LCI Greater Des Moines Community of Practice

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Better Building Workshop

The business of creating our built environment remains largely silos and disconnected today. Owners, designers, construction managers, and trade contractors each defend their profit margins by shifting risk to others and focusing on their own piece of the puzzle. Lean thinking promises to change all this, yet has proven particularly difficult to implement in the building industry.

Better Building provides a practical model for putting Lean thinking into action and improving the experience of project work. Based on years of experience shifting mindsets and behaviors, this model answers the most often asked questions and provides a roadmap for navigating the toughest parts of a Lean transformation journey in the project-driven environment.

Whether exploring Lean for the first time or sharpening skills of leadership and continuous improvement, every individual, team or organization will benefit from these insights.

Join Klaus Lemke as he shares some of the experiences and insights that went into the development of the Better Building model. The session will include practical advice for incorporating Lean thinking into project-driven work, and a chance to exchange ideas and challenge your own thinking about what is possible.

Recommended Reading: Lemke Reading

Speaker:

 Klaus Lemke– Lean Project, Inc. –  Klaus is Managing Principal of LeanProject, Inc.. His expertise spans all aspects of design and construction, with a career-long focus on continuous improvement. A Civil Engineering graduate from the University of Illinois, his early experience with Total Quality Management and Lean form the basis of his personal philosophy on organizational management.

Klaus recognizes that a healthy learning environment is essential for creating real and sustainable change.

This course is registered with AIA CES for 4 LU|HSW credits

Registration Rate:

Member: $80.00

Non-Member: $100.00

Continental breakfast will be provided from 7:30 AM- 8:00 AM

Program Starts at 8:00 AM

LCI Greater Des Moines Community of Practice

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A Lean Coffee – Getting the Flywheel Started

A follow-up discussion to last month’s presentation, Building a Lean Organization: Empowering People to Change 

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.

Coffee will be provided 

​Parking – Baker Group Parking Lot

LCI Greater Des Moines Community of Practice

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Building A Lean Organization: Empowering People to Change

This month Hy-Vee Constriction will be sharing their lean journey transformation. Join us to Connect, Share and Learn.

Attendance is free of charge.

​Parking – Baker Group Parking Lot

LCI Greater Des Moines 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.

Attendance is free of charge.

Coffee will be provided 

​Parking – Baker Group Parking Lot

LCI Greater Des Moines 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.

Attendance is free of charge.

Coffee will be provided 

​Parking – Baker Group Parking Lot

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A Lean Coach’s Analysis of Last Planner® Successes and Failures

Friday, February 9, 2018

11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EST

Dan Fauchier will discuss how a dozen or more project teams (design and construction, current and past) have implemented Last Planner® System (LPS®), the triumphs and stumbles, the pitfalls and challenges, on a variety of project types (schools, hospitals, prisons, commercial, residential). He will share case histories, show photos, demonstrate his energetic 15 minute kickoff explanation of LPS® (it will give you some ideas on tightly coupling learning with action), give tips on facilitating LPS® sessions, and take lots of questions. This session will be very interactive. 

Dan Fauchier – Director, Senior Lean Facilitator – The ReAlignment Group of California

Dan Fachier, an INIFAC-certified Master Facilitator for Lean Design and Construction, learning and leading design, development and construction for 40 years and, since, 2009, facilitating, training, and coaching scores of contractors, designers, developers,and public agencies in the principles, tools and techniques of Last Planner® System (pull planning), Root Cause Analysis, Value Stream Mapping, Rapid Improvement (Kaizen) Events, Big Room Facilitation and Lean Alignment PartneringTM. As Director and Senior Lean Facilitator for The ReAlignment Group of California, Dan is based in San Diego. With Dave Umstot, Dan’s new book “Lean Project Delivery: Building Championship Project Teams” will be released this Fall. Dan has been a member of Lean Construction Institute since 2009 and was a National Board Member from 2010 to 2012, and currently serves on the LCI National Education Committee. Having personally trained over 100 project teams in Last Planner®, Dan conducts regular LCI international webinars on the topic as well as annual Root Cause Analysis training at LCI Congress.

• LCI Member – $75
• Non-Member – $150
• Owner organization – LCI Member: $15
• Owner organization – Non-Member: $35
  

Group Viewing Rates (one physical location):

• Tier One (group of 5-59) – LCI Member: $650/Non-Member: $850
• Tier Two (group of 60+) – LCI Member: $850/Non-Member: $1,050
• Owner Organization Group Viewing – LCI Member: $650/Non-Member: $850

Multi-person/Office View Rates (more than one link is allowed per office location):

• One Office – LCI Member: $650/Non-Member: $850
• Two Offices – LCI Member: $850/Non-Member: $1,050
• Three Offices – LCI Member: $950/Non-Member: $1,150
• Four or more Offices – LCI Member: $1,000/Non-Member: $1,200

Registration for this webinar will close one hour before the webinar starts. Attendees who register the day of the webinar will need to contact Ilene Goldberg at the email address above to make sure they receive their proprietary webinar link.

All webinars are scheduled in EST. Please make sure that the starting time of the webinar has been appropriately adjusted when the event is saved to your calendar as there are no refunds for webinars missed due to time zone confusion.

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Getting Over the Hump of Good Intentions: From Forming and Storming to Performing

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EST

Projects begin with good intentions. The first meeting opens with optimistic skepticism. The owner sets a hopeful tone. She declares, “This project will focus on teamwork and respect.” However, something happens shortly after the formation that triggers old memories and flips the focus to self-preservation. When the storming stage hits, and it will, most project teams are totally unprepared and revert back to habit. 

This webinar is designed to turn good intentions into skills needed to translate those into performance. You will learn the discipline and metrics for building and restoring trust. You will learn soft skills for engaging the team, leveraging individual strengths, identifying gaps and handling friction and conflict. You will also learn how to address the toxic effects of disengaged team members.

Rex Miller – Principal – Thought Leader – go mindSHIFT

Rex Miller is an international award winning author, keynote speaker, advisor and expert on team performance. His book, The Commercial Real Estate Revolution won the CoreNet Global Innovator award and has been a catalyst and tool for the industry for adopting collaborative and trust-based strategies. Rex started his career as a project manager for Southwestern Bell in 1978. Through his 37 years in the industry he has represented the owner, a distributor, worked as a subcontractor, a manufacturer and currently consults to owners and large contractors. His message and programs teach teams and organizations how to start smart and finish well.

• LCI Member – $75
• Non-Member – $150
• Owner organization, LCI Member – $15
• Owner organization, Non-Member – $35
  

Group Viewing Rates (one physical location):

• Tier One (group of 5-59) – LCI Member: $650/Non-Member: $850
• Tier Two (group of 60+) – LCI Member: $850/Non-Member: $1,050

• Owner organization – LCI Member: $650/Non-Member: $850

Multi-person/Office View Rates (more than one link is allowed per office location):

• One Office – LCI Member: $650/Non-Member: $850
• Two Offices – LCI Member: $850/Non-Member: $1,050
• Three Offices – LCI Member: $950/Non-Member: $1,150
• Four or more Offices – LCI Member: $1,000/Non-Member: $1,200

Registration for this webinar will close one hour before the webinar starts. Attendees who register the day of the webinar will need to contact Ilene Goldberg at the email address above to make sure they receive their proprietary webinar link.

All webinars are scheduled in EST. Please make sure that the starting time of the webinar has been appropriately adjusted when the event is saved to your calendar as there are no refunds for webinars missed due to time zone confusion.

