Australia-Wide & Global

Operational Excellence.
Delivered Globally.

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt-led advisory for government, public sector, councils, energy, utilities, and telecoms — now including AI-augmented process and automation advisory. $880M+ in verified value. 30+ organisations. 22+ years. You get the principal — every engagement.

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Defence & National Security
Operational readiness · logistics · sustainment

Supply chain efficiency, ILS optimisation, and workforce capability programs for defence agencies, industry partners, and allied organisations globally.

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Government & Public Sector
Federal · State · Local · International

Service delivery transformation, RPA program leadership, and CI culture embedding across all tiers of government — Australia and internationally.

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Global Delivery
APAC · Middle East · UK · North America

Remote and hybrid engagement models supporting organisations across the Asia Pacific, Middle East, UK, and North America. AI advisory available across all geographies.

22+
Years
MBB
Certified
30+
Orgs
6
Sectors
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
BPMN 2.0 Certified
RPA & Intelligent Automation
Defence Sector Advisory
IBM GPS · NBN Co · Hitachi Energy · South East Water · SA Government DTF · AMP Capital · Vodafone · Glen Eira Council · Brimbank Council · Telstra Energy
LSS Master Black Belt · BPMN 2.0 · RPA · AI Advisory · SAFe 6.0 · ISO 9001 Lead Auditor · COPC
What We Do

Advisory Services

Principal-led. Tailored to your environment. No junior hand-off. No slide-deck-only work.

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Process Excellence & Lean Six Sigma

End-to-end process analysis, re-engineering, and optimisation using DMAIC. From targeted improvement projects to full CI program establishment — with verified, measurable outcomes.

DMAICValue Stream MappingKaizenBPMN 2.08 Wastes
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RPA & Intelligent Automation

Full lifecycle RPA and intelligent automation advisory — from opportunity discovery, suitability assessment, and business case development through to vendor evaluation, governance design, and implementation oversight. Increasingly AI-augmented, with practical guidance on where RPA, AI, and hybrid automation approaches each make sense for your context.

UiPathBlue PrismAAProcess AssessmentGovernanceAI Integration
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Business Transformation Programs

Mobilisation and delivery of complex transformation programs — program governance, cross-functional team leadership, change management, and executive communication strategy.

Program GovernanceStakeholder MgmtChange ManagementELT Reporting
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Operational Review & Diagnostics

Rapid, evidence-based diagnostics of operational performance — root causes of inefficiency, quality failures, compliance gaps, and service delivery breakdowns, with a practical improvement roadmap.

Root Cause AnalysisProcess MappingKPI DesignGap Analysis
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Capability Building & Training

Structured Lean Six Sigma training from White Belt through to Black Belt — customised for your sector, team maturity, and context. Workshops, coaching, or full accreditation pathways.

LSS TrainingFacilitationCoachingE-LearningBelt Certification
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CI Program Design & Establishment

Building continuous improvement programs from scratch — governance structures, KPI frameworks, team design, performance dashboards, and embedding CI for long-term sustainability.

Program DesignGovernanceKPIsCI CultureSustainability
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AI-Augmented Process & Automation Advisory

Practical AI integration advisory for government and enterprise — from identifying automation candidates and building business cases, to governing AI-enabled workflows and embedding responsible AI principles alongside Lean and RPA frameworks. Vendor-agnostic, probity-aware, and grounded in operational reality.

AI GovernanceProcess MiningIntelligent AutomationBusiness CaseResponsible AIVendor Evaluation
Geographic Reach

Australian Roots.
Global Capability.

Headquartered in South Australia, with the capability and delivery models to engage anywhere across Australia — every state and territory — and in international markets. Remote, hybrid, or on-site, wherever you need us.

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Australia — All States & Territories

SA · VIC · NSW · QLD · WA · ACT — government, defence, energy, telco, councils, and enterprise. Clients include SA Government DTF, NBN Co, Hitachi Energy, South East Water, Telstra Energy, Brimbank & Glen Eira City Councils.

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Asia Pacific

CI and quality strategy across 12 APAC countries as CI Leader at Hitachi Energy — including manufacturing, service, and supply chain operations across the region.

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Middle East

UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar — public sector excellence, Vision 2030 alignment, energy and utilities transformation. Remote and on-site delivery models available.

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United Kingdom & Europe

Public sector and government improvement, defence logistics, and operational excellence advisory. Remote-first delivery with on-site options.

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North America

Offshore service delivery experience with Fortune 500 clients including PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, First Data, Intuit, Hudson's Bay, and Bell Canada — operating at scale across complex, multi-site environments.

