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1.0 Who
Our LCI Colorado (CO) Community of Practice (CoP) is a group of lean practitioners at various levels of practice, who are committed to:
2.0 Why
3.0 How
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Are you ready to make your work exponentially easier and valuable for your organization? Scrum harnesses the power of individuals working together as a team. Double your productivity using this framework with less effort. This webinar is geared for individuals and teams with Lean practitioner experience. Workshop resources will be provided to guide scaling up to fully functional Scrum teams.
Learning Objectives:
Want to learn more now, find out what is Scrum and who uses it with this video from the Scrum Alliance on YouTube:
What is Scrum? YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/TRcReyRYIMg
Are your teams struggling with collaborating to solve problems to optimize the whole over the parts? Simulations promote concept attainment through experiential practice. They help participants understand the nuances of a concept. Simulations are more deeply engaging than other activities, as participants experience the activity first-hand, rather than hearing about it or seeing it. Not to mention, they are a fun way to learn!
The Silent Squares simulation explores the moment when people decide to cooperate. An excellent simulation for partnering or problem solving to meet a common objective or in a risky environment where trust is being developed. This simulation offers a powerful “lightbulb-going-off” or AHA moment for participants. This highly-engaging, virtual simulation event is 90 minutes including a group debrief of the experience.
The challenges faced by the construction industry are well documented; projects are regularly delivered late and over budget, improvements in productivity lag way behind manufacturing, there’s an aging workforce and global skills shortage. Safety, waste, risk and sustainability are key concerns; what the ecosystem needs to deliver is more certainty.
There is no panacea, but there is progress. Methods such as Lean, Integrated Project Delivery, Advanced Work Packaging, Digitization, Productization and Prefabrication can help put the industry on the path to predictability, certainty, quality and sustainability.
To help you navigate this path, this panel session will bust some myths around Lean and discuss what can be done today to set the right direction for industry transformation. Productization will be a key theme, along with target value design and how Lean construction is not Lean manufacturing. Underscoring this will be some best practices you can adopt for foundational readiness and maturity assessment. Let’s put the manufacturing back into Lean!
Are you challenged with creating a Lean mindset in your organization or team? Simulations promote concept attainment through experiential practice. They help participants understand the nuances of a concept. Simulations are more deeply engaging than other activities, as participants experience the activity first-hand, rather than hearing about it or seeing it. Not to mention, they are a fun way to learn!
The Maroon-White Simulation helps to reveal why Lean approaches and Integrated Project Delivery are important. This simulation offers a powerful “lightbulb-going-off” or AHA moment for participants. This highly-engaging, virtual simulation event is 90 minutes including a group debrief of the experience.
Unpredictable workflows correlate with an increase in construction costs and schedules. The Last Planner System® (LPS®) was developed to improve predictability while maximizing efficiency and safety. In the Introduction to The Last Planner System® webinar, you will discover the five connected planning conversations of LPS® and how they improve communication, trust, transparency and reliability. This webinar, which includes real-life examples of LPS® implementation will be a first step in mastering the System.
Learning Objectives:
Similar to during construction, unpredictable workflows correlate with an increase to project costs and schedules during the design (preconstruction) phases. The Last Planner System® (LPS®) is an effective approach to improving the delivery of projects during these phases. In the Last Planner System® In Design webinar participants will gain insight as to how collaborative planning will improve their delivery process and outcomes as relevant to the specifics of design. This webinar is an important step in learning to stabilize your delivery process by keeping all team members’ needs being reliably met.
Learning Objectives:
During the Design Phase, teams seek ways to improve client outcomes while maximizing design excellence. Lean In The Design Phase webinar participants gain insight to Lean approaches and tools relative to the design phase to optimize team communication, collaboration and results. Learners will understand how a Lean strategy can drive innovative solutions by connecting people, principles and practices. This webinar is foundationally important for anyone involved in preconstruction to improve the impact you are having on the project outcomes.
Learning Objectives:
Does your team face the dilemma of how much time and resources should be invested in planning? Simulations promote concept attainment through experiential practice. They help participants understand the nuances of a concept. Simulations are more deeply engaging than other activities, as participants experience the activity first-hand, rather than hearing about it or seeing it. Not to mention, they are a fun way to learn!
The Oops Game answers the question, how much should be invested in planning? Every construction project manager and planner at every level need to faces the dilemma of balancing the cost of additional effort for planning and the extent to which risk will be reduced. In the real and uncertain world, how much risk-focused planning is enough given the ineffable reality of the future is unknown and unknowable. This virtual simulation game provides a simple and effective means to show the value of planning and stopping rules for planning.
LCI COmmunity of Practice Event
The Lean Construction Institute (LCI) Colorado CoP and the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Rocky Mountain Region organizations joined efforts to create this event for our local communities in the construction industry. Target Value Design (TVd) is a collaborative design process involving designers, builders, suppliers, estimators, and Owners co-located in one place to collaboratively produce a design that provides the best value to the Owner and its budget. In TVd, the team designs to the budget instead of the conventional process of estimating the cost of the design and then re-designing to eliminate overruns – a common headache for the design community. In this webinar, you will learn from an introduction to TVd and from the experiences shared by a live panel of practitioners of TVd
Join the Colorado CoP for a Hiking Podcast Party and enjoy the conversation after with hiking snacks and beverages before the weather keeps us all inside. Open your eyes, listen and let your body take you on a hike led by a selected podcast. To listen to the selected Podcast, you must have a device that can stream or download podcasts. Hiking Podcast will be available for download by 10/12/2020.
Tips for a great Hiking Podcast Party:
Light snack and beverages provided.
Every year, abstracts from around the country are submitted to LCI National to present at LCI Congress in front of hundreds of owners, the design community, trade partners, and general contractors. This year, Colorado had three chosen to present, but more submitted. The Colorado CoP would like to share snippets from two of the four with our community. The next two will be shared at the September CoP meeting. Join the virtual presentation to see what your fellow Coloradans are doing in regard to Lean!
The team of HCA Healthcare and JE Dunn will discuss IPD behaviors without the IFOA and the plus/delta’s from a GC and Owner perspective. They will go into depth on how Integrative and collaborative design isn’t only possible with an IFOA/IPD project. Utilizing lean principles, HCA re-defined what Early Design Involvement (EDI) was within their organization both from how an owner needs to engage, behave and drive and how they expect the Design partner, trades and builders to engage, behave and drive. Finally, the team will discuss lessons learned collected during the individual project executions that have since been used to further advance HCA’s EDI program and JE Dunn’s approach to efficient project execution.
Speakers:
Every year, abstracts from around the country are submitted to LCI National to present at LCI Congress in front of hundreds of owners, the design community, trade partners, and general contractors. This year, Colorado had three chosen to present, but more submitted. The Colorado CoP would like to share snippets from two of the four with our community. The next two will be shared at the September CoP meeting. Join the virtual presentation to see what your fellow Coloradans are doing in regard to Lean!
(1) Coaches Coaching Coaches: Words Matter to Produce Effective Action in Others (Rebecca Snelling, JE Dunn and Hal Macomber, Touchplan)
Coaching, instructing, mentoring and advising are often confused with each other. Adopting a Lean strategy requires a shift in supervisors, managers and leaders from the role of director to one of teacher. Too often, we don’t put enough intention behind the words we use when we are trying to transform behaviors and culture, leading to less desirable results and more waste than we want. This presentation will explore how the role of coaches works with those to teach and coach others by using practices and language that invites openess, supports learning, and produces effective action in others. We will introduce practices for coaches to:
(2) Molding a Mindset – Not Implementing A New Tool (Savannah Gregory, Sara Coutts and Mark Schneider -The Neenan Company)
A company can declare that a department or team is going to use a Lean Method – in this case, pull planning. Simply making a decision and showing the teams the tool was not a successful way for our company to truly embrace this change. The value of the pull planning method is something that is commonly discussed. Implementing the system is not as widely known. In order to implement a system that would not just become another box for teams to check, a mindset had to be developed, rather than simply teaching how to use a new tool. The problem of implementing a new system was solved by our multidisciplinary team spending the time to learn and create a pull planning method that would work within our company. As a result, teams are spending less time in meetings, and meeting strategic milestones at a higher rate than before. However, the system was not the key change. The team was focused on discovering the behaviors teams needed to have for the change to take root long term. This presentation will be a lesson learned and how-to on the discovery process behind behaviors and workflows that had to be created before pull planning method was successfully implemented.
Most project teams seek ways to add more value for their clients while meeting schedule and budget requirements. By focusing on value and recognizing the various types of waste in project delivery processes, productivity can be increased by implementing the Lean approaches taught in Introduction to Lean Project Delivery. In this course, you will gain insight to Lean Project Delivery by understanding how Lean connects people, principles and practices to optimize results by shifting both thinking and behaviors. This course, which includes real-life design and construction examples will be an important step on your journey to becoming a Lean Thinker. The event will include small breakout discussions throughout to support a more intimate learning experience in the virtual space.
Learning Objectives:
LCI Instructor:
Tammy McConaughy, Senior Lean Specialist at J.E. Dunn Construction
Join us for a panel discussion of, How lean principles are being applied to managing safety on our job sites. Each panel member will give a 5-minute overview of how they are using lean principles to manage safety and then we will open the discussion up to our audience to ask questions.
Our panel members are:
Flat Rate Registration – $10.00
Join us for a 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. Please pre-register.
Field Driven Lean owner, Brian Winningham has over 20 years experience estimating, planning, managing and leading construction projects. He is passionate about sharing the benefits of Lean Construction. Brian is the leader of the San Antonio LCI Community of Practice (CoP). He is an LCI Approved Instructor for LCI training courses and also an approved instructor for the AGC Lean Construction Education Program (LCEP). Brian is also a Veteran of 3/75 Ranger Battalion and active with Veterans in his community.
