Pre-Conference Workshop Day
Track 1
IPD Project Execution Optimization
Track 2
Creating an IPD Blueprint
10.00 Workshop A: Building & Developing High Performance Project Delivery Teams
• Recognizing the value of team-building exercises for more effective collaboration and improved project outcomes
• Exploring various team building and ice breaker activities to build strong working relationships and mutual understanding
• Creating an environment where the team optimally work together by leveraging each other’s strengths to ensure teamwide alignment from the start
• Understanding different communication styles, roles, responsibilities, and project management methods that align with individual team members’ skill sets and preferences
Drew Overmiller, Vice President, JE Dunn Construction
Amanda Patton, Senior Manager of Integrated Projects, Balfour Beatty Construction
10:00 Workshop B: Getting Your Project Back on Track Once it’s Out of Schedule or Over Budget
• Identifying and addressing early indicators of budget and schedule issues, including ineffective foundational tools
• Managing contingency to address unforeseen risks, market anomalies, or arguments over base scope and learning how to realign your project effectively
• Dealing with recalcitrant partners and team members that are not working within the lean operating system, aligning expectations with owners, and using tools to keep the project on track and re-engage the team efficiently
Dick Bayer, Vice President of Lean & IPD, Colliers Project Leaders
12:00 Lunch
1.00 Workshop C: Developing a Detailed Production Plan Beyond Last Planner During Validation to Avoid Construction Delays
• Developing a comprehensive production plan during the validation period to mitigate risk of price fluctuations and labor shortages
• Understanding production rates to assess productivity and efficiency during construction
• Integrating the Last Planner System into the production plan to avoid delays and miscommunication to during construction
Arthur Winslow, Director of IPD, Colliers Project Leaders
1.00 Workshop D: Refining Estimating Standards to
Achieve Cost Certainty
• Addressing the disconnect between conceptual estimating and design evolution to provide timely and accurate estimates that align with the iterative nature of design
• Analyzing completed projects to identify cost-driving metrics to proactively manage budget related risks throughout project evolution
• Using BIM, parametric modeling techniques, and Monte Carlo Simulations to reduce assumptions and make effective and reliable cost predictions
Paul Martin, Construction Estimating & Analysis Instructor, UC Davis
3:00 Afternoon Refreshments
3.30 Workshop E: Workshop Mastering Target Value Design (TVD) for Cost-Effective Project Success
• Understanding the differences between traditional change management methods and TVD
• Clarifying client misconceptions around TVD, leading to more realistic expectations and successful implementations
• Helping the team to transition from traditional design methods to estimating costs upfront and designing within those constraints to reduce costly redesigns and stay within budget
• Capturing budget challenges and potential cost increases to ensure the team is openminded to potential design alternatives later in the project
Stan Chiu, Director of IPD, HDR Engineering
3:30pm Workshop F: Defining the Roles & Responsibilities of Each Project Stakeholder From The Outset to Avoid Miscommunication
• Using organizational charts to clarify reporting structures, roles, and responsibilities within the team and facilitate effective communication and coordination
• Utilizing personality tests and strengths assessments to establish clear protocols for acceptable team behaviors in order to avoid potential conflicts
• Learning strategies for mutual accountability between owners and project teams to address common challenges like billing transparency, identifying failures, and the impact of changes on the project team planning to adapt to rapidly changing insurance costs and availability, proactively managing risks
Aura Robinson, Enhanced Project Delivery IPD Practice Lead & Manager, ISL Engineering
Erica Messam, Senior Project Engineer, ISL Engineering