topic Utility Network - Thoughts... in Water Utilities Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/water-utilities-questions/utility-network-thoughts/m-p/309605#M637 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Our organization is looking at moving to the Utility Network data model, but we have heard mixed reviews.&nbsp; Anyone using the model currently have any insight (good or bad)?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 03 Feb 2020 16:50:15 GMT JenniferCrawford 2020-02-03T16:50:15Z Utility Network - Thoughts... https://community.esri.com/t5/water-utilities-questions/utility-network-thoughts/m-p/309605#M637 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Our organization is looking at moving to the Utility Network data model, but we have heard mixed reviews.&nbsp; Anyone using the model currently have any insight (good or bad)?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 03 Feb 2020 16:50:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/water-utilities-questions/utility-network-thoughts/m-p/309605#M637 JenniferCrawford 2020-02-03T16:50:15Z Re: Utility Network - Thoughts... https://community.esri.com/t5/water-utilities-questions/utility-network-thoughts/m-p/309606#M638 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Jennifer, I hope you don't mind me piggybacking my question - Would anyone who switched be willing to share if they used a consultant or ESRI to manage the transition or did you do it all in house?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 03 Feb 2020 17:14:40 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/water-utilities-questions/utility-network-thoughts/m-p/309606#M638 ThomasYork2 2020-02-03T17:14:40Z Re: Utility Network - Thoughts... https://community.esri.com/t5/water-utilities-questions/utility-network-thoughts/m-p/309607#M639 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>As a consultant who has been involved with the Utility Network model since it's early alpha and beta releases I'll leave my 2 cents.&nbsp; The hardest part of the implementation of water/storm/sewer is&nbsp;going to be working through all the data preparation / cleanup, and for that I'd highly recommend using Esri or a Consultant to help manage that part. If you have a strong data conversion team in house they should be able to handle the conversion, with some guidance from Esri or a Consultant.&nbsp; If you don't have a strong data conversion team in house you will likely need to bring in an outside consultant.&nbsp; If you do end up going the consultant route I recommend you look for consultants who have been Certified as capable of implementing the Utility Network by Esri.&nbsp; If you want to do it all in house then a good place to start would be to take all of the classes and certifications recommended by Esri to get certified.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 03 Feb 2020 21:56:17 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/water-utilities-questions/utility-network-thoughts/m-p/309607#M639 RobertKrisher 2020-02-03T21:56:17Z