Cultural
As digital tools mature, a cultural shift away from traditional design and delivery towards a data-driven mindset will be necessary to maximise value from investments. A key cultural challenge here is that it is the organisation’s leadership which must generate the right company culture – a digital one and this must be planned from project inception and embedded in the procurement approach.
Currently, very few hydropower projects are delivered entirely in a digital format as proponents are unsure of the step change required to achieve this. Organisations may not necessarily be set up to create the best digital outcomes with their existing procurement processes.