The 3rd Annual LEAN Construction Summit, jointly presented by CURT, AGC of America, LCI and AIA, is set to take place June 13th at the Ameristar Casino in St. Louis, MO. This year’s Summit, Optimizing the Project, Not the Pieces, will offer attendees the opportunity to explore why and how owners are implementing LEAN construction principles to improve the delivery of their capital projects.
Objectives:
1) To share, from the experience of others, how organizations have effectively implemented LEAN Construction as a project delivery approach. Specific topics will include:
- How various associations are functioning individually and collaboratively to improve construction project delivery.
- How basic LEAN Construction principles and enabling behaviors improve success on projects and in organizations.
- How increasing workflow predictability improves project safety, quality, cost and duration.
- How contracts enable or hinder project success.
- How collaboration within the project organization and along the entire value stream increases value for all parties.
- How to optimize design decisions through the application of Choosing By Advantages.
- How owners and project teams overcame challenges and improved performance using LEAN Construction principles and practices in their organization and on projects.
- Owners, Contractors, Design Professionals, Suppliers and anyone interested in promoting LEAN Construction
- Project leaders who are responsible for selecting project delivery systems or seek to drive change within their organizations
- Leaders who serve in project procurement and management roles
- Leaders who serve in design or process development roles
- LEAN champions