Lean 302 | Lean Design (Target Value Design) | Lean Lab Workshop

WHY Target Value Design?

By turning the traditional design process on its heads we can reduce the cost of a project by 15%. Target Value Design as the name suggests is a disciplined design management system that focuses on creating value for the client at a target cost they can afford and are willing to pay. 

Three main learning objectives are:

1. Understand why we can have higher performance at less cost 
2. How to integrate the design to achieve project requirements to target cost
3. Methods and tools to lean up the design process

 Workshop Introduction Video

Target Value Design (TVD) can by itself reduce the cost of a project by 15%. It results in tighter simpler designs, smaller factors of safety, less redundancy, significantly less change notices and minimal delays due to poor or incomplete information.

Target Value Design is a disciplined design management system that turns the traditional design process upside down. Unlike traditional design processes where teams often design in silos and the final cost is not known until after the tender, target cost design is a dynamic process that involves the contractors that are going to be doing the work. It involves establishing a clear target, developing fully integrated design solutions with the whole team that meet the requirements and testing assumptions to the requirements and cost. Simple as that!

The target cost design process requires that the design team completely understands the Project Requirements and what represents value for the owner, tests design assumptions early and regular for value, keeping all options open until the last minute and finally choosing and integrating the best concepts that create the best value for the target cost. 

4 Hour Workshop Details

In this four-hour work shop, you will participate in the design of a Smart Building Net Zero project that will be a building of the FUTURE. Through collaborative and the adoption of lean and more integrated practices we establish a conceptual DESIGN to meet the TARGET requirements at or below a cost that represents VALUE for the Owner.

The design workshop will include six clusters of 4 to 8 people organized around building systems including foundations, structure, envelope, interiors, mechanical, electrical and communication systems.

1. The first round of the simulation will include an assessment of the Project Requirements document and a testing of assumptions with the Owner’s representative.

2. This will be followed by a short pull planning session to plan the afternoon, establish milestones and deliverables.

3. The cluster groups will then proceed with 20 minute refinements of design, followed by 20-minute report outs of the cluster groups to the overall design cost to the target.

4. Finally, we will collaborate, integrate and innovate until we develop a solution that meets or exceeds the project requirement at or below the target cost.

The work shop will conclude with a discussion on how collaboration and integration can be used to deliver higher performance at less cost enabling teams to be more competitive.

Murray Guy aka @Lean_tobe_Green

Learn: LEAN LAB. … Design: Integrated Designs … Build: EcoSmart

For inquires: Mguy@i-designs.ca or 306.934.6818