A Poster Child for Technical and Business Innovation

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A Poster Childfor Technical and Business
Innovation

• Dan McCarthy, President and CEO Black Veatchs
  Global Water BusinessMay 15, 2008

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A Poster Childfor Technical and Business
Innovation

• Dan McCarthy, President and CEO Black Veatchs
  Global Water BusinessMay 15, 2008

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BV innovation process
Idea Generation
Commercialization
Refinement
Hypothesize Strategic Areas of Focus
Validate and Prioritize Opportunities
Expand Discover Opportunities
Test and Learn
Refine Strategic Path
Pursue Operational Pilot
Pursue Commercial Pilot

• Team Mission Objectives
• Boundaries
• Client Jobs-to-be-Done
• Market Exploration Validation
• Developing Solutions (existing and
  new)

ITERATIONS
Feb. 2008
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Sustainable Design
Sustainable Planning
Alternative Water Supply
Alternative Energy Supply
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Sustainability goals create the need for
innovation

• We tend to take for granted the ongoing
  availability of sufficient, clean water
• As consumers we must reduce our water footprint
  and encourage others to do so
• We can ensure a more sustainable future by
  taking urgent action now

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Anyone who can solve the problems of Water will
be worthy of two Nobel Prizes one for Peace
and one for Science.
John F. Kennedy
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Major Australian Cities with Water Problems
Brisbane
Sydney
Adelaide
Perth
Melbourne
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What Australia wantedand BV provided

• Innovative, advanced treatment technology
• Technical expertise in advanced water and
  wastewater treatment
• Water reclamation and desalination expertise is
  highly sought after
• Integrated design and construction services
• Few genuine designer-builders in Australia
• Concept-to-commissioning model attractive
• World-class resources
• Australian clients are keen to access
  international resources
• Global working has become more acceptable in
  current resource-constrained climate

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Background on Bundamba

• 66 ML/d plant
• 90 km of electrical cables
• 103,000 m3 engineering fill
• 18,000 m3 concrete
• 3900 tonnes of steel
• Piped via a 7.3 km, 800 mm diameter pipeline
  into lake at the Swanbank Power Station
• Worlds largest commerciallyavailable spiral
  woundreverse osmosis elements 18 in diameter

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Bundamba site April 2006
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July 2007 Aerial of site
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August 2007 First water to Swanbank
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Excellence in execution

• 1,000,000-hour mark without a lost-time injury
• Only 10 months to completion
• Finished 3 weeks ahead of schedule

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How did we make the innovative IGW concept work
in Australia?
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Professionals from more than a dozen BV offices

• US
• Kansas City
• Cincinnati
• San Antonio
• Minneapolis
• UK
• Redhill
• Swansea

• AP
• Hong Kong
• Singapore
• Beijing
• Mumbai
• Shenzhen
• Bangkok
• Sydney

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What its like to work in an IGW

• We have so many nationalities working for us
  that when you get them together in a room, its
  like the United Nations.

Richard Dagwell, Director Engineering
Procurement Bundamba AWTP Project Brisbane,
Australia
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IGW Moving work and people
UK
US
US
China
HK
Mumbai
Singapore
Australia
Mumbai to AUS 2006 - 1,000 hours 2007 - 11,000
hours 2008 - 15,000 hours
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Why Bundamba is our poster child for innovation

• No silos within BV Water or with other
  divisions and businesses
• Project was outside historical, regional
  boundaries
• Breakthrough technology
• First full-scale application of BV Waters IGW
  concept
• 10,000 man-hours shared across business in 2005
• 235,000 man-hours in 2007
• 285,000 man-hours in 2008 (projected)

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What lessons can be learned from this case study
on innovation?
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Lessons learned about facilitating innovation

• Set and follow a process for innovation
• Share knowledge across the globe
• Align IT processes
• Communicate well
• Change mindsets
• Break down silos

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Organizational barriers Barriers to innovation
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Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a
follower.
Steve Jobs
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Discussion