Stepping stones to companywide process improvement
This presentation will describe how nurturing Sundt’s CI Leaders supported the development and implementation of the Sundt Management System (SMS) and how the Sundt Management System (SMS) incorporates Lean principles

Presented by:

• Andrew Apostolik, Sundt Construction
• Terri Babcock, Sundt Construction
• Melissa Moreno, Sundt Construction

Implementing Lean Thinking
Presentation reflects a 3-year Lean journey for Skanska’s New England office of more than 200 employees.It will define Lean in a way that resonates with all role contributors and functional areas, and establishing a common Lean vocabulary

Presented by:

• Michael Zeppieri, Skanska
• Rebecca Jablonowski, Skanska
• Sherif Agha, Skanska
• Joseph Breen, Skanska

Leading the Change – Lean in Construction
Our motivation for this presentation is to share our successes to date and to give the audience an idea of the what is required by all levels to properly plan and implement Lean throughout their organization. It will also focus on the idea that Lean is not just about being more efficient but also about effectiveness in delivering value.

Presented by:

• Jennifer Hancock, CHANDOS
• Jeff Zawaski, CHANDOS

Building the Lean Enterprise
The presentation will highlight McGough’s Lean Transformation Roadmap which is built around: Strategy Deployment, Values Stream Definition and Implementation, People, Organization, and Culture Development. In addition, the presentation will summarize the challenges encountered and successful approaches utilized in applying Lean principles to the Design and Construction phases of the company’s work.

Presented by:

• Tim Reimann, McGough Construction
• Cassie Nelson, McGough Construction
• Tim Nagle, McGough Construction

One learning objectives will be To show how a national group can be organized into four areas of focus and incorporate pre-work on “current state”, “what bugs you” and “future state.” This presentaion will demonstrate the application of Lean thinking and processes to non-construction oriented departments within the organization and the benefits gained by marketers seeing the real-world application of Lean

Presented by:

• Diane Anglin, Clark Construction Group
• Greg Zinberg, Clark Construction Group

This abstract will present findings from two LCI-sponsored research studies to further LCI’s primary goal of increasing owner and supply chain satisfaction with design and construction delivery.

Presented by:

• Bevan Mace, Balfour Beatty Construction
• Steve Jones, Dodge Data & Analytics
• Renee Cheng, University of Minnesota

This presentation will address the problem of when the team acknowledged a “major breakdown” in the ILPD delivery due to decreased reliability, the team’s disengagement from the project and the CoS, and attitude was overall not positive.

Presented by:

• Jason Herrera, DPR Construction
• Jeremiah Sugarman, HMC Architects
• Nick Krey, Southland Industries

This presentation will provide an example of organizational change and how using monitoring and metrics can help show progress to gain support from executive management.

Presented by:

• Eric Ahlstrom, Amgen

Lean and IPD easily scale from large projects to small projects, but project culture needs to be nurtured differently on a small project vs. a large project

The main learning objective is for the participant to understand the role of Improvement and coaching routines called Kata to make Lean operational and more efficient. In Lean Construction, it is important to go beyond the tools only – getting the spirit behind the tool is critical to success.

Prior to 2015, Merck & Co. was experiencing inconsistent project performance. In an effort to better execute simpler projects and focus GES engineers where most needed, a low segment project program was initiated at the start of 2015. Results thus far have been encouraging.

Presented by:

• Eric Smith, Merck & Co.

What we learned from implementing Lean in a complex industrial project organization
Lean successes and challenges include prioritizing Lean work with “day jobs” from staff and leadership to develop waste awareness and collaboration will be highlighted.
Also, the importance of the Plan/Do/Check/Adjust cycle will be featured.

Presented by:

• Joaquin Aguilar, ICA FLUOR
• Bernardo G. Cossio, ITN

Scaling lean to the enterprise by focusing on the employees’ cultural transformation
This paper will draw a comparison between the two approaches bringing qualitative a quantitative results and intends to demonstrate that scaling lean to a company can only be successful transforming first the company’s members mindsets and behaviors.

Presented by:

• Mehdi EL Manssouri, Andrade Gutierrez
• Glaucia Regina Alves, Andrade Gutierrez

KAIZEN WARRIORS!!! Harnessing Talent
Tapping into employee ‘gold’—your most valuable resource. Mining that ‘gold’ has been invaluable.