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IPD for Small Projects – Is It Possible?: An Owner’s Perspective

Thursday, December 14, 2017

11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) has been used successfully on large projects with great success over the last 10 years. Many people wonder if the benefits can apply to smaller projects and often ask, what size is too small for IPD? This presentation explores case studies of three smaller projects (ranging in value from $1.8M to $6M). A single design and construction team completed three different IPD projects over a period of five years in an occupied hospital in San Mateo, Calif. within OSHPD jurisdiction with great success. The team replaced a chilled water system, the emergency electrical system, and a 7,000 sf interior remodel consecutively using Integrated Contracts with shared risk/reward and execution of Lean principles such as Last Planner® System, Building Information Modeling (BIM), takt time, visual management, and a modified Big Room environment. 

This presentation will dive into details of the projects, the team structure, lessons learned, and outcomes for these three projects through the eyes of James Pease, the owner’s representative for the projects.

James Pease – Regional Manager, Lean Integrated Project Delivery – Sutter Health

James Pease is a Lean Integrated Project Delivery advocate looking to improve outcomes for everyone in the design and construction industry. He spent the last 10 years working wtih Sutter Health to deliver capital projects using Integrated Forms of Agreement (IFOAs), aligned incentive structures, and Lean construction principles. He has a BS in Management Science from the University of California, San Diego, is a California Licensed General Contractor, and is teh executive editor of the Lean IPD focused website: http://leanipd.com. 

• LCI Member – $75
• Non-Member – $150

Group Viewing Rates:

• LCI Member – $650
• Non-Member – $800

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Introduction to Choosing By Advantages (CBA)

Thursday, November 30th

2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT

If you have ever struggled getting a project team to collaboratively make decisions that are focused on the project value proposition, then this Choosing By Advantages webinar may help! Choosing By Advantages (CBA) allows for visual and transparent decision making. It also aligns with the desired values and cultures of Lean/IPD and allows teams to emphasize a project’s value to stakeholders (customers and clients). CBA is a decision-making system that acknowledges all decisions are essentially subjective – but then guides the participants towards basing the subjectivity on objectively discovered and documented facts. 

With CBA, decision makers can reach consensus, focus on outcomes, and understand all of the factors considered during the decision-making process. The process also creates transparency to the decision-making process simplifying the process if decisions need to be reviewed or revisited later in the project. This session will provide the participant a brief introduction to the CBA decision-making system and hopefully get you interested in future training.

Katherine Copeland – Project Executive – Southland Industries

Katherine Copeland has spent the last 22 years with Southland Industries – one of the largest MEP building firms in the nation – involved with the design and construction of mechanical systems for facilities located across the United States. Her early career focused on hospitality industry projects, however, in recent years, that focus has shifted to the healthcare industry. For the past 10 years, she has focused on the design and construction of healthcare facilities, both new construction and the renovation of existing facilities. Ms. Copeland is focused on delivering value to to the end user through collaboration and operation excellence in project delivery. Ms. Copeland has been involved with LCI since its conception in 1997 and has continued to develop her Lean knowledge. She has continued to work on expanding Lean methodologies throughout the entire lifecycle of projects and developing a Lean culture with her teams. She is a member of the Core Group of the Carolinas Community of Practice and is a member of the LCi Education Committee. 

Individual Rates:

LCI Members – $75
Non-Members – $150

Group Viewing Rate:

LCI Members – $650

Non-Members – $800

You will receive an email from GoToWebinar.com with your unique link for joining the webinar.

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A Lean Coach’s Analysis of Last Planner^® Successes & Failures

Friday, December 8th

11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT

Dan Fauchier will discuss how a dozen or more project teams (design and construction, current and past) have implemented Last Planner^® System (LPS), the triumphs and stumbles, the pitfalls and challenges, on a variety of project types (schools, hospitals, prisons, commercial, residential).  He will share case histories, show photos, demonstrate his energetic 15 minute kickoff explanation of LPS (it will give you some ideas on tightly coupling learning with action), give tips on facilitating LPS sessions, and take lots of questions. This session will be very interactive. 

Requested Pre-Session Reading : Suggested reading before the session:  Dan’s and Dr. Thais Alves’ IGLC21 Paper on Last Planner as the Gateway to Lean Behaviors:http://alves.sdsu.edu/Papers/Fauchier-Alves-2013-LPS_Is_The_Gateway_To_Lean_Behaviors.pdf

Learning Objectives:

1)  The Classic Basics of the Last Planner® System:  Master Scheduling (milestones), Phase Pull Planning and why “pull” (Should), Making Work Ready (Can), Weekly Work Planning (Will), Learning (Did)

2) Identifying and documenting Predecessors and Constraints, achieving Work Flow, using Small Batching, calculating PPC, Variance Analysis using 5 Why, keeping stakeholders accountable, keeping everything visual including metrics

3)  Who are the Last Planners?  Who are the First Planners?

4)  Case Histories of 3 Screaming Successes and 2 Miserable Failures

5)  Lessons Learned from over 60 projects and common pitfalls

6)  When to Implement Last Planner® (Hint: it’s almost never too late)

7)  Is Last Planner® scalable?  (what size projects are best)

8)  Specifics on room size, how to set up the room, materials needed (lots of photographs)

9)  Interfacing with CPM (P6) and alternatives to documenting in Excel and P6

10)  How to break the ice and get the team collaborating within 40 minutes of the first session

11)  How Last Planner® System is the Gateway to Lean Behaviors

Outline of material:

1)  Basics of Last Planner® System (10 minutes)

2)  Case Histories:  Screaming Successes  (8 minutes)

3)  Case Histories:  Bloody Failures  (4 minutes)

4)  Why?  Lessons Learned  (10 minutes)

5)  Logistics – room, materials, invitees, preparation  (7 minutes)

6)  How to Kick Off the First Session – Dan’s 15 minute spiel (15 minutes)

7)  Lean Behaviors-from the Alves-Fauchier IGLC21 paper [Prezi] * (15 minutes)

8)  Q&A (20 minutes)

Dan Fauchier an INIFAC-Certified Master Facilitator for Lean Design and Construction, learning and leading design, development and construction for 40 years and, since 2009, facilitating, training and coaching scores of contractors, designers, developers and public agencies in the principles, tools and techniques of Last Planner® System (pull planning), Root Cause Analysis, Value Stream Mapping, Rapid Improvement (Kaizen) Events, Big Room Facilitation and Lean Alignment Partnering^TM.  As Director and Senior Lean Facilitator for The ReAlignment Group of California, Dan is based in San Diego.  With Dave Umstot, Dan’s new book “Lean Project Delivery: Building Championship Project Teams” will be released this fall.  Dan has been a member of Lean Construction Institute since 2009 and was a National Board Member from 2010 to 2012, and currently serves on the LCI National Education Committee.  Having personally trained over 100 project teams in Last Planner®, Dan conducts regular LCI international webinars on the topic as well as annual Root Cause Analysis training at LCI Congress.

Individual Rates:

Group Viewing Rate:

LCI Members – $650
Non-Members – $800

You will receive an email from GoToWebinar.com with your unique link for joining the webinar.

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Continuous Improvement – Why Care?

An Introduction to Lean Project Delivery

Thursday, December 7, 2017

11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT

This introduction to Lean Project Delivery webinar will introduce Lean as relative to the design and construction industry.  Participants will learn why Lean matters for their projects and why they should care.  They will be introduced to the key principles and wastes that are foundational to Lean.

During this presentation, participants will learn to:

• Define Lean and the principles associated with a Lean operating system
• Identify the principles and tools relevant to Lean design and construction processes
• Recognize various types of waste in design and construction and apply tools to reduce, minimize, and/or eliminate waste
• Increase collaboration and communication on projects through application of structured planning systems and processes

Kristin Hill – Director, Education Programs – LCI

Kristin leads the Lean Construction Institute (LCI)’s educational direction, working closely with the Education Committee.  Her 11 years of coaching experience include being president of her own Lean consulting firm, InsideOut Consulting.  Kristin was the executive editor of LCI’s publication, Target Value Delivery: Practitioner Guidebook to Implementation – Current State 2016, and she was among the team of collaborators for LCI’s first publication, Transforming Design and Construction: A Framework for Change.  She was also Chair of the LCI Standards Committee.

