Water company Groningen – Smart Water Network

CHALLENGE

Water company Groningen is responsible to deliver drinking water of good quality to the citizens of Groningen in the Netherlands. Within the branche of water company a technological innovation on the rise is having a smart water network. With the development of smart water meters it is easier to spot leakages, prevent useless production and recover data about usage. The organizations questions: How might we benefit most from a Smart Water Network?

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Mark (Netherlands)

SOLUTION

Water company Groningen, wanted to do a thorough research of all the benefits and obstacles of a smart water network. Although chances were good, that a smart water network will best implemented in their current network, it wasn’t a given fact. Thanks to a 6 session sprint the project team of water company Groningen had the opportunity to do a market research. STUDIO.WHY developed a hybrid sprint with both offline and online sessions. Collaborating in Miro made sure no information was lost.

RESULT

Within 6 session the project team talked to clients, other water companies and experts to help create a strong concept for a smart water network in Groningen. In the end the team realized that having a smart water network has a lot of benefits and opportunities. Next step: working out the plan and realizing the network.

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"Firstly it is just fun to do! The sprint was facilitated by STUDIO.WHY in a professional, interactive, attractive way that also had lots of humor. The process is so much faster than working in a two-weekly project meeting through MS Teams. Shortly, Do it!"

- André van Toly

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