Good Luck on the demo next week Brian Daubin! The team is standing strong behind you! https://lnkd.in/ginaVRjJ
I was preparing for a TRACE™ demonstration next week (a tool in our COMMANDPOST™ suite of tools) when something clicked... Not about the technology itself but about the impact it can have in a utility environment. It made me think about how we used to navigate while driving. There was a time when getting anywhere depended on local knowledge. Then we moved up to a Thomas Guide (Remember flipping pages, aligning grids, and manually connecting your route???). True evolution came when turn by turn directions that you printed out could be held in your hand. It worked. But it was slow, and easy to get wrong. Today, you type in an address and get a clear, step-by-step path forward. Simple. Direct. Repeatable. Audit readiness hasn’t caught up in the same way. Most utilities aren’t struggling with compliance, they’re struggling with how to navigate it efficiently. Many organizations still operate like the days of the Thomas Guide....mapping federal code to internal standards manually, relying on subject matter experts to connect the dots, and rebuilding those connections every time an audit occurs. The issue isn’t effort. It’s structure. TRACE™ brings a different approach. It creates direct, living connections between federal and state code, internal standards, and the individuals those standards apply to. So when PHMSA Inspection Assistant questions come into play, those paths are already built, allowing teams to generate aligned, defensible responses with the supporting documentation tied directly to each requirement. The result isn’t just faster audits. It’s a shift from interpretation to clarity, from reactive assembly to structured readiness. Because knowing the landscape isn’t enough anymore. You need a system that shows you exactly how to navigate it. Send me a message if you think TRACE™ can help your utility compliance programs.