• LCI Member – $75
• Non-Member – $150

Group Viewing Rates:

• LCI Member – $650
• Non-Member – $800

LCI Carolinas Community of Practice

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A Lean Coffee

Date: Thursday, November 2, 2017

Time: 8:00 am to 9:00 am

Location: CRB Constructors
1255 Crescent Green
Suite 350
Cary, NC  27518

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Time Management and the Use of Lean Principles

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT

This course explores time management and participants quickly learn that it has very little to do with time. We start with examining the big picture and long-term goals, then drill down, giving students powerful methods to handle all of the things that enter their world. We look at how to eliminate waste and how to handle time wasters such as emails, phone calls, drop-in visitors, and meetings. We also talk about the biggest time waster on the planet and how to avoid it.

Brent Darnell – Owner & President – Brent Darnell International

Brent Darnell is the pioneer in bringing emotional intelligence to the construction industry. In 2012, he was awarded Engineering News Record’s top 25 newsmaker’s award for his record-breaking program that “transforms Alpha males into service focused leaders.” He recently created the Total Leadership Library, an online library of courses on emotional intelligence and people skills for the AEC industry.

• LCI Member – $75
• Non-Member – $150

Group Viewing Rates:

• LCI Member – $650
• Non-Member – $800

LCI National Capital Region Community of Practice

Lean Brew / Happy Hour

Date: Thursday, November 9, 2017

Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Location: Heavy Seas Alehouse
1501 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA  22209

Join us for a Lean Brew/ Happy Hour to learn and support each other in our Lean endeavors! Take part in an open conversation in a safe, small and low-pressure environment about the topics that are relevant to our Lean community. We want to hear about the problems you are solving, the issues you want to solve, and lessons you’ve learned on your Lean Journey. No previous Lean experience is required. Participants from cross functional roles as designers, constructors, owners, trades partners, and associations propose discussion topics around any subject about which they want to learn – THERE ARE NO IRRELEVANT DISCUSSION TOPICS! Each proposer takes 15 to 30 seconds to pitch their topic, written on a sticky note, to the group. Once all topics have been pitched, voting begins to establish a priority for discussing the topics. Topics are then ordered from highest to lowest votes and examined accordingly. Participants will receive 8 minutes of time to discuss the topic. After 8 minutes there will be a ‘thumbs up/ thumbs down’ to decide whether or not the discussion should continue. Thumbs up equals 4 more minutes on the clock. This happens until it is agreed that the topic has been discussed to satisfaction. Takeaways are considered and then the topic with the next largest amount of votes is addressed. Come as you are and be ready to learn. 

Appetizers and beverages will be available at your own cost

Parking Information: Metro- Rosslyn Station on the Blue/ Orange/ Silver lines

LCI Carolinas Community of Practice

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Date: Friday, November 10, 2017

Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Location: Siemens Charlotte Energy Hub
101 Siemens Avenue
Charlotte, NC  28273

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Continuous Improvement – Why Care?

An Introduction to Lean Project Delivery

Friday, October 27, 2017

11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT

This introduction to Lean Project Delivery webinar will introduce Lean as relative to the design and construction industry.  Participants will learn why Lean matters for their projects and why they should care.  They will be introduced to the key principles and wastes that are foundational to Lean.

During this presentation, participants will learn to:

• Define Lean and the principles associated with a Lean operating system
• Identify the principles and tools relevant to Lean design and construction processes
• Recognize various types of waste in design and construction and apply tools to reduce, minimize, and/or eliminate waste
• Increase collaboration and communication on projects through application of structured planning systems and processes

Kristin Hill – Director, Education Programs – LCI

Kristin leads the Lean Construction Institute (LCI)’s educational direction, working closely with the Education Committee.  Her 11 years of coaching experience include being president of her own Lean consulting firm, InsideOut Consulting.  Kristin was the executive editor of LCI’s publication, Target Value Delivery: Practitioner Guidebook to Implementation – Current State 2016, and she was among the team of collaborators for LCI’s first publication, Transforming Design and Construction: A Framework for Change.  She was also Chair of the LCI Standards Committee.

• LCI Member – $75
• Non-Member – $150

Group Viewing Rates:

• LCI Member – $650
• Non-Member – $800

LCI National Capital Region Community of Practice

A Lean Coffee

Date: Friday, October 13, 2017

Time: 9:30 am to 11:00 am

Location: AGC
2300 Wilson Blvd
Suite 300
Arlington, VA  22201

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. 

Parking/Transportation: Metro Orange Line – Courthouse; Parking in below grade garage or metered street.

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Building a Safety Culture: Findings From the Latest Research on Construction Safety From Dodge Data & Analytics

Thursday, October 5, 2017

3:00 pm to 3:30 pm EDT

Dodge Data & Analytics will present highlights of their recently published Building a Safety Culture SmartMarket Report. This study findings quantify the benefits enjoyed by companies that undertake activities that enhance as safety culture. It also looks across previous studies at changes in the kinds of safety activities undertaken by companies and the drivers and obstacles for greater investment in safety, as well as trends in safety training.

The presenter is Donna Laquidara-Carr – Dodge Data & Analytics

Donna Laquidara-Carr is Industry Insights Research Director at Dodge Data & Analytics, where she provides editorial direction to the SmartMarket Report Series, covering such diverse topics as the Business Value of BIM for Infrastructure 2017, Managing Risk in the Construction Industry, The Drive Toward Healthier Buildings, Building a Safety Culture and Lean Construction. She speaks extensively about this research at events, including the AIA National Conference in 2017, Greenbuild in 2014 and 2015, the inaugural WELL conference in New Orleans in 2014, Bentley’s 2014 and 2015 Year in Infrastructure Conferences in London and BOMA’s 2015 annual conference in Los Angeles.

Registration is free of charge  

This webinar is open to the first 500 people to sign on.  Anyone to sign on after that will be placed in a waiting room until there is space available. 

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Proactively Managing Site Logistics Through Software

Thursday, October 5, 2017

1:00 pm to 1:30 pm EDT

Voyage Control is a software solution that replaces the numerous phone calls back and forth between General Contractor employees and Subcontractors to schedule deliveries. It is highly customized per site and provides visibility and control in to what is happening in real-time to improve operational efficiency. Voyage Control integrates with Procore and aligns with Lean initiatives at the site and company level, allowing sites to be more proactive in managing their logistics and scheduling.

The presenter is Brian Thomsen – Voyage Control

Brian Thomsen is a Product Manager for Voyage Control based out of El Segundo, CA.  He joined Voyage Control with a background in cost management and technology implementations on major transit projects in Los Angeles and New York. 

Registration is free of charge  

This webinar is open to the first 500 people to sign on.  Anyone to sign on after that will be placed in a waiting room until there is space available. 

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IoT and the Lean Champion: What the Connected Jobsite Will Mean for Your Organization

Monday, October 2, 2017

3:00 pm to 3:30 pm EDT

During this webinar, we’ll define the connected jobsite and explain its crucial role in driving the construction industry forward. We’ll demonstrate how IoT is enabling real-time visibility into a project’s most important resources, allowing contractors to automate processes, eliminate waste, enhance safety, and address industry challenges with robust data. Tune in for our tips on leveraging the connected jobsite at your next project to automate processes, streamline communication, and unlock efficiency at jobsites today.

