A Kepa Software Case Study
APO for the Transportation Industry
A large transport client was unlikely to meet projected service demand without APO’s ability to consider thousands of initiatives and hundreds of value criteria.
Why Choose APO
The client’s 2 key challenges
APO was used by an Australian transportation client with over 10,000 employees, $40 Billion assets under management and a $12 Billion per annum operating cost. The client needed to prioritise project initiatives to ensure future customer demand would be met.
CHALLENGE #1
Limited Detail
Limited detail in existing plans to engender confidence in ability to meet demand.
CHALLENGE #2
Unable to Meet Demand
Existing infrastructure and operations unable to meet projected demand for services seven, fourteen and twenty years hence.
How APO Solved the Problems
From Complexity to Clarity
By rapidly analysing 2,000+ initiatives against 400+ criteria, APO identified the lowest-cost, highest-impact options – delivering decisions in weeks, not years.
Mapped Out the Options
Engineers and SMEs identified 2,000+ potential projects to improve infrastructure and operations.
Estimated Cost & Timeframes
Each initiative was assessed for likely cost and delivery timeline.
Defined What Really Matters
Over 400 criteria were created to evaluate options – 260 of these tied directly to customer outcomes.
Loaded Everything into APO
Initiatives were entered as investment options for analysis.
Cut Data Collection Time in Half
Our “Value Cascade” feature cut workload from 2 years to 3 weeks, generating early recommendations faster.
Captured Expert Consensus Automatically
APO gathered expert input on priorities and performance, then auto-generated a consensus view.
Defensible, Risk-Adjusted Decisions
What would’ve taken 90 person-years was cut to just 30 person-weeks using APO’s “Rapid Assessment” tool.
Pinpointed the Best-Value Options
The system crunched the numbers to find the lowest-cost, highest-impact projects.
Built Multiple Backup Plans
APO delivered viable delivery plans (A, B, C, D) based on confidence in timeframe and performance.
What our transportation client directly experienced through APO
50%
Reduction in options reviewed – from over 2,000 initiatives down to the most viable 1,000.
$20B+
In costs avoided or savings identified through smarter initiative prioritisation.
66%
Faster portfolio recommendations using APO’s streamlined workflow.
34%
Increase in deliverability of projects across major transport clients in this specific case.
“Implementing APO was a turning point for our technology and operations teams. Its integration with our existing systems was seamless, and the transparency it provides has enabled true cross-functional collaboration. The insights we now have into our project portfolio have allowed IT and business to speak the same language about value and risk.”
CIO – Transport Sector Client
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