGs and WSDLs - Technical Guidelines and Specifications for Settlement API’s, including
Meter, Bilateral Settlement Schedules and Settlement Reports
Notifications DEG and WSDLs - Technical Guidelines and Specifications for SPP Settlement notification
web services. This describes in detail the exchange of data in the form of requests and responses to
allow users to develop their client software.
Sample Settlements Determinant Report XML – Includes both 5min and hourly sample Bill Determinant
reports. Also includes samples of Long, Short and regular days.
Current UI Guides - Integrated Marketplace Settlements User Interface – Step by step guide for settle-
ments portal applications such as Meter, BSS, Dispute Requests, Notifications, Calendars, Public/
Private Reports.
Integrated Marketplace Protocols – The most current versions of the Integrated Marketplace Protocols