This course will introduce the what, why and how for conducting Gemba Walks for the purpose of improving the value being produced by workers and creating safer working environments.
The subject matter of this course is What is Gemba and more particularly, How to do a Gemba Walk effectively? It will be presented using custom videos and content will be reinforced by interactive group exercises, questions and discussions. Participants will leave with tangible takeaways they can use to make improvements to future Gemba Walks.
7:30 am – 8:00 am: Networking and breakfast
8:00am – 9:30am: Presentation
Learning Objectives:
Speakers:
Registration Rates:
This course is registered with AIA CES for 1 LU credit
A light breakfast, along with coffee and beverages, will be provided.
Join us for a Lean Coffee to learn and support each other specific to the Big Room! Take part in an open conversation in a safe, small and low-pressure environment about the topics specific to our Lean community. We will hear from current teams working in the Big Room to answer questions about the problems you are facing and the issues you want to solve, and discuss the lessons learned on their projects.
No previous Lean experience is required.
We welcome ALL participants from cross functional roles as designers, constructors, owners, trades partners, and associations of the Big Room to propose a topic for discussion. 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.
Light snacks and coffee will be served. (Lots of coffee!!)
Flat rate: $5
This training session will introduce the concept of a Big Room and how it fits into the design and construction process. Participants will learn why we use a Big Room, the diferent types, how to create the ideal space, and how technology supports a Big Room. They will also learn how to effectively manage the time spent in this highly collaborative setting.
Learning objectives:
7:30-8:00 AM – Coffee, light breakfast, Networking
8:00 – 12:00 PM – Workshop
Registration:
Member – $20
Non-Member $30
Owner-$10
This course is registered with AIA/CES for 4 LU credits.
Happy hour and networking event for the local community of builders interested in Lean. We’ll have drinks and snacks ready. We’ll have a small talk about our local LCI Community of Practice goals for 2020. Come over, enjoy a drink, and meet more people who want to support and make a change in our industry.
Drinks and snacks will be provided.
Staying within the allowable budget and ensuring the team’s innovation decreases waste and increases value to the customer are attributes of successful project delivery and can be achieved through Target Value Delivery (TVD). TVD is a disciplined management practice with several phases (Business Case Planning, Validation, Value Delivery and Value Post Construction) meant to be applied holistically to obtain maximum value. The phases of TVD can be supplemented by core components like team organization, Big Room, project planning, cost modeling, continuous estimating and conceptual design.
Start your journey towards mastering each of the TVD phases and all of the core components through simulation, group discussion and step-by-step guidance in the 8-hour Target Value Delivery education course to align your project deliverables with customer-defined value.
Light Breakfast, Lunch, Refreshments and break snacks will be provided
Program will begin at 8:00 AM
Networking and breakfast will be available around 7:30 AM
If your have any questions or clarifications, please contact Mark Schneider, 360-601-9251, [email protected] or Clark Bishop, 303-921-2915, [email protected]
This is a 3 hour hands-on workshop, designed for participants to experience problem-solving as members of a high-performing team. Attendees will learn why supporting team collaboration requires different behaviors from project owners. This is the first in a series of programs developed to provide attendees some basic skills and strategies that will help lead to more successful projects in an Integrated Project Delivery setting.
Agenda:
7:00 to 7:30 AM – Coffee, Light Breakfast, Networking
7:30 to 10:30 AM – Workshop
Learning Objectives:
· To understand case studies of behaviors observed on high-performing teams.
· To practice a problem-solving approach that is different from the approach used in a traditional setting.
· To understand how the role of the Owner’s Project Manager is different on an IPD project.
· To experience healthy conflict on a project and how it leads to better solutions.
Speaker:
Stacey Root, Boulder Associates – Stacey has been a practicing architect for 20 years, and is one part healthcare architect, one part Lean-thinker, and one part world explorer. While her design expertise is behavioral health and federally qualified health centers, more than anything her passion is asking tons of questions, getting to the bottom of things, and making everyone around her better. She has lots of IPD Big Rooms and 3P improvements workshops under her belt.
Light breakfast and coffee will be provided
Free parking in lot to west of building.
Every year abstracts from around the country are submitted to LCI National to present at LCI Congress in front of hundreds of owners, the design community, trade partners, and general contractors. This year Colorado had seven abstracts chosen to present at LCI Congress in Fort Worth, Tx. The Colorado CoP would like to share snippets of those stories with our community. Our second two presentations are focused on contracts and Lean culture, and will be shorter versions than what will be presented at Congress.
(1) Do the Contract Type and Contractual Relationships Matter? This Owner Says YES!
Learn how one of the nation’s Top 10 Children’s Hospitals is trandforming the way their Colorado Colorado construction projects are delivered. The journey has included many lessons learned and challenges as they navigate trying to change nbehaviours and break through the all too common issues with budget and schedule. The owner and key partners will share the research completed that compares pre-construction data as well as findngs from a short survey of project participants to analyze the differences in contracting methods and outcomes, Hear directly from an owner what strategies worked and what you may not want to do!
The presenting team is:
• Katie Page, GE Johnson Construction;
• Sean Mulholland, Children’s Hospital Colorado
• Caroline Clevenger, University of Colorado, Denver
• George LaClaire, Sturgeon ELectric
(2) 3 Ways to Drive Lean Culture in the Field, Regardless of Your Contracting Method
In order for Lean/IPD projects to reach the team’s full potential, we must train and change the behavior of the entire team… not just the management team. On two of our company’s large Lean projects, our teams implemented new efforts to engage and improve the culture in the field. One project was a large hospital expansion with a multi-party IPD contract, while the other was a large pharmaceutical project that had a traditional contracting method, but organized and operated Lean. We will share what our teams implemented to combat common construction challenges in hte field, like safety culture, committment to upholding schedule and budget, and job site cleanliness. We hope people can take away that Lean concepts in the field can be applied and successful, regardless of the contract type!
The presenting team is:
• Katie Page, GE Johnson Construction
• Nathan Russell, GE Johnson Construction
• Howard Tapia, GE Johnson Construction
Light breakfast and coffee will be provided
Parking around AGC building with largest area on the West side of the building.
Every year abstracts from around the country are submitted to LCI National to present at LCI Congress in front of hundreds of owners, the design community, trade partners, and general contractors. This year Colorado had seven abstracts chosen to present at LCI Congress in Fort Worth, Tx. The Colorado CoP would like to share snippets of those stories with our community. Our first two presentations are focused on the challenges with people & behaviors and challenges for owners. We will be replacing coffee in the future with these previews of accepted abstracts.
(1) Overcoming the Desire to Push the Easy Button: Reverting to the Traditional Method.
The human default is to perform tasks the way we have always done them because it is easy and comfortable. Changing or breaking from the norm is not a “natural” behavior. This project team and Owner were willing to try something different by using an integrated project delivery (IPD) approach for a large hospital expansion in Colorado.
The term integrated project delivery (IPD) is frequently used in the AEC industry today, but there is an essential difference between “IPD-like” and a full IFOA multi-party contracted project. Our presenters will discuss the lessons learned on developing mutual trust and clear communication, along with the tools they implemented to improve communication.
Attendees will walk away with knowledge on such topics as
• VAP (value analysis process)
• Commitment logs and trend logs
• Last Planner System®with TAKT planning
• The benefits of a Big Room for efficient decision-making
• Conditions of Satisfaction
The presenting team is:
• Michelle Robinette, GE Johnson Construction;
• Ashley Fritz, Penrose St. Francis Health Systems;
• Jon Bock, RTA Architects;
• Michael Fullman, Olson Plumbing & Heating
(2) Lean Forum for Owner Project Managers (Getting an Owner Project Manager to Support Lean)
“If our challenge is convincing owners to attend our events, why don’t we take our events to owners?”
In our first owner-focused event, we gathered 18 progressive Owner Project Managers (OPM’s) for an open-forum discussion. The two and half hour session was broken into three parts:
1) Identifying typical project issues;
2) Selecting a shortlist of topics and discussing them in smaller groups
3) Identifying next steps.
The event took place this April and was a great success. We followed this event with some feedback sessions resulting in several Villego® trainings over the summer to keep the group’s enthusiasm high. In September we are starting a CoP “Practice Track” of events focused on this OPM group, and open to our CoP.
The presenting team is:
• Katie Barnes of Barker Rinker Seacat Architects
• Bob Redwine of KL&A Structural Engineers and Builders
Breakfast burritos and coffee will be provided
LCI Colorado Community of Practice
presents
Rocks-In-The-Road, An A3 Thinking Experience
Identifying successes and areas for improvement is imperative for a team to continuously improve and perform at the highest level. A group oriented, A3-structured process called “Rocks in the Road” can be the framework for this. The process helps groups of any size to identify past successes that can be leveraged, potential obstacles to continued success, identify root cause analysis, and develop an action and follow-up plan. This process can be implemented by design groups, jobsite groups, multi-disciplinary teams, individual organizations, or communities of practice.
The Rocks in the Road structure is a step-by-step process that has proven to be a more widely accepted and user-friendly way of executing an A3 to solve problems. For a Children’s Hospital Colorado IPD project during the transition from the design to construction phase of the project the process was used with a group of owners, designers, and constructors to proactively identify potential obstacles to continued success. During this session, it was determined the three biggest obstacles were non-MPA buy-in, team communication, and scheduling/planning/workflow. The team then developed a fishbone diagram to understand the root causes and action plan for each obstacle to help improve the team’s behaviors and, ultimately, the project. For another recent Children’s Hospital project the Rocks in the Road process was used successfully to solve an ongoing problem of poor communications between the various disciplines. As a result, a “Better Conversations Everyday” workshop was planned and executed with very favorable outcomes!