The presenter is Thomas Hollingsworth – Triax Technologies

Thomas Hollingsworth is the Sales Manager at Triax Technologies. In his role, Thomas is dedicated to helping construction companies build smarter and mitigate safety risks with the Spot-r connected jobsite platform. Thomas was instrumental in expanding Triax’s national presence, opening its west coast location in 2014 and has built strong relationships in the construction industry on both coasts. Thomas holds a B.A. from St. Lawrence University. When not helping to connect jobsites, you can find him fly fishing, back-country skiing or mountain biking.  

Registration is free of charge  

This webinar is open to the first 500 people to sign on.  Anyone to sign on after that will be placed in a waiting room until there is space available. 

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Trimble’s LeanSight, In Action

Monday, October 2, 2017

11:00 am to 11:30 am EDT

Trimble is expanding at their Colorado campus, with the help of JE Dunn, and would like to share the details around the collaborative planning approach that has been taken for the project.  Join our session to learn more about how the subcontractors were able to collaborate during the planning process, as well as how LeanSight was used to digitize the plan and make it actionable for the field team!

The presenter is Duane Gleason – Trimble

Duane Gleason, Market Manager for Trimble’s Planning & Scheduling products.  Duane started out in the dirt many moons ago; since that time he has held positions in project and product management, all related to VDC implementation.  He now oversees Trimble’s market that includes Vico Office, Tilos and LeanSight.

Registration is free of charge  

This webinar is open to the first 500 people to sign on.  Anyone to sign on after that will be placed in a waiting room until there is space available. 

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Integrated Delivery: Design- Manufacture- Build

Monday, September 25, 2017

11:00 am to 11:30 am EDT

The Lean Construction Institute conducted a study and found that TYPICAL projects were 61% behind schedule and 49% were over budget.  How can we fix this? We can start by looking at prefabrication as the norm in how buildings are built vs the exception and apply manufacturing technology and advancements to improve the outcomes in construction. We will explore how prefabrication delivers certainty in the schedule and budget as well as reducing site impacts and waste.

Erik Winje is the Pre-Construction Manager of Clark Pacific’s General Contracting Division. A registered professional civil engineer, Erik has worked in the construction industry for over 39 years in both pre-construction and operations. In the last 8 years of his career has been involved in integrated project delivery and design/build work. He is active in the Lean Construction Institute and DBIA working to transform the way in which projects are designed and built.

Registration is free of charge  

This webinar is open to the first 500 people to sign on.  Anyone to sign on after that will be placed in a waiting room until there is space available. 

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The Software Version of the Sticky Note Planning Process with BIM360 Plan

Thursday, September 28, 2017

2:00 pm to 2:30 pm EDT

In this session you will learn about a purpose built solution from Autodesk that delivers cloud-enabled Lean Construction Practices that will empower you to build more reliable project work plans and reduce waste associated with overproduction, excess inventory and task rework. 



• Always up-to-date 

• Accessible to the whole team – At the time of commitment and at the point of execution 

• Anytime reporting for root causes, PPC and performance 

• List, Swim Lane and Gantt views of the same data 

• Powerful view filters to focus and drive planning and review meetings 

• Web browser, and simple, touch interfaces 

• Setup and view handover and roadblock with minimal effort 

Aaron Wagner brings more than 15 years of building industry experience in both design and construction to his role as an AEC Solutions Consultant for U.S. CAD. His Building Information Modeling (BIM) background includes research, development, and implementation, and support. His product expertise includes, but is not limited to, AutoCAD, Revit, NavisWorks, Autodesk BIM360 and Bluebeam. 

Prior to joining the U.S. CAD team, Mr. Wagner served in the roles of BIM Managers and Design Directors for firms such as SHADE Group and Architects Hawaii Ltd in Honolulu, HI. In those roles, he developed work process strategies for all project production and was responsible for the organization’s Revit projects including the project setup, debugging, and assisting in production. Mr. Wagner is active in the local BIM community and frequently participates in activities to increase the awareness and adoption of BIM and related practices.  In recent years, Mr. Wagner has worked closely with general contractors to implement Autodesk BIM360, a purpose-built solution for the lifecycle of construction projects spanning from design, construction documentation, pre-construction, construction, commissioning and handover.

Registration is free of charge  

This webinar is open to the first 500 people to sign on.  Anyone to sign on after that will be placed in a waiting room until there is space available. 

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Overview of Commercial Modular Construction

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

3:00 pm to 3:30 pm EDT

While not new, the modular construction process for commercial projects is gaining in popularity over the last few years.  Shortened schedules, less waste, and higher quality control are just a few reasons why developers and architects in key markets such as multi family, retail, and healthcare are embracing this process.  This webinar will help participants learn more about the advantages, requirements, and key markets for commercial modular construction.

Tom Hardiman, CAE has been the Executive Director for the Modular Building Institute (MBI) since January 2004. MBI is an international non-profit trade association representing manufacturers and leasing companies of commercial factory-built structures in fifteen countries. 

Hardiman is also the Director of Government Affairs for MBI, having been a registered lobbyist with the United States Congress, and state legislatures of Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. In this capacity, he manages all the state and federal regulatory, legislative, and building code issues impacting the industry. 

Registration is free of charge  

This webinar is open to the first 500 people to sign on.  Anyone to sign on after that will be placed in a waiting room until there is space available. 

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Using Fieldwire to Track on-site Commitments

Thursday, September 28, 2017

1:00 pm to 1:30 pm EDT

This webinar will present how a mobile and web-based task-centric collaboration platform can help increase transparency, accountability and efficiency on site. Commitments and issues are tracked within tasks, which can be linked to relevant project information, prioritized, and tracked until resolution. This is a significant shift from more traditional and “siloed” communication methods (paper, phone, emails, etc.), which will truly empower your field teams.

Stéphane Denerolle is part of the product team at Fieldwire, a mobile & web collaboration platform designed for large construction projects. Prior to joining Fieldwire, Stéphane implemented lean methodology and deployed technology at DPR and Bouygues Construction.

Registration is free of charge  

This webinar is open to the first 500 people to sign on.  Anyone to sign on after that will be placed in a waiting room until there is space available. 

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The 5 Things You Can’t Spread Improvement Without

Monday, October 2, 2017

1:00 pm to 1:30 pm EDT

Most people think of Lean as a set of tools, but it’s even more powerful when it’s woven into an organization’s culture. Getting everyone improving every day has an enormous impact. This webinar will discuss the importance of developing such a culture. It will review the interplay between leadership behaviors, processes, and technology that are critical to success, and discuss the five specific areas that companies must develop to create and sustain an improvement culture.

The presenters are Greg Jacobson and Jeff Roussel – KaiNexus

Greg Jacobson is the CEO and Co-Founder of KaiNexus, an improvement software platform that helps companies spread an improvement culture. Greg graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 2001 and completed a residency in Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2004. It was at this time that he began practicing Lean principles and realized that technology would accelerate developing a culture of continuous improvement, a realization which eventually led to the founding of KaiNexus.

Jeff Roussel is the KaiNexus VP of Sales. Prior to that, he was one of the first enterprise directors at Spredfast, helping organizations create great social media experiences for their customers. Previously, he was a sales engineer and account executive at Invodo and Postini, the latter of which was acquired by Google in 2007. He’s on the board of advisors for the social media agency Social Distillery, and has an MBA from St. Edwards University.

Registration is free of charge  

This webinar is open to the first 500 people to sign on.  Anyone to sign on after that will be placed in a waiting room until there is space available. 

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How Different Construction Technologies Can Make You More Lean

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

1:00 pm to 1:30 pm EDT

We’re ready to show you the difference between running processes like submittals and RFIs the old way, and running them the Procore way. Procore expert Mikael Reckley, formerly of Turner Construction, will be showcasing how technology can change the way you run your projects, while answering questions about how to implement best practices when using technology to support your lean building efforts.

