4601 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 1200
Arlington, VA 22203
©2020 Lean Construction Institute. All Rights Reserved. · Threshold Technologies, Inc.
Welcome to the LCI Austin Community of Practice. Located in the heart of Texas, our mission is to connect A/E firms, contractors, trade partners, owners, and other stakeholders to transform the design and construction industry through Lean practices. We are committed to pushing the envelope of what is possible through innovation, continuous learning, and collaboration. Our ultimate goal is to set the benchmark for project value delivery in our industry.
As part of the Lean Construction Institute, we serve as a local extension reaching out to design and construction stakeholders by:
Whether you are new to Lean or you are a seasoned Lean practitioner, our Community of Practice aims at providing you with a dynamic and energizing forum where you will meet like-minded individuals and/or organizations that want to take their value proposition and value delivery to the next level.
Leader — Felipe Hernandez, Beck Architecture
Vice Leader — Jake Snyder, Hoar Construction
Events Leader — Spencer Hohn, Flintco
Events Leader — Travis Moore, TD Industries
Membership —Trevor Anhalt, Rosendin Electric
Membership — Eric Gribble, Structure Tone
Membership — Kent Hedges, Medexcel
Membership — Daylon Koster, Joeris
Membership — Grant Pallan, Hoar Construction
Social Media / Communication — Rob Mullen, Rosendin Electric
For questions or comments about this CoP please contact Felipe Hernandez
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RefinemySite is a cloud-based construction collaboration platform that applies Lean principles to enable your entire team — from superintendent to trade contractors — to plan, communicate and execute in real time. Join us for this educational program so you can experience how your project team can use Last Planner System® practices with RefinemySite to more productively plan, coordinate, confirm and learn from your work.
Join the vPlanner team for this short overview of the best practices of managing collaborative pull planning while working remotely. Since February, our team has coached dozens of project teams around the world to transition from on-site management to remote/hybrid management of their production plans using vPlanner. We will also share how we have been adapting takt planning to a variety of project types and situations including in recovery planning to lessen the impact of social distancing on the workflow. We have assembled lessons learned for planning the design, construction, commissioning, and activation that we will share during this webinar.
Review 10 essential Lean books with Lean construction leader and author Hal Macomber. Intended for people starting to implement Lean practices as well as those continuing to build their Lean organizations and projects. This is the perfect precursor to Congress and will help keep teams on track well after the event is over.
Discover the presentations that mean the most to your Lean journey with five tracks built around the overarching theme of The ABCs of Lean: Transformation through Actions, Best Practices and Coaching:
High-performing teams function on collaborative brain power to rapidly advance work and add value by operating in a Big Room setting. Effective Big Rooms are only possible with the mindset and behaviors that break down the traditional silos to allow for cross-functional team collaboration and decision-making. Through the Effective Big Room webinar, you will gain a foundational understanding of the concept of a Big Room by learning the benefits, purpose, and implementation considerations. This webinar will lead you to understanding how to improve collaboration and drive transparency within your team to optimize project outcomes.
Learning Objectives:
Join us for a 90-minute virtual CoP experience to engage deeply with independent Lean Coaches in a collaborative discussion.
Come with your most vexing Lean implementation or project problems and get expert advice. We will utilize breakouts to discuss topics in small groups, each led by a coach.
The Zoom link for attendance will be included with your registration confirmation email.
This is going to be a fun and interactive session and we will be capping registration at 70 in order to keep the groups small! As well, joining from your mobile device may be frustrating. For that reason, we are only allowing attendees to join from your computer. We also ask that everyone #turnyourcameraon and come ready to actively participate! It will enrich the experience for all participants.
06-05-2019_Essential Scrum_Felipe Engineer-Manriques_McCarthy
06-07-2018_Beyond the Big Room_Keyan Zandy_Skiles Group
02-22-2018_Building High Performing Teams – Butler
05-25-2017_Target Value Design – Hernandez & Dungan
04-27-2017_The Business Case for Lean – Pemberton
 LCI – Austin CoP presents The First Medical Campus at a Major University in DecadesDate: Wednesday, June 29, 2016 Time:11:00 am – 1:00 pm Location: Texas Hospital Association | |
Responding to the need for a new healthcare delivery model, local leaders teamed to create the University of Texas Medical School and hospital: a state-of-the-art, $650M ecosystem which we’ve all probably viewed from I-35. Just as the innovative medical ecosystem brings together collaborative training, entrepreneurship, and sustainability, the construction team responsible for bringing this to life utilizes lean thinking. Here’s your opportunity to get behind-the-scenes information from key project leaders representing the owner, architect, builder and one of the major trade partners. The panel will include:
Please join us for lunch on Wednesday, June 29th for this interactive panel discussion and Q&A session which is sure to be insightful!