Learning objectives:
Speaker:
George LaClaire, Operations Manager, Sturgeon Electric Company
George grew up in Lake Placid, NY (Winter Olympics 1980). He began working in the construction industry as a helper for his uncle (electrical contractor in NY). He was first introduced to Lean in 2001 after reading an article about The Last Planner System® by Greg Howell. Since 2001 George has continued to read books and articles about Lean and attended many Lean conferences, programs, classes, etc. He has been utilizing lean tools since 2012. He is a LCI Colorado CoP Core Group Member. He has been a LCI Colorado CoP participant and presenter since 2014, and LCI Congress presenter in 2018 and 2019.
Registration Rate: $10.00
Please Register by August 21, 2019
Breakfast burritos and coffee will be provided
LCI Colorado Community of Practice
presents
Intern and Recent Graduate Lean Learning
This event is open to interns and recent graduates who want to explore what lean is and how it is being applied in the AEC industry.
This will be a facilitated discussion-oriented event focused on Lean Project Delivery. This topic introduces Lean Project Delivery as relevant to the design and construction industry, compares conventional delivery with Lean delivery outcomes, and describes the goals and benefits of Lean. The event is more structured than a Lean Coffee yet shorter and less structured than an LCI education course. Its purpose is to provide just enough knowledge base to kick start and engaging Lean discussion amongst the participants.
Registration is free – Please Register
A light breakfast will be provided
Parking – Free Parking in the fenced area or on-street
LCI Colorado Community of Practice
presents
Study Action Team
Attendees need to read the book before the SAT event. While reading the book think about the “General Goal” of this SAT training: “How can we create change in our organization” and mark statements and notes on your book that had an impact on this goal. During the SAT training, we will review each chapter’s notes aligned to the goal.
This will be a group learning exercise based on a short but powerful book, “2-second Lean by Paul Akers”.
Prerequisite reading – https://paulakers.net/books/2-second-lean (Free download)
Registration Rate – Flat $10.00
Light Breakfast is provided
Parking – Free Parking in the fenced area or on-street
LCI Colorado Community of Practice
presents
A Lean Coffee
Join us for a 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.
Registration is free – Please Register
Coffee and breakfast burritos will be provided
Parking – Free Parking in the fenced area or on-street
LCI Colorado Community of Practice
presents
Gemba Walk: Meow Wolf Denver
Meet at the Meow Wolf project site for a 30 minute Gemba walk, followed by a presentation in the offices of Turner Construction two blocks from the project site. For those who can join us after the event, we are meeting at “The Original Brooklyn’s” – 2644 W. Colfax – within walking distance of Turner’s office.
Walk is limited to first 30 registrants
Parking available at project site
LCI Colorado Community of Practice
presents
The Business Case for Lean
Traditionally we have relied on anecdotal evidence to suggest how Lean project teams typically deliver better project outcomes. Empirical evidence now shows that projects with high Lean intensity are three times more likely to complete ahead of schedule and two times more likely to complete under budget. How and why Lean and IPD projects are excelling were explored through two separate Lean Construction Institute research efforts conducted by Dodge Data & Analytics and University of Minnesota.
– We benchmarked 162 projects and inquired about 27 management methods
– Research results now demonstrate statistically significant correlations between high Lean intensity and project success
– This effort definitively breaks down some common myths about Lean project work, and makes a compelling case that Lean makes a positive difference in project performance
Join us to find out why owners, architects, engineers, and constructors are forging ahead with Lean. Attendees will learn how to use this compelling information as a call to action, and a way to change the project mindset for the better. They will leave the event with an understanding of how to get started, and the best way to tell the story.
The program will be located in the basement classroom of the AGC of Colorado. The agenda is below:
7:30 – 8:00 Networking
8:00 – 9:00 Presentation
9:00 – 9:30 Q&A
Speaker:
Eric Lusis – PCL Construction Enterprises -Eric has over 24 years of construction experience with an emphasis on scheduling, project activation, and Lean practices. Eric was on PCL’s first project to heavily utilize the last planner system and was tasked four years ago to focus on operations support with PCL’s lean initiatives. He has played an intricate role in implementing PCL’s Last Planner System® for design and construction. His responsibilities include the implementation and management of Lean throughout all PCL operations.
Registration Rates: Flat Rate: $25.00Owners: Free
Parking available on site
Breakfast snacks will be provided
LCI Colorado Community of Practice
presents
A Lean Coffee
Join us for a 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.
Registration is free – Please Register
Coffee will be provided
Parking – Free Parking in the fenced area or on-street
(Session will be held in the basement of the building in the classroom)
LCI Colorado Community of Practice
presents
A Lean Coffee
Join us for a 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.
Registration is free – Please Register
Coffee will be provided
Parking – Free Parking in the fenced area or on-street
(Session will be held in the basement of the building in the classroom)
LCI Colorado Community of Practice
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Go Where the Work is!
LCI Colorado will be hosting a tour of the facilities and overview of the Children’s Hospital Colorado North Campus Expansion project, one of the first multi-party agreement IPD projects in the state. We’ll be meeting on site at the job trailers the team is currently housed in to see how the job is being managed and discuss unique features and lessons learned from the process. The project is a 190,000 SF addition to an existing facility that was originally built in 2008. It consists of a 110,000 SF, 5-story medical office building, a 70,000 SF inpatient and imaging building, and a 10,000 SF central utility plant, all of which will be constructed adjacent to and will connect with the existing while the original building stays operational. With the project set for completion during Q4 2019, this is a great and rare opportunity to see the IPD process in full gear. Join us for a great and informative program!
Speakers
Alex Gregory – GH Phipps Construction Companies -Senior Estimator and Preconstruction Lead for GH Phipps on the project.
Alex Hesse – KL&A – Structural Engineer for KL&A on the project.
Jamie Staton – Children’s Hospital Colorado – Senior Project Manager with Children’s and the owner’s lead on the project.
Registration Rate – $25.00
Parking – Available onsite but relatively limited. Carpooling is encouraged
Beverages and snacks will be provided
LCI Colorado Community of Practice
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A Lean Coffee
Join us for a 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.
Registration is free – Please Register
Coffee will be provided
Parking – Free Parking in the fenced area or on-street
(Session will be held in the basement of the building in the classroom)
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Overview: What if you could add more value for your customers while meeting schedule and budget requirements? By recognizing the various types of waste in project delivery processes, you can start to increase productivity by implementing the Lean approaches taught in Introduction to Lean Project Delivery. With a small mindset shift, the silos set up by traditional delivery methods can be broken to allow architects, engineers, general contractors, trade partners and owners to closely collaborate and problem solve together. This LCI education course, taught with real-life design and construction examples and a hands-on simulation, will be an important step on your journey to achieve Lean thinking.
Objectives:
Speaker:
Katie Page – GE Johnson– In 2014, Katie joined GE Johnson Construction Company as the Integrated Services Manager. She plays an integral role in guiding the Company with the direction of Integrated Project Delivery, as well as Integrated Preconstruction and Operational Services. In 2010, Katie partnered with three colleagues to establish the Lean Construction Institute (LCI) Colorado Community of Practice (CoP), which has grown to over 400 members.
Burritos and Coffee will be served at 7:00 AM
Free parking available in the AGC Lot surrounding the building or on the street
This course is AIA/CES registered for 5 LU credits (All levels of Lean experience welcomed)
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Join us for a 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.
Registration is free – Please Register
Coffee will be provided
Parking – Free Parking in the fenced area or on-street
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High performing teams function on collaborative brain power to rapidly advance work and add value by driving down overall project costs in a Big Room setting. Effective Big Rooms are only possible with the right kind of mindset and behaviors that break down the traditional silos to allow for cross-functional team collaboration and decision-making. LCI’s Mindset of an Effective Big Room education course creates a simulated Big Room experience encouraging you to create, manage and lea your own detailed Big Room concept and implementation plan tailored to your project’s specific needs whether you have had previous experience or not. Small groups will discuss onboarding new members, technology and real world challenges to Big Room implementation and report back to the large group to share and create a list of standards and better practices.
Speaker:
Rebecca Snelling – J.E. Dunn Construction – Rebecca Snelling coaches a variety of people, teams and organizations on Lean Transformation. She is currently developing and leading a group of coaches and trainers for JE Dunn employees and project teams implementing Last Planner System®in Design and Construction, Target Value Delivery, Integrated Project Delivery, Choosing by Advantages and other Lean practices and behaviors. Rebecca is the Chair of the LCI Education Committee, and an LCI Improved instructor.
Registration Rates:
Parking: Free parking is available in the AGC lot and on surrounding streets
Light breakfast at 7:00 AM, presentation starts at 7:30 AM
This course is AIA/CES registered for 4 LU credits
Welcome
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Following up on our 2017 LCI presentation based on the ConsensusDocs 300, we will be conducting a contract workshop based on the AIA C191 contract for IPD. The purpose of a contract workshop is for the design and construction team to discuss the articles of the contract that establish the business case, and to come to an agreement on the terms within these articles. The key sections typically include management of the project, compensation and allowable costs, profit risk/reward and incentive payments, and risk sharing. Through a series of discussions and breakout sessions, the attendees will learn about these issues and build their own business case. This workshop will simulate the type of IPD workshop that is normally conducted early in the design phase of a project.