Mikael Reckley was raised in Somerville, Massachusetts. He graduated from the United States Military Academy and served as an officer in the Army from 1996 to 2001. After leaving the service he worked for Turner Construction for several years filling multiple roles such as Assistant Superintendent, Area Superintendent, Project Engineer and Project Manager. The last 6 years at Turner Mikael served as the Virtual Design and Construction manager where he was exposed to several technology topics such as BIM, electronic document control and punchlist. He now fills the role of Regional Marketing Manager for Procore.

Registration is free of charge  

This webinar is open to the first 500 people to sign on.  Anyone to sign on after that will be placed in a waiting room until there is space available. 

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The Most Powerful Interactions of Lean Construction and Advancing Technology

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

3:00 pm to 3:30 pm EDT

Construction companies are being forced to adapt…in four major ways.  Project delivery methods are under the microscope.  Lean Construction Principles and Methods are helping professionals to see with a new “lens” that there is preventable rework and other sources of waste..  Hiring, training, and retaining the best and brightest professionals and workers is urgent. Research from academic institutions and published studies prove that new technology can improve project outcomes.  Integrate.  Strategize.  Lead.  

Kenneth H. Stowe, P. E. is a construction technology expert, development strategist, and project systems coach at Autodesk, Inc. With 25 years of experience in construction management and project control on projects as large as $1.4 Billion, eleven years in BIM and cloud software, experience in 21 countries, and contributions to four books, Stowe leads a team at Autodesk responsible for construction business development and strategy initiatives worldwide.  

Registration is free of charge  

This webinar is open to the first 500 people to sign on.  Anyone to sign on after that will be placed in a waiting room until there is space available. 

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How to Use The Pocket Sensei with Hal Macomber

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

3:00 pm to 3:30 pm EDT

Join Touchplan to learn about Hal Macomber’s new book for developing Lean leaders. We will discuss the format and explore the best way to use this unique resource. While Lean is all the buzz, Lean leadership is wanting. Success with Lean requires change and growing leaders of all types can be a long process of replacing current automatic ways of engaging. Congress attendees will receive a special LCI edition and can learn more in a Lean Lab.

Presenters are Hal Macomber, Elizabeth Long and Calayde Davey.

Hal Macomber did his first production system project in the summer of 1974 in the butcher department of a supermarket. He followed that with a two-year stint in the operations research department of the Bank of Boston in 1976 – 1978. Hal was selected to study quality and just-in-time production in Japan in the mid-1980s. That began the formal introduction to Lean which spanned numerous industries and professions. Along the way, Hal was introduced to the work of Fernando Flores — first the study of the language-action perspective, then ontological redesign. Those bodies of knowledge coupled to Lean allowed him and his collaborators to make very large scale organizational interventions. 

Elizabeth Long has been part of the Lean community for 4 years working with teams to implement the Last Planner System using Touchplan. She currently is helping more people learn about Touchplan in their marketing department.

Calayde Davey studied for her Masters in Architecture in South Africa, and with the help of a Fulbright Scholarship, obtained a PhD in Environmental Planning, Economics and Urban Development at Kansas State University. During the few years in the U.S., she worked on a Lean Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) project in the roles of Lean production engineering and building information modeling.

Registration is free of charge  

This webinar is open to the first 500 people to sign on.  Anyone to sign on after that will be placed in a waiting room until there is space available. 

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Limbach – The Journey to Lean Mechanical Systems Delivery

Friday, September 15, 2017

3:00 pm to 3:30 pm EDT

Kevin Labrecque, SVP of Operational Excellence, will cover Limbach’s journey towards lean delivered Mechanical Systems.  From Design, Estimating, Fabrication and Installation through Life Cycle Maintenance, Kevin will discuss the synergy between lean and Limbach’s “Hearts & Minds” safety culture. Additional topics include the application of lean principles from the shop to the Executive Team, development of a true 5D model within the Limbach Modeling & Production System, and Offsite Applications (3D MEP racks, fully modularized buildings, etc).

Kevin Labrecque has over twenty-five years of project management and operational leadership in the construction industry. Currently, he serves on the Executive Management Team of Harper Building Systems, a Limbach Facility Services company, as Senior Vice President of Operational Excellence. Mr. Labrecque is currently co-chair of the Lean Construction Institute – Central Florida Community of Practice, a LCI certified Improved Instructor and chair of the LCI 2018 National Congress.

Registration is free of charge  

This webinar is open to the first 500 people to sign on.  Anyone to sign on after that will be placed in a waiting room until there is space available. 

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Become a Lean Champion with AGC’s Lean Construction Education Program

Thursday, September 14, 2017

1:00 pm to 1:30 pm EDT

How Lean is implemented within a construction firm varies based on many factors, however, Lean transformation is most effectively driven by individuals within an organization. The seven courses of AGC’s Lean Construction Education Program are targeted for those individuals who will design and implement a Lean transformation strategy within an organization. Once all seven courses have been completed, individuals can take the exam to earn the Certificate of Management- Lean Construction (CM-Lean). Join us on this webinar to hear more about the education program and why the CM-Lean credential should be part of your Lean journey.

Presenters are Meri Woods, Warren Kiesel and a guest presenter.

Meri Woods, Senior Director, Education Advancement and Credentialing,works on the deployment side of AGC’s curriculum, working with AGC Chapters to offer courses around the United States and manages the CM-Lean credential. 

Warren Kiesel, Director, Curriculum Development, serves as AGC of America’s curriculum developer.  He was key in creating AGC’s Lean Construction Education Program and development of AGC’s Certificate of Management-Lean Construction (CM-Lean). 

Registration is free of charge.  

This webinar is open to the first 500 people to sign on.  Anyone to sign on after that will be placed in a waiting room until there is space available. 

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Lean Scheduling, CPM, and Field Collaboration Unite For Exceptional Project Delivery

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

11:00 am to 11:30 am EDT

It’s time to bridge the gap between Lean Construction Institute’s Last Planner® System and Critical Path Method scheduling. The key is to combine both processes onto a single platform where they complement each other in delivering high-quality projects, on time, and under budget. Oracle Prime is the first and only solution that unites CPM scheduling, weekly work planning, and focused site collaboration into a seamless, integrated platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about this new solution.

Mark Jenkins, the Product Strategy Director for the Oracle Construction and Engineering Global Business Unit, provides engineering and construction domain expertise and oversight to the team developing next-generation project management solutions. He has 30+ years of experience in construction scheduling and project controls for organizations including Bechtel, DPR Construction, and Webcor Builders. 

Mark Enstrom, Director of Product Management for the Oracle Construction and Engineering Global Business Unit, is responsible for field collaboration solutions in Oracle Prime. Oracle Prime is a cloud-based enterprise solution that allows users to manage all aspects of construction portfolio and project management. Mark is directly responsible for Oracle Prime Field, an application within Oracle Prime that manages collaboration and processes in the field.  

Registration is free of charge  

This webinar is open to the first 500 people to sign on.  Anyone to sign on after that will be placed in a waiting room until there is space available. 

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Advancing Your Supply Chain with LeanCor

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

1:00 pm to 1:30 pm EDT

Building Lean supply chains that focus on performance in spite of complexity is a challenge the construction industry is now solving. This means focusing on the entire supply chain, from end to end. By generating additional value and eliminating waste, Lean supply chain-centric decision making drives both operational and financial benefits that can transform an organization. 



