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Construction Industry Institute

CII Webinar SeriesWebinar 1

How to Participate in CII

Academic CommitteeJanuary 26, 2015

CII Academic Community Webinars

• Webinar 1 – January 26, 2:00 – 4:00 PM CST“How to Participate in CII”

• Webinar 2 – February 9, 2:00 – 4:00 PM CST“How to be Selected for and Successfully Execute a CII Project”

• Webinar 3 – May or June (TBD)“Lessons Learned from Using CII Products in the Classroom”

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Agenda

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Introduction to CII

CII Knowledge Processes, Practices, and Structure

CII Committees

Research Process

Questions, Answers and Discussion

Agenda

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Introduction to CII

CII Knowledge Processes, Practices, and Structure

CII Committees

Research Process

Questions, Answers and Discussion

CII is a research institute of leading

owners, contractors, and academics

working together to advance the

business effectiveness and

sustainability of the world’s capital

facilities.

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CII is the recognized research institute for

the construction industry, dedicated to

improving the business effectiveness and

sustainability of capital facilities delivery.

CII’s commitment is to create knowledge

that increases every member’s business

success. The active participation of industry

leaders in CII leads to breakthroughs in the

lifecycle value of capital facilities.

CII Vision

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To measurably improve the

delivery of capital facilities.

CII Purpose

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CII Mission

Increase the participation level within CII to

expand the global competitive

advantage realized through active involvement

and effective use of research findings, including

CII Best Practices.

Add value for members by enhancing the

business effectiveness and sustainability of the capital

facility life cycle through CII research and related

initiatives.

CII Annual Report

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CII Website

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https://www.construction-institute.org

CII Today

• 144 member companies

• More than 50 universities

• More than 700 research products

• 18 active research teams

• 14 standing committees

• Hundreds of active participants

As of January 14, 2015

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CII – Owner Members (68)

AbbottAmeren CorporationAmerican Transmission Company LLCAnadarko Petroleum CorporationAnglo AmericanAnheuser-Busch InBevAramco Services CompanyArcelorMittalArchitect of the CapitolBP America, Inc.Cargill, Inc.ChevronConocoPhillipsConsolidated Edison Company of NYThe Dow Chemical CompanyDTE EnergyDuPontEastman Chemical CompanyEcopetrol S.A.Eli Lilly and CompanyEnbridge Inc.Eskom Holdings SOC LimitedExxonMobil Corporation

General Electric CompanyGeneral Motors CompanyGlaxoSmithKlineGlaxoSmithKlineGlobal Infrastructure PartnersHuntsman CorporationIntel CorporationIrving Oil LimitedKaiser PermanenteKoch Industries, Inc.LyondellBasellMarathon Petroleum CorporationNASANOVA Chemicals CorporationOccidental Petroleum CorporationONEOK, Inc.Ontario Power GenerationPacific Gas and Electric CompanyPetroleo Brasileiro S/A - PetrobrasPetroleos MexicanosPetronasPhillips 66Pioneer Natural ResourcesPraxair, Inc.

The Procter & Gamble CompanyPublic Service Electric & Gas CompanyReliance Industries Limited (RIL)SABIC - Saudi Basic Industries CorporationSasol TechnologyShell Global Solutions US Inc.Smithsonian InstitutionSouthern CompanyStatoil ASASunCoke EnergyTennessee Valley AuthorityTransCanada CorporationU.S. Army Corps of EngineersU.S. Department of Commerce/NIST/ELU.S. Department of Defense/Tricare Management ActivityU.S. Department of EnergyU.S. Department of Health & Human ServicesU.S. Department of StateU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsU.S. General Services AdministrationVale S.A.The Williams Companies, Inc

As of January 14, 2015

CII – Contractor Members (76)

Aecon Group Inc.Affiliated Construction Services Inc.Alstom Power Inc.AMEC, Inc.Autodesk, Inc.AZCO INC.Baker Concrete Construction Inc.Barton Malow CompanyBechtel Group, Inc.Bentley Systems Inc.Bilfinger Industrial Services Inc.Black & VeatchBurns & McDonnellCannon DesignCB&ICCC Group, Inc.CDI Engineering SolutionsCH2M HILLCoreworx Inc.CSA Central, Inc.Day & ZimmermannDresser-Rand CompanyEmerson Process ManagementEnstoa, Inc.eProject Management, LLC