THE WORKSHOP WILL CONSIDER MANY OF THESE QUESTIONS:
WORKSHOP AGENDA
Speaker:
Danielle Curtiss, G.H. Phipps Construction – Danielle is the General Counsel for GH Phipps Construction Companies, In her 10 years with the company, Danielle has reviewed and negotiated thousands of construction contracts, including a $152,000,000 IPD contract where GH Phipps was part of a joint venture . Prior to joining GH Phipps, Danielle worked in the litigation and construction departments in prominent law firms in Kansas City and Washington, D.C., assisting construction clients.
Registration Fees:
Lunch and break snacks will be provided
Free surface parking available onsite
Capacity is limited – register early!
This course is registered with AIA CES for 6 LU credits
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Unpredictable workflows correlate with an increase to construction costs and schedules. In response to 1990s research revealing 54 percent of construction project commitments were completed on time, LCI developed The Last Planner System® (LPS® ) with five levels designed to help project teams maintain reliable workflow while maximizing efficiency and safety. Now, you can complete LCI’s Introduction to Last Planner System® to learn how it improves communication, trust and transparency across all stakeholders. Engage in group discussions and see for yourself how variations in flow impact the entire project with the Parade of Trades simulation embedded in this 4-hour LCI education course.
Speaker:
George Zettel- Turner Construction Company – George Zettel is a Program Manager responsible for advancing lean, the Last Planner System®, and Integrated Project Delivery in the United States and Canada. He has worked for Turner Construction Company for 15 years leading project and industry improvements with lean principles since 2004. George works on projects and in offices developing lean leaders and improving practitioners’ operations. George has worked to develop people and coach teams on multiple projects such as UHS Temecula Hospital.
Registration Rates:
Breakfast and Beverages will be served
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Four of our community of practice members, from different parts of our construction sector who successfully practice Lean will be presenting their lean-journey experience.
7:00-7:30 – Networking & Breakfast
7:30-9:30 – Event (Introductions & 4 Speakers with Q&A)
9:30-10:00 – Panel Q&A & Wrap-Up
SPEAKERS:
1. Katie Dalby, Banner Health – Katie has fourteen years’ experience in building maintenance operation and construction, primarily in healthcare. Her top five strengths are Learner, Restorative, Developer, Individualization, Relator
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2. Deb Sheehan, CannonDesign – As Executive Director of Firm Strategies, Deb partners with industry leaders across health, education and commercial sectors to incept new service offerings, expand geographic growth markets and leverage strategic industry partnerships in alternative delivery methods. Deb services on the National DBIA Education Committee, has led some of the firm’s most significant IPD projects, champions prefabrication in solutions, leverages supply chain delivery for national health systems and oversees the firm’s construction services division.
3. Gregg Behmer, GH Phipps Construction Companies – With 25 years of experience in the AEC industry working in real estate development, architecture, and construction, Gregg has been with GH Phipps for 9 1/2 years and he is currently working in preconstruction services. Gregg is particularly interested in integrating people and processes across disciplines. He was a founding core group member of LCI Colorado from 2010 to 2014. In 2014 he left the core group so he could spend more time helping GH Phipps begin their lean journey. In his free time he likes to ride his bikes as much as possible and spend time with his wife, his 11 year old son, and his 12 year old daughter.
4. Bob Redwine, KL&A Engineers – Bob Redwine has been a practicing structural engineer since obtaining his MSCE from the University of Texas in 1973, and had his own firm from 1983 until merging with KL&A in 2015. Bob has been an LCI Core Group member since 2013, and is a strong proponent of Lean and Integrated Project Delivery. He is skilled in Last Planner® for Design, the use of A3’s, Root Cause Analysis, Choosing by Advantages, Value Stream Mapping and Target Value Design. KL&A was asked to be on the Children’s North IPD project in January, 2018, and Bob is the project facilitator; project construction start is planned for October, 2018.
Registration:
Coffee, water and light breakfast will be provided
Parking available onsite
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Traditionally we have relied on anecdotal evidence to suggest how Lean project teams typically deliver better project outcomes. Empirical evidence now shows that projects with high Lean intensity are three times more likely to complete ahead of schedule and two times more likely to complete under budget. How and why Lean and IPD projects are excelling were explored through two separate Lean Construction Institute research efforts conducted by Dodge Data & Analytics and University of Minnesota.
– We benchmarked 162 projects and inquired about 27 management methods
– Research results now demonstrate statistically significant correlations between high Lean intensity and project success
– This effort definitively breaks down some common myths about Lean project work, and makes a compelling case that Lean makes a positive difference in project performance
Join us to find out why owners, architects, engineers, and constructors are forging ahead with Lean. Attendees will learn how to use this compelling information as a call to action, and a way to change the project mindset for the better. They will leave the event with an understanding of how to get started, and the best way to tell the story.
Speaker:
Eric Lusis – PCL Construction Enterprises -Eric has over 24 years of construction experience with an emphasis on scheduling, project activation, and Lean practices. Eric was on PCL’s first project to heavily utilize the last planner system and was tasked four years ago to focus on operations support with PCL’s lean initiatives. He has played an intricate role in implementing PCL’s Last Planner System® for design and construction. His responsibilities include the implementation and management of Lean throughout all PCL operations.
Registration Rates: Member: $15.00Parking available on site
Breakfast will be provided
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Join us for a 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.
Registration is free – Please Register
Coffee will be provided
Parking – Free Parking in the fenced area or on-street
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Join us for a 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.
Registration is free – Please Register
Coffee will be provided
Parking – Free Parking in the fenced area or on-street
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Join us for a 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.
Registration is free – Please Register
Coffee will be provided
Parking – Free Parking in the fenced area or on-street
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Join us for a 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.
Registration is free – Please Register
Coffee will be provided
Parking – Free Parking in the fenced area or on-street
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Join us for a 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.
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Coffee will be provided
Parking – Free Parking in the fenced area or on-street
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Join us for a 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.
Registration is free – Please Register
Coffee will be provided
Parking – Free Parking in the fenced area or on-street
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Join us for a 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.
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Coffee will be provided
Parking – Free Parking in the fenced area or on-street
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Part I of our SAT on “The Ideal Team Player” by Patrick Lencioni (held on April 13th) was a great success! As a result, we decided to meet again on Thursday, April 26th to discuss the second section of “The Ideal Team Player” titled “The Model”. Please join us! It isn’t necessary for you to have attended the first part of this SAT to be able to join what promises to be a great discussion on April 26th!!!
An SAT is a lean tool which encourages a deep dive conversation with a smaller group around a lean reading to inspire continuous learning and connection with the fellow participants. According to Kristin Hill, Christine Slivon and John Draper in their article “Another Approach to Transforming Project Delivery: Creating a Shared Mind”, an SAT can help to develop “a shared vision needed to bring about transformation and sustained change.”
REGISTRATION RATE
Flat Rate: $25.00 for “New” Attendees to this SAT
(those who were not able to attend the first half of the SAT held on April 13th
Required Reading – “The Ideal Team Player” by Patrick Lencioni
Click Here for link to Amazon for Reading Material
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An SAT is a lean tool which encourages a deep dive conversation with a smaller group around a lean reading to inspire continuous learning and connection with the fellow participants. According to Kristin Hill, Christine Slivon and John Draper in their article “Another Approach to Transforming Project Delivery: Creating a Shared Mind”, an SAT can help to develop “a shared vision needed to bring about transformation and sustained change.”
REGISTRATION RATE
Flat Rate: $25.00
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Join us for a 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.
Registration Fee – $5.00
LCI Colorado Community of Practice
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Introduction to Lean Project Delivery
This course will introduce Lean Project Delivery as an Operating System relative to the design and construction industry. Participants will learn the key principles and wastes that are foundational to Lean, ways to eliminate/reduce waste from processes, collaborative tools and approaches. It includes a hands-on learning simulation.
Objectives:
This course is AIA/CES registered for 5 LU credits
LCI Colorado Community of Practice
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How to Contract for Integrated Project Delivery
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Hilton Garden Inn Denver Tech Center
7675 E. Union Avenue
Denver, CO 80237
As the construction industry in our region continues to explore and pursue Integrated Project Delivery, all of us involved in Capital Project delivery are needing information, knowledge, and in-depth discussions regarding team formation, the preparation process for contract discussions, contract sections that address key practices of Integrated Project Delivery, the contractual framework for risk allocation, and other important differences between the contracts we are all comfortable with and the multiple party agreement that forms the commercial terms for IPD.
Following up on our LCI presentation by Howard Ashcraft in 2016, we have assembled a panel representing the legal, owner, construction and design sides of a project. The panel will discuss team formation, the ConsensusDocs 300 contract, Target Cost Validation, Incentive Compensation and Risk Pool, and Risk Allocation. Attendees will be involved in breakout sessions throughout the day in a true workshop environment.
SPEAKERS:
Joseph A. Cleves, Jr.-Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP – Joe has extensive experience in lean construction and with integrated project delivery, and has consulted on multi-million dollar developments across the nation, incorporating IPD as a means to delivering value to all phases of design, fabrication and construction. He will be on a panel discussion at the 2017 LCI Congress that focuses on the business case for using Lean Design and Construction. Joe participated on the committee that revised ConsensusDocs 300 in 2015.
Registration Rates:
LCI Member – $200
Non-Member – $250
Lunch and refreshments will be provided
LCI Colorado Community of Practice
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CDOT-HQ: Lean Design Practices on a Design Build Project
Date: Friday, September 15, 2017
Time: 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Location: Associated General Contractors of Colorado
1114 West 7th Avenue
Denver, CO 80204
The presentation will focus on Lean tools successfully used on the new CDOT Headquarters Building by the Design-Build team as a way to keep the team informed, coordinated, and staying within budget. Tools used include Last Planner System for Design, Target Value Design, A3 Problem Solving.
