TCExpression

In the world of plant engineering, master plan is king

and client consensus on the plan is the gateway to

project progress. It is at this stage that bottlenecks

due to review and iterations impact the cost and

schedules. When a client assigned TCE with a

project to have all its entities under one umbrella on

82 acres of land, the complexities and challenges

were truly out-of-the-box. The proposal meant

exclusive facilities, uniquely designed for each

company and the wish list from all the business

units of the clientwas indeed mind-boggling. The

challenge for TCE as consultants for the project, from

concept to commissioning was equally out-of-the-

box. First was the unique requirement for individual

entities of the client. Second was the terrain of the plot earmarked for the project. TCE had the

challenge of planning facilities on undulated terrain with ground rise ranging from 15m to 39 m.

The underlying principles for the entire facility were safety, sustainability and scalability within

allotted budgets. Arriving at a consensus on the optimum solution required a revolutionary

approach and the leadership at the client-side and TCE were quick to acknowledge this.

COLLABORATIVE CONSENSUSWITH

Design Thinking

esign thinking as a way of viewing the problem

in its entire dimension and arriving at the optimal

solution was the way forward. TCE’s technology

interventions with terrain mapping applications,

walkthroughs and construction simulations served as

the tools for enabling the process. Through the use

of technology, TCE presented the feasibility of each

of the wish list presented by the business entities.

Design thinking workshop I dealt with the master plan

requirements. Teams from both the sides brainstormed

“Masterplanning is a very subjective

exercise and there is the danger

of the end result turning vague.

Thus to eliminate subjectivity,

we prepared a series of iterations

catering to different priorities from

TACO BUs. The approach helped in

building a consensus amongst the

participants in selecting the most

appropriate option during the

workshop.”

Jitesh Brahmkshatriya,

Head-Master Planning