Problems We Solve
The pattern we keep seeing (and fixing) in Australia’s energy market
When off-the-shelf no longer fits, it’s rarely because the product is ‘bad’.
It’s because your context is specific.
A market opportunity doesn’t exist in the product catalogue
Battery Energy Storage Solutions (BESS), the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) buildout, and growing consumer energy resources are opening new revenue streams.
When revenue depends on a new capability, you need a pragmatic first iteration with safe modelling, before real exposure and scale.
We helped a lines business use digital twins to forecast, test scenarios safely, and refine market offers.
Unclear requirements but need to align tools to business strategy
Not every project starts with a clear spec. Sometimes, you just have a challenge with no clear solution.
We thrive in the grey, working alongside your team to define the real problem, test assumptions, and shape solutions that fit your processes and people.
A portfolio team consolidated interval data, policy limits, and what-if workflows into one decision-support tool.
Legacy systems and spreadsheets have become your system of record
Version drift, key-person risk, and manual steps are slowing decisions. The increasing demands of new regulations and data integration exceed what legacy systems were built to handle
A bespoke solution provides the continuity and confidence to move forward.
A 30-year old monitoring setup was replaced with a bespoke platform with scheduled reads, automated ingest, alarms, rich plots, anda map view across thousands of sensors.
Complex integrations
Energy software lives and dies on integrations, but off-the-shelf vendors often charge heavily and move slowly to deliver them.
In-house builds pull teams away from BAU operations, and almost always take longer than expected.
The ROI is in these edge cases, and that’s where bespoke software turns complexity into advantage.
Why partner with YouDo
Our process focuses on four pillars:
Fit for purpose
We don’t build bespoke for its own sake.
Every system is a best-fit response to the last mile where outcomes are won or lost.
Pragmatism over theatre
We choose well-supported, modern tech and right-size the architecture so effort goes where it matters.
That’s how we deliver real ROI.
Problem definition before code
The hardest part of any build is understanding the problem.
We start with curiosity, test assumptions early, and shape scope from reality.
Delivery discipline
Short cycles, visible progress, open communication.
It’s how we protect dates and budgets without burning analysts and engineers.
Tell us about your challenge or requirements
Reach out to Steve for an honest chat about how a bespoke solution can help.
Mobile: +64 21 160 4439
Email: sales@youdo.co.nz
LinkedIn: Steve Chevallier-Boutell
