Now that we have finalized our investigation of risks throughout the construction process, we began a new discussion topic. What makes a project successful? Based on your recent projects, what are the common and consistent traits/characteristics that have led to the successes you’ve experienced? Central OH Cogence_190917_Meeting 4 Presentation Final (PDF)
NEO: Realize the Strategic Advantage of Integrating Technology
Research tells us that incorporating technology can increase productivity by 14%-16%. How? Creating a more efficient workflow, empowering teams to be transparent with opportunities and risks results in cost savings for all. Full integration is required to create the return and capitalize on the upfront investment. Learn how Cogence partners have been experiencing similar results. …
Central Ohio: Risk or Keys to Success
We finalized our chapter’s discussion on risk by sharing thoughts and ideas at Cross-Functional tables, where we discussed how our actions affect the risk of our partners on a construction project and how their actions affect our own risks. We identified what habits we can each develop to mitigate the risk to our partners and …
NEO: Developing Principles for Waste Free Projects
This program follows the discovery session from the March program that investigated waste concerns in our industry using recognized waste form categorizes. That program organized our partners in their respective groups and challenged them to brainstorm on industry waste forms. These were compiled by their respective categories and voted to rank the most concerning. Attached …
NEO: Collaborative Scheduling: Why do it?
The mission of Cogence is to drive the industry together and collectively improve project delivery. The process of planning, scheduling, and proactively monitoring each phase of a project as it progresses is an important component that needs to be influenced on a collective dialogue with project stakeholders Such a process, including a focus on the …
Central Ohio: Risky Times
Our first meeting addressed risk. Risks are common among industry partners but the intensity and timing of impact on our business is different. During this highly engaging session, Partners worked in groups to correlate risk factors to the project timeline, identifying the intensity of the risk experienced. Central OH Cogence_190423_Meeting2_Presentation FInal (PDF)
NWO: What Keeps You Up at Night?
During our 2018 sessions, we discussed the risks we face, how these risks impact our business, and how we experience these risks over the lifespan of a project. Leadership, Management, Communication, and Quality Work were all identified as common risks, but these are also the keys to our success. Our greatest challenge to improving project outcomes …
NEO: Cogence’s Impact on The State of the Industry
Cogence was founded on the basis that we collectively can improve project delivery in Northeast Ohio. The State of our Industry continues to be negatively influenced by our inability to collaborate, waste in our production system, and the resistance to engage technology. We have had two years of engaged dialogue surrounding collaboration, and now we …
Central Ohio: Risky Business
Our first COGENCE Alliance Central Ohio Chapter Roundtable Session topic addresses risk. Risk is a fact in our industry, and one that all of us share. And if we are going to work together toward an improved construction industry, with better project outcomes for all involved, we must begin by identifying risk from the unique …
NEO: Special Event: Leadership in the Four-Generation Workplace
Today’s workplace is radically different than it was even 20 years ago, and the impact of technology is not always for the better. There are now four generations of employees in the workplace, mashed together in a cauldron of constant change, distractions, and complexity. In this interactive workshop, author, speaker and business coach Kelly Riggs presents …