8:00 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Navigating Supply Chain Disruption
8:10 am Forecasting Considerations for Planners & Schedulers to Help Mitigate Material & Shipping Delays in the Next 6-12 Months
Synopsis
- Reviewing current industry data and economic forecasts to establish on-going areas of disruption in material lead times and how they will change over the next year
- Discussing how shipping delays are currently affecting the industry on a national and global scale
- Exploring ways in which you can incorporate this understanding into scheduling activities to build in the right contingency
8:50 am Panel: Benchmarking Risk Mitigation Strategies to Enhance Accuracy of Future Project Schedules & Ensure Timeliness of Project Completion
Synopsis
- Discussing the most prolific challenges being faced by schedulers on projects today and how teams have begun to mitigate this across the board
- Benchmarking the success of various mitigation strategies, from risk avoidance to data analytics to determine the right solution for different project types
- Using on-going analytics to support project teams get ahead of future potential challenges
10:00 am Morning Refreshments & Speed Networking
Integrating Scheduling Departments Into The Organization
10:40 am Improving Buy-in of Senior Leadership to the Importance of Scheduling Activities to Improve Accountability Within Your Organization
Synopsis
- Discussing the values of company executives and the return on investment we need to demonstrate for our teams to improve corporate buy in
- Benchmarking the different metrics that can be used to underline the value of the scheduling discipline to your company’s bottom line
- Discussing the most impactful actions that can be taken by company executives to support the integration of the scheduling department into the wider organization
11:20 am Enhancing Trust Between Scheduling & Operations to Improve Scheduling Accuracy & Efficiency
Synopsis
- Educating operations on the importance of the schedule and how it can impact their bottom line
- Integrating and aligning activities of your teams to improve project collaboration between operations and scheduling
- Understanding how to build more user-friendly schedules to improve accessibility for operations teams
Leveraging Lean Approaches
10:40 am Connecting Lean & CPM Schedules to Improve Project Management
Synopsis
- Consolidating current processes to identify better ways to manage a project with lean principles
- Integrating lean planning tools with traditional CPM tools to create a single scheduling source that all project teams can access
- Exploring lean tools and solutions on the market that can help your organization achieve lean planning
11:20 am Harnessing TAKT Planning to Improve the Flow of Your Schedule
Synopsis
- Outlining the key principles of TAKT planning and exploring the benefits of applying it to different project types
- Mapping the A-Z flow of activities to create robust, useable TAKT plans with your teams
- Exploring ways to introduce TAKT planning to your project teams, ensuring they are working toward smaller and more measurable goals to advance productivity
12:30 pm Lunch Break
Fostering the Next Generation of Scheduling Professionals
1:30 pm Identifying the Skillset Required by the Next Generation of Scheduling Talent & How You Can Improve Hiring Strategies to Attract Future Leaders
Synopsis
- Establishing the key skills of a successful schedulers and how these will evolve over the coming years
- Discussing the success of current talent pools and considering new avenues to find the new generation of schedulers
- Considering what more candidates are looking for in the job market today and how we can enhance scheduling roles to align with these factors
2:10 pm Panel: Mapping the Scheduler Career Path to Improve Buy-in & Retention Within Your Department
Synopsis
- Assessing the current typical career path of a scheduler and how this can differ from company to company
- Discussing the different pathways to get into scheduling and how we can make this more visible and accessible to prospective candidates
- Creating a clear pathway for your department to direct training activities and keep your team motivated
Technology Integration
1:30 pm Audience Discussion: Connecting Software Platforms to Successfully Integrate Scheduling Into Project Management
Synopsis
- Evaluating the primary issues cause by fragmented systems to ensure that VDC teams develop the most critical integrations for your teams
- Automating data transfer between systems to ensure alignment across all teams
- Establishing clear expectations between departments of who is expected to update what, when, to maintain clear and transparent communication
2:10 pm Creating a Robust 4D Model to Enhance Task Synchronization & Forecasting
Synopsis
- Working with VDC teams to integrate schedule data into the model and ensure information accuracy
- Discussing how to interpret model updates and alter schedules accordingly
- Benchmarking the best tools and solutions for creating a 4D model and discussing what more is needed to improve efficiency of technology
2:50 pm Afternoon Refreshments
Collaborating With Owners
3:30 pm Creating Schedules in Alignment With Owners Expectations to Reduce Claims & Set Up Projects for Success
Synopsis
- Discussing current difficulties when it comes to aligning expectations and the impact onschedulers: How do specifications need to be improved to provide the right information for project schedulers?
- Benchmarking software and tools which can be utilized to present this information in the most accessible way for each other
- Standardizing a process to ensure effective communication between schedulers and owners throughout the whole project lifecycle to minimize the potential of discrepancies
4:10 pm Panel: Confronting Difficult Conversations: How Can Owners & Contractors Better Collaborate to Overcome Supply Chain Challenges?
Synopsis
- Incorporating material tracking into the CPM schedule to identify trends that could disrupt the supply chain on a local, national, or global scale
- Discussing how to approach difficult conversations with your owner regarding potential delays and work collaboratively to find a solution
- Benchmarking some of the most effective solutions found over the last 2 years to share this risk in a way that is acceptable to both client and contractor, and how this could change the future of construction claims and risk mitigation