Workshop Day - Advancing Construction Planning & Scheduling

Evaluating the data available to your teams to identify the most valuable and insightful metrics to be measuring and leveraging
Building standards and quality control processes to ensure accuracy of data collected
Discussing how to extract useful insights from unstructured data to keep the project team up to date with project conditions
Identifying trends across your projects and different disciplines of work to get ahead of potential risks for your client

Evaluating what different project partners are looking for in the schedule across various project stages
Discussing ways to more effectively summarize vast amounts of schedule data graphically, making it more easily digestible for non-schedulers
Exploring ways in which you can use your schedule as a sales tool and win work
Overviewing software solutions allowing for better presentation of data to field teams and clients

Preston Williams Visual Planning Regional Lead, DPR Construction
Thomas Whiteley Planning, Scheduling & Production Planning (PSPP) Business Unit Lead, DPR Construction
Gray Childs Central Region Planning & Scheduling Lead, DPR Construction

Leveraging 4D methodology early in your project to test and refine plans, eliminating the need for improvisational execution
Utilizing 4D technology for comprehensive context to engage in informed, context-driven discussions about project schedules, considering site dynamics, concurrent tasks, quantities, and visual representation
Using 4D visualization as a trigger to prompt critical questions about project alignment with reality, uncover potential schedule gaps, surpassing limitations of traditional Gantt charts
Prioritizing the planning aspect to generate captivating visual renderings as a valuable byproduct, emphasizing the true essence lying in the planning process

Uncovering Innovative Strategies to Enhance Schedule Predictability, Consistency & Communication at All Levels