Garage parking is available during the event in the 1108 Lavaca building. Please note the only garage entrance is off Lavaca Street. Park in the spaces marked “THA”. Overflow parking can easily be accommodated with metered, on-street parking throughout the area. REGISTRATION:MEMBERS AND STUDENTS/ACADEMIA: $20.00 | |
LCI Austin Community of Practice Lean Happy Hour (Social) Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 Time: 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM Location: The Park at the Domain | |
| Join us for our inaugural Lean Happy Hour to learn and support each other in our Lean endeavors! Take part in an open conversation in a safe, small and low-pressure environment about the topics that are relevant to our Lean community. We want to hear about the problems you are solving, the issues you want to solve, and lessons you’ve learned on your Lean Journey. No previous Lean experience is required. Participants from cross functional roles as designers, constructors, owners, trades partners, and associations propose discussion topics around any subject about which they want to learn — THERE ARE NO IRRELEVANT DISCUSSION TOPICS! Each proposer takes 15 to 30 seconds to pitch their topic, written on a sticky note, to the group. Once all topics have been pitched, voting begins to establish a priority for discussing the topics. Topics are then ordered from highest to lowest votes and examined accordingly. Participants will receive 8 minutes of time to discuss the topic. After 8 minutes there will be a ‘thumbs up/ thumbs down’ to decide whether or not the discussion should continue. Thumbs up equals 4 more minutes on the clock. This happens until it is agreed that the topic has been discussed to satisfaction. Takeaways are considered and then the topic with the next largest amount of votes is addressed. Come as you are and be ready to learn. Attendance is free of charge but please register! | |
LCI Austin Lean Coffee Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Time: 9:00 am to 10:15 am Location: Associated Builders and Contractors | |
| Lean Coffee to learn and support each other in our Lean endeavors! Take part in an open conversation in a safe, small and low-pressure environment about the topics that are relevant to our Lean community. We want to hear about the problems you are solving, the issues you want to solve, and lessons you’ve learned on your Lean Journey. No previous Lean experience is required.
Participants from cross functional roles as designers, constructors, owners, trades partners, and associations propose discussion topics around any subject about which they want to learn — THERE ARE NO IRRELEVANT DISCUSSION TOPICS! Each proposer takes 15 to 30 seconds to pitch their topic, written on a sticky note, to the group. Once all topics have been pitched, voting begins to establish a priority for discussing the topics. Topics are then ordered from highest to lowest votes and examined accordingly. Participants will receive 8 minutes of time to discuss the topic. After 8 minutes there will be a ‘thumbs up/ thumbs down’ to decide whether or not the discussion should continue. Thumbs up equals 4 more minutes on the clock. This happens until it is agreed that the topic has been discussed to satisfaction. Takeaways are considered and then the topic with the next largest amount of votes is addressed.
Come as you are and be ready to learn.
Attendance is free of charge. Coffee will be served. | |
LCI Austin A Lean Coffee Date: Monday, March 21, 2016 Time: 9:00 am to 10:15 am Location: DPR | |
| Lean Coffee to learn and support each other in our Lean endeavors! Take part in an open conversation in a safe, small and low-pressure environment about the topics that are relevant to our Lean community. We want to hear about the problems you are solving, the issues you want to solve, and lessons you’ve learned on your Lean Journey. No previous Lean experience is required.
Participants from cross functional roles as designers, constructors, owners, trades partners, and associations propose discussion topics around any subject about which they want to learn — THERE ARE NO IRRELEVANT DISCUSSION TOPICS! Each proposer takes 15 to 30 seconds to pitch their topic, written on a sticky note, to the group. Once all topics have been pitched, voting begins to establish a priority for discussing the topics. Topics are then ordered from highest to lowest votes and examined accordingly. Participants will receive 8 minutes of time to discuss the topic. After 8 minutes there will be a ‘thumbs up/ thumbs down’ to decide whether or not the discussion should continue. Thumbs up equals 4 more minutes on the clock. This happens until it is agreed that the topic has been discussed to satisfaction. Takeaways are considered and then the topic with the next largest amount of votes is addressed.
Come as you are and be ready to learn.
Attendance is free of charge. Coffee will be served. | |
4601 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 1200
Arlington, VA 22203
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