Saturday, June 8, 2019 (Pre-Summit Workshops)

 

8:00am – 12:00pm

HALF-DAY PRE-SUMMIT WORKSHOP: Agile Teams and Value Management

Instructor: John Sloggy, PE, CVS, MBA

 

8:00am – 12:00pm

HALF-DAY PRE-SUMMIT WORKSHOP: Function Models

Instructors: Instructors: James McCuish, Charles Jennings  & Bruce Lenzer, CVS, FSAVE, CQM/OE, CLA, CAQMSA

​

8:00am – 5:00pm

FULL DAY PRE-SUMMIT WORKSHOP: Find Your Thinking Profile

Instructor: Abdullah Khojah, CVS

 

8:00am – 5:00pm

FULL DAY PRE-SUMMIT WORKSHOP: Cultural Influences on the Value Methodology

Instructor: Stephen Kirk, CVS-Life, FSAVE, FAIA, PhD, LEED AP

​

8:00am – 5:00pm

FULL DAY PRE-SUMMIT WORKSHOP: Choosing by Advantages Sound Decision Making - DAY 1

Instructor: John Koga, CVS-Life, CM-Lean, AIA       

 

8:00am – 5:00pm

SAVE International Board of Directors Meeting

​

1:00pm – 5:00 pm

HALF-DAY PRE-SUMMIT WORKSHOP: Supertool Mediation with VE

Instructor: Dorine Cleton, LLM

 

 

Sunday, June 9, 2019 (Pre-Summit Workshops)

 

8:00am – 8:30am

Miles Value Foundation Annual Business Meeting (ALL are welcome)

​

8:00am – 12:00pm

HALF DAY PRE-SUMMIT WORKSHOP: Developing Creative Solutions that Drive Real Innovation

Instructor: John E. Sloggy, PE, CVS, MBA

​

8:00am – 12:00pm

CVS EXAM

*Please note, pre-approval from the Certification Board is required.

​

8:00am – 4:00pm

SAVE International Certification Board Meeting

​

8:00am – 5:00pm

FULL DAY PRE-SUMMIT WORKSHOP: Contractual Aspects of VE

Instructor: Toni Hamilton-Datcher, CVS, MS ChE

​

8:00am – 5:00pm

FULL DAY PRE-SUMMIT WORKSHOP: Choosing by Advantages Sound Decision Making - DAY 2

Instructor: John Koga, CVS-Life, CM-Lean, AI

 

8:00am – 5:00pm

FULL DAY PRE-SUMMIT WORKSHOP: Decision Analysis for Value Engineers

Instructors: James McCuish, Charles Jennings  & Bruce Lenzer, CVS, FSAVE, CQM/OE, CLA, CAQMSA

​

8:30am – 4:30pm

Miles Value Foundation Board of Directors Meeting

​

4:00pm– 5:00pm

New Member / First Time Attendee Reception

​

5:00pm – 6:00pm

SAVE International Annual Business Meeting

​

6:00pm – 8:00pm

President's Reception

 

​

Monday, June 10, 2019 (Value Summit)

 

8:00am – 9:45am

Keynote Address

Speaker: Alistair Lowe-Norris, Global Director, Microsoft

 

Nudging Behavior: Helping People to Change and Think Differently

At its heart, while the value methodology redefines problems in terms of functions (what things do rather than what they are), value engineering is a people-centered activity with a large creative portion. Value specialists always have to work hard to encourage people to think differently. However, changing the way that people think is HARD! People naturally resist change. We all know that we should eat better, exercise more, and save for the future - yet many of us struggle to do these things. Rationally we know they're the right thing to do, but we're irrational beings, and we behave irrationally. In other words we’re human – we have limited attention, limited bandwidth, limited self-control, and are heavily influenced by what others do. However, all is not lost! It is possible to influence irrational behavior and nudge people towards the right behavior (or thinking) that you're looking for.