Faithful+GouldFluor CorporationFoster Wheeler USA CorporationGross Mechanical Contractors, Inc.Hargrove Engineers + ConstructorsHilti CorporationHoneywell International Inc.IHI E&C International CorporationIHSInternational Rivers Consulting, LLCJacobsJMJ Associates LLCJV Driver Projects Inc.KBRKiewit CorporationLauren Engineers & Constructors, Inc.Leidos Constructors, LLCMatrix Service CompanyMcCarthy Building Companies, Inc.McDermott International, Inc.Midwest Steel, Inc.ParsonsPathfinder LLCPCL Construction Enterprises Inc.POWER Engineers, Inc.PTAG

Quality Execution, Inc.Richard Industrial GroupThe Robins & Morton GroupS&B Engineers and Constructors, Ltd.SBM OffshoreSkanska USASNC-Lavalin Inc.Supreme GroupTechnipTenovaTOYO-SETAL Engenharia Ltda.Universal Pegasus InternationalURS CorporationVictaulicWalbridgeWanzek Construction, Inc.The Weitz Company, Inc.WESCO International, Inc.Wilhelm Construction, Inc.Willbros United States Holdings, Inc.Wood Group MustangWorleyParsonsYates ConstructionZachry Holdings, Inc.Zurich

As of January 14, 2015

CII – UniversitiesCII’s Member-Directed Research Program Attracts Top Academics from Leading Universities

University of Alabama Arizona State University University of Arkansas Auburn University Baylor University Bucknell University University of California-Berkeley Carnegie Mellon University University of Cincinnati Clemson University Colorado State University University of Colorado at Boulder Columbia University Drexel University East Carolina UniversityFlorida International UniversityUniversity of Florida Georgia Institute of Technology

University of HoustonIllinois Institute of Technology University of Illinois Iowa State University University of Kansas University of Kentucky Lehigh University University of Maryland Michigan State University University of Michigan Mississippi State University University of New Mexico North Carolina State University North Dakota State University Northeastern University Ohio University Oklahoma State University Oregon State University

Pennsylvania State University University of Pittsburgh Polytechnic University of New York Purdue University San Diego State University San Jose State University Stanford University State University of New York-Albany Texas A&M University The University of Texas at Austin* Tsinghua University Vanderbilt University Virginia Polytechnic Institute University of Washington University of Waterloo University of Wisconsin–Madison University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Worcester Polytechnic Institute

* Headquarters and founding university

Bold – Current Research

Agenda

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Introduction to CII

CII Knowledge Processes, Practices, and Structure

CII Committees

Research Process

Questions, Answers and Discussion

Construction Industry Institute

• Non-governmental/non-profit

• Voluntary organization– Small staff approx. 20 people– Over 700 volunteers from industry– Collaboration with over 50 universities

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CII Knowledge Processes

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Knowledge Management

Knowledge Creation

Knowledge Dissemination

Knowledge Assessment

Research to define best practices, breakthroughs, and

industry norms.

Dissemination through publications,

implementation guides, educational materials, courses, workshops,

and conferences.Assessment of the impact of CII practices through

benchmarking.

Management, organization, and assessment of the

700-plus CII documents and publications.

Examples of CII Practices (Research Findings)

Project Planning Phase• Attract and Maintain Skilled Workers• Automated Identification• Construction Input in Front End Planning• Effective Use of Global Engineering Workforce• Environmental Remediation Management• Equitable Risk Allocation• Information Integration• Project Risk Assessment• Leader Selection• Modularization/Preassembly• Organizational Work Structure• Project Delivery and Contract Strategies• Project Security• Project Teams• Technology Implementation• Value Management• Work Process Simulation

Design/ Construction/ Startup Phases• Craft Productivity Practices• Design for Maintainability• Design for Safety• Engineering Productivity Measurement• Leveraging Technology• Piping Design

