1. F-118 June 29, 2016 Association for Learning Environments
Achieving High Performance through an Innovative Alignment Approach
GA16-13
M. Konchar
June 29, 2016

2. Credit(s) earned on completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.
This course is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.
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Questions related to specific materials, methods, and services will be addressed at the conclusion of this presentation.

3. Course
Description
For years, education facility planners, architects and construction professionals alike have been finding new ways to integrate innovative solutions into education facility development. However, the industry is still plagued with pervasive problems related to waste and inefficiency. Through research and case studies, we and others in the industry have discovered that disguised and/or ‘invisible’ issues such as ambiguous goals and roles, subtle personality conflicts and insufficient support mechanisms greatly hinder team performance and project delivery, probably more than other notable factors. As a result, a concentrated effort to achieve project team alignment early in the development process has proven to dramatically improve the project performance in the areas of cost, time, quality and overall value. This innovative alignment process is a framework of best practices used to create a high performance team and develop a custom project strategy to success. Focusing on the four foundational areas of behavioral alignment, values alignment, collaborative planning and governance/decision making alignment, project teams (including all stakeholders – owner, end user, design professionals, construction professionals, etc.) drive out waste and inefficiency out of the development process and the entire building lifecycle - and thus eliminates interpersonal conflicts, motivation challenges, no decision making protocol, lack of clarity, value misalignment, accountability and unclear processes. In conclusion, we would like to share the components and our experience (success stories with Georgia School Systems and K12 School Systems from across the country) with this alignment process.

4. Learning
Objectives
At the end of the this course, participants will be able to:
Become aware of the "invisible" issues that plague projects.
Examine the benefits of project team alignment early in development process.
Explore methods to uncover these issues to drive out waste and inefficiency.
Gain understanding of how innovations such as these are being applied in construction of K-12 projects across the country.

5. Association for Learning Environments
This concludes The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Systems Course
Association for Learning Environments
(480)