In this webinar, join LeanCor as we discuss: 

• How to get started with Lean supply chain-centric decision making for construction supply   chains 

• Operating principles that guide decision making for key business processes 

• Management systems that drive sustainable cross-functional leadership, visibility,             collaboration, and engagement 

• KPI’s and improvement goals for the short and long term — and how Lean supply chain-     centric decision making can help you achieve these goals 

Derek Browning is a Director, Consulting Services for LeanCor Supply Chain Group. In this role, Derek directs a portfolio of projects for the LeanCor Consulting division. Derek has extensive project experience in Lean, Six-Sigma, Operational Excellence, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain and Logistics Network Optimization, Distribution & Fulfillment Center Assessments & Transformations, Inventory Planning and Material Flow, Distribution Network Design, Pre-Acquisition Due Diligence and Post-Acquisition Integration. Derek has trained thousands of professionals in Lean, six-sigma, and supply chain, and has taught students and professionals at the University of Kentucky, Saint Louis University, Georgia Tech University, and Monterrey Tec’s Extension Campus in Mexico City, Mexico. 

Registration is free of charge  

This webinar is open to the first 500 people to sign on.  Anyone to sign on after that will be placed in a waiting room until there is space available. 

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Increasing Productivity in a Tight Labor Market

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

11:00 am to 11:30 am EDT

Join us as we discuss the forces that are exacerbating the labor shortage, and take a closer look at the reasons that companies are struggling to adapt.  You’ll learn (1) Why lean construction philosophy needs to be supplemented with technology to be truly revolutionary. (2) Why so many approaches to technology investment fail to produce the desired results. (3) How to make the right technology choices to increase your productivity and future-proof your business.

Ryan Hammond, Regional Sales Manager, PlanGrid, studied Construction Management at the University of Florida. Afterward, he held various field and office positions for a mid-sized General Contractor in South Florida. He received an MBA from Stanford University, where his focus was technology and entrepreneurship. His expertise lies at the intersection of operations and technology, and his professional focus is on innovation in the construction industry. 

Registration is free of charge  

This webinar is open to the first 500 people to sign on.  Anyone to sign on after that will be placed in a waiting room until there is space available. 

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Harness the Power of Your Organization’s Improvement Potential Using The Lean Way

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

1:00 pm to 1:30 pm EDT

The Lean Way is a continuous improvement software that enables teams of all types and across all levels of the organization to apply Lean principles to their work and harness the power of the organization’s improvement potential. 



The success of any Lean transformation depends on your ability to make it last. Attend the webinar to learn how The Lean Way can help you create a culture of continuous improvement that spreads, scales, and sustains. 

Doanh Do is the CTO of The Lean Way. Through his research and software skills, Doanh’s goal is to help the AEC industry be more innovative and lower the barrier to applying the best practices in Lean Construction. 

Registration is free of charge  

This webinar is open to the first 500 people to sign on.  Anyone to sign on after that will be placed in a waiting room until there is space available. 

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Simple Methods to Integrate Craft Worker Ingenuity Into Lean Productivity and Safety

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

11:00 am to 11:30 am EDT

Where does the craft worker fit into a Lean project? In this webinar, you will learn how to use technology to address why “project safety culture is an oxymoron”, dynamically discover problems and concerns and solve them overnight at the work front, and use the intellect and ingenuity of the workforce to rebound when off schedule. 

John Toups founded J.W. Toups in 1976, taught TQM principles at Nicholls State University, and established a consulting firm called Bottom Line Improvements. He has partnered with leading Behavioral Scientist, E. Scott Geller, Ph.D., to help companies implement effective strategies for accident reduction. His newest creation is the eTracker System.

Registration is free of charge  

This webinar is open to the first 500 people to sign on.  Anyone to sign on after that will be placed in a waiting room until there is space available. 

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The Domino Effect of a Quikinstall Frame Lean Construction Initiative

Monday, September 18, 2017

3:00 pm to 3:30 pm EDT

Lean Construction projects incorporating the patented Qwikinstall welded hollow metal frame, eliminate waste by slashing labor, improving quality, streamlining logistics and eliminating trade damage on site. In this webinar you will learn how the Qwikinstall Frame System is installed after the wall is constructed, electrical is done, drywall has been installed and painting is finished, when the door and hardware are ready to be installed, by 1 Man, following 6 Steps, in 6 Minutes – Done. 

Don Maybee is President of Contract Sales Support Services, Inc. (CS3).  He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree.  For over 20 years, he has designed and installed Lean Manufacturing Cells in Automotive OEM’s including Ford Motor Company, as well as for many Tier 1 suppliers to the auto industry.

Registration is free of charge  

This webinar is open to the first 500 people to sign on.  Anyone to sign on after that will be placed in a waiting room until there is space available. 

LCI
Ohio Valley Community of Practice
presents

• 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. 

John Pemberton is former Vice President of Technology and Manufacturing for Intel Corporation.  Most recently, he was the General Manager of Intel’s Global Construction Group where he oversaw domestic and international projects.  John also was a factory and plant manager for many years, where he was responsible for the technology transfer and ramp of all of Intel’s new products.  During his last three years with Intel Mr. Pemberton served 3 years as a national board member for the Lean Construction Institute representing the voice of corporations concerned about the current state of the construction industry.  Since his recent retirement after 34 years with Intel, he is now a sought out champion and mentor for Lean and collaborative delivery approaches.

Registration Rate:   

• Members of LCI and Builders Exchange of Central Ohio: $50.00
  Non-members: $60.00
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• This class is AIA/CES registered for 1 LU credit
  

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Effective Management of the Last Planner® System Using vPlanner

Monday, September 18, 2017

1:00 pm to 1:30 pm EDT

Effective management of the processes and information flows required to maintain dynamic networks of commitments is vital to the successful implementation of the Last Planner® system. The more integrated the tools used, the less time it takes for a team to react to variation, resulting in more sound weekly work plan assignments. 

This Webinar will present upcoming features in vPlanner V4.0, an innovative visual planning software solution designed to support short-term interval planning as well as production system design and management. Built by seasoned planners, vPlanner interfaces with CPM tools and supports all phases of the Last Planner® system through an integrated and easy-to-use visual interface.

With vPlanner, teams can better utilize their limited resources to maximize the value from the time invested in planning, scale up their efforts, and reduce the overhead required to maintain the same information using incompatible tools. vPlanner is a value solutions partner of LCI. It was developed by Ghafari Associates, one of LCI’s corporate members and a pioneer in the application of lean and VDC to improve collaboration across the project supply chain. 

Samir Emdanat is the Director of vPlanner Product Development.  He is an industry-recognized leader in managing Integrated Project Delivery. In 2005, Samir was recognized by ENR as one of the top 25 newsmakers for his pioneering work on collaborative planning and BIM enabled project design and construction.

Registration is free of charge.  

This webinar is open to the first 500 people to sign on.  Anyone to sign on after that will be placed in a waiting room until there is space available. 

American Bar Association Construction Law Forum
Fall Meeting

October 4 – 7, 2017

The Westin Copley Place Hotel – Boston, Massachusetts

Bevan Mace, National Vice President of Operations & Lean for Balfour Beatty Construction, and member of LCI, will present the LCI Business Case for Lean as part of the Tuesday, October 5th agenda.

LCI National Capital Region Community of Practice

A Lean Coffee

Date: Friday, August 11, 2017

Time: 9:00 am to 11:00 am

Location: AGC
2300 Wilson Blvd
Suite 300
Arlington, VA  22201

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. 

Parking/Transportation: Metro Orange Line – Courthouse; Parking in below grade garage or metered street.

presents

Using the Last Planner^® System in Design
a webinar

Friday, September 1, 2017

12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT

Attendees should have a working understanding of Last Planner® system as applied in construction.

LCI Members – $75
Non-Members – $150

Group Viewing Rate:

LCI Members – $650
Non-Members – $800

You will receive an email from GoToWebinar.com with your unique link for joining the webinar.

