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

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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:

• By actively participating from start to finish, learn a way of implementing A3 thinking to solve problems in an interactive, fun process that can be used within your organization, with multi-disciplinary project teams, or with the construction community.
• A3 thinking and problem solving may often be misunderstood and forsaken.Learn a deceptively simplistic structure/plan to understand and gain value from A3 thinking and problem solving.

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

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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

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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

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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 and breakfast burritos will be provided

Parking – Free Parking in the fenced area or on-street

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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

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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.

Owners: Free

 Parking available on site

Breakfast snacks will be provided

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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)

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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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

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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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Mindset of an Effective Big Room

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:

• Member – $150.00
• Non-Member – $200.00
•  Owner – Free

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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IPD Contract Workshop Based on AIA-C191

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:

• Who will manage the project?
• Who pays for problems after completion?
• How does this contract form limit risks?
• Who pays for cost overruns?
• How is the owner assured of fair pricing on labor and materials?
• Do the risks of the contractors increase if they collaborate on design solutions?
• Will trade contractors be paid for pre-construction services?
• How does construction contingency work?
• If everything goes well, what is the cap on my incentive profit?
• If the project does not go well, how much can I potentially lose?
• How do you contract to parties not in the multi-party agreement?
• Is the designer’s insurance coverage impacted if they collaborate on construction solutions?

WORKSHOP AGENDA

• 9:00 – 9:30 am             Welcome and Icebreaker
• 9:30 – 10:30 am           Workshop & Contract Overview
• 10:30 – 10:45 am        Break
• 10:45 – 11:45 am        Session 1 – Management
• 11:45 – 12:30 pm        Lunch
• 12:30 – 1:30 pm          Section 2 – Compensation
• 1:30 – 2:30 pm             Section 3 – Risk/Reward & Target Cost
• 2:30 – 2:45 pm             Break
• 2:45 – 3:15 pm             Section 4 – Other Articles
• 3:15 – 3:30 pm             Wrap up

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:

• Member Rate: $200
• Non-Member Rate: $250
• Owner Organization Rate: No charge

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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Study Action Team (SAT) – The Ideal Team Player – Part II

Part I of our SAT on “The Ideal Team Player” by Patrick Lencioni (held on April 13^th) 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

LCI Colorado Community of Practice

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Study Action Team (SAT)

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

LCI Colorado Community of Practice

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

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

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:

1. You are invited to come to this event, because you’re a Newbie. You’re learning the main ideas behind Lean Thinking and you have not implemented Lean at your work.
2. You are invited to come to this event, because you’re Curious. You’ve attended LCI events, but haven’t had opportunity to implementing Lean at your work.
3. You are invited to come to this event, because you’re a Novice. You have tried implementing Lean at your work, but have been unsuccessful with your implementation effort.
4. You are invited to come to this event, because you’re an Intermediate. You have used Lean tools (LPS, TVD, etc.), but have been unsuccessful in sustaining change with them.
5. You are invited to come to this event, because you’re Experienced. You have used Lean tools, and have been successful in sustaining change with them.

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.

1. Why trying to help people can be very frustrating?
   
2. The difference is between good help and bad help.
   
3. Why doesn’t the client just tell you what they want?
   
4. Schein’s idea behind a humble inquiry approach, contrasted with the typical business approach to asking pointed questions and quickly offering solutions.
   
5. How to discover if a person is really asking for help or is simply asking for reassurance.
   
6. What’s at the heart of effectively helping others?
   
7. What is help?

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

Date: July 27, 2017

Time:  5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Location: Breckenridge Brewery (Littleton)
2990 Brewery Lane
Littleton, CO  80120

Free Parking on site.
Please arrive at least 15 early (4:45 pm) to organize the group and ensure that the tour begins at 5:00 p.m.

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

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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

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

Free Parking is available in unmarked spaces within the fence on either east or west sides, and on the street

“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

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

Free Parking is available in unmarked spaces within the fence on either east or west sides, and on the street

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:

John Pemberton, Intel’s former VP of Technology and Manufacturing, recently oversaw domestic and international projects as Intel’s Global Construction Group General Manager. John also led the technology transfer and ramp of new products. During his last three years with Intel, Pemberton was on Lean Construction Institute’s board representing corporations concerned about the construction industry’s current state. After 34 years with Intel, he is retired and now a sought-out champion for Lean and collaborative delivery approaches.