 

Based on the disciplines of neuroscience, data analytics, cognitive science, behavioral economics, and anthropology, Behavioral Insights can be applied to successful change management interventions and more importantly, using methods drawn from experimental psychology, neuromarketing, and healthcare randomized control trials, can measure and provide real evidence of success or failure of those interventions. This partnering of neuroscience and change management, in effect NeuroChange, presents new and exciting ways to engage audiences, reduce resistance, realize benefits, and ultimately increase return on investment. This session will use real examples to show you how small nudges can be used to make large changes in user behavior. Understanding these techniques will allow you to improve your ability to help people change!

​

9:45am – 10:00am

Networking Break

​

10:00am – 12:00pm

1A – Transportation​

• Right-Sizing (Thomasa Hume, CVS, Washington State Department of Transportation; Blane Long, CVS, HDR Engineering; Anjani Milkert, Minnesota Department of Transportation)

• How to Build Continuous Improvement Culture within Teams (Jennifer Fraser, BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure)

• Visualization in Value Engineering (Joshua Cohen, Fat Pencil Studio)

                                                            

1B – Municipal

• Project Outreach Leads to Adaptable Workshop Timeline (Sharon Aldijaili, SAIC)

• Capital Line South Light Rail Transit Extension Project (Holly Parkis, CVS®, PMP, Consulting Ltd)

• Value Analysis for Social Purposes” – A Case Study (Zsuzsanna Szeiner, Selye J. University)

​​

1C – Manufacturing

• Value Analysis of the Chassis Technology of the Road Roller (Ferenc Nádasdi, University of Dunaújváros)

• Different Technologies During Pálinka Production (Kornelia Vamosi, Budapest Business School)

• “Generate Innovation” with the Value Methodology – A Case Study (James Bolton, Bolton Value Consulting, LLC)

• Value Analysis of Tractor Engine EGR System for Design Simplification (Mukund Ahire, Kedarnath Savant, Ganesh Gaikwad, Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd)

​

12:00pm – 1:00pm

University Challenge Presentation

​

1:00pm – 3:00pm

2A – Transportation

• Project Quality and Value Engineering (Barbara J. De Ste Croix, VMA, Washington Department of Transportation)                                             

• Panel: What DOT's Want Out of Value Engineering (Zachary Davis, Oregon Department of Transportation; Mark Gabel, PE, CVS®, Washington Department of Transportation; Mike Pearsall, CVS®, Ontario Ministry of Transportation)              

 

2B – Costing

• Life Cycle Value and Its Evaluation (Hisaya Yokota, Functional Approach Institute Co Ltd)

• Function Analysis on Gerotor Motor (James Bolton, PE, CVS-Life, PVM, FSAVE, FINVEST, Bolton Value Consulting, LLC for Premkumar Chandran, Danfoss Industries Pvt Ltd)

• VA Study of Electric Steam Iron for Cost Optimisation-TATA Technologies (Bharat Waghmode, TATA Technologies Ltd)

 

2C – VE & TRIZ

• Applying VE and TRIZ to Universal Research Supervision (Kiyohisa Nishiyama, Nagoya University, Graduate School of Engineering)

• Data Science and VE – Is There a Marriage? (Robert Orlean, Orlean Technical Solutions Inc)

• Valley Metro South Central LRT CMAR Project - Risk & VE in Preliminary Design (Patrice Miller, CVS, RHA, LLC)

​

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Networking Break

 

3:30pm – 5:30pm

3A – Transportation                                                                                       

• Weighted Summation and Life Cycle Cost Analysis for Evaluation of VE Alternatives (Mark Gabel, PE, CVS®, Washington Department of Transportation; Aren Murcar, Eastern Washington University; Mark Sujka, Washington Department of Transportation)                                                

• Applying Function Analysis to Redefine Technical Concepts in Transportation (Clayton Rudy, P.Eng., VMA, Morrison Hershfield LTD)                                            

• Communication About Projects (Including VE Recommendations) (Chris Damitio, PE, Washington Department of Transportation)

​

3B – Workshop Skills

• Improving Interactive Communication by Computer in Value Management Workshop (Mei-Yung Leung, City University of Hong Kong)

• How to Remote in a Global Value Study (Ayyappan Ganesan, Generac Power Systems)

• Improvement of Value Methodology Process to Make a Public Enterprise Effectively & Efficiently (In-Hwan Oh, CVS®, KOEN presenting for Chungwoo Suh, SKVM)

