ACCELERATE
Keeping Infrastructure Moving
Free Assessment Tool
What is your project really costing you?
Answer 6 questions. Get your project's delay cost exposure, risk profile, and estimated value-at-risk from human and organisational friction. A 2-minute assessment.
78%
of infrastructure delays start in the planning phase
$1–2M
average daily cost of delay on a major program
62%
of projects impacted by design changes causing rework
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Project profile
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//// Question 1
What is the approximate total budget of your project or program?
This sets the baseline for calculating your daily delay cost exposure.
$500M AUD
$50M$250M$500M$1B$5B+
Lifecycle stage
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//// Question 2
Where is your project right now?
The lifecycle stage determines which friction types are most likely to be costing you.
Planning and development
Feasibility, scoping, approvals strategy, early design
Approvals and social licence
EIS, environmental approvals, community consultation, lodgement
Procurement and contracting
Tender, market engagement, commercial negotiation
Delivery and construction
Mobilisation, on-site delivery, interfaces, governance
Sector
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//// Question 3
What type of infrastructure program is this?
Sector determines the benchmark overrun rate and most common friction sources we apply to your estimate.
Energy transition
Renewables, transmission, grid connection, hydrogen, storage
Transport and civil
Rail, road, tunnels, bridges, ports, airports
Social infrastructure
Health, schools, housing, justice, government facilities
Water and environment
Dams, pipelines, wastewater, desalination, flood mitigation
Resources and mining
Mine infrastructure, processing facilities, logistics corridors
Defence and security
Bases, facilities, critical national assets, AUKUS-related
Digital and data
Data centres, fibre networks, smart city, communications
Friction profile
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//// Question 4
Which of these is causing the most friction right now?
Select all that apply. Each one carries a cost multiplier based on Australian infrastructure research data.
Slow or stalled approvals
EIS, environmental, planning approvals taking longer than expected. Communities or regulators pushing back.
Stakeholder misalignment or community opposition
Internal teams not aligned, external communities or landholders organising against the project
Slow decision-making and governance
Too many decision owners, unclear accountabilities, decisions bouncing between committees
Scope changes and rework
Design changes, scope creep, rework driven by late decisions or undiscovered requirements
Team capability or capacity gaps
Not enough experienced people, wrong skills in key roles, high turnover in the delivery team
Schedule health
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//// Question 5
How is your project tracking against its original schedule?
This calibrates the delay exposure that is already occurring versus what is still preventable.
Not aware of any tracking issues
No material delays identified to date, though risks may still be on the horizon
Minor delays, 1 to 3 months behind
Some slippage but recovery plan exists and is credible
Significant delays, 3 to 12 months behind
Delay is confirmed and material, recovery is uncertain
Critical, more than 12 months behind or in dispute
Program is in distress, cost reassessment underway, or commercial disputes active
Creative and communications
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//// Question 6
Did you know creative or communications support can enhance your project outcomes?
From stronger tender submissions to clearer stakeholder reporting, the right creative support can shift how your project is perceived and how confidently decisions get made. Here is what that looks like in practice.
//// What the creative team does
Tender submission design
Elevated tender visuals without the admin overhead. Accuracy prioritised. Consistency at scale.
Project branding and materials
Establish confidence and trust early. Full-suite branded materials, public-ready project website, high-leverage assets.
Reporting and documents
Make better decisions with insights lifted to the forefront. Complex data simplified. WCAG compliant.
Network of specialists
Our specialists know infrastructure. The possibilities are as broad as your program needs.
creative@struber.com.au
Yes, show me how this could help my project
Tender design, project branding, stakeholder reporting, website
Not right now, continue to my results
You can always reach out to the creative team later
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$XXXm
Delay cost exposure
X friction risks
Active risk factors
$XXm
Estimated recoverable value
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//// Your project cost evaluation
Here is what
friction is costing
your program.
Total delay cost exposure
$0
Estimated cost if current delay trajectory continues
Daily delay cost
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Based on your program budget and sector benchmark
Friction risk score
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Composite score across your selected friction factors
//// Your friction profile, risk breakdown
//// How ACCELERATE addresses this
Recoverable value exists on your program.
Based on your inputs, Struber's ACCELERATE model, embedding directly into your program to remove human and organisational friction, can recover a material portion of your delay exposure. The earlier we embed, the more we can protect.
Estimated recoverable
$0
through early intervention
Delay cost estimates are based on Australian infrastructure benchmark data from Engineers Australia, the Grattan Institute, and Struber's 1,200+ project experience. Figures are indicative estimates for assessment purposes only. Actual project costs vary. This evaluation is not a formal cost assessment or financial advice.