Front End Planning on Renovation and Revamp Projects

Front End Planning on Renovation and Revamp Projects

by | Jun 13, 2016 | Blog

Front End Planning on Renovation and Revamp Projects: Managing a project can be challenging during the best of times. This challenge is increased when modifying or renovating an existing facility. Renovation and revamp projects focus on an existing facility, and can...
Al Capone, an LRT and a Corduroy Road

Al Capone, an LRT and a Corduroy Road

by | Apr 25, 2016 | Blog

Anytime you start to dig, there are risks that you might discover something that will delay a project. Today as I exited our office to take an afternoon walk I was reminded of how important an assessment of site conditions is during front end planning. While you can...
Video: He who Implements Wins!!

Video: He who Implements Wins!!

by | Feb 5, 2016 | Blog

As the saying goes, “He Who Implements Wins”.  At Valency one our core services is helping organizations implement best practices from the Construction Industry Institute (CII). Created by project and construction industry leaders from around the world,...

Poor Scope Definition = Cost & Schedule overruns

by | Jun 30, 2015 | Blog

What is the leading cause of cost and schedule overruns? The level of scope definition in a project is the greatest driver of cost and schedule certainty. Front End Planning Front end planning is often considered the single most important process in the capital...

How PDRI can be used to classify projects

by | Apr 2, 2015 | Blog

PDRI: Can it be used to classify projects based on level of readiness in Front End Planning (FEP)? For organizations with a large portfolio of projects, it is helpful to be able to monitor and compare groupings of projects by type, or classification. Project...