Salt Lake City, UT

LCI Community of Practice

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Salt Lake City, UT

Welcome to the Salt Lake City Community of Practice (CoP)!

Our Mission

The LCI Salt Lake City CoP is a diverse group of Designers, Owners, and Contractors dedicated to Lean Practices and Principles. Our goal is to provide collaborative and educational events to facilitate the growth of the Lean community.

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. (Note: Events arestill being finalized - watch for event details in your email and follow us on LinkedIn) We look forward to seeing you!

  • 2/20 at 6 PM - Storytelling with the 8 Lean Wastes - UVU

  • 4/18 - Target Value Delivery - Okland

  • 6/20 - Last Planner System®: Weekly Work Plans - Layton

  • 8/22 - Lean Panel - Jacobsen

  • 9/26 - The 5s (Sort, Straighten Shine, Standardize, Sustain!) - location TBD

  • November - TBD

Core Members

Salt Lake City CoP - 2025
  • Leader - Nick Rickards, Archer Mechanical
  • Events Leader - Stephanie McCarthy, EDA Architecture
  • Leader Emeritus - Thomas Quam, Okland Construction
  • Social Media - Chris Costanza, Jacobsen Construction
  • Member - Lori Kaczka, University of Utah
  • Member - James Ludlow, University of Utah
  • Member - David Medina, Layton Construction
  • Member - Colin Moore, University of Utah
  • Member - Mike Ririe, Okland Construction
  • Member - Robert Warcup, Utah Valley University

Upcoming Local Events

07
Fri
Nov

The Parade of Trades

Salt Lake City Community of Practice

Upcoming National Events

06
Mon
Oct

Resistance to Results: Making Tech Adoption Work on Site

Webinar
07
Tue
Oct

How AI Is Shaping Safer, Leaner Construction

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
10
Fri
Oct

Hoylu: Aligning Plans and Progress with Visual Field Planning

Webinar
13
Mon
Oct

Oracle Primavera Cloud Powers Lean Construction

Webinar
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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.

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