Chad Headlee, J.E. Dunn Construction – Chad has been a Project Manager in the Denver area for 14 years, and is currently a Senior Project Manager at JE Dunn. He has a long term interest in Lean Construction, and was an original LCI Colorado Community of Practice core group member (2010). Chad utilizes Lean practices on all of his construction projects.
Carl Hole, RNL Design – Carl has more than 30 years of experience in all phases of project development. As head of RNL’s Denver Public Architecture studio, Carl manages recruiting, retention, staff development, mentorship, and project resource allocation. As Director of Operations for the firm, Carl also provides leadership and direction for quality assurance, technical issues and project management, as well as firm-wide operational issues.
Registration Rates:
LCI Member – $50
Non-Member – $75
Breakfast Burritos and coffee will be served from 7:30-8:00 AM during the networking period
Free parking available in the AGC lot as available, and along the street
LCI Colorado Community of Practice
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Study Action Team (SAT): How to effectively help others understand Lean Construction correlates to better project outcomes
Date: Thursday, August 24, 2017
Time: 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Location: Associated General Contractors of Colorado
1114 West 7th Avenue
Denver, CO 80204
Why should I come to this event?
There are at least five different reasons:
What is the format for this event?
This Lean event will use a Study Action Team (SAT)[1] format. Unlike some of our CoP events in which the attendee mainly listens to and learns about lean/continuous improvement from a speaker/presenter, this event will be guided by two facilitators. The attendees are asked to do the three (3) things listed below:
1) Read the recommended readings included on your confirmation receipt, prior to the day of the event.
2) Share their answers to the following three questions, per the recommended readings, during the day of the event.
a) What are the author’s main point(s) and what evidence is offered to support of them?
b) What point(s) from the author are relevant to you, your project team, your Company’s future goals and objectives? Which ones aren’t?
c) What possible points from the author do you think you, your project team, and/or your Company are open to implementing, after the day of this event?
3) Have an open mindset to hear the thoughts, ideas, and experiences from the other attendees, per the recommended readings, during the day of the event.
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[1] https://www.leanconstruction.org/media/docs/deliveryGuide/Appendix20.pdf, IGLC 15 Another Approach to Transforming Project Delivery: Creating A Shared Mind, by Kristin Hill, et al
What are the Learning Objectives?
The attendees will learn the following eight objectives. They will also be able to begin applying most of these ideas the next day. Why Edgar Schein decided to write about helping.
Charles Rountree is a Quality Assurance/Process Improvement Specialist with more than 20 years of construction experience, encompassing a wide variety of projects. He founded the local Lean Construction Institute (LCI) Colorado Community of Practice (CoP) in November 2009. He is involved with the local chapter as the Core Group Liaison with LCI Central. He has a strong passion for spreading the technical aspects of LEAN amongst Jacobs Engineering (a Company that is implementing continuous improvement sustainable practices with each and every client) and our local community, as well as the social soft skill aspects. As an Owner’s Representative, he is relationship focused and tries to demonstrate it through each interaction, always reaching for continuous improvement.
Katie Barnes is Principal at Barker Rinker Seacat (BRS) Architecture. As the daughter of an architect, Katie came early to understanding what it takes to be a good one. Excellent design instincts, innovative management systems and gifted people skills are part of her DNA. As our newest principal, she divides her time among marketing, project management and the development of project management systems. Katie has played a key role in the firm’s recreation practice and is also involved in a variety of other public building types. There is nothing she cannot do once she puts her mind to it. Whether it’s running projects or running marathons, she is always at the top of her game.
Registration includes a copy of Edgar Schein’s book, Helping. The book will be handed out to each attendee at the Thursday, August 24th SAT conversation.
Registration Rates:
LCI Member – $35
Non-Member – $45
No refunds after August 21st
Continental breakfast will be offered.
LCI Colorado Community of Practice
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Breckenridge Brewery Tour + CoP Social Event
Date: July 27, 2017
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Breckenridge Brewery (Littleton)
2990 Brewery Lane
Littleton, CO 80120
Come join the LCI Community of Practice at the “New” 12-acre Breckenridge Brewery in Littleton, CO. It is just 10 miles south of Denver along the Platte River & bike trail. The group will partake in a 90-minute guided tour through the brewhouse, fermentation alley, barrel aging area, and packing hall. Following the tour, the group will head over to the Farm House Restaurant to enjoy a couple refreshing handcrafted beers and apps, while engaging in good conversation with fellow peers. Get to know others in the industry who share similar passions as well as learn about future LCI events.
Registration is required and free of cost
Appetizers and beverages will be available following the tour
LCI Colorado Community of Practice
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Lean In Your Company
Date: Friday, April 28, 2017
Time: 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Location: AGC Colorado
Lower Level Training Room
1114 West 7th Avenue
Denver, CO 80204
Parking is available in unmarked spaces within the fence on either east or west sides, and on the street
Speakers:
1. Dan Coxall, Children’s Hospital of Colorado – Dan has more than 30 years of experience in Healthcare Facilities Management, Design, and Construction and is currently the V.P. Support Services for Children’s Hospital Colorado. Dan has held roles working directly for the provider organization, as a consultant/developer, and as an outsourced services provider. Having experience through these different lenses has helped Dan to study and understand the benefits and challenges of implementing Lean initiatives, whether they be Performance Improvement and Resource Optimization or Lean construction/Integrated Project Delivery methods.
2. Afsaneh Makooi, Bennett Wagner Grody Architects – As a project designer at BWG, Afsaneh is currently leading lean efforts on multiple projects in their healthcare studio. She will share their success and failures as member of their Continuous Improvement Group.
3. Kevin O’Gara, JE Dunn – Kevin is a Project Executive with JE Dunn Construction and has been part of the West Region Lean Implementation Team focused on integrating lean thinking and lean behaviors within JE Dunn’s Rocky Mountain, Phoenix and Portland offices.
4. Ted Smith & Jason Wheeler, E Light – They will be sharing about their prefabrication and Lean Construction practices to maximize the impact of each client’s financial investment. They will also be sharing an actual case study, in which they implemented the W. Edward Deming/ Stewart Plan-Do-Check-Adjust (P.D.C.A) continuous improvement, scientific based problem solving method.
A light breakfast, water and coffee will be provided.
Registration Fee:
LCI Members: $25.00
Non-Members: $35.00
LCI Colorado Community of Practice
presents
Root Cause Analysis
Date: May 19, 2017
Time: 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Location: AGC Denver
Lower Level Training Room
1114 West 7th Avenue
Denver, CO 80204
“5 Why” is a common tool in problem solving, but “5 Why” only gets to one root cause – often there are multiple root causes. For this we need a more robust methodology: Root Cause Analysis. Come join us as we learn how to implement this tool together.
Objectives:
1. Learn how to clearly define a significant project or organization problem by describing the current condition
2. Learn the general principles of Root Cause Analysis (RCA) as practiced by Toyota and reported by Stephen Spears in High Velocity Edge
3. Learn how to combine active facilitation, the Fishbone (Ishikawa) Diagram and 5 Why questioning to achieve identification and evaluation of multiple root causes
4. Learn how to move from root causes to mitigation measures (without jumping to “solutions” too early)
7:00 AM – A light breakfast with water and coffee will be provided.
7:30 AM – Training starts (promptly)
Speaker Name: Dan Fauchier, CMF
Speaker Company: The Realignment Group of California
Speaker Bio: Dan Fauchier, CMF, has been a Certified Master Facilitator for Lean Design and Construction since 2008. He regularly conducts Last Planner® webinars for LCI and has coached over 100 construction teams and 14 design teams in recent years. Dan invented the Root Cause Analysis teaching format used at Congress 2014, 2015 and 2016. He serves on the LCI National Education Committee and the Big Room Cluster and is a prior LCI National Board Member.
Registration Fee:
LCI Members: $125.00
Non-Members: $150.00
LCI Colorado Community of Practice
presents
The Lean Business Case
Date: March 30, 2017
Time: 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Location: AGC Denver
Lower Level Training Room
1114 West 7th Avenue
Denver, CO 80204
Speaker:
A light breakfast with water and coffee will be provided.
Registration Fee:
LCI Members: $25.00
Non-Members: $35.00
LCI Colorado Community of Practice
presents
Villego® Simulation
Date: February 22, 2017
Time: 7:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: AGC Colorado
Lower Level Training Room
1114 West 7th Avenue
Denver, CO 80204
Parking is available in either the AGC lot or on the adjacent streets.
Speaker:
Eric Lusis is the National Lean Manager at PCL Construction, and is stationed in their Denver office. Eric has been in the construction industry for over 22 years, and has taught the Villego simulation over 80 times.
A light breakfast will be provided.
Capacity is limited – Register soon! Last day to register is February 17th
Registration Fee:
LCI Members: $50.00
Non-Members: $75.00
LCI
Colorado Community of Practice
Lean
Coffee: Lessons Learned
Date: Wednesday,
November 16, 2016
Time: 7:30 am to 10:30 am
Location: AGC – Denver
1114 W. 7th Avenue
#200
Denver, CO 80204
Join us for Lean Coffee – an open conversation in a safe, small and low-pressure environment about the topics that are relevant to our Lean community. This Lean Coffee will focus specifically on Lessons Learned in 2016. Please come prepared with a 30 second overview of your lesson learned. Each participant will share their 30 second overview and post their lesson learned on the wall. After all topics have been shared, we will vote on topics to create a priority list for discussion. We will discuss the top priority topic for 8 minutes. After the 8 minutes are up, we will vote to continue the discussion or move onto the next lesson learned. After we cover a number of lessons learned, we’ll capture key takeaways and wrap up with a plus/delta. No previous experience required.