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

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

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 

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING SCIENCES BUILDING – PROJECT TOUR

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

LCI Colorado Community of Practice presents Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building – Project Tour Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 Time: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Location: Metropolitan State University of Denver 7th and Auraria Parkway Denver, CO  80203 Networking reception to follow: The Thirsty Lion 1605 Wynkoop Street Denver, CO 80202 Space is Limited!

CHARLES ROUNTREE-JACOBS ENGINEERING GREGG BEHMER – GH PHIPPS Tour 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 LCI Member registration fee: $20.00 Non-member registration fee: $25.00 Register HERE Last day for registration is June 20, 2016

 

 

WHAT CAN WE LEARN ABOUT TRANSFORMING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FROM JOE’S GARAGE?

Thursday, June 09, 2016

LCI Colorado Community of Practice presents 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 1114 West 7th Avenue Denver, CO  80204 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: The IGLC 15 Another Approach to Transforming Project Delivery: Creating A Shared Mind, by Kristin Hill, et al.; All ten chapters in Joe’s Garage; and Start creating our A3 Storyboard, per Joe’s approach to designing and constructing his selves. Session 2: Our facilitated conversation will cover: Summarize Joe’s Garage; and Complete our A3 Storyboard, which will include proposed countermeasures to help Joe construct his book shelves in the future. 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 When to Write an A3 Report, from Professor Durward Sobek’s of Montana State University and former Toyota Motor Corporation employee Art Smalley’s blog. – http://a3thinking.com/l   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.   LCI Member registration fee: $50.00 Non-member registration fee: $60.00 Register HERE

 

 

A BUSINESS MODEL FOR INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY

Friday, May 20, 2016

LCI Colorado Community of Practice presents A Business Model for Integrated Project Delivery   Date: Friday, May 20, 2016 Time:  7:30 am to 3:00 pm   Location: Hilton Garden 7675 E. Union Avenue Englewood, CO  80112   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 Understanding key features in Lean IPD that overcome traditional model drawbacks Understanding the process of creating a Lean IPD project Understanding alternative business models, managing structures, risk sharing, insurance and similar considerations Understanding how to set up a successful Lean execution. PRESENTER – HOWARD ASHCRAFT – CHAIR OF HANSON BRIDGETT’S CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LEAD ATTORNEY FOR THE INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY, CONSULTING PROFESSOR, STANFORD UNIVERSITY Howard 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 Non-member registration fee: $275.00   Register HERE   Last day to register is May 13, 2016

LEAN IN YOUR COMPANY (APRIL 2016)

Friday, April 22, 2016

LCI Colorado Community of Practice presents Lean in Your Company Date: Friday, April 22, 2016 Time:  7:30 am to 11:00 am Location: CU Denver Campus 1250 14th Street, Room 470 Denver, CO  80202 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.   LCI Member registration fee: $25.00 Non-member registration fee: $35.00 Register HERE Last day for registration is April 19, 2016

 

 

LEAN 101 – FOUNDATIONAL OVERVIEW OF LEAN

Friday, March 25, 2016

LCI Colorado Community of Practice presents Lean 101 – Foundational Overview of Lean Date: Friday, March 25, 2016 Time:  7:30 am to 12:00 pm Location: CU Denver Campus 1250 14th Street, Rm. 470 Denver, CO  80202 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 Understanding that Lean is an operating system comprised of principles and tools Understanding how the principles and tools are relevant to Design and Construction Understanding primary Lean tools, such as: Last Planner System®, Target Value Design, Big Room Concept, Set-Based Design, and Building Trust in project delivery and its role in improving schedule and cost. 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. LCI Member registration fee: $75.00 Non-member registration fee: $100.00 Register HERE

 

 

A3 THINKING

Friday, February 26, 2016

LCI Colorado Community of Practice presents A3 Thinking Date: Friday, February 26, 2016 Time:  7:30 am to 10:00 am Location: CU Denver Campus 1250 14th Street, 2nd Floor Lobby Denver, CO  80202 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 DUNN Learn 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. LCI Member registration fee: $25.00 Non-member registration fee: $35.00 Register HERE Last day for registration is February 25, 2016

 

 

RETROSPECTIVE ROUNDTABLE ON IPD PROJECT STARTUP

Friday, December 04, 2015

LCI Colorado Community of Practice presents 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 10035 S. Peoria Street Parker, CO  80134

Kent Hedges, UHS Regional Project Manager Christian Pikel, UHS Regional Project Manager Sean Mulholland, Penrose St. Francis Health Services Construction Manager Jamie Staton, Penrose St. Francis Health Services Project Manager Stacey Root, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Boulder Associates Senior Associate Paul Reu, AIA, RTA Architects, Inc. Associate Katie Page, GE Johnson Construction Integrated Services Manager Kevin Esslinger, US Engineering Senior Preconstruction Manager Wendell Lanman, US Engineering Project Manager George LaClaire, Sturgeon Electric Company Operations Manager Two 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. LCI Member registration fee: $25.00 Non-member registration fee: $35.00 Register HERE Last day for registration is December 3, 2015 Last day for refund is December 1, 2015 Space is limited, so register early!

