The Gap Between Ideas And Delivery
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The problems are well known. The solutions are well described. There are multiple technologies available which are meant to aid in solving these problems. Yet we do not have widespread solutions in operation. There is a gap between solution ideation and solution delivery.
Why is this?
Using a case study of wireless, low-powered sonar sensing to monitor stormwater overflows, Downer has developed insight into the gap between solution ideation and solution delivery. This case study covers over 12 months of development in the water and Internet of Things (IoT) space. Sonar sensors have been deployed in a variety of environment types as mechanism for alerting to overflows, tracking flows for resource consent monitoring and identifying diurnal flows.
However, it is the lessons learnt during this project which is the focus of this paper. This covers the learnings around determining technical requirements for solutions and how that is underpinned through collaboration.