2. What were some of the challenges faced by SFPUC? What management, organization, and technology factors were responsible for those challenges? A major challenge facing many companies and organizations is the imminent retirement of baby boomers. For certain organizations, this challenge is more daunting than usual, not only because of a larger spike in employee retirements, but also because of the business process change that must accompany significant shifts in any workforce. The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)

was one such organization.

SFPUC is a department of the city and county of San Francisco that provides water, wastewater, and municipal power services to the city. SFPUC has four major divisions: Regional Water, Local Water, Power, and Wastewater (collection, treatment, and disposal of water). The organization has over 2,000 employees and serves 2.4 million customers in San Francisco and the Bay Area. It is the third largest municipal utility in California.