 

 

WHERE IS YOUR LEAN CONSTRUCTION JOURNEY GOING?

Friday, September 11, 2015

LCI Colorado Community of Practice presents 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 686 Mariposa Street Denver, CO  80204 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: Read the whitepaper Another Approach to Transforming Project Delivery: Creating a Shared Mind; (See the footnote below for the LCI link to get a free copy of the white paper.) (As an aid) Write down answers to the following three (3) questions while reading this whitepaper, so our Participants can share their answers with each other: a) What are the author’s main point(s) and what evidence is offered to support of them? b) What point(s) are relevant to you, your project team, your Company’s future goals and objectives? c) What possibilities for action do you think are opened to you, your project team, and/or your Company? Come prepared with a mindset to share your thoughts, ideas, and experiences from reading the whitepaper and learning with other interested lean practitioners. 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. LCI Member registration fee: $20.00 Non-member registration fee: $25.00 Register HERE Last day for registration is September 10, 2015 Last day for refund is September 7, 2015 Space is limited to 11 attendees, so register early!

 

 

PROJECT TOUR

Friday, June 12, 2015

LCI Colorado Community of Practice presents Project Tour Date: Friday, June 12, 2015 Time:  3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Location: 1401 Lawrence Street Denver, CO  80202 Networking reception to follow: The Thirsty Lion 1605 Wynkoop Street Denver, CO 80202

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.  LCI Member registration fee: $20.00 Non-member registration fee: $25.00 Register HERE Last day for registration or refund is June 10, 2015 Space is limited, so register early!

 

 

LEAN IN YOUR COMPANY

Friday, April 24, 2015

LCI Colorado Community of Practice presents Lean in Your Company Date: Friday, April 24, 2015 Time:  7:30 am to 11:00 am Location: CITC 646 Mariposa Street Denver, CO  80204 (immediately west of AGC Denver)

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 Brian Peterson, Construction Superintendent for Turner Construction George LaClaire, Operations Manager for Sturgeon Electric Rebecca Brennan, Project Manager for Gallun Snow, an interior design firm A light breakfast will be provided.  Free parking is available on site. LCI Member registration fee: $25.00 Non-member registration fee: $35.00 Register HERE Last day for registration or refund is April 21, 2015 Space is limited, so register early!

TARGET VALUE DESIGN WORKSHOP

Thursday, March 26, 2015

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LCI Target Value Design Workshop Date: Thursday, March 26, 2015 Time: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Location:Hilton Garden Inn – Denver Tech Center 7675 East Union Avenue Denver, CO  80237

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: Developing the value proposition From values to program From program to interactive design with real time estimating From interactive design to selecting design options From design options to TVD clusters From clusters to systems and pricing To fully developed package 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: How to collaborate with trade and construction partners in design How to design and develop target value design sessions How to interactively coordinate real time pricing with design How to fully participate in the design and delivery of projects at or below the target budget  This class is AIA/CES registered for 7.5 LU HSW credits. REGISTRATION FEES: LCI MEMBER: $200.00 NON-MEMBER: $275.00 REGISTER HERE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ATTENDEES IS 50, SIGN UP SOON!

LEAN CONSTRUCTION: BUILDING PEOPLE, IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT THE TOOLS

Friday, October 03, 2014

LCI – Colorado Community of Practice presents Lean Construction: Building People, It’s Not Just About the Tools Date: Friday, October 3, 2014 Time: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Speaker (lunch will be provided) 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Social Networking Location: AGC Colorado Building 686 Mariposa Street Denver, CO  80204

