Conference Day One
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07:00 am Check-In & Networking
8:00 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Setting Up for Success
8:10 am Case Study: Creating a One-Team Mentality Across All Stakeholders to Focus on Project Outcomes & Nurture a Culture of Mutual Accountability
Synopsis
- Why establishing the terms of engagement between project teams matters
- Beyond schedule and cost, defining the additional team objectives for project success
- Developing reporting accountability frameworks to ensure continual engagement, troubleshoot challenges effectively, and sustain trust
8:50 am Panel Discussion: Pinpointing the Benefits of Design Integration to Build Buy-In & Effective Resourcing
Synopsis
- Reviewing the tangible and intangible benefits of a formalized design integration process for project success
- Understanding how each critical stakeholder can benefit from early engagement in the design process
- Exploring examples of how existing processes and project structures need to change to better enable an integrated design process
10:00 am Morning Refreshments & Speed Networking
Integrating Subject Matter Experts
10:40 am Case Study: Creating Career Paths for Design Integrators to Match Company Priorities
Synopsis
- Identifying leadership skills, and balancing design methodology with construction methodology
- Tailoring design integration to specific projects and ensuring quality
- Scaling the role to match company priorities
11:20 am Audience Discussion: Deciphering Design Development to Optimize Workflows & Timelines for Design & Construction Teams
Synopsis
- An overview of the ‘Design Thought’ process, including methodologies, reasoning, and iteration evaluation
- Challenges in aligning with typical contractor workflows for decision making and optimal design manager oversight
- Strategies for bridging the gap between design and construction thinking to improve collaboration, communication, and efficiency
12:00 pm Ensuring Timely Onboarding of Critical Subject Matter Experts to Support Scope Clarity & Prevent the Need for Value Engineering
Synopsis
- Identifying when and how to bring contractors and subject matter experts into the process to optimize stakeholder engagement
- Enabling key stakeholders to contribute effectively and on time throughout the design process
- Ensuring clarity in decision making to avoid duplication of effort or scope gaps
12:40 pm Networking Lunch
Driving Effective Stakeholder Communication
1:40 pm Avoiding Project Crises Through Proactive Risk Identification & Mitigation in Design
Synopsis
- Using ‘visioning development’ strategies to align project team members on goals and priorities from project initiation
- Testing risks with project partners to identify critical constraints and mitigation opportunities early
- Executing a compound planning approach to strategically sequence decision making
2:20 pm Audience Discussion: Setting Up Virtual or Hybrid Big Room Environments to Support Project Collaboration
Synopsis
- Developing a big room mindset and meeting cadence, regardless of project scale and resource availability
- How to effectively manage collaborative conflict and ensure buy-in
- Digital tools and processes to effectively support hybrid or virtual decision making effectively
3:00 pm Afternoon Refreshments & Networking
Creating Shared Digital Environments
3:40 pm Streamlining BIM Set-Up & Workflows to Get Ahead of Constructability Challenges
Synopsis
- Ensuring all key members are integrated into the model to improve transparency
- Managing concurrent workflows and reviews to maximize utility and prevent gaps in workflow
- Ensuring the optimum level of detail for each team member to accurately estimate costs, sequencing, and other project requirements
4:20 pm Standardizing Model-Based Collaboration to Facilitate Cross-Disciplinary Decision-Making & Cost Reduction
Synopsis
- Defining the BIM powered, integrated estimating approach
- Exploring the impact on existing workflows and cross-disciplinary practices at project level
- Analyzing the investment required and benefits gained through design, preconstruction, and construction