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
Thu
Nov

Two Lean Coaches Analyze LPS® Successes/Failures

Webinar
07
Fri
Nov

Intro to Lean: Build Better with Lean

LCI National
12
Wed
Nov

Lean in Action: Member to Member

LCI National
12
Wed
Nov

Lean in Action: Member to Member

LCI National
12
Wed
Nov

Lean in Action: Member to Member

LCI National
13
Thu
Nov

NEW: LCI Why Projects Excel: The Business Case for Lean

Webinar
14
Fri
Nov

LCI Owners Forum Lean Coffee November 2025

LCI National
04
Thu
Dec

Mindset of an Effective Big Room

Webinar
05
Fri
Dec

Mental Health First Aid Training

LCI National
17
Wed
Dec

NEW: Getting Decisions That Stick

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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