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Common challenges

Operational Redundancy

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Disengaged Citizens

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Struggle to provide Optimised Services

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Power Rates calculator for local government and utilities

Power Rates is a flexible, date-driven rates/charges calculator and invoicing tool built specifically for – and in collaboration with – Local Governments and Utilities.

Built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management, Power Rates helps streamline the management of changing rates, charges, and property information while considering date changes for all variables when calculating rates to be charged.

Power Rates Calculator allows for a comprehensive Property Record, serving as the one true source for billings.
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Key features include:

  • Rate calculation based on current Land Valuations with support for concessions and minimum charges
  • Date-driven rates calculations and concessions for rates
  • Historical ownership data and property valuations
  • User Configurable Rates and Charges for properties
  • Usage fees calculation based on consumption
  • Prorated rates and charges calculation where ownership changes during a billing period
  • Free text invoicing
  • Fixed and service fees calculation
  • Portal integration with Dynamics 365 portals for property owners
  • Scalability to cater for gas, water, and electricity consumption and billing
  • IoT integration-ready through Microsoft Azure for Smart Meters and other compatible devices
  • Calculation insight and review prior to invoicing
Flexible deployment options are available: the solution can be added to an existing deployment or set up in a new environment.

Contact us today for one of our global offices to provide you with an obligation-free demonstration.
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"Dynamics on its own is powerful – it’s brilliant, but when you start adding in the rest of the Microsoft Stack, like Outlook, Power BI and Azure, that’s when you start to see the real power of the platform."

- Web Development Manager at Colchester Borough Council

Colchester Borough Council’s digital transformation story

Digitally transforming the Public Sector

There is a digital disruption happening in the Public Sector as organisations realise both the potential of using the Internet of Things to improve predictive maintenance and the importance of having an agile technology platform that accommodates shifts in policy and demand.

Local and regional government bodies are looking to achieve seamless work across allocations, asset management, customer contact centres, repairs and workforce management systems. With an end-to-end Dynamics 365 solution, organisations will be prepared to handle changing demands from their citizens and plan for future investments.

Case Study

Colchester Borough Council is transforming their resident engagement and has enhanced the reporting visibility within their organization by implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 and leveraging the expertise of PowerObjects’ team of certified Change Management professionals.

Explore their Journey

Solutions Spotlight

In this Solution Spotlight, hear how Colchester Borough Council worked with the PowerObjects team of Change Management specialists and trainers to deliver Development training at the beginning of their Dynamics 365 project and reinforcement training a year after their implementation.

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