Lean Coffees were created by Jim Benson and Jeremy Lightsmith as a melding of Open Space Technology and Personal Kanban. Lean Coffee is a space for people to explore items they wouldn’t otherwise get to discuss. This space gives people a chance to try out behaviors, exercise leadership, get help, give help and grow professionally.
Rebecca Snelling coaches a variety of people, teams and organizations on Lean Transformation. She currently coaches Leadership on Lean while developing and leading a group of coaches and trainers for all employees and project teams implementing Last Planner System®in Design and Construction, Target Value Design, Integrated Project Delivery, Choosing By Advantages and other Lean practices and behaviors. She started in the construction industry in 1996, beginning her Lean journey in 2006 and is currently employed by JE Dunn Construction as their National Lean Director.
LCI Member: $ 25.00
Non-Member: $ 35.00
Last day to register or request a refund is Monday, November 14, 2016
Capacity is limited – register early!
LCI Colorado Community of Practice
presents
Last Planner®® System In Design
Date: September 30, 2016
Time: 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: AGC Colorado
1114 West 7th Avenue
Denver, CO 80204
A light breakfast and networking will start at 7:00 a.m.
Parking is available at several public lots north of Speer Boulevard, as well as DCPA parking garage accessed from Arapahoe Street
Participants
will learn by doing and be ready to begin using LPS® in Design on their next
project.
Kristin Hill – Inside Out Consulting, brings 10 years of Lean consulting expertise to the design and construction industry. Prior to being a Lean Consultant, Kristin founded, grew and subsequently sold an architectural firm in the Boston Area. Her firm was recognized by Architectural Record as the Best Managed Small Firm, in part for the collaborative philosophy of her firm.
Kristin is an approved Last Planner System® coach, and has helped several hundred teams successfully implement LPS® and other Lean approaches. She is the Chair of the LCI Standards Committee, which developed LPS® Standard Work, and is a contributing author of the LCI book, Transforming Design and Construction, a Framework for Change.
Capacity is limited – Register soon! Last day to register is September 28th
Registration Fee:
LCI Members: $50.00
Non-Members: $75.00
Recommended Reading:
“A Guide for New Users of The Last Planner System®– Nine Steps for Success”
– Howell, Gregory L. and Macomber, Hal, Lean Project Consulting (2002).
“The Combination of Last Planner System®and Location-Based Management System“
– Seppanen, Olli, Glenn Ballard and Sakari Pesonen Lean Construction Journal
LCI Colorado Community of Practice Integrated Practices in Design and Lessons Learned on the UHS Henderson Hospital
Date: Friday, August 26, 2016 Time: 7:30 am to 10:00 am Location: CU Denver Campus Surface pay-parking lots are located between Speer Boulevard and 14th street, and Larimer and Lawrence
A light breakfast and beverages will be provided. | ||
Members of the Henderson Hospital project team will provide an overview of the lean principles utilized in the design and construction of the UHS Henderson Hospital construction project. They will cover key tools and techniques used in Integrated Project Delivery, Design Processes, the Last Planner System®, Co-Location of project teams and Set Based Design.
Presenters- Tim Ott of UHS serves as corporate project manager for a national hospital management company. His 30 years in the healthcare and construction industry includes experience in hospital operations, healthcare facilities construction & management and general contracting throughout the U.S. He is familiar with representing owners in various project delivery methods but most recently has been working to implement the integrated project delivery model and lean philosophy within his organization. Rebecca Brennan, Principal, Design Studio Blue, llc. Rebecca is an award winning and published healthcare interior designer with 20 years of design experience. As Principal and founder of Design Studio Blue, llc, Rebecca has projects nationally with specialties in acute care, ambulatory care, cancer care, pediatrics, sustainable and lean principles and integrated project delivery. She currently serves on the LCI Colorado Community of Practice committee. Rebecca is a board certified healthcare interior designer (CHID) and servers as Past-President of the American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers (AAHID). She also holds EDAC certification and research to guide her design decisions.
George Zettel is a Lean Program Manager working, Turner Construction Company for 14 years leading project and industry improvements since 2004. George works on projects and in offices developing lean leaders and improving practitioners’ operations. Developing people as a peer role model and Integrated Project Delivery Executive, George leads and forms teams which include projects like UHS Temecula Hospital-California, UHS Henderson Hospital-Nevada, Children’s Mercy Hospital Office Building, Kansas City, Altoona Data Center #3 – Iowa, each incorporating Integrated Project Delivery and Design/Build delivery methods. George has a Bachelor Of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Michigan Technological University, and certificates from the Lean Construction Institute, Lean Enterprise Institute, and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
Michael Williams, Principal, Senior Healthcare Planner with HMC Architects. Michael has led efforts in all facets of healthcare project development for the last 28 years. For 17 years he was the owner a specialty Architectural Practice focused on Healthcare Planning and Design. Over the course of his career Michael has been the principal Planner or Designer on over 10M SF of Healthcare and Healthcare related projects. Additionally, he has developed a number of healthcare project-specific planning and design processes that greatly aid in the “Right Sizing” and program development accuracy of healthcare projects.
Uchenna Okoye, Project Manager, Buehler & Buehler Structural Engineers, Inc. Uchenna is a project manager with over 10 years’ experience working on healthcare projects using Lean Principles and Integrated Project Delivery contracts. He has worked on several large scale replacement acute care facilities as well as smaller clinical remodels. He has pioneered the use of integrated steel delivery systems on projects throughout the United States. He serves as the education and training chair of the LCI Northern California community of practice, responsible for coordinating, presenting, and facilitating training events all over the San Francisco Bay Area. With Buehler and Buehler he currently serves as project manager for the UHS Henderson project, working as part of the skin-and-structure, coordination, and structural design cluster groups.
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![]() LCI Colorado Community of Practice Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building – Project Tour Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 Time: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Location: Metropolitan State University of Denver Networking reception to follow: Space is Limited! | ||
CHARLES ROUNTREE-JACOBS ENGINEERINGGREGG BEHMER – GH PHIPPSTour the site of the new four-story, 85,000 SF science building on the Metropolitan State University of Denver campus. We’ll spend 30 min in the job-site trailer talking about Last Planner System®progress at GH Phipps as well as the 6 week look ahead weekly work plan boards (instead of the typical weekly work plan spreadsheets). We’ll then take a 30 minute walk of the job (currently in the structural steel erection and exterior metal framing phase). Parking Map – assets/images/msu eng parking.pdf
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![]() LCI Colorado Community of Practice What can we learn about transforming design and construction projects from Joe’s Garage?
Date: Thursday, June 9 and 16, 2016 2-Day Event Time: 7:30 am to 10:30 am
Location: AGC Colorado A light breakfast with coffee will be provided Parking free at the location Registration Limit – 11 – Last Day to Register – June 8, 2016 at 5:00 PM | ||
This two day Study Action Team (SAT) event will use the book: All I Need to Know About Manufacturing, I Learned in Joe’s Garage, as a springboard to discuss how to transform design and construction, based upon a book shelf project Joe, the VP of Manufacturing tackles at his house and situational lean thinking practices. 1) Each participant is asked to read Joe’s Garage and use the three (3) SAT questions identified in the attached whitepaper Another Approach to Transforming Project Delivery: Creating a Shared Mind.See the Recommended Reading Section below for the links to both suggested readings. PDF attachments of both readings are available if downloading is a problem. 2) Each participant is also asked to write down answers to the following three (3) SAT questions identified in the attached whitepaper Another Approach to Transforming Project Delivery: Creating a Shared Mind 3) Lastly, each participant is asked to come prepared with a mindset to share their thoughts, ideas, and experiences from reading Joe’s Garage and learning with other interested lean practitioners. Session 1: Our facilitated conversation will cover:
Session 2: Our facilitated conversation will cover:
We want this two session SAT event using Joe’s Garage to help each individual participant understand how they can collaboratively help transform our design and construction industry by using lean project delivery practices, even if it’s just transforming how we design and construct our book shelves at home. Recommended Reading (only needed if appropriate and applicable, attach PDF input link) IGLC 15 Another Approach to Transforming Project Delivery: Creating A Shared Mind, by Kristin Hill, et al. – https://www.leanconstruction.org/media/docs/deliveryGuide/Appendix20.pdf All I Need to Know About Manufacturing, I Learned in Joe’s Garage HERE A Brief Introduction to A3 Thinking, from Professor Durward Sobek’s of Montana State University and former Toyota Motor Corporation employee Art Smalley’s book Understanding A3 Thinking. – http://a3thinking.com/whatis.html
CHARLES ROUNTREE, JACOBS ENGINEERING – CHARLES ROUNTREE IS A SENIOR QUALITY ASSURANCE/ PROCESS IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST WITH MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE, ENCOMPASSING A WIDE VARIETY OF PROJECTS. HE HELPED FOUND THE LOCAL LEAN CONSTRUCTION INSTITUTE (LCI) COLORADO COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE (COP) IN NOVEMBER 2009. HE REMAINS INVOLVED WITH THE LOCAL COP AS THE CORE GROUP LIAISON WITH LCI NATIONAL. HE HAS A STRONG PASSION FOR PERSONAL IMPLEMENTING AND SPREADING THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF LEAN AMONGST JACOBS ENGINEERING (AN OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE COMPANY THAT DESIRES TO IMPLEMENT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES WITH EACH AND EVERY CLIENT), OUR AEC/O COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THE SOCIAL SOFT SKILL ASPECTS OF LEAN. AS AN OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE, HE IS RELATIONSHIP FOCUSED AND TRIES TO DEMONSTRATE THIS THROUGH EACH INTERACTION, ALWAYS REACHING FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.
