At our July 20 Central Ohio Chapter Roundtable, Jeff Appelbaum, Thompson-Hine, LLP provided an overview of the four predominant Project Delivery Methods. Different owners may have their own reasons for favoring a particular project delivery method – but, between the four predominant methods (Construction Manager at Risk, Design Build, Design-Bid-Build, and Integrated Project Delivery), is …
NEO: Mental Health in the Construction Industry
At our July 2023 NEO Roundtable we discussed “Mental Health in the Construction Industry”. Over the past few years, we have lived and worked through a pandemic, generational and staffing changes, project schedule compression, alternative and remote work arrangements, as well as varying levels of stress within our nation and the Construction Industry. This roundtable …
SWO: Overcoming Headwinds in Uncertain Times Together: Defining & Clarifying Scope
The July 2023 Southwest Ohio Chapter Roundtable topic was: Overcoming Headwinds in Uncertain Times Together: Defining & Clarifying the Scope After hearing their perspectives regarding scope from an Owner, Engineer, and Construction Manager, participants broke into small groups to discuss: Developing / Communicating Scope Scope Control Dealing with Unknown Scope This was the second in …
NEO: Project Schedule and the shift to Early Bid | Multiple Bid Packages
At our May 2023 NEO Roundtable we discussed the shift to early and multiple bid packages and the affect it has on projects. The key speakers represented each segment of our industry and a robust discussion was had. Following the first portion of the discussion our Partners broke into small groups to identify how to …
SWO: Overcoming Headwinds in Uncertain Times Together: Project Schedule
The May 2023 Southwest Ohio Chapter Roundtable topic was: Overcoming Headwinds in Uncertain Times Together: Project Schedule Roundtable participants broke into small groups and used a collaborative SWOT approach to share current strengths and weaknesses, forecast future opportunities and threats, and develop recommendations related to project schedule. This was the first in a 4-part series …
SWO: Making Lean Principles and Tools Work for Your Entire Team
Our March 2023 Southwest Roundtable topic was Making Lean Principles and Tools Work for Your Entire Team. This session explored better ways to apply lean principles and tools to make your project and organization more effective, with a special focus on collaboration in applying efforts. Please see the attached Cogence SWO Chapter March 2023 Presentation (PDF) …
NEO: Diversity: Perspective and Partnership
Our March 2023 NEO Roundtable focused on Diversity: Perspective and Partnership. We heard from diverse business owners and learned firsthand about some of the challenges/obstacles they are faced with. Following the discussion our Partners broke into small groups and worked on finding opportunities to help further our partnerships with diverse firms. Prior to the Roundtable …
Southwest: Key to CAPEX Leadership
Our January 2023 Southwest Roundtable topic was Key to CAPEX Leadership Please see the attached Cogence Alliance SWO Chapter January 2023 Roundtable Presentation Contact kthompson@cogence.org with questions.
NEO: Collaborative Project Delivery
Our January 2023 NEO Roundtable focused on Collaborative Project Delivery. Our speakers included, Jeff Appelbaum of PMC / Thompson Hine, Pen Wolf of Cleveland Clinic, and Patti Choby of The Cobalt Group. They discussed the benefits and some of the inhibitors of IPD project delivery method. We also heard from Carter Edman, City Architect for …
Southwest: Unite Design and Construction with Prefabrication
Our October 2022 Southwest Roundtable theme was Unite Design and Construction with Prefabrication. Please see the attached SW Ohio Cogence Presentation – Oct 2022 from our October roundtable. Contact kthompson@cogence.org with questions.