Program Includes: Understanding Value and Costs. Step-by-Step Methodology, Contractual Arrangements, Benefit Sharing, Opportunities Identification and Building a Knowledge Base to Support Value Engineering Initiatives. Incorporating Engineering Value Analysis Methodology.
Who Should Attend
All Estimators, Cost Professionals, Planners and Project Managers interested in taking away a good multi-discipline understanding of the estimating & Value Engineering Issues. The program will help them become productive quickly and help build a knowledge framework that will help them identify, understand, classify and remember their job learning and experiences.
Implementation Teams involved in Value Engineering, Cost Reduction, Creating Value for Customers, Setting Strategy will also benefit from this program. This program should be considered particularly when a new project or initiative is being started in your organization; when a new strategic focus is being initiated, or, just prior to a consultant being hired to advise the organization on some improvement
Detailed Program Content
The Value Engineering (VE) Concept
"What is Value for your Organization"
Understanding Strategic Value
Customer Satisfaction Value
Operational Value Prepositions
Understanding Costs and Prices
Understanding Methods & Automation
Understanding Operating Value Pepositions
Understanding Maintenance Value Pepositions
Value Engineering Step-by-Step Methodology that overcomes the Multi-Discipline Roadblocks including..
(1) Management Commitment
Team Selection, Working & Empowerment.
(2) Identifying the Widest Range of Improvement Opportunities.
(3) Short-listing, Analysis, Recommendations and Management Approval.
(4) Implementing VE Opportunity as a Project.
(5) Objectively Measuring Success.
(6) Celebration and Getting Ready for the Next VE Initiative
Value Engineering Domain Knowledge
Case Studies Value Engineering Opportunities in Various Situations
(1) Project Selection.
(2) Project Conceptualization.
(3) Feasibility Study.
(4) Preliminary Design
(5) Detailed Design.
(6) Construction and Implementation.
(7) Operation Phase.
(8) Maintenance Activities
Motivational Issues for Successful Value Engineering Initiatives.
(1) Employees
(2) Designers
(3) Contractors
(4) Service Providers
(5) Out-Sourcing Partners
(6) Joint Venture Partners
(7) Distributors
(8) Retailers
Program Recommendations
Participant's Action Plan Outline