Adelaide HQ & AU Engagements APAC / Global Delivery North America — Fortune 500 Clients
Australia highlighted — primary delivery market
Australia
SA · VIC · NSW · QLD · WA · ACT
Primary Market
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Asia Pacific
SG · JP · IN · PH · MY · TH · 12 Countries
Delivered
North America
USA · Canada — Fortune 500 Clients
Delivered
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Middle East
UAE · KSA · Regional Delivery
Delivered
United Kingdom
Remote & Hybrid Engagements
Available
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Remote Global
Anywhere — Online Delivery
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30+
Organisations Served
$880M+
Value Delivered
8
AU States & Territories
5
Global Regions
Industries We Serve

Sectors & Specialisations

Deep practitioner expertise across regulated, complex, and high-stakes environments — Australia and internationally.

Australia & Global 🛡️

Defence & National Security

Supply chain optimisation, ILS planning, operational readiness improvement, and workforce capability for defence agencies and industry partners. Aligned to ADF, APS, and international defence frameworks.

Federal · State · Local 🏛️

Government & Public Sector

Service delivery transformation, RPA and AI program leadership, APS reform alignment, and CI culture establishment. Probity-aware advisory for government technology and automation programs. Experienced across Commonwealth, State (SA, VIC, NSW), and local government environments.

Metro & Regional 🏙️

Local Councils

Citizen service redesign, payment and refund process improvement, project management frameworks, and community complaint resolution for metropolitan and regional councils.

Australia & APAC

Energy & Utilities

Operational efficiency, field service optimisation, regulatory compliance, and go-to-market process design for energy retailers, distributors, and utilities. Engagements at Hitachi Energy (APAC, 12 countries), Telstra Energy (full process architecture for new retail energy business), and South East Water (billing, FDV compliance, complaints governance).

AU · APAC · Global 📡

Telecommunications

Network operations, service assurance, CX improvement, and back-office process optimisation for large telco environments. Delivered at NBN Co and Vodafone — including a 10-person transformation team lead.

Enterprise & Financial 💼

Financial Services & Professional

Compliance process improvement, operational risk reduction, and service quality uplift for financial institutions and professional service organisations. AI governance advisory for financial service firms navigating responsible automation at scale. Experience at AMP Capital and HP.

How We Deliver

Our Proven Delivery Framework

Structured, evidence-based, and practitioner-led — from first discovery through to sustainable operational change.

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Discover & Diagnose

Stakeholder engagement, process walkthrough, data collection, and root cause analysis. Current-state map and baseline measurement established before any solution is proposed.

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Design & Build Business Case

Co-design solutions using Lean, Six Sigma, BPMN 2.0, and automation frameworks. Quantified ROI, risk analysis, and executive-ready briefing materials included as standard.

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Implement & Iterate

Hands-on delivery with pilot testing and rapid iteration. Issues resolved in the room, not in the next report. Close to execution — not just strategy.

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Sustain & Scale

Governance structures, internal capability transfer, control plans, and performance dashboards — ensuring improvements are embedded in BAU and not lost after engagement ends.

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Kshitij K Singh

Principal Consultant & Founder · CIAA Pty Ltd

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with 22+ years of transformation delivery across government, utilities, energy, telco, councils, and financial services — in Australia and internationally. $880M+ in verified value across 30+ organisations, from SA Government and NBN Co to Fortune 500 companies including PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, and First Data. Certified MBB, SAFe 6.0, ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, and COPC Implementer.

22+
Years Delivered
$880M+
Value Delivered
30+
Organisations
12
APAC Countries
LSS Master Black Belt BPMN 2.0 RPA & AI Advisory SAFe 6.0 Agile ISO 9001 Lead Auditor COPC Certified ML / Stanford Online
About the Firm

You engage the expert. The expert does the work. The outcomes stick.

Continuous Improvement Advisory Australia Pty Ltd was founded to bring senior, specialist expertise directly to organisations that need it — without the overhead of large consulting firms. You deal with the principal. The principal does the work. No hand-offs. No juniors. No billable padding.

Every engagement benefits from 22+ years of real-world delivery across government, utilities, energy, telco, councils, and financial services — across Australia and internationally. $880M+ in verified value delivered across 30+ organisations.