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A Lean Coach’s Analysis of Last Planner^® Successes & Failures

Friday, August 11th

11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT

Dan Fauchier will discuss how a dozen or more project teams (design and construction, current and past) have implemented Last Planner^® System (LPS), the triumphs and stumbles, the pitfalls and challenges, on a variety of project types (schools, hospitals, prisons, commercial, residential).  He will share case histories, show photos, demonstrate his energetic 15 minute kickoff explanation of LPS (it will give you some ideas on tightly coupling learning with action), give tips on facilitating LPS sessions, and take lots of questions. This session will be very interactive. 

Requested Pre-Session Reading : Suggested reading before the session:  Dan’s and Dr. Thais Alves’ IGLC21 Paper on Last Planner as the Gateway to Lean Behaviors:http://alves.sdsu.edu/Papers/Fauchier-Alves-2013-LPS_Is_The_Gateway_To_Lean_Behaviors.pdf

Learning Objectives:

1)  The Classic Basics of the Last Planner® System:  Master Scheduling (milestones), Phase Pull Planning and why “pull” (Should), Making Work Ready (Can), Weekly Work Planning (Will), Learning (Did)

2) Identifying and documenting Predecessors and Constraints, achieving Work Flow, using Small Batching, calculating PPC, Variance Analysis using 5 Why, keeping stakeholders accountable, keeping everything visual including metrics

3)  Who are the Last Planners?  Who are the First Planners?

4)  Case Histories of 3 Screaming Successes and 2 Miserable Failures

5)  Lessons Learned from over 60 projects and common pitfalls

6)  When to Implement Last Planner® (Hint: it’s almost never too late)

7)  Is Last Planner® scalable?  (what size projects are best)

8)  Specifics on room size, how to set up the room, materials needed (lots of photographs)

9)  Interfacing with CPM (P6) and alternatives to documenting in Excel and P6

10)  How to break the ice and get the team collaborating within 40 minutes of the first session

11)  How Last Planner® System is the Gateway to Lean Behaviors

Outline of material:

1)  Basics of Last Planner® System (10 minutes)

2)  Case Histories:  Screaming Successes  (8 minutes)

3)  Case Histories:  Bloody Failures  (4 minutes)

4)  Why?  Lessons Learned  (10 minutes)

5)  Logistics – room, materials, invitees, preparation  (7 minutes)

6)  How to Kick Off the First Session – Dan’s 15 minute spiel (15 minutes)

7)  Lean Behaviors-from the Alves-Fauchier IGLC21 paper [Prezi] * (15 minutes)

8)  Q&A (20 minutes)

Dan Fauchier an INIFAC-Certified Master Facilitator for Lean Design and Construction, learning and leading design, development and construction for 40 years and, since 2009, facilitating, training and coaching scores of contractors, designers, developers and public agencies in the principles, tools and techniques of Last Planner® System (pull planning), Root Cause Analysis, Value Stream Mapping, Rapid Improvement (Kaizen) Events, Big Room Facilitation and Lean Alignment Partnering^TM.  As Director and Senior Lean Facilitator for The ReAlignment Group of California, Dan is based in San Diego.  With Dave Umstot, Dan’s new book “Lean Project Delivery: Building Championship Project Teams” will be released this fall.  Dan has been a member of Lean Construction Institute since 2009 and was a National Board Member from 2010 to 2012, and currently serves on the LCI National Education Committee.  Having personally trained over 100 project teams in Last Planner®, Dan conducts regular LCI international webinars on the topic as well as annual Root Cause Analysis training at LCI Congress.

Individual Rates:

Group Viewing Rate:

LCI Members – $650
Non-Members – $800

You will receive an email from GoToWebinar.com with your unique link for joining the webinar.

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What is Integrated Project Delivery? On Time and On Budget at Sutter Health

Friday, July 28th

11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT

James Pease is currently helping Sutter Health deliver a $6.5 billion capital construction program.  He supports a team managing projects using Lean Integrated Project Delivery for hospitals, infrastructure upgrades and outpatient medical centers.  James is a past chairman of the LCI NorCal CoP and a founding member of COAA’s CA Chapter.  He is a licensed CA General Contractor, lean coach and has a BS in Management Science from UC, San Diego

Individual Rates:

Group Viewing Rate:

LCI Members – $650
Non-Members – $800

You will receive an email from GoToWebinar.com with your unique link for joining the webinar.

LCI Carolinas Community of Practice

presents

A Lean Coffee

Date: Friday, July 28, 2017

Time: 7:30 am to 9:00 am

Location: Carolina Medical Center – Conference Room #01
1400 East Morehead Street
Charlotte, NC  28203

Imported data from ExpoLogic registration for 2017 Congress.

Last Planners Workshop

(open to LCI corporate members only)

July 12, 2017 |  Dallas, TX

Balfour Beatty Park District Project
1909 Woodall Rodgers Freeway – Suite 300
Dallas, TX  75202

Build Practical Skills and Connections to Improve Integrated Lean Project Delivery

Attend the first-ever Lean Construction Institute (LCI) Last Planner Workshop to improve your skills for implementing Integrated Lean Project Delivery (ILPD).  Benefit from practical implementation advice and engage with colleagues in the field facing many of the same ILPD challenges. This is a highly collaborative forum for superintendents, foremen and tactical field managers to share in a small-scale learning environment (~40 attendees) conducive to in-depth learning and sharing.  Build connections among experienced peers for continued knowledge sharing across regions during and after the event.  Given the small audience size, only one registration per company will be accepted.  We anticipate replicating this event in the future at other locations around the country.

Workshop topics:

• LPS 201 Field Lessons
  
• Production Management: Batch size-work flow
  
• Manging Trades as Partners
  
• Productivity Tracking: Cost projection/team self-auditing
  
• Techniques for field collaboration of designers & contractors
  

Learning Objectives:

• Share lessons learned and collaborate in ILPD project challenges
  
• Provide practical training to promote successful Lean Implementation
  
• Create cross-regional social networks among active Lean practitioners
  

Planning Team Members:

• David Craddok – Brasfield & Gorrie
  
• Neal Ernest – Balfour Beatty
  
• Tom Guardino – Herrero
  
• Henry Nutt – Southland
  
• Christian Pikel – UHS
  

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  Registration fee: $150.00  ($75.00 for speakers)
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Managing to Learn: The Use of the A3

Management Process Workshop

Taught by the Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI)

Date: May 3 & 4, 2017

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 pm

Location: Lean Construction Institute
1400 N. 14th Street (Top of the Town)
12th Floor
Arlington, VA  22209

Where is YOUR organization?

When you hear A3, what comes to mind? A paper size, tool, or a process? Our observation is most people use A3s on special projects as a “report out” tool of the results. Although this provides the benefit of a quick summary it doesn’t begin to take advantage of the benefit of the A3 or of the A3 thinking process. Using an A3 as a report out tool is like using a smartphone exclusively for phone calls. Yes, you are getting some value, but only a fraction of what is possible.

As Jim Womack says, “The most basic definition of an A3 would be a P-D-C-A storyboard or report, reflecting Toyota’s way of capturing the PDCA process on one sheet of paper. But the broader notion of the A3 as a process–embodying the way of thinking represented in the format–captures the heart of lean management. In this context, an A3 document structures effective and efficient dialogue that fosters understanding followed by the opportunity for deep agreement.” How often do you experience “deep agreement” in your team or organization? He goes on, “It’s a tool that engenders communication and dialogue in a manner that leads to good decisions, where the proposed countermeasures have a better chance of being effective because they are based on facts and data gathered at the place where the work is performed, from the people who perform it.”

The purpose of this workshop is to explore the lessons and insights of Managing to Learn from four perspectives.

Note: each participant will receive a copy of Managing to Learn.

1. First, you’ll learn sound A3 thinking and management by following the stages of learning shared in Managing To Learn (MTL). MTL describes how a young manager learns to handle a significant problem-solving responsibility by creating an A3 that earns him the authority to address the problem in the ways he proposes. You’ll examine how the A3 changes with each revision, what the young manager has learned about the A3 thinking, the A3 process that he applies in each revision, and what the course of his development indicates about the deep problem-solving focus that characterizes lean thinking.

