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9:00 am Coffee & Registration

Advanced

Workshop A

10:00 am Working with Analytics Teams to Mine Historical Data & Draw Higher Quality Insights to Inform Program Development

Senior Data Analyst, Keeley Companies
  • Extracting useable data from various types of sources to obtain reportable information
  • Understanding data naming and storage conventions within your organization to better search and retrieve relevant historical data
  • Working with analytics teams to develop an accessible user interface and SOP to encourage greater engagement with making data-driven decisions
  • Implementing training to equip your workforce with the skills to navigate the user interface
Intermediate
Early Stage

12:00 pm Lunch Break

Advanced

Workshop B

1:00 pm Building a Scalable Quality Program to Maintain Standards During Periods of Organizational Growth

District Quality Supervisor, PCL Construction
Quality Program Manager, PCL Construction
  • Ensuring your team approach every process change  with a growth mindset to set up scalability from day one 
  • Distinguishing between prescriptive rules and guidelines to enable flexibility
  • Reviewing existing SOPs to judge their scalability as projects increase in size and complexity
  • Continuously monitoring standards of practice to maintain program effectiveness
Intermediate
Early Stage

3:00 pm Afternoon Refreshments

Advanced

Workshop C

3:30 pm Integrating Quality & Project Delivery Functions to Resolve Quality Issues Before They Occur

Quality Director, EllisDon
Vice President, Quality, EllisDon
  • Mapping the end-to-end delivery timeline to identify the  optimal integration points for Quality teams on projects 
  • Fostering a cultural shift where Quality is seen as a supporting rather than ‘policing’ function, and proactively encouraged to be present on the job by teams 
  • Educating estimating and preconstruction teams on the value of Quality as an asset for increasing profitability
Intermediate
Early Stage

5:30 pm End of Pre-Conference Workshop Day