Schedule of Events
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Pre-Summit workshops begin Friday, June 5. Post-Summit workshops/courses begin Thursday, June 11.
Friday, June 5 - Saturday, June 6, 2020
8:00 AM – 12:30 PM PRE-SUMMIT WORKSHOP
(EACH DAY) Effective Facilitation
Instructor: John Sloggy, PE, CVS (Value Based Design)
PDUs: 3.75 hours per day / 7.5 hours total
Core Competency: Team Facilitation
Saturday, June 6 - Sunday, June 7, 2020
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM PRE-SUMMIT MULTI-DAY WORKSHOP
(EACH DAY) ABDs of Advanced Value Engineering
Instructors: Frank Vicidomina, PE, CVS-Life and Jeff Rude, CVS (Value Management Strategies, Inc.)
PDUs: 7.5 hours per day / 15 hours total
Core Competencies:
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Value Methodology
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Transform Information
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Team Facilitation
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Function Analysis
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Cost Analysis
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Pre-Workshop Stage
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Workshop Stage (Six-Phase VM Job Plan)
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Post-Workshop Stage
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Value Program
Sunday, June 7, 2020
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM PRE-SUMMIT WORKSHOP
Beyond FAST - Applying 21st Century Function Models,Tools and Techniques
Instructor: Bruce Lenzer, CVS-Life, FSAVE, CQM/OE, CLA, CAQMSA (Synergy Value Solutions, LLC) and
James McCuish (Pinnacle Results, LLC)
PDUs: 7.5 hours
Core Competencies: Team Facilitation; Function Analysis
Monday, June 8, 2020
7:30 AM – 8:00 AM PLENARY
Renee Hoekstra, CVS, SAVE International President
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM BLOCK 1 (TRANSPORTATION TRACK)
8:00 AM Base Uncertainty in Cost Estimating and the Implications in Value Engineering
Presenters: Ovidiu Cretu, PhD, PE (HNTB Corporation); Grace Olaleye (HNTB Corporation)
PDUs: 0.5 Hours / Core Competency: Function Analysis
8:30 AM Risk Analysis Details and Options for Use in Establishing Contingencies
Presenters: Ovidiu Cretu, PhD, PE (HNTB Corporation); Grace Olaleye (HNTB Corporation)
PDUs: 0.5 Hours / Core Competency: Function Analysis
9:00 AM FHWA - Risk from FHWA perspective and use of Value Engineering in project delivery; Probabilistic Risk
Based Estimating
Presenter: Pete Garcia (Federal Highway Administration)
PDUs: 0.5 Hours / Core Competency: Value Program
9:30 AM Baseline – Confirming Interchange VE Study Yields $11M Cost Savings
Presenter: Warren Knoles, PE, CVS (Crawford, Murphy & Tilly)
PDUs: 0.5 Hours / Core Competency: Transform Information
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM BREAK / VIRTUAL CHAT ROOM
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM BLOCK 2 (TRANSPORTATION TRACK)
10:30 AM Modern Unit Price Visualization and Estimating Tool for Highway Agencies
Presenters: K. Joseph Shrestha, PhD (East Tennessee State University) and H. David Jeong, PhD (Texas A & M University)
PDUs – 0.5 Hours / Core Competency: Function Analysis
11:00 AM Risk Management and Allocation in Design-Build for Transportation Projects
Presenter: Mark Gabel, MSCE, PE, CVS (Washington State Department of Transportation)
PDUs – 0.5 Hours / Core Competency: Function Analysis
11:30 AM Building a VE Program - Oregon DOT
Presenter: Zach Davis (Oregon Department of Transportation)
PDUs: 0.5 Hours / Core Competency: Value Program
12:00 PM Considering Cognitive Bias in Value Engineering Studies
Presenter: Mark Sujka (Washington State Department of Transportation)
PDUs: 0.5 Hours / Core Competency: Team Facilitation
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM BREAK / VIRTUAL CHAT ROOM
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION: VM Report Training
PDUs: 1.0 hours / Core Competency: Post-Workshop Stage
The Value Engineer (VE) report is often overlooked during value training with little or no guidance for the future value practitioner and as an afterthought by some value practitioners. However, the VE report lives beyond the workshop in the files of the clients and users of those value studies. When a project or product has budget or schedule issues or concerns, one of the first documents management reaches for is the VE report.
