Our Capabilities
Implementation of something new or novel to deliver business value
Improvement of existing business processes and products
Mining Planning and Engineering support
Innovation
We help corporates, startups, service providers and research organisations at all phases of the business lifecycle to:
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Understand the dynamic internal and external environment - through targeted market, competitor, technology and solution scanning
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Focus on opportunities that matter - including improvement, growth or sustainability - by helping create and align to your innovation strategy and roadmaps
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Demonstrate the value proposition and build support - through opportunity framing and business case development
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Identify the best path forward - via build, buy or partner assessments, and technical due diligence to support venture capital investments
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Connect with the best thinking, solutions, funding and partners from across the globe - using our innovation network and ability to effectively establish and manage external relationships
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Accelerate impact and reduce risk - through rapid experimentation and management of open challenges, technology studies, proof of concepts, prototypes and trials
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Realise a strong return on investment - by active portfolio management and benefits realisation planning
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Develop capability and sustain momentum - though building a lean innovation engine that requires minimal overhead, innovation process development, process reviews and coaching.
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Improvement
We help small, medium and large companies, at all levels of maturity to:
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Understand what is possible - through strategic reviews, benchmarking and rapid operational/technical diagnostics
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Prioritise and focus your efforts - by coordinating business planning processes, cascading and communicating objectives and KPI’s and actively managing your improvement portfolio
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Amplify impact and speed to value - applying appropriate methodologies including lean, six sigma and theory of constraints
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Manage change and make it stick - through operational readiness assessments, capability building, coaching and training
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Build stability and predictability in your business - by improving your management operating systems, organisational "wiring" and providing support and backfill cover for key leadership and technical roles
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Help enhance improvements - through operational technology assessment and implementation, data analytics and digital transformation.
Engineering
We provide technical expertise to mining companies that covers:
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Mining Engineering - mine design, long term planning, operational scheduling, equipment selection, cost model development and drill and blast design across a range of commodities
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Operational Readiness - development of standards, processes and procedures to ensure that the ramp-up plan is met
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Operational Improvement - using our structured process to identify the current state, understand what is possible, then put a practical plan in place to achieve it​​
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Operational Technology Management - strategic road mapping, assessment, implementation and embedment of value adding solutions ​​​​
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