Presented by:

• Tracy Lucero, JB Henderson Construction
• Kyle Price, JB Henderson Construction

Using Lean tools in Non-Operational Departments
This lab is about using Kanban boards and other Lean tools to plan and manage Risk Management and an IT Department in a large construction company.

Presented by:

• Christy McHenry, Suffolk Construction
• Corren Collura, Suffolk Construction

Using Lean Coffee as a Tool for Building an Engaged Workforce Focused on Continuous Improvement
One highlight of this presentation is a thorough explanation of Lean Coffee and its benefits that can be gained by implementing it in regards to employee engagement, team building, personal accountability and leveraging employee ideas for continuous improvement

Presented by:

• Joe Pecoraro,Skender Construction
• Afshan Barshan, Skender Construction
• Colleen O’Brien, Skender Construction

Employee-driven Continuous Improvement and How to Get There
The audience will learn two effective and applicable approaches to continuous improvement by seeing real data from program outcomes as well as examples of successes and failures.

Presented by:

• Jake Snyder, BSA LifeStructures
• Gregory Jacobson, KaiNexus

The subject matter of this 105-minute program is What is Gemba and more particularly, How to do a Gemba Walk? It will be presented using a multimedia of PowerPoint and custom videos and reinforced by interactive group exercises, questions and discussions.
The intent is to introduce the basic mechanics of a Gemba Walk and its link to continuous process improvement. It will center on better understanding the current state of value streams; bridging the gap between management, planning and the frontline work; enhancing how to look at work and talk to workers; analyzing and managing waste and resources and raising awareness of efficient job site organization and visual management.

Agenda:

• Tell the story behind this presentation
• Clarify objectives
• Explain Gemba and Gemba Walk
• Observe actual Gemba Walk video
• Summarize value, value stream and value creators
• Compare and contrast Modern Management vs. Lean Management
• See how to bridge horizontal gaps of the supply-chain and vertical gaps of organizations
• Outline the eight wastes (DOWNTIME) and the seven categories of resources (TIMMESS)

Presented by:

• Rich Seiler, Unified-Works
• Dave Olson, W. B. Olson, Inc.
• Anthony Camasta, The Hill Group
• Brian McKibben, The Cumberland Group
• Nancy Dolan, Advocate Health Care

The subject matter of this 105-minute program is What is Gemba and more particularly, How to do a Gemba Walk? It will be presented using a multimedia of PowerPoint and custom videos and reinforced by interactive group exercises, questions and discussions.
The intent is to introduce the basic mechanics of a Gemba Walk and its link to continuous process improvement. It will center on better understanding the current state of value streams; bridging the gap between management, planning and the frontline work; enhancing how to look at work and talk to workers; analyzing and managing waste and resources and raising awareness of efficient job site organization and visual management.

Agenda:

• Tell the story behind this presentation
• Clarify objectives
• Explain Gemba and Gemba Walk
• Observe actual Gemba Walk video
• Summarize value, value stream and value creators
• Compare and contrast Modern Management vs. Lean Management
• See how to bridge horizontal gaps of the supply-chain and vertical gaps of organizations
• Outline the eight wastes (DOWNTIME) and the seven categories of resources (TIMMESS)

Presented by:

• Rich Seiler, Unified-Works
• Dave Olson, W. B. Olson, Inc.
• Anthony Camasta, The Hill Group
• Brian McKibben, The Cumberland Group
• Nancy Dolan, Advocate Health Care

Lessons Learned from a Design-Build Firm’s 30 year Experience with Value Stream Optimization
Present case study of the optimization of the structural steel design/construct process to provide validation of lean principles and concepts. The case study will show road map that can be applied in other design/construct processes within the many building systems and will demonstrate the importance of trust and collaboration.

Presented by:

• Brant Lahnert, KL&A, Inc. Structural Engineers and Builders
• Bob Redwine, KL&A, Inc. Structural Engineers and Builders

Lessons Learned and Best Practices for User Integration During the Design Process for Successful Integrated Design and IPD Process.
This panel will offer the best practices on how to set up user meeting agendas, retrieve, document and follow up on information harvested from meetings. It also will explanation different meeting types including: on-screen and full-size foam mockups, 3D renderings, BIM models, and onboarding Lean to user groups.

Presented by:

• Rebecca Brennan, Design Studio Blue
• Steve Wilson, HMC Architects