A PMI Approved Training Course
Value Engineering Skills
Improving Performance & Profitability
Course Introduction
This Value Engineering Skills training course introduces a creative approach designed to enhance an organization’s performance, profitability, innovation, and service quality. VE focuses on achieving optimal value by balancing the benefits delivered to clients with the resources required, beyond just considering cost.
By employing VE, organizations can effectively engage project stakeholders to clearly define business and performance requirements. The process fosters creativity and innovation, leading to more robust decision-making throughout project planning, procurement, and execution. Additionally, VE helps avoid unnecessary work by concentrating on performance requirements, ensuring a more efficient and effective project outcome.
Training Objectives
By the end of this COPEX Training course, participants will be able to:
- Identify Value Mismatches Through the Ratio of Whole Life Costing
- Capture & Incorporate Stakeholders’ Input in the Development of the Project Charter & Plan
- Add Value to Stakeholders Thru Best Value Decisions Based on the Balance of Value Criteria & Resources
- Know the Fundamental Concepts of Value Engineering and Analysis
- Identify Alternative Recommendations to the Management Which Will Improve Value Effectively
Training Methodology
The course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. The course will take delegates through the systematic step-by-step VE methodology through interactive speaker input, case studies and practice exercises. The exercises will provide participants with hands on experience of applying the techniques to a simple project and will facilitate group discussion.
Who should Attend?
This COPEX training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Anyone Involved in Project Initiation, Engineering Design, and Critical Assessment of Projects
- All Those Responsible for Making Significant Decisions Concerning Plans and Budgets for Large and Complex Projects
- Project or Program Sponsors, Project Managers, Cost Estimators, Cost Controllers, Engineers, Designers and Project Staff
- All Those Aspiring to Deliver Better Value in All Sectors of the Economy from Major Projects in Construction, Manufacturing, Petro-Chemical, Healthcare, Education Legal and Public Services
Course Outline
- Course Introduction and Post-Course Assessment
- What is value? What is Value Engineering (VE)? Why is it important?
- Defining Value Engineering concepts and principles
- VE Study definition, scope and project phases
- VE team and stakeholders’ analysis and management
- Introducing the case study
- The VE Job Plan
- The Information Phase – steps and procedures
- The need for Function Analysis in projects
- Identifying functions and selecting Function Diagrams
- Function Analysis System Technique (FAST)
- Workshop: FAST Diagram
- Function Cost and Worth
- Finding value mismatches
- Facilitation skills and overcoming creativity blockers
- Creativity and Creative thinking within the project environment
- Data collection and Creativity Output
- Workshop: Brainstorm Case Study Alternatives
- Effective Decision-making in project environment
- Project evaluation methods: Subjective evaluation and quantitative evaluation
- Paired comparison and Analytical Heretical Process (AHP)
- Project life-cycle costing and Net Present Value
- Output of the Evaluation Phase
- Workshop: Cost estimating Techniques
- Selection of alternatives and action planning
- Reporting VE findings to Senior Management and project stakeholders
- Oral presentation techniques & interpersonal skills
- Study Levels of the VE Certification by SAVE International
- Review of VE Case study Reports and Wrap-up discussions
- Post-Course Assessment
Accreditation
Certificates
- COPEX Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course
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