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![]() LCI Colorado Community of Practice A Business Model for Integrated Project Delivery
Date: Friday, May 20, 2016 Time: 7:30 am to 3:00 pm
Location: Hilton Garden
Parking available at Hotel, continental breakfast and lunch provided | |
The ideal Lean IPD project has a collaborative business model, a supporting contractual framework, a collaborative working environment, and is executed using Lean processes and principles. Shortchanging any of these elements undermines project success, yet some projects ignore the first two elements because they are “too hard.” Drawing on the Hanson Bridgett team’s over 100 IPD projects, noted IPD expert and attorney Howard Ashcraft discusses how to build a project specific Lean IPD business model and then reinforce it with the right contract model. He will discuss why traditional models limit performance and describe the key features in Lean IPD that overcome these drawbacks. In addition, he will walk through the process of creating a Lean IPD project from initial values development through contract execution. This process necessarily considers alternative business models, management structures, risk sharing, insurance and similar considerations. Done correctly, this process not only creates a strong IPD agreement, it sets up the team for successful Lean execution of the project.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
PRESENTER – HOWARD ASHCRAFT – CHAIR OF HANSON BRIDGETT’S CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LEAD ATTORNEY FOR THE INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY, CONSULTING PROFESSOR, STANFORD UNIVERSITYHoward has 30 years of experience representing owners, designers and contractors in project formation, contracts, professional practice and disputes. He is experienced in the use of Integrated Project Delivery, he is a Steering Committee member of the AIACC task force for IPD and he is the founding board member of the Center for Innovation in Design and Construction. Howard also teaches Legal Principles in Design, Construction and Project Delivery in the Civil and Environmental Engineering School at Stanford University. The course covers emerging project delivery approaches, such as Integrated Project Delivery and Public Private Partnerships as well as the legal considerations in more traditional project delivery methods. It additionally explores the connections and distinctions between relational and objective contracting. Howard has several publications, some include: -The Transformation of Project Delivery -Integrated Project Delivery: An Updated Working Definition -Integrated Project Delivery Agreements: A Lawyer’s Perspective -Benefits of Model-Based Process Integration
LCI Member registration fee: $200.00
Register HERE
Last day to register is May 13, 2016
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![]() LCI Colorado Community of Practice Lean in Your Company Date: Friday, April 22, 2016 Time: 7:30 am to 11:00 am Location: CU Denver Campus A light breakfast with coffee will be provided at 7:30. Surface pay-parking lots are located between Speer Boulevard and 14th street, and Larimer and Lawrence. | ||
SPEAKERS:DAVID PEYTON: DAVID IS A PROJECT MANAGER WITH STURGEON ELECTRIC AND IS CURRENTLY INVOLVED WITH THE UHS CENTENNIAL PEAKS HOSPITAL IN LOUISVILLE, CO. THE PROJECT IS BEING DELIVERED UNDER THE CONSENSUS DOCS 300 MULTI-PARTY IPD AGREEMENT.SUSAN PRATT: SUSAN IS A LEAN COACH WITH LEAN PROJECT CONSULTING. SHE IS WELL-VERSED IN APPLYING CHOOSING BY ADVANTAGES, VALUE STREAM MAPPING, TARGET VALUE DESIGN, LAST PLANNER SYSTEM, AND OTHER LEAN METHODS, AND LOVES HELPING OWNERS AND PROJECT TEAMS DISCOVER THE ADVANTAGES TO BUILDING LEAN.BRIAN ELMS: BRIAN IS A CERTIFIED LEAN BLACK BELT AND IS A LEADER IN DENVER’S PEAK ACADEMY (CITY & COUNTY OF DENVER). HE HELPED CREATE THE PEAK ACADEMY CURRICULUM AND TRAINS EMPLOYEES IN PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT THROUGH THE LEAN PROCESS IMPROVEMENT METHODOLOGY.JULIAN NAHAN: JULIAN IS A PROJECT MANAGER WITH THE BECK GROUP AND IS CURRENTLY MANAGING THE 1401 LAWRENCE STREET OFFICE TOWER PROJECT. JULIAN WILL BE SHARING BECK’S 5 YEAR LEAN JOURNEY AND HOW INTEGRATION AND COLLABORATION IMPACTED THEIR BUSINESS.
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![]() LCI Colorado Community of Practice Lean 101 – Foundational Overview of Lean Date: Friday, March 25, 2016 Time: 7:30 am to 12:00 pm Location: CU Denver Campus Surface pay-parking lots are located between Speer Boulevard and 14th street, and Larimer and Lawrence. | ||
THIS PRESENTATION WILL INTRODUCE LEAN PROJECT DELIVERY AS AN “OPERATING SYSTEM” BASED IN PRINCIPLES AND USE OF APPROPRIATE TOOLS. PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN THAT LEAN IS ABOUT UNDERSTANDING VALUE AND ELIMINATING WASTE. THE OVERVIEW IS FOCUSED ON THE PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF LEAN APPROACHES, INCLUDING EXAMPLES OF HOW TEAMS ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT LEAN. MS. HILL WILL PROVIDE A BROAD OVERVIEW OF THE CONCEPTS AND TOOLS, HIGHLIGHTED WITH PRACTICAL, REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE OF UTILIZING Last Planner® ON PROJECT WORK.LEARNING OBJECTIVES
PRESENTER – KRISTIN HILL – INSIDEOUT CONSULTING, INC“Collaboration changes everything” “My entire 35-year career has been focused on continuously improving the delivery of design and construction services. My passion has been collaboration for the purpose of producing increased value for my clients and delivering projects that meet their highest goals.”
Kristin brings 10 years of Lean consulting expertise to the design and construction industry. Prior to being a Lean Consultant, Kristin founded, grew and subsequently sold an architectural firm in the Boston Area. Her firm was recognized by Architectural Record as the Best Managed Small Firm, in part for the collaborative philosophy of her firm.
Currently Kristin provides coaching to teams for projects being delivered using Lean principles and tools. She has coached project teams implementing Lean on a wide range of project sizes from $500,000 to $6 billion, and a wide range project types including a commercial border crossing facility, Naval barracks, medical and behavioral health hospitals, airports and theme park attractions.
Kristin is an approved Last Planner System® coach. She is the Chair of the Lean Construction Institute Standards Committee and is a contributing author of the LCI book, Transforming Design and Construction, a Framework for Change. Kristin regularly speaks at LCI and other industry events.
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![]() LCI Colorado Community of Practice A3 Thinking Date: Friday, February 26, 2016 Time: 7:30 am to 10:00 am Location: CU Denver Campus A light breakfast with coffee will be provided at 7:30. Surface pay-parking lots are located between Speer Boulevard and 14th street, and Larimer and Lawrence. | ||
REBECCA SNELLING, JE DUNNLearn about one of the primary tools in the Lean toolkit from a National Lean Consultant now working in the Denver office of JE Dunn. Rebecca will teach us about the A3 process, share some case studies, and lead us through some exercises to coach us in A3 Thinking. Rebecca joined JE Dunn in 2012 with 16 years of construction experience and serves as the National Director of Lean Construction. Her main focus is the lean growth and development of the organization, and she serves as a liaison and trainer for all building partners implementing Lean practices and behaviors. She began her Lean journey in 2006. Prior to JE Dunn, Rebecca spent five years consulting on the application of Lean principles in various organizations and project types. This includes working with owners, architects, contractors and engineers, Integrated Lean Project Delivery teams, and more. She spent this time leading strategic planning sessions, implementing Last Planner System®, and coaching a variety of other Lean practices and behaviors. Rebecca has developed and delivered training materials and written white papers on various Lean Construction applications. In addition to being the Chair of the Lean Construction Institute’s Education Committee, she is also a Master Trainer of the Choosing By Advantages Decisionmaking System. Rebecca holds a degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix.
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![]() LCI Colorado Community of Practice Retrospective Roundtable on IPD Project Startup: A Tale of Two Projects Date: Friday, December 4, 2015 Time: 7:30 am to 10:00 am Location: UC South Denver Campus | |
Kent Hedges, UHS Regional Project ManagerChristian Pikel, UHS Regional Project ManagerSean Mulholland, Penrose St. Francis Health Services Construction ManagerJamie Staton, Penrose St. Francis Health Services Project ManagerStacey Root, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Boulder Associates Senior AssociatePaul Reu, AIA, RTA Architects, Inc. AssociateKatie Page, GE Johnson Construction Integrated Services ManagerKevin Esslinger, US Engineering Senior Preconstruction ManagerWendell Lanman, US Engineering Project ManagerGeorge LaClaire, Sturgeon Electric Company Operations ManagerTwo healthcare project teams from our community of practice will be sharing their lean journey experience starting up two IPD projects. The event will include a brief overview of each project and then progress into a roundtable discussion with the panel of team members to reflect on the journey thus far. Multiple panelists are engaged in both projects. UHS Centennial Peaks Hospital – addition of 28 beds to an existing behavioral health facility, along with multi-phased renovations of the existing facilities. St. Francis Medical Center Expansion – adding 134,000 square feet to its emergency department, bringing the total beds to 40, and adding 25 new beds to its NICU, for a total of 50 beds.
