Cascadia-Portland

LCI Community of Practice

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Cascadia-Portland, OR

Welcome to the LCI Cascadia-Portland Community of Practice (CoP).  Located in the great Northwest, our mission is to connect A/E firms, general contractors, trade partners, owners, and other stakeholders to tranform the design and construction industry through Lean practices.  We are committed to pushing the envelope of what is possible through innovation, continuous learning, and collaboration.  Our ultimate goal is to set the benchmark for project value delivery in our industry.

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Our Impact

What We Do

As part of the Lean Construction Institute, we serve as a local extension reaching out to design and construction stakeholders by:

  • Advancing Lean knowledge and understanding.
  • Providing academic, applied and experiential learning opportunities that engage members at any point in their development of Lean mastery.
  • Building a Lean network to better connect people and ideas.

Whether you are new to Lean or you are a seasoned Lean practitioner, our CoP hopes to provide you with a dynamic and energizing forum where you will meet like-minded individuals and/or organizations that want to take their value proposition and value delivery to the next level. 

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Get In Touch

We are always looking for people to become more active in our CoP so please contact Brad Wigh or Ed Thompson if you would like to become involved with the efforts of our Core Group or to request specific topics of interest to help us create events that are of interest to you and will help you in your Lean journey going forward.

Save the Date!

Be on the lookout for these exciting events being planned for 2025. Once they are on the events calendar you will be able to register to attend. We are excited to see you! (Note: Events are still being finalized - watch for event details in email!)

  • 2/25 at 4PM - Declutter in 2025 with Knowledge of the 8 Wastes and How to Remove Them

  • March - Lean Coffee / Happy Hour - TBD

  • April - LCI Lean Learning Series: 5S

  • May - Target Value Delivery

  • June - LCI Lean Learning Series - Last Planner System®

  • August - Lean Learning Series - topic TBD

  • September - Congress Presentation Preview

  • November - Kaiser Sunnyside

  • December - Happy Hour - 2025 Congress Recap + Abstract Workshop

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Core Members

Cascadia-Portland CoP - 2025
  • Leader - Brad Wigh, Swinerton
  • Leader Emeritus - Amy Clements
  • Member - Jim Mahar, Andersen Construction
  • Member - John Medvec, Skanska
  • Member - Paul Neilson, Southland Industries
  • Member - Ed Thompson, Cherry City Electric
  • Advisor - Jeff Loeb, Jacobs
  • Advisor - Del Profitt, CM Solutions
  • Advisor - John Strickland, Collaborative Flow
  • Advisor - Ed Trotter, OHSU
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Field Crew Huddle

Explore the Field Crew Huddle website to see how community of practice members are contributing to a platform for sharing methods, improvements and lessons learned on project sites or shops. Want to be featured? Now accepting submissions.

Learn More

Upcoming Local Events

25
Tue
Feb

De-clutter in 2025 with Knowledge of the Eight Wastes and How to Remove Them

Cascadia-Portland Community of Practice

Upcoming National Events

27
Thu
Feb

NEW: LCI Blueprint for Efficiency: Exploring the 8 Wastes

Webinar
28
Fri
Feb

Lean Practitioners Lean Coffee

LCI National
06
Thu
Mar

NEW: Aligning Project Success with Conditions of Satisfaction

Webinar
07
Fri
Mar

Exclusive Guided Tour of the LCI Member Hub!

LCI National
12
Wed
Mar

Lean Construction Institute Virtual Town Hall

LCI National
27
Thu
Mar

LCI Integrating Gemba Walks for Continuous Improvement

Webinar
04
Fri
Apr

LCI Owners Forum Lean Coffee

LCI National
04
Fri
Apr

Lean in the Design Phase

Webinar
18
Fri
Apr

Introduction to the Last Planner System® in Design

Webinar
24
Thu
Apr

LCI Introduction to Lean Project Delivery

Webinar