Project Life• Cost & Schedule Control• Employee Incentives• Fully Integrated & Automated Project Processes

(FIAPP)• Global Project Control & Interface Mgmt Systems• Management of Education & Training• Managing Workers’ Compensation • Project Health Assessment• Small Projects Execution• Project Portfolio Management

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Examples of CII Practices (Research Findings)

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CII Organization

Board of Advisors

Specialty Benchmarking

Product Review Board

Knowledge Creation Knowledge Dissemination

Implementation Strategy

Committee

Professional Development Committee

Knowledge Management Committee

Performance Assessment Committee

Special Functions

Annual ConferenceCommittee

FinanceCommittee

MembershipEngagementCommittee

NominatingCommittee

Ad Hoc Committees

Alliances

Research Teams

Academic Committee

Breakthrough Strategy

Committee

Research Committee

KnowledgeManagement

KnowledgeAssessment

Executive Committee

Strategic Communication

Committee

Standing Committees

Communities of Practice

Strategic Planning

Committee

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Research Support Staff

Steve ThomasAssociate Director

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Jacqueline ThomasTechnical Writer/Editor

Kristi DelaneySenior Program

Coordinator

Junghye SonResearch Associate

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Introduction to CII

CII Knowledge Processes, Practices, and Structure

CII Committees

Research Process

Questions, Answers and Discussion

CII Standing Committees

• Executive• Research• Academic• Breakthrough Strategy• Implementation Strategy• Professional Development• Knowledge Management• Performance Assessment• Strategic Planning• Strategic Communications

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Executive Committee Purpose

• Represents the Board of Advisors

• Provides leadership and direction for all Institute activities in accordance with the Strategic Plan and Governance Plan.

• Appoints committee chairman that are not elected.

• Approves membership appointments.

• Creates Ad Hoc committees when necessary.

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CII Standing Committees

• Executive• Research• Academic• Breakthrough Strategy• Implementation Strategy• Professional Development• Knowledge Management• Performance Assessment• Strategic Planning• Strategic Communications

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Research Committee

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• Don Leinweber, Wood Group Mustang

• Brian Rhoades, Hargrove E&C (Vice-Chair)

• Danny Scott, Yates Construction

• Edward Sparks, WorleyParsons

• Tricia Thibodeaux, Fluor

• Stan Tripp, LyondellBasell (Chair)

Staff

• Dr. Steve Thomas, CII

• Dr. Jacqueline Thomas, CII

• Dr. Junghye Son, CII

• Kristi Delaney, CII

• Randy Abdallah, Walbridge

• Richard Bonner, Eastman Chemical

• Dr. John Borcherding, UT Austin

• Dr. Bob Chapman, NIST

• Barry Christen, Aecon

• Carol Conomos, Dresser-Rand

• Danny Daoust, ConocoPhillips

• Chad Dorgan, McCarthy Building

• Jim Gibson, GE

• Dr. Carl Haas, Waterloo University

• Dr. Dan Halpin, Purdue University

Research Committee Mission

• Provides policy to guide the CII research process.

• Implements the topic generation and prioritization process for the CII Board of Advisors to best reflect member company interest and providing greatest value to CII.

• Implements the RFQ process to solicit and select the best qualified academics.

• Supervises the Product Review Board.

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Research Committee Outputs

• Annual topic slate to solicit BOA interest and priorities for research

• RFQ process to solicit and select best value qulifications from the academic community

• Staffed and aligned research teams

• A process that produces high value/impact research and research publications to include implementation resources for member companies and the industry

• Research report outs at the Annual Conference

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CII Standing Committees

• Executive• Research• Academic• Breakthrough Strategy• Implementation Strategy• Professional Development• Knowledge Management• Performance Assessment• Strategic Planning• Strategic Communications

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Academic Committee

• Newly chartered in 2006, restructured in 2014

• Academic Committee Leadership– Chair – Carlos Caldas, University of Texas at Austin– Vice-chair – John Taylor, Virginia Tech

• Subcommittees

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Subcommittees Chair Vice-Chair

Annual Conference Poster Session David Grau (ASU) Tim Taylor (UK)

Annual Conference Speaker Ed Jaselskis (ISU) N/A

Communications Mani Golparvar-Fard (Illinois) N/A

CSCE/CRC CII Technical Sessions Amy Will Javernick (Colorado) Baabak Ashuri (GaTech)

Webinar Mark Hastak (Purdue) N/A

Academic Committee Mission

• The primary forum for the academic community within CII to provide its expertise in both research methodology and subject matter to the institute.

