Program Title:  

Process Mapping Design & Construction for Multi-discipline Teams

A Facilitated Hands-On Learning Session

Panel:   

Rob Purcell, John Koga, Baris Lostuvali, David Thomack, Matthew Boersma and Klas Berghede all with HerreroBoldt

Tom Feliz, Phil Clevenger and Tamara Larson all with The Boldt Company

Recommended Reading 

Womack, J.P. (2006). “Value Stream Mapping.” Manufacturing Engineering, 136(5), available at: http://tinyurl.com/y8hdjjk

Abstract:

Facilitators from the Sutter Medical Center Sacramento and CPMC Cathedral Hill projects will be working with you in small groups on a typical design/construction problem, and in so doing pass on to you what they have learned about how to get a multi-discipline team to successfully plan their decisions and their work together.  (See below for more detailed information)

Date and Time:             Thursday, March 11, 2010, from 6-9pm

Registration / Cancellation Deadline: Friday, March 5th by 5:00pm. There will be no refunds after this time. Each person must register and pay to attend the meeting and dinner. Please help us save time, expense, and avoid people showing up at the last minute… plan ahead and register early! We cannot keep costs reasonable and caterers cannot plan their food without sufficient notice.

Late Registration Deadline: Tuesday, March 9th by 12:00noon. Available after closing of regular registration.

Last Minute Registration: Available after closing of late registration. Completed registrations are still subject to availability.

Details:

One of the big lessons learned on this project has been that though we all know what work we do to get a project done, what we don’t know all the time is why we do it.  We also know very little about what our project partners do, let alone why they do it.  Because of this it is extremely difficult to plan work reliably.  In this session we will set up some classic problems in design and construction and ask you to create the plan of work that will achieve the required conclusion.  It will show that process mapping with post-its and marker pens is really just a way of creating a visual record of a focused multi-party conversation about a particular issue. It will show that the reason it’s a successful tool to bring to a project is because of the way it gets the team to communicate with each other.

Value-Added Proposition (i.e., how it benefits attendees)  

Learn that one of the keys to project success is a well facilitated conversation about what we are going to do and why. And in actually experiencing such a conversation, realize it’s a far from trivial endeavor to move from realizing it’s a good idea, to actually completing such a conversation.  Be exposed to some of the skills to facilitate such a conversation.

Note to First Time Attendees and Others New to Lean Construction:

Please review a glossary of terms and other introductory readings before attending the meeting by visiting http://www.leanconstruction.org

Agenda
1) Introductions: Welcome to LCI – NorCal Chapter
2) Salad Chat: Topic to be presented at meeting
3) Introductions and Share Salad Chat Highlights: A "lightning round" report-out of your table’s lessons observations
4) Featured Program
5) Key Takeaways:  A “lightning round” to share your key takeaways about the program.
6) Questions: A “lightning round” to ask questions about the featured program.  Presenter to Respond.
7) Next meeting overview
8) Training opportunities – Coming events
9) Plus / Delta: Feedback to improve each meeting.

Next Meeting:                                 Wednesday, April 14th, 2010** (Rancho Solano, Fairfield, CA)

**First meeting of every quarter, will combine both the Bay Area and Central Valley Branches at Rancho Solano in Fairfield, CA.**

Registration Assistance:  nor-cal-support@leanconstruction.org

** Special Registration Discounts: If you are not an LCI Member, you may sign up today at the LCI Member rate for this event if you purchase a one-year individual membership for $200. Go to: http://lci-individual-membership.eventbrite.com to read about the benefits and sign up today. Then, enter the words "New Member" when prompted for your “individual membership number” while signing up for this event at the LCI Member rate. Thanks!

Individual LCI Members may bring one guest to each LCI event at the Member Rate. Corporate LCI Members may bring any guest at the LCI Member Rate, including employees, clients, trade partners, etc. Need help looking up your individual membership number? Please contact nor-cal-support@leanconstruction.org