Breakthrough Strategy Today and Tomorrow. Chatt Smith Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. Breakthrough Strategy Committee. 2000 CII Annual Conference Nashville, Tennessee. “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.”. Thomas Watson Chairman of IBM 1943. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Breakthrough Breakthrough Strategy Today and Strategy Today and
““I think there is a world I think there is a world market for maybe five market for maybe five
computers.”computers.”
– Thomas Thomas WatsonWatson
Chairman of Chairman of IBM 1943IBM 1943
““640 K ought to be 640 K ought to be enough for anybody.”enough for anybody.”
– Bill GatesBill Gates
Microsoft Microsoft Corporation 1981Corporation 1981
““CAD is not applicable CAD is not applicable to the Construction to the Construction
Industry.”Industry.”
– CII Board of CII Board of AdvisorsAdvisors19831983
Breakthrough MissionBreakthrough MissionThe Breakthrough Strategy Committee will…The Breakthrough Strategy Committee will…– develop strategy/approach to identify and facilitate develop strategy/approach to identify and facilitate
activities to achieve breakthrough performance.activities to achieve breakthrough performance.
– develop process that will insure adequate generation develop process that will insure adequate generation of breakthrough, research, and other ideas.of breakthrough, research, and other ideas.
– initiate continuing list of appropriate breakthrough initiate continuing list of appropriate breakthrough opportunities.opportunities.
– interface with other standing committees for CII core interface with other standing committees for CII core processes.processes.
– evaluate, identify, and obtain of funding for evaluate, identify, and obtain of funding for breakthrough projects.breakthrough projects.
– assess progress and results.assess progress and results.
Breakthrough VisionBreakthrough Vision
““To establish a long-term vehicle in To establish a long-term vehicle in
CII that continues to identify, nurture, CII that continues to identify, nurture,
develop, and harvest breakthrough in develop, and harvest breakthrough in
capital project delivery for the capital project delivery for the
substantial benefit of CII members.”substantial benefit of CII members.”
We Have Defined Breakthrough We Have Defined Breakthrough As:As:
•Clearly dramatic change leading to Clearly dramatic change leading to major performance improvement (cost, major performance improvement (cost, schedule, or quality).schedule, or quality).
•Beyond “Best Practices” or Beyond “Best Practices” or incremental improvement.incremental improvement.