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SA Government — Dept of Treasury & FinanceELT-approved RPA Program Co-Lead, Business Improvement directorate. Vendor evaluation, discovery, and internal stakeholder engagement across government ICT and automation landscape.
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IBM Global Professional ServicesDeputy General Manager, Business Transformation — established a CI office from scratch for a 1,500-FTE global delivery centre. Led QA managers, compliance managers, and Black Belts. Delivered $2.4M in savings in under 12 months and enabled RPA business cases for Westpac, Axis Bank, and Jet Airways.
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NBN CoHead of Business Process Excellence — Network Assurance. Led a 10-person cross-functional team delivering a Service Assurance Improvement Program from scratch. Architected the copper rehabilitation program that delivered ~$460M in cost avoidance.
Hitachi Energy (APAC) · Telstra Energy · South East WaterCI Leader — APAC across 12 countries at Hitachi Energy ($7.2M annual savings, 40% supplier compliance uplift). Designed end-to-end process architecture for Telstra Energy's new retail energy business. Rebuilt billing, complaints, and FDV compliance at South East Water, recovering ~A$300K in week one.
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Brimbank City Council · Glen Eira City CouncilDiagnosed and redesigned a 15-year-old cheque-based refund process at Brimbank, delivering ~40% faster turnaround. Program-managed Glen Eira's Technology & Transformation capital works program across ~50 milestones — achieving 4.7/5 stakeholder satisfaction.
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AMP Capital · Vodafone · HP · CitiFinancial · AirtelLean productivity uplift for AMP Capital investment operations (AUD $1.75M cash flow improvement). Customer experience and complaint reduction at Vodafone. Transition & transformation at HP. Earlier quality leadership roles across financial services and telco in India.
Track Record

Verified Outcomes

Measurable, real-world results across government, defence, utilities, telco, and enterprise — Australia and internationally.

~$460M

National Broadband Infrastructure

Architected a national copper rehabilitation program that redesigned field remediation workflows at scale — improving SLA performance from ~40% to ~75% within one year and right-first-time installation by 13% within 90 days.

$12.2M

APAC Energy & Industrial Operations

Delivered $7.2M and $5M in successive annual cost savings across a 12-country APAC manufacturing, service, and supply chain operation — through defect prevention, process redesign, and supplier quality uplift.

~$2.4M

Global Delivery Centre Turnaround

Turned a 1,500-FTE delivery centre from -36% to +8% gross profit within two quarters. Established the CI function from scratch, delivered $800K in annualised savings, and built the organisation's first structured improvement capability.

A$300K

Utility Billing & Compliance Recovery

Rebuilt overdue-accounts communications after an 18-month pause linked to a regulatory compliance undertaking — coordinating billing, CRM, and correspondence systems, recovering ~A$300K in the first week of re-activation.

A$3.25M

Investment Operations & Retail Banking

Improved cash flow by A$1.75M and net revenue by A$1.5M through operating model redesign and capacity optimisation — including an 84% increase in client visits achieved through structured sales process transformation.

4.7/5

ICT & Cyber Transformation — Local Government

Program-managed a full Technology & Transformation capital works program, translating audit findings into ~50 sequenced milestones. Achieved 4.7/5 satisfaction across ~100 stakeholders for delivery, communication, and change support.

40%

Payments & Refunds Modernisation

Diagnosed root cause of a 15-year-old manual refund process as ERP configuration, not resourcing. Redesigned to a weekly EFT model — achieving ~40% faster turnaround with minimal capital spend and no additional FTE.

$880M+

Total Verified Value — 30+ Organisations

Across national infrastructure, APAC energy, global delivery operations, utilities, investment management, local government, and telco — Australia and internationally, public and private sectors.

Organisations I Have Worked With
🏛️SA Govt DTFState Government
📶NBN CoNational Infrastructure
Hitachi EnergyEnergy & Industrial
💧South East WaterWater Utility
🌐IBM GPSGlobal Services
📡Telstra EnergyEnergy Retail
📱VodafoneTelecommunications
💼AMP CapitalInvestment Management
🖨️HPTechnology Services
🏙️Glen Eira CouncilLocal Government
🏗️Brimbank CouncilLocal Government
🥤PepsiCoFortune 500
🥤Coca-ColaFortune 500
💳First DataFinancial Services
💻IntuitTechnology
When improvement programs are built by practitioners who have actually run them, outcomes stick — and organisations grow stronger for it.
Principal-led — no hand-off to juniors
Evidence-based — no speculation or generalisations
Outcomes embedded — not just reported
Government and probity compliant
Remote, hybrid, and on-site delivery
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Headquartered in South Australia, available for engagements across every Australian state and territory, and internationally across APAC, the Middle East, UK, and North America — remote, hybrid, or on-site.

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HQ Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Entity
Continuous Improvement Advisory Australia Pty Ltd
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ABN / ACN
ABN 40 667 670 466  ·  ACN 667 670 466
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Delivery Modes
On-site · Remote · Hybrid · Virtual Workshop
Available InternationallyEngagements across Australia (all states & territories), Asia Pacific, Middle East, United Kingdom, and North America. All time zones accommodated for remote delivery.
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Which sector best describes your organisation?

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🏛️GovernmentFederal / State
🏙️Local CouncilMetro / Regional
Energy & UtilitiesRetail / Network
📡TelecomsFixed / Mobile
💼Financial / ProfessionalFSI / Consulting

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