This paper represents a short theoretical-practical foray of the factors that contribute to the successful
operational management of energy companies. An important aspect researched in the paper is intended for the
possibilities of ensuring efficient management in the context of the changing environment, in terms of applying
an effective planning system. Thus, companies in the energy field need efficient planning in order to ensure the
efficient management process and to achieve an efficient operational management. A special place in the
operational management process belongs to the efficiency of the dispatching service within the companies
which, once correctly planned, can contribute to achieving organizational performance. The aim of the paper is
to review the most important success factors in the operational management of companies in the energy sphere,
as a decisive factor in achieving organizational performance. The research methodology focused on the use of
several methods: analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, abduction, scientific abstraction, qualitative research,
comparison, graphic method. In conclusions, we can mention that the main success factors in ensuring an
efficient operational management process are: the managerial strategy applied by the company, the human
capital of the people who like the managerial strategy, the applied technology and equipment, the implemented
innovations.