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. The last part of the session will share approaches for starting on a Lean Journey within your organization.  It will include real stories from the industry.  Immediately following this event, we invite you to a social networking event. Join us for the event and stay for the networking to follow Agenda:  11:00   Welcome/Introductions •  What do you hope to learn from today? 11:15   Lean Foundation/Background Overview •   What is Lean? •   Why Lean? •   How did Lean get to the AEC/O Industry? 12:00   Lunch (45 min) 12:45   Lean Culture/Thinking/Behaving •    Waste Exercise (Interactive) 1:45     Break (15 min) 2:00     Lean Journey Approaches •     Real Examples Displayed in Space (LCI) 2:45     Conduct a Plus/Delta 3:00      Adjourn 3:00      Networking Event   Cost:    LCI Members:  $35 Non-Members: $45 Maximum attendance is 75 Register Here

PRESCIENT PLANT TOUR

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

LCI – Colorado Community of Practice presents Prescient Plant Tour Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Location: 6260 Downing Street Denver, CO 80216

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.  Registration is free. Click here to register.

COLORADO LEAN LEADERS REFLECT ON THEIR JOURNEY TO BUILD A LEAN CULTURE

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

LCI Colorado CoP presents Colorado Lean Leaders Reflect on their Journey to Build a Lean Culture Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Time: 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM Location: AGC Colorado Training Center 686 Mariposa Street Denver, CO  80204

BRUCE FONG, AIA, DIRECTOR, PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION, EXEMPLA/SCL HEALTH SYSTEM ADAM BALABAN, BENNETT WAGNER & GRODY ARCHITECTS PC GREGG BEHMER, CHAD HEADLEE, AND MIKE EVANGO, GH PHIPPS CONSTRUCTION TED SMITH, E LIGHT ELECTRIC SERVICES, INC. Abstract:   Join us for a morning of reflections from multiple local lean leaders on their organizations journey to build a lean culture.  Each organization will focus to answer the following 5 questions: Why are you doing it? Who is engaged? What goals have you set? What challenges have you faced? What value have you gained? Agenda: 7:30 – 8:00 – Breakfast & networking 8:00 – 10:00 – Lean Culture Reflections (20 min. reflection, 10 min. Q&A) 10:00 – 10:15 – Panel Discussion on the Path Forward 10:15 – Q&A, Plus/Delta 10:30 – Adjourn Cost: LCI Members – $20, Non-members – $30. REGISTER HERE. Continue reading for a glimpse into each organizations journey: Exempla / SCL Health System Planning and Construction (http://www.sclhealthsystem.org/) Nationally, the healthcare industry has invested significantly in Lean training for hospital staff to improve patient care delivery.   Relative to Exempla Planning and Construction we strive to maximize the institution’s capital project ROI by fully integrating functional and space programming and conceptual design with Lean healthcare operations planning.  On key projects, performance improvement consultants will work with our healthcare providers to improve existing operational processes and/or create entirely new work flows.  Then we use the results as the basis of design to better inform the planning and design consultants.  Before form follows function, it’s best to have “leaned-up” our functions. Bennett Wagner & Grody Architects PC (http://www.bwgarchitects.com/) BWG’s introduction to the Lean Construction Institute provided a path toward increasing customer value while simultaneously decreasing cost. Their Lean journey began with reading, discussion and instruction followed by their implementation of design phase pull planning, study action teams and A3 decision documentation on a few projects.  Early successes led to their adding the use of Target Cost Design and Choosing by Advantage; and their seeing even greater value for our clients. Successes have to a certain extent instilled an awareness of what a Lean Culture looks like but the Journey has only begun, and of course it will never end. GH Phipps Construction Companies (http://www.ghphipps.com/) GH Phipps will discuss the formal start of their lean journey in 2013.  They will talk about their process to receive executive buy-in, their first cross sectional SAT (Study Action Team) group and the resulting A3’s developed to guide lean implementation at the company, and their progress to date with LPS® (Last Planner System®) and VDC implementation on their pilot project 3333 Walnut in Boulder. E Light Electric Services, Inc. (http://elightelectric.com/)     E Light’s Lean journey began three years ago with a study action group made up of the company’s executives who explored the lessons of Toyota’s processes in the Toyota Way. This group discovered many similarities between construction and manufacturing and determined lean processes could help E Light improve the services provided to our clients and reduce non valued added items in our processes. We embarked on a process of changing our corporate culture and have conducted numerous study action teams with a cross section of our employees.  This process continues today and has changed the way we view our industry, our company and our clients. If you were to ask an E Light employee today if we are a lean company, the answer, I believe you would receive, is no. This is perhaps our greatest proof that our culture is changing. We simply are not satisfied and we will continue to make the journey, step by step.

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STUDY ACTION TEAM (SAT) BOOK DISCUSSION: 2 SECOND LEAN