Register HERE Last day for registration is December 3, 2015 Space is limited, so register early! |
![]() LCI Colorado Community of Practice Where Is Your Lean Construction Journey Going? An S.A.T. to Kick Off Future S.A.T.s Date: Friday, September 11, 2015 Time: 7:30 am to 11:30 am Location: AGC Colorado Building Continental Breakfast will be offered | ||
CHARLES ROUNTREE, JACOBS ENGINEERING“The principles and practices of lean project delivery can be difficult for successful managers to accept. As in manufacturing, the shift to lean in project settings calls for a deep change in perspective, understanding and practice: a paradigm change. Most efforts to implement lean construction begin with pilot or laboratory projects designed to put teams in action using various lean construction oriented tools. This process-centered approach, while successful in the short term, is difficult to extend or sustain as participants do not yet understand the extent and nature of the change necessary or the opportunities it offers. Too often, early gains are lost as teams using lean approaches layered on or attached to traditional practices drift back to their old ways.” This Lean event will use a Study Action Team (SAT)[1] format to help further establish the LCI Colorado Community-of-Practice (CoP) in understanding the importance of creating a “shared mind”[2] in order to become a continuous learning/improving/practicing community. Unlike some of our CoP events in which the participant mainly listens to and learns about lean/continuous improvement from a speaker/presenter, this event will be guided by a facilitator. Our facilitator will ask participants to share where their lean journey is and where they want it to go. Our facilitator is asking the participant to choose to do three (3) things, prior to the event:
We want this conversation to further help our local lean practitioners understand what a shared mind is; why a shared mind matters; and how a SAT can help create a shared mind. [1] https://www.leanconstruction.org/media/docs/deliveryGuide/Appendix20.pdf, IGLC 15 Another Approach to Transforming Project Delivery: Creating A Shared Mind, by Kristin Hill, et al [1] Ibid. Charles Rountree is a Quality Assurance/Process Improvement Specialist with more than 20 years of residential and commercial construction experience, encompassing a wide variety of projects. He founded the local Lean Construction Institute (LCI) Colorado Community of Practice (CoP) in November 2009. He is involved with the local chapter as the Core Group Liaison with LCI Central. He has a strong passion for spreading the technical aspects of LEAN amongst Jacobs Engineering (a Company that is implementing continuous improvement sustainable practices with each and every client) and our local community, as well as the social soft skill aspects. As an Owner’s Representative, he is relationship focused and tries to demonstrate it through each interaction, always reaching for continuous improvement.
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![]() LCI Colorado Community of Practice Project Tour Date: Friday, June 12, 2015 Time: 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Location: 1401 Lawrence Street
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Tour the site of the new 23-story class AA office tower being constructed by The Beck Group in the heart of downtown Denver at the corner of Lawrence and 14th Street. Learn about the Beck organization and their implementation of Lean practices. Network after the tour at the Thirsty Lion Gastropub and Grill. ATTENDEES MUST BRING THEIR OWN HARDHAT, HIGH VISIBILITY VEST AND EYE PROTECTION The Beck Group provides architecture and construction services out of seven offices around the country, including their office in Denver.
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![]() LCI Colorado Community of Practice Lean in Your Company Date: Friday, April 24, 2015 Time: 7:30 am to 11:00 am Location: CITC | ||
FOUR OF OUR COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE MEMBERS WILL BE PRESENTING THEIR LEAN JOURNEY EXPERIENCE. GARY VANSUCH WILL PRESENT ON AN AWARD-WINNING LEAN PROCESS IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE STARTED AT CDOT IN 2011; BRIAN PETERSON WILL DISCUSS HIS EFFORTS WITHIN TURNER CONSTRUCTION AS A SUPERINTENDENT, WHAT IS WORKING AND WHAT HE HAS LEARNED; GEORGE LECLAIRE WILL TALK ABOUT A LEAN INITIATIVE WITHIN THE COLORADO OFFICE OF STURGEON ELECTRIC, AND WHAT THEY ARE LEARNING ABOUT LEAN AND BUILDING A LEAN CULTURE; REBECCA BRENNAN WILL SPEAK ABOUT HOW GALLUN-SNOW GOT INVOLVED IN A LARGE LIPD (LEAN INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY) IN NEVADA, HOW THE PROJECT PRACTICES LEAN, AND HOW LEAN IS BECOMING A PART OF THEIR COMPANY CULTURE.LEARN HOW TO USE LEAN IN YOUR COMPANY FROM FOUR PRESENTERS FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF OUR CONSTRUCTION SECTOR WHO SUCCESSFULLY PRACTICE LEAN.Gary Vansuch, CDOT Director of Process Improvement A light breakfast will be provided. Free parking is available on site.
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![]() LCI Target Value Design Workshop
Time: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Location:Hilton Garden Inn – Denver Tech Center | |
JOIN THE COLORADO COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOR AN INTERACTIVE TARGET VALUE DESIGN WORKSHOP. THIS HANDS-ON, DAY LONG PROGRAM, TAKES A BUDGET ($10,000,000), A PIECE OF LAND (NEAR USC IN LOS ANGELES) AND A CONCEPT (SCHOLAR’S RESIDENCES) AND ENDS UP WITH A BUILDING FOR LESS THAN THE BUDGET AT THE END. THE VARIOUS STAGES OF THE SIMULATION REPLICATE REAL TARGET VALUE DESIGN:
THE PROGRAM ALSO FEATURES HOW TO DO 3 HOUR TARGET VALUE DESIGN FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY. ALTHOUGH TVD IS A HALLMARK OF INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY, YOU CAN DO TVD REGARDLESS OF CONTRACT MODEL.Dick Bayer is the former Executive Director of the Lean Construction Institute. He has been deeply engaged in construction project collaboration and alignment partnering since 2003 and has been part of the lean community since 2008. He and Dan Fauchier were the chief facilitators for the largest IPD project ever—the $7B California Health Care Receivership Program. Since 2010, the Realignment Group has participated on over 100 lean or IPD programs and with over 200 teams across the country, Canada and Europe. They have supported over $5 billion worth of work in place. Dick is an adjunct professor at the Franklin Burns School for Real Estate and the Built Environment, part of the Daniels School of Business at the University of Denver. He is a founding member of the Lean Design and Construction Guild. For more information visithttp://www.projectrealign.com/index.php/about-us/principals. LEARNING OBJECTIVES:PARTICIPANTS IN THIS WORKSHOP WILL LEARN:
REGISTRATION FEES:NON-MEMBER: $275.00 |
![]() LCI – Colorado Community of Practice Date: Friday, October 3, 2014 Time: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Speaker (lunch will be provided) Location: AGC Colorado Building | ||
KRISTIN HILL — PRESIDENT OF INSIDEOUT CONSULTING, INC.Abstract: This Lean event will discuss the history of Lean, a current overview of Lean and how it came to the design and construction industry. It will continue with Lean as a change in culture, thinking, and behavior supported by the use of Lean tools. Agenda: 11:00 Welcome/Introductions 11:15 Lean Foundation/Background Overview 12:00 Lunch (45 min) 12:45 Lean Culture/Thinking/Behaving 1:45 Break (15 min) 2:00 Lean Journey Approaches 2:45 Conduct a Plus/Delta 3:00 Adjourn 3:00 Networking Event
Cost: LCI Members: $35 Maximum attendance is 75
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![]() LCI – Colorado Community of Practice Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Location: 6260 Downing Street | ||
THE LEAN CONSTRUCTION INSTITUTE COLORADO COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE AND PRESCIENT ARE HOSTING A TOUR OF PRESCIENT’S STATE OF THE ART PRODUCTION FACILITY IN DENVER. THE PRESCIENT BUILDING SYSTEM IS A MODULAR COLD-FORMED STEEL FRAMING SYSTEM DESIGNED TO REDUCE COST, SAVE TIME, AND IMPROVE QUALITY. PRESCIENT’S MARKET FOCUS IS ON APARTMENTS, DORMITORIES, HOTELS AND SIMILAR MULTI-TENANT RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS. THEY HAVE COMPLETED SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS IN THE DENVER AREA AND HAVE MANY MORE UNDERWAY THROUGHOUT THE U.S. FOR A PRESCIENT OVERVIEW, VISITHTTP://WWW.PRESCIENTCO.COM.PRESCIENT & CEO, JOHN VANKER, WILL GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION OF THE PRESCIENT SYSTEM IN THE PRODUCT MOCKUP, THEN LEAD A TOUR OF THE PLANT.
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![]() LCI Colorado CoP Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Time: 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM Location: AGC Colorado Training Center | ||
BRUCE FONG, AIA, DIRECTOR, PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION, EXEMPLA/SCL HEALTH SYSTEM |
Bovine Metropolis is an Improvisational Comedy troupe in downtown Denver that specializes in training professionals using the skills of Improv. Eric and his assistants will engage all attendees in games he uses in teaching Improv classes, with a focus on COLLABORATION – what it looks like when done correctly, what we can borrow from Improv comedy to help us be effective and skilled collaborators, and how this can be used in our Lean practices. Eric and Bovine have conducted workshops for ESPN/Disney, Comcast, Janus Capital, OppenheimerFunds, Kaiser Permanente and many others on skills including Team Building, Creativity, Thinking on Your Feet and Embracing Change.
Join us for 3 hours of high energy fun and “kinesthetic learning”, and start to learn how to “really, really collaborate”!
Join us for our first event of 2014 as we introduce our new core group members and have a great conversation about Paul Akers’ book, “2 Second Lean.” Your registration fee includes a copy of the book which we’ll mail to you when you register so that you can read it in advance and contribute to the discussion. It also includes breakfast burritos, coffee/juice, and time for networking and connecting with others who share an interest in Lean. This session is appropriate for all levels of Lean experience.
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