1. LCI Board of Directors Vision, Strategies & Key Programs for 2019:
An Overview for LCI
Communities of Practice
Add: presenter name and date

2. LCI Vision/Strategy/Tactics
Vision (Stays constant)
• Transformational improvement in:
The delivery of value to project stakeholders, and
The quality of the work environment for ALL participants
• Achievement of the above through the Lean re-integration of a siloed industry
Strategy (Reviewed, updated every 3-5 years)
• Create: Demand (for Lean) in the owner community, and capacity (to execute Lean projects) within General Contractors, Trade Partners, and the Design Community
2019 Tactics (Reviewed, updated annually)
• Lean leadership training, mentoring, and support
Targeted outreach to key owners/markets, incl. Owner Communities of Practice
• Focused Research supporting the above
• Penetration into universities & student community (Lean Leader Group)

3. LCI Structure Board of Directors Committees & Task Groups
[governance & strategy]
Communities of Practice
Education, Networking,
Industry Outreach
Committees & Task Groups
[execute strategy]
Owner Outreach
Education
Lean Leaders
Research
Practice (CoPs)
Congress Planning
Design Comm Outreach
Trade Contr. Outreach
28 CoPs
4500 annual participants

4. 2019 LCI Board of Directors Makeup
Owner reps – M. Mayra (General Motors), D. Christian (Sutter Health), M. Staun (P&G), S. Nelson (Advocate Aurora Health)
Design Community – B. Beikmann (HKS), R. Nickerson (Boulder Associates), S. Chiu (HGA), M. Murray (Beck)
General Contractors – M. Linenberger (Linbeck), R. Snelling (JE Dunn), B. Mace (Balfour Beatty)
Trade Partners – H. Nutt (Southland Industries), G. Stedman (KHS&S), C. Hoffmann (Apogee Enterprises)
Other: M. Stark (AGC), R. Cheng (U of WA – Research Committee liaison), T. Gordon (Boulder Associates – Lean Leaders liaison)

5. Lean Leader Group (est. 2018)
LCI’s “Young Professionals” Group
Established to provide LCI with the perspective of “next gen” Lean leaders and foster peer-level outreach at the University level
Includes (12) representatives of Board member companies
2019 Focus Areas:
Encouraging CoPs’ outreach to universities/AEC students
Defining steps to form Lean student chapters/CoPs at universities
Supporting formation of 2 student chapters currently in process
Sponsoring student-focused events and lectures
Spreading Lean awareness and tools to students

6. LCI’s Primary Activities
Education Programs
LCI National Conferences
Research Programs
New Initiatives for 2019

7. Education Programs LCI Classroom Courses
Basic to advanced, including hands-on learning
Typically delivered locally by CoPs, all taught by LCI-approved instructors
LCI eLearning Courses (new in 2018)
Basic training in support of project deployment
Available now or coming soon:
Intro to Last Planner® System
Intro to Lean Project Delivery
Lean In The Design Phase
Effective Big Room (coming mid-2019)
New courses will continue to be developed at the rate of 3 per year
LCI-distributed Books:
Various topics, available on the LCI website

8. LCI National Conferences
Design Forum
Annual outreach to the Design Community
250 participants, breakouts and plenary sessions
Typically held at “Palmer House” Hilton Hotel, Chicago, IL
May 29-30, 2019
LCI Annual Congress
LCI’s premier event for Lean design and construction
Rotating venue
October 14-18, 2019 / Ft. Worth, TX Convention Center
List 2020 Detroit dates and location
Extensive training opportunities, keynotes, breakout sessions
1500+ attendees

9. Research Programs Research Committee Projects
Includes 7 academics from universities with Lean programs
Surveyed prior Lean research work to identify best available
Developing multi-year road map for new research by LCI
Projects
Completed - Guide to Lean deployment on projects, Project validation best practices
On tap - enhancements to Last Planner® System (P2SL Berkeley)
Other 2019 projects still in definition phase
Survey-type research has explored business case for Lean for Owners and Design professionals

10. New Initiatives for 2019 Design Community Outreach
Board task group made up of design community members (primarily Architectural Firms)
Mobilizing CoP support and outreach to AIA chapters in larger markets
Developing new content ideas to spur broader interest across the industry in our meeting programs
Plan to use Design Forum in particular as venue to communicate new content
Trade Partner Outreach
Underserved industry segment with targeted Lean outreach efforts
Partnering with unions and other associations to reach the base
Trade partner members of the board spearheading this effort

11. New Initiatives for 2019 (cont’d)
Owner Outreach
Supports “Demand” component of overall Mission (transform the industry by delivering significantly better capital project outcomes through Lean)
Driven by LCI Owners’ Committee 
Acts as catalyst for peer-to-peer engagement within the Owner Community
Promotes sharing of best practices through network of owner- only Communities of Practice
Common voice demanding improved performance from the AEC supply chain
Goal: Encourage owners to utilize Lean
Moving them from prospects to learners to coaches along an established Lean awareness-to-deployment continuum

12. Summary
LCI Continues to be the leading resource for Lean in Construction through tools such as the Last Planner System and promotion of enterprise-wide approaches to Lean thinking/deployment
Through LCI’s Board of Directors, Committees, and local CoPs, LCI has a growing presence across the key stakeholders in the built environment
LCI continues to fund research to support our mission, and provide education through various means (print, seminars, e-learning, Congress, etc.)