​

3C – Value Methodology

• Locking In Value: An Early Value Study Combined With Economic Reevaluation Of The Redundant Poe Size Lock Project (Amy Jo Riffee, US Army Corps of Engineers)

• Value Planning for Capital Infrastructure Projects (Ann Jamison, RHA, LLC)

• Value-Analytical Revision and Cost Reduction on a Stainless-Steel Pickling Line - Consideration of Special Customer Requirements in Plant Construction (Sebastian Meindl, Krehl & Partner GmbH & Co. KG - The Value Manager and and Stefan Göschl, Ing., MSc., Andritz AG)

 

5:30pm – 6:30pm

SAVE International Chapter Presidents Meeting

​

​

Tuesday, June 11, 2019 (Value Summit)

 

8:00am – 9:45am

Keynote Address

Speaker: Marie Olson, Corridor Operations Director, Sound Transit

​

The Value of Maintaining Customer Service - Connecting Light Rail from Downtown Seattle to the Eastside

The Challenge: Performing heavy construction in an active light rail line that serves 80,000 riders a day. In 2020, Seattle’s Sound Transit will set out to connect light rail from downtown Seattle to its Eastside communities in what they are calling Connect 2020. At first glance, the fastest and easiest construction approach was a full, multi-week shutdown. However this would have required an eight week closure at ST’s highest ridership location. 

 

The Solution: Leverage the power of the Value Methodology to get the Sound Transit Operations Team to focus on the functions involved in maintaining safe and effective transit service through a heavy construction zone. Learn how VM was used to create a plan to keep the line open through construction and how the voice of the customer served as the guiding principlethroughout the process.

​

9:45am – 10:00am

Networking Break

​

10:00am – 12:00pm

4A – Transportation

• Mining VE Gold in the Gold Mine of Smaller Transportation Projects (Warren Knoles, Crawford, Murphy, & Tilly, Inc)

• Value-Based Design: Securing Buy-In and Eliminating Resistance (Hussien Al-Battaineh, EHan Engineering)

• Montana DOT Value Analysis Program (Darin Reynolds, P.Eng., Montana Department of Transportation)                                                                              

​

4B – Programs

• The VE Report the Overlooked Legacy (Laurie Dennis, RHA, LLC)

• The Power of VE in Gaining Consensus and Make Tough Decisions in Early Project Development (Renee Hoekstra, CVS, RHA, LLC & Susanna Struble, PE, CVS, Town of Gilbert)

• Effective Asset Investment with VM (Mushtaq Rabbi, RPP, MCIP, CVS©, The City of Calgary; Lorin McConnell, MBA, The City of Calgary)

• Launching a Value Program in a Global Engineering Company (Derek Da Silva, Stantec)

​

4C – Organizational

• Using Value Engineering To Guide Organizational Design Studies - Use Case For Knowledge Management Organization (Behnam Bashokooh, Fluor)

• Integrating Organization Development into Value Engineering: A Case Study (Ashley Wood, MSOD, VMA and Giuseppe Nespoli, MSOD, VMA, Value Management Strategies)

• Application of Value-Added Management Practice to Improve Admission Process in Healthcare Centers (Utkarsh Tiwari, Bangalore Institute of Technology)

​

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Honors & Awards Luncheon

​

1:00pm – 3:00pm

5A – Transportation

• Linear Scheduling and VE on Transportation Projects (James Wonneerg, GraphicSchedule; Mark Gabel, PE, CVS®, Washington Department of Transportation)

• Value Engineering and Project Cost Risk Estimating Programs at Florida DOT (Jose Theiler, PE, CVS®, HDR Engineering)                                                       

• FHWA Probabilistic Risk-based Cost Estimating Training Program We are Planning with the States (Michael Smith, Federal Highway Administration at the Resource Center)        

​

5B – Skills

• Proactive Use of Risk Management in Consulting: VE is a Really Useful Tool for Work Improvement (Yukihiro Yamashita, CTI Engineering Co Ltd)

