10/26/2022

"Preplanning – Beyond the Basics"

"Preplanning – Beyond the Basics" program was held on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at Gibsons Steakhouse in Oak Brook, IL. 

"Preplanning – Beyond the Basics"
Wednesday, October 26, 2022   

The ECA Research and Education Committee was pleased to have presented the "Preplanning – Beyond the Basics" program that was held on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at Gibsons Steakhouse in Oak Brook, IL.  The Full day session was facilitated by Mark Federle, Ph.D., P.E., CPC; Marquette University.

Preplanning is an important skill for project managers. This course will build upon the introductory Preplanning course and focus on enhancing the efforts related to pre-fabrication, lean construction, particularly with a focus on Preplanning to reduce waste and supporting the scheduling process with early identification of constraints. A deeper dive into the impact of schedule compression and “forced” acceleration by the construction manager and general contractor will also be provided.

Following this course, participants will be able to:

• Apply the concepts of Preplanning incorporated in the on-line Preplanning modules into a project Preplanning effort, both internally and external Preplanning meetings
• Incorporate Preplanning efforts into the overall prefabrication efforts
• Use lean construction techniques especially those related to waste reduction to improve the Preplanning process
• Develop strategies using Preplanning to better understand the cost and productivity impact on the electrical contractor when the CM/GC impact the electrical contractor with schedule compression and “forced” accelerations

We thank Mark for his time and expertise with the program!

Pictured above is Mark Federle, Marquette University.

Pictured above are the attendees as the program started.