Results

How National Grid cut £20m of process inefficiency

With Sprint Valley’s Strategic Adoption, National Grid uncovered £20m of cost-saving opportunities by empowering engineers to solve process challenges fast and pitch investment-ready solutions with leadership backing.

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Projected ROI

A 1:100 return on investment expected across live process improvements

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Leadership Backing

Every business case received leadership approval for time and funding

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Participant NPS

Sprint Valley scored a 9/10 average from participants across the programme

Results

How National Grid cut £20m of process inefficiency

With Sprint Valley’s Strategic Adoption, National Grid uncovered £20m of cost-saving opportunities by empowering engineers to solve process challenges fast and pitch investment-ready solutions with leadership backing.

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Projected ROI

A 1:100 return on investment expected across live process improvements

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Leadership Backing

Every business case received leadership approval for time and funding

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Participant NPS

Sprint Valley scored a 9/10 average from participants across the programme

Results

How National Grid cut £20m of process inefficiency

With Sprint Valley’s Strategic Adoption, National Grid uncovered £20m of cost-saving opportunities by empowering engineers to solve process challenges fast and pitch investment-ready solutions with leadership backing.

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m

Projected ROI

A 1:100 return on investment expected across live process improvements

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Leadership Backing

Every business case received leadership approval for time and funding

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Participant NPS

Sprint Valley scored a 9/10 average from participants across the programme

Uncovering inefficiencies hiding in plain sight

Uncovering inefficiencies hiding in plain sight

Uncovering inefficiencies hiding in plain sight

Like many infrastructure organisations, National Grid knew there were performance gains trapped in legacy processes. But finding them—and acting on them—was slow and difficult. We helped cross-functional teams move from problem to validated solution in weeks, not months—unlocking measurable ROI and building internal momentum for change.

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Meet the Team

Meet the Team

Meet the Team

National Grid’s challenge

National Grid’s challenge

National Grid’s challenge

National Grid needed to uncover and resolve costly inefficiencies buried inside critical systems and processes—from commissioning delays to low CSAT scores. But teams were stuck in cycles of over-analysis, and ideas struggled to gain traction.

Surface hidden inefficiencies in complex systems

Reduce waste, friction and rework in priority processes

Equip teams to generate and test high-potential solutions

Secure senior buy-in for new ways of working

Deliver measurable ROI on Net Zero transformation projects

Optimising process performance from the inside out

Discover how Sprint Valley helped 55 engineers unlock £20m in cost-saving opportunities—in under six weeks.

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Target the right problems

We worked with leadership to identify 11 priority challenges—ranging from SCADA systems to SAP onboarding—where inefficiency was draining time and resources.

Facilitate sprints that get to results

Sprint Valley led 55 engineers and managers through focused design thinking sprints. Each team identified the root cause of a problem, co-designed solutions, and tested business cases with real data and users.

Build the case, pitch with confidence

With coaching support, teams developed investment-ready proposals and pitched to senior leadership. Every pitch received full backing—both in funding and time—to move forward.

Optimising process performance from the inside out

Discover how Sprint Valley helped 55 engineers unlock £20m in cost-saving opportunities—in under six weeks.

Talk to an expert

Meet the Team

Target the right problems

We worked with leadership to identify 11 priority challenges—ranging from SCADA systems to SAP onboarding—where inefficiency was draining time and resources.

Facilitate sprints that get to results

Sprint Valley led 55 engineers and managers through focused design thinking sprints. Each team identified the root cause of a problem, co-designed solutions, and tested business cases with real data and users.

Build the case, pitch with confidence

With coaching support, teams developed investment-ready proposals and pitched to senior leadership. Every pitch received full backing—both in funding and time—to move forward.

Optimising process performance from the inside out

Discover how Sprint Valley helped 55 engineers unlock £20m in cost-saving opportunities—in under six weeks.

Talk to an expert

Meet the Team

Target the right problems

We worked with leadership to identify 11 priority challenges—ranging from SCADA systems to SAP onboarding—where inefficiency was draining time and resources.

Facilitate sprints that get to results

Sprint Valley led 55 engineers and managers through focused design thinking sprints. Each team identified the root cause of a problem, co-designed solutions, and tested business cases with real data and users.

Build the case, pitch with confidence

With coaching support, teams developed investment-ready proposals and pitched to senior leadership. Every pitch received full backing—both in funding and time—to move forward.

Client outcomes

Client outcomes

Client outcomes

National Grid didn’t just generate ideas—they got results. In under six weeks, cross-functional teams tackled 11 strategic inefficiencies and built momentum for change.

£20m projected ROI from live solutions

100% leadership buy-in for team proposals

9/10 average NPS across 55 participants

Process gains across plant systems, CSAT, commissioning and more

New capability in problem solving, innovation and pitching