For many clients, the VE report becomes the primary marketing tool for future value studies and maintenance of their value program. In addition, the quality of many of these reports reflect the lack of focus and reflects poorly on the value community.
The purpose of this session is to give the attendees, owners, users and practitioners, input, tools and techniques to improve the quality of the VE report and discuss opportunities for improvement in the future.
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM BLOCK 3 (TRANSPORTATION TRACK)
2:00 PM Utilizing a Modified Function Value Resource Matrix in Transportation Projects
Presenter: Thomasa W. Hume, CVS (Washington State Department of Transportation)
PDUs: 0.5 Hours / Core Competency: Workshop Stage (Six-Phase VM Job Plan)
2:30 PM Best VE Recommendations Ever
Presenters: Paul Johnson, CVS-Life; Thomasa W. Hume, CVS®; Jose Theiler, PE, CVS®; Steve Paget, CVS®, LEED BD+C; Mark Watson, PE, CVS-Life, PMP, PMI-RMP; Blane Long, CVS®
PDUs: 1.0 Hours / Core Competency: Value Program
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM VIRTUAL PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION
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Access Code: 440-259-365
Presenter: Laurie Dennis, CVS-Life, PE
Laurie is a past President of SAVE International and past member and past Executive Director for the SAVE Certification Board. She is a licensed professional engineer and Certified Value Specialist. She provides VE Leadership and has more than 30 years of experience in engineering and design, construction management and project management. She has bachelor’s degrees both in civil engineering and construction with a broad range of project experience in the private and public sectors, including healthcare, correctional, educational, performing arts, commercial and industrial facilities. She has participated in all phases of project development, from site evaluation and value engineering studies through bid and award as well as on site construction management. Laurie has provided training services and VE study leadership throughout the United States and abroad.
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
7:30 AM – 8:00 AM PLENARY
Renee Hoekstra, CVS
SAVE International President
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM BLOCK 4
8:00 AM Giving a Client Value - Whatever That Is!
Presenter: John Downer (Penspen LTD)
PDUs: 0.5 Hours / Core Competency: Value Methodology
8:30 AM Uncommon Denominator
Presenter: Jeff Rude, CVS (Value Management Strategies)
PDUs: 0.5 Hours / Core Competency: Value Methodology
9:00 AM The Function Analysis Business Planning System as New Methodology for Business Startups
Presenter: Noriko Murakami (Legend Consulting Company Limited)
PDUs: 0.5 Hours / Core Competency: Function Analysis
9:30 AM The Case for Generic Fast Diagrams
Presenter: James McCuish (Pinnacle Results LLC) and Bruce Lenzer, CVS-Life, FSAVE, CQM/OE, CLA, CAQMSA (Synergy Value Solutions, LLC)
PDUs: 0.5 Hours / Core Competency: Function Analysis
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM BREAK / VIRTUAL CHAT ROOM
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION: Life Cycle Cost Analysis Techniques
Presenters:
PDUs: 2.0 hours / Core Competency: Cost Analysis
This 2-hour Continuing Education (CE) course will explore a streamlined method to perform life cycle cost analysis using advanced techniques, such as risk analysis and sensitivity analysis, to improve the decision-making process during Value studies. Additionally, graphic presentation methods that simplify cash flow analysis will be addressed so that participants can easily present a range of possible net present value (NPV) costs and schedules for future major maintenance events. Additional techniques will explore integration of risk-based cash flow analysis for estimating the total cost of ownership of alternatives to help stakeholders understand the implications project development and design decisions. Armed with improved information concerning life cycle cost, participants can balance initial and future cost to optimize their designs, improve the Value of their programs, and support their design decisions with defensible cost analysis leading to a higher probability of net Value Improvement and ultimate Value Alternative implementation.
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM BREAK / VIRTUAL CHAT ROOM
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM BLOCK 5
1:00 PM An Experiment Comparing COMBINEX and Choosing by Advantages to Evaluate Alternatives
Presenter: John Koga, CVS-Life (Lean Construction Value Specialties LLC)
PDUs: 0.5 Hours / Core Competency: Workshop Stage (Six-Phase VM Job Plan)
1:30 PM Adopting Value Management in the Organisation: Challenges for VM Champions
Presenter: Timme Hendriksen (Value FM/ProRail)
PDUs: 0.5 Hours / Core Competency: Value Program
2:00 PM New Three Techniques for New Store Opening and New Business Investment
Presenter: Hisaya Yokota (Functional Approach Institute Co., Ltd.)