• A Study of Eating Styles with Spoons, Forks, and Hashi by the Extended Function Diagram and the Extended Function Analysis (Keiko Ishii, Functional Approach Institute Co Ltd)

• Proposing the VM Merit Badge (Carlene Wong, Metropolitan Water District of Southern CA)

• Value Engineering in the Developing World (Tyler Brenton, Value Management Strategies, Inc)

 

5C – Customer

• How to Identify the Right Customer Requirements for a Future Product (Marc Pauwels, Krehl & Partner - The Value Manager)

• Design Examples of Customer Experiences – Waiting Experiences at Restaurants (Sayaka Uchimura, Saizeriya Co Ltd)

• Function Analysis of Customer Loyalty And Application To Marketing Strategy (Noriko Murakami, Legend Consulting Company Ltd)

• Tools to Enhance Value Methodology – A Learning from Design Thinking (Anita Lukose, Atina Systems)

​

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Networking Break

​

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Transportation: Risk Management in Transit Projects (Rahul Nagalkar, MBA, CVS, Sound Transit and Eric Ho, PMI-RMP, Value Management Strategies, Inc)

​

3:30pm – 5:30pm

6B - Certification Forum    

          

6C - MVF Forum

This innovation forum will focus on presentation and discussion of “Latest Creativity Techniques for Innovative Ideas.” It is part of the continuing series of new, innovative techniques and approaches within the value methodology framework. It is consistent with what Larry Miles encouraged in the expansion of VE.

 

“All cost is for function. People want to eat fish not bait hook,” Lawrence D. Miles.

 

This forum is about Creativity which follows the function analysis phase and its use in discovering innovative ideas. The Forum will start with presentations of Creative Techniques and examples in projects, products, and processes to stimulate discussion and more importantly how they lead to innovative ideas.

 

Speakers:

• Drew Algase, CVS-Life, FSAVE, Chairman MVF

• Tammy Dow, CVS, PE, Director of the MVF

• Bruce Lenzer, CVS-Life, FSAVE, CQM/OE, President MVF

​

6D - International Forum​

​

4:00pm – 5:30pm

6A - Government Forum 

Moderator: Angela R. Thompson, Department of State                

​

6:30pm – 8:30pm

Closing Reception 

Join us for our first ever CASINO NIGHT! We're ending this year's event with a memorable & fun night! There will be lots of games, food, beverages & PRIZES* - the Grand Prize is worth over $1,000!

 

​

​

​

​

 

*Please note, you must be present to win any of the prizes.

​

​

Wednesday, June 12, 2019 (Post-Summit Courses / Workshop)

 

7:00am – 6:00pm

Value Methodology Fundamentals 1

Instructor: Anita Lukose, CVS, B.Tech

 

7:00am – 6:00pm

Value Methodology Fundamentals 2

Instructors: Javier Masini, CVS & Patrice Miller, CVS

 

8:00am – 5:00pm

Effective Facilitator Training 

Instructor: Renee Hoekstra, CVS

​

​

 

Thursday, June 13, 2019 (Post-Summit Courses / Workshop)

 

7:00am – 6:00pm

Value Methodology Fundamentals 1 

Instructor: Anita Lukose, CVS, B.Tech

​

7:00am – 6:00pm

Value Methodology Fundamentals 2 

Instructors: Javier Masini, CVS & Patrice Miller, CVS

​

8:00am – 5:00pm

Effective Facilitator Training 

Instructor: Renee Hoekstra, CVS

​

​

Friday, June 14, 2019 (Post-Summit Courses)

 

7:00am – 6:00pm

Value Methodology Fundamentals 1 

Instructor: Anita Lukose, CVS, B.Tech

​

7:00am – 6:00pm

Value Methodology Fundamentals 2 

Instructors: Javier Masini, CVS & Patrice Miller, CVS

​

​

Saturday, June 15, 2019 (Post-Summit Courses)

 

7:00am – 1:00pm

Value Methodology Fundamentals 1 (Anita Lukose, CVS, B.Tech)

Instructor: Anita Lukose, CVS, B.Tech

​

7:00am – 1:00pm

Value Methodology Fundamentals 2 

Instructors: Javier Masini, CVS & Patrice Miller, CVS