2. Next, you’ll get the chance to develop your own eyes and ears to recognize effective A3 stories. You’ll describe the problem-solving thinking that is required for each section of the A3 for the PDCA story it tells to be effective.

3. Then, you’ll create your own A3s. You’ll address real problems you’re already working on every day for this exercise. You’ll work in small groups to read, discuss, and evaluate each other’s A3s. And then you’ll have the chance to coach each other, offering guidance on how to improve each other’s A3 stories.

4. Finally, you’ll learn various forms and uses of the A3 process. You’ll have examples from the book Managing to Learn to use as a guide. And you’ll explore the following:

• Basic types of A3 stories and how the format differs for each.
• Role that A3 plays in the process for gaining alignment with the stakeholders in a problem situation and seeking their agreement to proceed with the countermeasures or improvements being proposed.

Ways that A3 functions as a change management tool, a general management tool, a human development tool and a knowledge sharing tool.

Eric Ethington has passion for Lean, and over 30 years of work experience feeding that passion. Starting as an Industrial Engineer with General Motors’ AC Spark Plug Division, Eric learned early that continuous improvement required a balance of technical knowledge and interpersonal skills. In 1998 Eric began a Lean implementation leadership position with Delphi’s Energy division in Flint, Michigan.

During this same time, Eric coached cross-functional teams and met one of his most influential mentors, Yoshinobu Yamada. From 1998 to 2002 Eric spent over 50% of his time learning from Mr. Yamada in a variety of plants and situations throughout Delphi. This experience helped him to understand that lean transformations are very case-by-case; success is not achieved and sustained from a check-list.

In 2001 Eric moved to Delphi’s World Headquarters as the manager of the corporate Lean support team. He piloted the Lean Enterprise College where he was introduced to the A3 process as it was a featured segment in the training with the support of John Shook.

After Delphi, Eric worked at Textron before founding Lean Shift Consulting in 2009, focusing on developing others to be lean leaders and transform their own organizations. Since 2009 he has also supported the LEI Lean Enterprise Partners Program. Eric holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Kettering University (formerly GMI), an MBA in Operations from the University of Michigan, Flint campus, and is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt in Design.

Registration Fee: $675

Capacity is limited, register early!

Breakfast, lunch & all course materials provided.

Free parking is available. The facility is located about 10 minutes from DCA – Reagan National Airport, or about 45 minutes from Dulles Airport. 

Registration is now open for owners who are committed to implementing Lean on capital projects and to collaborating on their Lean journeys and lessons learned to attend the LCI Owner Forum.

Focused sessions during this one-day event will cover topics from navigating lean through your finance, procurement, audit groups; lessons learned from Lean; the validation process; and more. A tentative agenda is available, although final Forum content and presentations will be determined based on an analysis of the responses to the registration questions:

• What is your responsibility/position in your company? (e.g. policy, project, other)
• How do you define Lean Construction and Integrated Project Delivery?
• Are you engaged in a Lean project? If yes, what is your role?
• Have you signed a multi-party Lean integrated form of agreement for your project?
• Have you decided to deliver Lean but are not sure how to?
• What are your barriers to implementing Lean Construction?
• What is your annual construction program spend?
• What industry sector represents your company’s core business?
• Why did you decide to implement Lean in your building program?
• List your top three expectations for the event and your expected learning.

Registration guidelines:

• All Owner Forum participants must be from owner companies
• Each owner company can send up to two representatives
• Owner Forum participants must be committed to Lean practices

               Space is limited to the first 100 qualifying registrants, and no more than two registrants from the same owner company.

Registration Fee: $200.00

Event Location:

Lutheran General Hospital

1775 Dempster Street

Park Ridge, IL 60068 

**A welcome reception at the DoubleTree Hotel on the evening of June 21st is included with registration.**

Hotel Information:

LCI has secured a group rate at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago O’Hare Airport – Rosemont. Special rates are available with check-in on June 19 through check-out on June 25.

Click here to book

Use group code LCI when making your reservations.

**Lutheran General Hospital is approximately 5 miles from the DoubleTree Hotel –

Please plan accordingly to allow adequate time for transit.**

LCI/P2SL/AIA Lean in Design Forum  •  May 31 – June 1, 2017
Wyndham Grand Chicago Waterfront • 71 East Wacker Drive • Chicago, IL 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

• 7:15 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
• BIG ROOM – Mark Crawford, Southland Industries (1:00pm to 5:00pm)
• INTRODUCTION TO LEAN IN DESIGN – Kristin Hill, Lean Construction Institute (8:00am to noon)
• LAST PLANNER® IN DESIGN – Kristin Hill, Lean Construction Institute (1:00pm to 5:00pm)
  
• CHOOSING BY ADVANTAGES – Todd Henderson, Boulder Assoc. (8:00am to 4:30pm)
• LEAN IN THE DESIGN PRACTICE– Stan Chiu, HGA (8:00am to noon)
  
• TARGET VALUE DELIVERY – Dave Umstot, Umstot Project and Facilities Solutions (8:00am to 4:30pm)
  
• 5:15 – 6:45 PM – Reception 

JUNE 1 – FEATURED SPEAKERS AND “LEAN ROUND TABLE” DISCUSSION SESSIONS

7:30 AM – CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

• 8:00 AM – Welcome – Dan Heinemeier, Executive Director, Lean Construction Institute
• 8:15 AM – Key Learning Session Takeaways – Todd Henderson, Boulder Associates
• 8:30 – 9:30 AM – Keynote Speaker – Brian Bridgewater, Project Manager and Michael Hildebrand, Director of Projects, Eli Lilly and Company
• 9:30 – 10:00 AM – Networking Break
• 10:00 – 10:45 AM – The Lean Business Case – Bevan Mace, Balfour Beatty Construction
• 10:45 – 11:30 AM – Lean Transformation of Design Enterprises – Stan Chiu, HGA
• 11:30 – 12:30 PM – Luncheon

12:30 – 4:00 PM – “LEARNING ROUND TABLES” (LRT)

Seven sessions, from which each attendee may select three to attend at time of registration.  Each session will run an hour (12:30-1:30PM, 1:45-2:45PM, 3:00-4:00PM):

• Lean Coffee: Participants’ Choice of Topic – Kristin Hill, Lean Construction Institute
• Technology/BIM – Matt Petermann, Perkins+Will
• Part II of the Cultural Transformation: The Journey Continues  – Bernita Beikmann and Andrea Sponsel, HKS
• Agile/Scrum Work Planning: Design Perspective – Raquel Ranieri and Bryan Frank, Walter P. Moore
• Innovative Methods to Manage Risk/Contingency on an IPD Project – Mike Castor, Anova Technical Services; Rod Foley, North Mechanical
• VR and Process Modeling in Lean Design – Bill Keen & Michael Zabritski, Boulder Associates
• Continuous Estimating/Conceptual Estimating – Katie Wells & Douglas Lee, Brasfield & Gorrie

4:00 – 4:15 pm – Closing Thoughts  /  Plus/Delta  /  Adjourn 

LCI Chicago Community of Practice

presents

A Lean Coffee

Date: Thursday, January 5, 2017

Time: 7:30 am to 9:00 am

Location: DIRTT Environmental Solutions
325 N. Wells Street, 10th Floor
Chicago, IL  60654

Lean Construction Institute Upper Midwest Community of Practice

presents

A Lean Coffee

Date: Thursday, December 8, 2016

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Location: Kraus-Anderson
3433 Broadway Street NE
Minneapolis, MN  55413

Join us for another successful 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.

Attendance is free!