PDUs: 0.5 Hours / Core Competency: Value Program
2:30 PM Development of a New Improvement Method of Combining Multiple Facilities for a Better Commercial
Complex
Presenter: Daisuke Kaida (Higuchi Group)
PDUs: 0.5 Hours / Core Competency: Cost Analysis
Alex Mannion, CCT, VMA (Value Management Strategies, Inc.)
Greg Brink, CVS®, PMP, PMI-RMP, PMI-PBA, CCEA, ENV SP (Value Management Strategies, Inc.)
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
7:30 AM – 8:00 AM PLENARY / SAVE International Business Meeting
Renee Hoekstra, CVS
SAVE International President
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM BLOCK 6
8:00 AM Applications of VE in Alternative Delivery
Presenter: Chuck Bartlett, PE, CVS (Alfred Benesch & Company)
PDUs: 0.5 Hours / Core Competency: Value Program
8:30 AM How to Improve Your Presentation
Presenter: Kyle Schafersman, PE, CVS, PMP (Strategic Value Solutions, Inc.) and Don Stafford, PE, CVS-LIFE, FSAVE, CTM
PDUs: 0.5 Hours / Core Competency: Workshop Stage (Six-Phase VM Job Plan)
9:00 AM VM meets the Bermuda Quadrangle with Spiraling Dynamics, Value Methodology’s Role in the
Evolving World of Innovation
Presenter: Robert Prager, PE, CVS (Strategic Value Solutions, Inc.)
PDUs: 0.5 Hours / Core Competency: Team Facilitation
9:30 AM Realigning Project Scope of Work Using Customized Value Strategy Steps
Presenter: Ahmed Maged Ali CVS, PMP (Azzouni Consulting Office)
PDUs: 05. Hours / Core Competency: Pre-Workshop Stage
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM BREAK / VIRTUAL CHAT ROOM
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM BLOCK 7
10:30 AM Value Concept for Government Programs
Presenters: Corey White, PE, CVS® (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), Megan Stachowiak, PMI-RMP, VMA (Strategic Value Solutions, Inc.)
PDUs: 0.5 Hours / Core Competency: Value Program
11:00 AM Building Success and Avoiding Surprises
Presenter: Blane Long, CVS (HDR, Inc.)
PDUs: 0.5 Hours / Core Competency: Transform Information
11:30 AM VM Study on the Personnel Evaluation System Presenter
Presenter: Tomohisa Kakiyama (Higuchi Group)
PDUs: 05. Hours / Core Competency: Function Analysis
12:00 PM VM of "Five Senses Appeal" through its Value Measuring Method
Presenter: Kazuhiro Fukae (Higuchi Group)
PDUs: 05. Hours / Core Competency: Function Analysis
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM BREAK / VIRTUAL CHAT ROOM
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION: Transforming Information for Enhancing Value Studies
Instructor: Thomas Cook, CVS
PDUs: 2.0 hours / Core Competency: Transform Information
Session Objective will be to interactively demonstrate real world techniques for defining, collecting, organizing, and transforming data to aid Value Teams’ understanding of the value index (function cost divided by function worth).
This transformation occurs initially in the pre-study information and data gathering period. Relevant data on cost, process, risk, quality, user expectations, goals etc need to be collected, demystified, and packaged in a concise, digestible format for effective use during the Value Study.
This training session will demonstrate how to further transform this information, with an eye on function, by the Value Study Team to enhance their insights during the Information/Function Analysis Phase.
This conference session will show best practice in identification, collection, modeling, packaging, all with the goal of transforming information and data to aid a Value Study Team in discovering new perspectives and opportunities.
Thursday, June 11, 2020
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM POST-SUMMIT WORKSHOP
Introduction to VE in Combination with Mediation: Supertool for Multiparty Plan Making
Instructor: Dorine Cleton, LLM (CLETON&COM)
PDUs: 4.0 hours / Core Competency: Pre-Workshop Stage
Thursday, June 11 - Sunday, June 14, 2020
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM MULTI-DAY POST-SUMMIT COURSE
Value Methodology Fundamentals 1 (VMF 1) Course
Instructors: Javier Masini, CVS (Advanced Value Group, LLC) and Patrice Miller, CVS (RHA, LLC)