This way of doing things, or philosophy, as some call it, completely changes the direction of business management. A formula that has impacted and expanded across all industries, including companies with large assets ranging from mining operations, oil fields, refineries, and entire production lines. Furthermore, it has determined the future of many projects, where recent pilot projects indicate the potential for capturing significant benefits.
For example, according to the report ''Agile Project Delivery Confidence Mitigate project risks and deliver value to your business'' by the consulting firm PWC, in 2019, stated that Agile methodologies are 28% more successful than conventional ones. A distinction that has made them an ideal support for companies and opening up productivity improvements of up to 30% in both administrative and operational contexts. Let's take a particular case. A mining company integrated Lean and Agile elements so that all operators become agents of change. Inspired by Agile sprints, at the beginning of each 4-week rotation period, they held sprint planning sessions where teams agree on 3-4 topics or areas of improvement for that rotation. The result? They gathered feedback, removed barriers and identified better ways of working.
This comprehensive work generated 130 process optimizations, increased staff motivation and after 6 months, more than 90% were in charge of improvement initiatives. However, digital technology and agility go hand in hand, and digital initiatives that do not incorporate Agile execution models will probably have difficulties to sustain and scale. To maximize the value of incorporating innovation and technology, projects must be implemented quickly and effectively to ensure the success of a project, the methodologies traditionally used in the implementation of mining projects have facilitated the management of complex projects, but for the digital era, which brings with it projects with high dependence on the end user, the use of Agile methodologies is recommended. This is how several types of Agile methodologies have emerged, among which Scrum, XP, Lean, Kanban, Crystal, among the main ones, to effectively achieve the proposed objectives in a timely manner in all types of circumstances and projects, thus achieving the satisfaction of all involved, customers and users, these methodologies also stand out for enhancing collaborative work by providing a language, deadlines, framework and common objectives, contributing to deliver value to business and improve working practices.
This is why mining companies can benefit from applying this approach to their project portfolios where there is a significant amount of parts, data to analyze, objectives to achieve and decisions to make, it is not unusual to see frequent delays in mining projects because of all these issues that need to be worked and coordinated, it is therefore time to apply new ways to cover these implementations and changes in an agile way. Today we have an increasingly digitized mining industry, there is more information to make better decisions, but also new challenges. Mining leaders understand the importance of digital transformation, from plant and operations, they are investing more in technology, but although different areas agree that technology is essential for the future of the industry, their concerns and financial commitments can vary greatly, engineering, IT, operations and plant personnel may have different priorities, so companies must implement their big visions with smaller and more efficient projects, and focus on key areas. Otherwise, departments can get lost in their own individual efforts, and you end up with disconnected and isolated operations; there must be a balance between strategy and execution.
Agile brings together representatives from each area into small, project-oriented cells. These groups implement solutions in short development sprints, getting to a working product quickly and then iterating improvements over time. The sprints don't require producing shiny, complex products; just creating something that delivers sustained results. Before deciding where to apply Agile methodologies within the mining process, we must first collect the data and then manage it efficiently to, for example, reduce costs, prioritize worker safety and improve workforce training. Therefore, we know that a challenge is to use that data in a way that is beneficial, brings improvements and shortens execution times, if not covered in the right way we can end up with longer execution times, difficulty of coordination between areas or loss of focus, all of this is avoidable.
From Aisoncore we combine our cloud platform for traceability of the repairable process with third parties, with an Agile framework, Scrum. Thus, our engineering team has not only been concerned with creating a solution, with the latest technology, capable of supporting decision making, ensuring the operational continuity of the sites. It also ensures that the developments, projects, implementations and support functions quickly and efficiently, the ability to adapt to the constant changes to which the mining world is exposed, since they allow constant evaluation and monitoring, flexible planning, and control of objectives that allow a smooth work and good communication with our customers.
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