• Duties include:– identifying subject matter experts– providing input to the research process– identifying and grooming new academics to serve as

CII researchers– integrating CII research and products into the

university curriculums– offering insights for new directions for CII

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Academic Committee Critical Interfaces

• Academic and Research Committee

– To improve the quality of CII academic research

• Academic and CII Standing Committees/COPs:

– To increase the participation of the academic community within CII

• Academic Committee and CII Staff

– Staff/logistic support for meetings, webinars and poster sessions

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Academic Committee Membership

• Membership in the Academic Committee will consist of (at minimum),– academics engaged by CII to conduct research,– academics engaged by CII to conduct educational &

professional development activities,– and those that serve on CII standing committees

• All academics seeking membership will submit to CII an application form and CV.

• Membership will be renewed every 2 ~ 3 years (no appointment needed).

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Committee Organizational Chart (2015)

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Chair & Vice Chair

Caldas (UT) & JT (VaTech)

[2 yrs]

AC Poster

Chair: Grau

V-Chair: Taylor [2 yrs]

AC Speaker

Chair: Jeselskis

[3 yrs]

CSCE/CRC Technical Sessions

Chair: Javernick-Will V-Chair: : Ashuri

[2 yrs]

• Behzad Esmaelili • Ali Mostafavi • Ed Back • Ken Walsh

• Giovanni Migliaccio • Behzad Esmaelili• Ed Back • Carl Haas • Paul Goodrum • Fernanda Leite • Pardis Pishdad-Bozorgi

• Behzad Esmaelili • Paul Goodrum • Ali Mostafavi • Kristen Parrish • Pardis Pishdad-Bozorgi

• Ed Back • Kristen Parrish• Ken Walsh

• William O'Brien • Robert Ries

Leadership Group (Chair, Vice-Chair, Sub-Committee Chairs)

Working Group (Subcommittee Volunteers)

Website

Chair: Golparvar-Fard

[3 yrs]

Webinars

Chair: Hastak

[3 yrs]

Community of Academics

Academic Committee Meetings

• Full committee meets twice face-to-face at CSCE/CRC and CII Annual Conference

• 2015

– CSCE (ICSC15): June 8-10, Vancouver, Canada

– CII Annual Conference: August 3-5, Boston, MA

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CII Standing Committees

• Executive• Research• Academic• Breakthrough Strategy• Implementation Strategy• Professional Development• Knowledge Management• Performance Assessment• Strategic Planning• Strategic Communications

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Breakthrough Strategy Committee

• Mission: To develop a process that will insure adequate generation of breakthrough research and other ideas and opportunities in support of other CII core processes.

• Vision: To establish a long term process in which CII continues to identify, nurture, develop and harvest breakthrough ideas for capital project delivery for the benefit of CII members.

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Implementation Strategy Committee

• Mission: Engage members to implement CII practices. Promote participation in activities and utilization of knowledge to implement work practices and manage change.

• Vision: Establish use of the CII knowledgebase as an indispensable resource to integrate work practices, improve communication and, manage change in everyday work activities.

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Professional Development Committee

• Mission: Provide continuing professional development opportunities for CII members by:

1. Enabling implementation of CII research results to meet member company needs

2. Evaluating opportunities & industry program trends

3. Developing new learning materials

4. Creating outreach programs with educational institutions

5. Advocating value of CII research-based education

6. Planning for the future

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Knowledge Management Committee

• Provides management and oversight of CII’s body of knowledge and supports the Communities of Practice

– Organize and facilitate access to CII’s body of knowledge through the Knowledge Structure

– Develop policy to maintain and add value to the Knowledge Structure, including content changes, topic classification, and product placement, refresh, or archival

– Identify emerging Best Practices– Establish and expand Communities of Practice to collaborate and focus

on specific industry topics– Report to the Board of Advisors at least annually

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Knowledge Base Project

• The New CII Knowledge Base• A dynamic approach to CII knowledge management• Content management system providing flexibility for

multi-dimensional searches, quick and efficient access to the CII resources – flexible search options– fast and easy access– word-tagged content for thorough queries– concise summaries– integration of all CII knowledge

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Performance Assessment Committee

• Develops policy and procedures, provides oversight, and recommends a strategic approach to CII’s collection, analysis, and dissemination of industry data.

