DC Metro

LCI Community of Practice

Washington D.C.
Virginia & Maryland

The DC Metro Community of Practice consists of owners, architects, designers, engineers, contractors, and suppliers. We provide a meeting ground where those local to MD, DC and VA can gather, learn, connect, and explore Lean practices. Together the CoP shares successes, failures and explores new ideas in Lean both for organizations and the larger industry seeking to inspire and educate the design and construction community through multiple training and informal networking events.

Our Impact

What We Do As part of the Lean Construction Institute, we do this 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

Join us to help guide you on your journey in transforming how we design and build in the Nation’s Capital!

Save the Date!

Mark your calendar for our upcoming events in 2025! Event invitations will be sent out approximately three weeks ahead of the event. Once they are on the calendar you can view them on the Upcoming Local Events section below and register. We look forward to seeing you!

  • 1/24 - Lean Coffee - Intro to 2025

  • 2/27 - LCI Lean Learning Series: 5S (Sort, Straighten, Shine, Standardize, Sustain!)

  • 3/21 - REI Shop Tour

  • 4/24 - Last Planner System® Training - Happy Hour following Training

  • May - Business Case for Lean

  • 6/13 - Lean in Action - Manufacturer

  • 6/27 - Lean in Action - Contractor/Trade

  • 7/11 - Lean in Action - Owner

  • 7/24 - Lean in Action - Happy Hour Wrap Up

  • August - Joint Industry Event (TBD)

  • 9/18 - Congress Presentation

  • 10/2 - Top Golf

  • November - Gemba Walk (TBD)

  • November - Happy Hour - Year End Wrap Up

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Core Members

DC Metro CoP
2025
  • Leader - Jared Baughman, Southland Industries
  • Vice Leader - Katie Jacob, Barton Malow
  • Events Leader - Amanda Patton, Balfour Beatty
  • Member - Sherif Agha, Skanska
  • Member - Kurt Maldovan, Jacobs
  • Member - KayLeigh McHale, Southland Industries
  • Member - Peter Ukstins, Axaxl
  • LCI Liaison - Julia Shellhouse, Lean Construction Institute
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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

02
Thu
Oct

Topgolf Social

DC Metro Community of Practice

Upcoming National Events

02
Thu
Oct

Lean in Action: Member to Member

LCI National
02
Thu
Oct

Lean in Action: Member to Member

LCI National
02
Thu
Oct

Lean in Action: Member to Member

LCI National
06
Mon
Oct

Resistance to Results: Making Tech Adoption Work on Site

Webinar
07
Tue
Oct

Overview of vPlanner V5

Webinar
08
Wed
Oct

Top Mistakes to Avoid in Last Planner System® Use

Webinar
09
Thu
Oct

NEW: LCI Respect for People: The Four Pillars in Practice

Webinar
09
Thu
Oct

Intro to Lean: Build Better with Lean

LCI National
09
Thu
Oct

Lean + CPM in Practice: Live Demo of SmartPM Analytics

Webinar
10
Fri
Oct

Accelerated Project Delivery™ for Lean Construction

Webinar