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Business Practice Manuals

The California ISO (ISO) Business Practice Manuals (BPMs) contain implementation detail, consistent with and supported by the ISO tariff, including: instructions, rules, procedures, examples, and guidelines for the administration, operation, planning, and accounting requirements of the ISO and the markets. Adherence to the BPMs is important for orderly operation of the ISO markets.

The ISO systematic and publicly transparent BPM Change Management process ensures the consideration of all relevant information when modifying BPMs. The change management process uses a system available through the ISO public website that provides a way to propose BPM changes, comment on open change requests, and track proposed change requests.  The change management process begins when the ISO or a stakeholder submits a web-based Proposed Revision Request (PRR). After an ISO review for completeness, PRRs are posted to the website, triggering a stakeholder review and comment period.

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Business Practice Manuals:

These comprehensive documents contain implementation details through which the California ISO and market participants conduct business in accordance with the Tariff.

BPM for Candidate CRR Holder Registration
BPM for Change Management
BPM for Compliance Monitoring
BPM for Congestion Revenue Rights
BPM for Credit Management
BPM for Definitions and Acronyms
BPM for Managing Full Network Model
BPM for Market Instruments
BPM for Market Operations
BPM for Metering 
BPM for Outage Management
BPM for Reliability Requirements
BPM for Rules of Conduct Administration
BPM for Scheduling Coordinator Certification and Termination
BPM for Settlements and Billing
BPM for Transmission Planning Process

BPM Change Management Monthly Meetings

Business Practice Manual Change Management Reference Documents

BPM Change Management User Guide
pdf 767K | Abstract | 04/09/2009 16:07
BPM Change Management Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
pdf 37K | Abstract | 04/07/2009 14:01
Computer Based Training - BPM Change Management System
Overview of the BPM Change Management System. Discusses the basic functions of the BPM Change Management system providing an overview of how to log in, navigate, view and submit Proposed Revision Requests, submit comments, research BPM's and PRR's, and view reports.
BPM Change Management Process Flow Diagram
pdf 61K | Abstract | 03/05/2009 17:04
BPM for BPM Change Management - Version 1
doc 276K | Abstract | 04/08/2009 15:47
Business Practice Manuals (BPM) Change Management Detailed Workflow Diagrams
pdf 74K | Abstract | 03/18/2009 10:24

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