by Behrooz Golzarpoor | Dec 12, 2018 | Blog, Construction Readiness
Reflecting on some of the most common topics of discussion among capital project professionals, difficulties arose during the construction phase is on top of the list. Despite project team’s best efforts in front end planning, detailed design and schedule development,...
by Sandra MacGillivray | Nov 13, 2018 | Blog, Construction Readiness
Have you ever been part of a project team that was under tremendous pressure, and ended up launching into construction too early? The Construction Industry Institute (CII) has been focusing research efforts to address this industry challenge. Premature starts to...
by Sandra MacGillivray | Nov 3, 2018 | Blog
There are multiple strategies to support risk identification that are very effective in capital projects. From the initial risk identification brainstorming session through ongoing risk identification during project execution, it is easy to get caught up in “checking...
by Sandra MacGillivray | Oct 25, 2018 | Blog
The past year has been a wake-up call on of just how quickly our lives can be turned upside down by extreme weather events. In February, the town of Chesley, Ontario where I grew up was split in two by a flash flood that took out the bridge that served as the only...
by Mark Anderson | Aug 9, 2017 | Blog
The importance of effective project status reporting Are you responsible for municipal capital projects? When it comes to projects, how much does your municipality plan to spend this year? How much did it spend last year? Are you meeting your annual program budget?...
by Mark Anderson | Jun 2, 2017 | Blog
Recently Valency had the opportunity to be showcased in “BuildForce Canada’s Construction Productivity Expert Series” webcasts with our Risk Management for Project Managers webinar. Productivity Expert Series Webcast: Project Risk Management for...
by Nell Van Walsum | May 26, 2017 | Blog
Managing RISK: 5 Steps to Bring you More Value When done right risk management of Capital Projects can significantly decrease schedule overruns and reduce costs. Managing risk is important. CII benchmarking research shows that organizations using a formal process for...
by Mark Anderson | Apr 7, 2017 | Blog
The past year has been an exciting journey for Valency. We’ve added new people, worked with project professionals around the world (including the UK, Norway, Canada, USA, UAE, Netherlands, Brazil, Columbia and more) and become a full fledged member of CII. Our...
by Mark Anderson | Mar 31, 2017 | Blog
Let’s put Canada at the forefront of construction excellence! This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Rosemary Sparks, Executive Director of BuildForce Canada. I came across BuildForce Canada when a media release popped up in my Google alerts: “Campaign...
by Mark Anderson | Mar 13, 2017 | Blog
Waterloo, ON (March 13, 2017)– Valency Inc announced today that it has received a Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) contract to test Carve for PDRI. The Department of National Defence will test Carve for PDRI in an effort to improve project scope definition....
