Governance Assurance & Capital Stewardship
Operational performance stabilisation
Restoring predictable operational performance
Operational Performance Stabilisation is an owner-mandated resilience pathway activated where governance assurance identifies material exposure in throughput, reliability, cost control or operating discipline. It is engaged only under defined authority frameworks to stabilise performance conditions, correct control drift and restore predictability across operating environments. Governed action operates within approved scope, authority and assurance structures to ensure performance recovery aligns with owner intent, preserves accountability and maintains defensible operational outcomes without displacing governance oversight.
How this pathway is applied
Typical use cases include throughput instability, cost escalation, reliability degradation, maintenance drift, production variance or erosion of operating discipline. Operational Performance Stabilisation addresses performance exposure at defined operating inflection points - not to expand scope or redesign approved strategy, but to restore disciplined execution within established governance authority.
Governed action is undertaken only where governance assurance confirms that operational controls have weakened or assumptions no longer reflect operating reality. Where production models, maintenance regimes, workforce structures or cost controls diverge from approved parameters, structured stabilisation is required to prevent escalating exposure and loss of predictability.
Predictable operations depend on disciplined operating models, validated controls and aligned performance accountability. Once exposure is confirmed, defined action is executed within approved mandate frameworks to restore throughput stability, contain lifecycle cost and re-establish reliable performance while governance oversight remains active and owner intent is preserved.
What this pathway delivers
Operational Performance Stabilisation delivers defined corrective action across mining, infrastructure and industrial environments. Scope may include operating model reset, reliability recovery programs, maintenance control reinforcement, cost discipline reinstatement or targeted production alignment. Operational and governance disciplines are applied within approved mandate frameworks to stabilise performance variability, contain cost exposure and restore predictable operating outcomes aligned with owner strategy and long-term asset value.
Stabilisation of production flow, constraint management and reliability controls to reduce variability and re-establish predictable performance baselines.
Reinforcement of cost discipline, maintenance controls and operating governance to contain escalation and restore accountable performance structures.
Alignment of workforce practices, maintenance regimes and production settings with approved assumptions and achievable performance conditions.
Integration of operational data and governance intelligence to support early exposure visibility, auditable reporting and sustained performance stability.
Position within the resilience model
Operational Performance Stabilisation operates as an owner-mandated resilience pathway - not as a consulting advisory or embedded delivery function. It is engaged only where governance assurance confirms material performance exposure and operates within defined authority and control frameworks under owner mandate. Governance remains independent and active throughout, preserving accountability, preventing role confusion and ensuring operational decisions remain aligned with approved owner intent rather than short-term pressure.
Disciplined action where exposure is confirmed
Sarel Blaauw
senior partner
+61 498 785 165