The development lifecyle
The expertise of KPO spans the entire development lifecycle of a project, from idea to roll-out, as well as its myriad components and facets. from concept to feasibility, design to construction, and regulatory to exports.
The framework for converting an idea or concept into a profit-generating asset is a sequential process that increases certainty over time. It also varies in nature, in tandem with the nature of the risks involved. The daunting challenge lies with the knowledge needed to understand and master them. The mantra of “fail fast and move on” DOES NOT work, nor improvising on the fly to get answers. What matters are timely and correct answers the first time out. That’s where KPO comes in.
Investment likelihood
Projects and start-ups are essentially subject to the same metric by would-be investors: how close they are to revenue generation.
Class A: Shovel-ready – highest priority
Class B: Procurement-ready (design & permitting completed)
Class C: Design-ready (concept & environmental completed)
Class D: Concept-ready (feasibility study completed)
Class E: New (idea posited as starting point)
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS
The work of KPO can be broadly divided into two phases: pre and post financing. Pre-financing is driven by the need to quantify the certainty of the investment returns to the investors. Post-financing is governed by the necessity to achieve certainty of execution (design then construction), with an emphasis on pro-actively castrating the myriad risks inherent to fabrication and construction.
For projects, the work leading up to the financing event quantifies the business case for the project, and the feasibility of moving forward with execution.
For start-ups, that work ultimately yields the pitch deck, whose object is establish the investment thesis for proceeding with the development of the solution.
Finally, during the execution phase, KPO is available for a variety of mandates that include 1) Owner’s Representative (managing the entire endeavour on behalf of the client; 2) Auditor of the development (by others); 3) Quality Assurance of the development (by others); and 4) Crisis management and/or recovery of derailed development (by others).