• Develops key definitions to guide the effort and identifies critical measurements needed for identification of best practices and management of a continuous improvement program.

• Interfaces with Benchmarking Associates, who are trained member organization representatives, for collection of data and interpretation and dissemination of benchmarking results.

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Strategic Committee

• Strategic Planning Committee – Responsible for the development, evaluation, and

update of the CII Strategic Plan, including monitoring industry trends and business drivers.

• Strategic Communications Committee– Responsible for the consistency and improvement of

CII’s overall communications and value messaging.

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Agenda

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Introduction to CII

CII Knowledge Processes, Practices, and Structure

CII Committees

Research Process

Questions, Answers and Discussion

CII Research Team Process

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CII Research Process

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Research Needs Assessment

Topic Slate Development

BoardApproval

TeamStaffing & Kickoff

Research Proposal/PlanDevelopment &

Approval

Conduct of Research & Report out

RC/XCApproval

Team & Proposal Development

Team Research

PI Selection

Research Topic Identification

2015 CII Research ProcessNeeds Assessment through RT Proposal Approval

Research Needs Assessment

Topic Slate Development

BOA Review

BOAVote

Continue Staffing

RTKick-off

Research ProposalDevelopment

ProposalApproval

BudgetApproval

Prepare & Submit QS

RFQ Sent toAcademicCommunity

CII Funds PI Travel(Prior to Proposal Approval)

Execute MOA w/

Universities

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Select PIs

2015 CII Research Process – Key Dates• Jan 30 RFQ Sent to Academic Community

• Feb 9 Webinar 2

• Mar 5 Qualifications Submittal Due to CII

• Mar 27 Notification of Successful PIs Complete

• Apr 17 RT Kickoffs Announced

• May 18-20 RT Kickoffs at CII (Backup in June 15-17)

• Jul 14-15 RT Mid-Proposal Development Update to RC

• May - Aug 31 Proposal Development

• Aug 31 Proposal Due to CII

• Sep 9-10 Proposal Presentations to RC

• Sep 16-17 Proposal Budget Approval by CII

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CII Research Process – RFQ

• Request for Qualifications and Interest to be sent to the academic community on Jan 30th.

• Academic researchers desiring to receive the RFQ should provide the CII Program Coordinator, Kristi Delaney (kldelaney@cii.utexas.edu) their CV NLT Jan 28th.

• PI statement of Q&I must be submitted IAW instructions provided in the RFQ and will be due Mar 5th.

• More details on RFQ will be discussed in Webinar (February 9th).

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RT Life Cycle & Typical Milestones

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2015

2016

2017

1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q

PRB 1st draft (Feb)& Research Report Draft

PRB 2nd draft (May)

AC tryouts (Mar) Dress Reh (Jun)

TM TM

AC Annual ConferencePRB Product Review BoardTM Research Team meeting

31 Aug: 2nd Interim Report28 Feb: 1st Interim Report

Team KickoffMay/June

TM TM

TM TM TMTMTM

Report out at AC

Research Report due

Sep: Web conference with Research Committee

TM TMTM

TM

Proposal Development

TM TM

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Webinar 1

How to Participate in CII

Questions?

CII Academic Community Webinars

• Webinar 1 – January 26, 2:00 – 4:00 PM CST“How to Participate in CII”

• Webinar 2 – February 9, 2:00 – 4:00 PM CST“How to be Selected for and Successfully Execute a CII Project”

• Webinar 3 – May or June (TBD)“Lessons Learned from Using CII Products in the Classroom”

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