Over the past decade, the Future Building & Infrastructure Summit has brought together government, industry and academia to explore the principal, ideas, technologies and delivery models shaping the future of Australia's built environment.
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High-Performance Project Delivery
LPS, TAKT & Digital Production Control Trainer: Jared Chesterman
Key Details
Time: 8:30am – 12:30pm Duration: 4 hours (including break) Format: Executive workshop with practical examples and live demonstration Location: 121 Exhibition St, Melbourne VIC 3000 Course Fee: $80 – less $30 for FBIS delegates (normally $1,250)
Overview
Most projects don’t fail because of poor intent.
They fail because planning systems don’t reflect how work actually happens.
This session introduces the production control systems behind high-performing projects—Last Planner System (LPS), TAKT planning, and digital coordination tools like vPlanner.
Designed for senior leaders, this workshop explains why traditional planning approaches struggle in complex environments and what it takes to create reliable, coordinated workflow across teams.
What you’ll learn
Why traditional planning methods break down on complex projects
How the Last Planner System (LPS) improves reliability and accountability
How TAKT planning creates flow and predictable delivery
The role of digital production control tools in coordinating teams
The link between planning systems, productivity and project outcomes
Leadership behaviours required to enable high-performing delivery systems
What makes this different
This is not a scheduling course.
You will:
See how production systems work in real project environments
Understand how planning, coordination and leadership connect
Explore how digital tools support—not replace—good systems
Leave with a clear view of what needs to change on your projects
Who should attend
Client executives and project sponsors
Program directors and alliance leadership teams
Senior design and construction leaders
Anyone responsible for delivery performance and outcomes
Outcome
You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of how to move from static plans to dynamic production systems—improving workflow reliability, team alignment and overall project performance.
Note: This session requires a minimum of 5 participants to proceed. In the event the minimum is not met, the session may be rescheduled or cancelled. Participants will be notified in advance and offered a refund.
Jared Chesterman is the Co-Founder of ProgressAmp, where he designs practical operating systems that help complex delivery environments move together – in rhythm, with trust, and with purpose. He works at the intersection of delivery, design, and systems trust, helping multi-stakeholder project ecosystems build clarity, momentum, and sustainable, predictable progress.
Jared brings 25+ years of major infrastructure design and leadership experience across Australia and the UK, including senior roles with Arcadis (London and Australia) and Principal Project Manager responsibilities at SMEC on the Murray Basin Rail Alliance. His work spans Lean and Agile transformation, Lean Design and Target Value Design (TVD), stakeholder alignment, measurement systems, and rhythm-based workflows that improve reliability without forcing complex systems into artificial certainty.
He holds a Graduate Certificate in Change Management (Victoria University), is a PMP (PMI), and trained as a Lean Practitioner through the UK National Highways Programme. His current focus is how leaders and teams can manage complexity by building stronger sensemaking systems – starting with a clearer understanding of the value of ambiguity.
BIM for Senior Project Leaders and Executives
Trainer: Eric Bugeja
Key Details
Time: 8:00am – 12:00pm Duration: 4 hours (including break) Format: Executive-focused workshop with case studies Location: 121 Exhibition Street Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority (VIDA), MELBOURNE VIC 3000 Course Fee: $80 – less $30 for FBIS delegates (normally $1,250)
Overview
BIM isn’t a technology problem.
It’s a leadership, governance and decision-making challenge.
This session cuts through the noise around Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Digital Engineering, giving senior leaders a practical understanding of what it actually takes to implement it successfully on real projects.
Delivered by Eric Bugeja, a global leader in digital delivery and Chair of buildingSMART Australasia, this course focuses on the decisions, behaviours and systems required to unlock value—while meeting increasingly complex contractual and information requirements.
What you’ll learn
What BIM and Digital Engineering really mean from a leadership perspective
The growing information requirements being mandated across projects
How BIM supports better decision-making, coordination and outcomes
The role of standards (including ISO 19650) and data governance
Common implementation pitfalls—and how to avoid them
What leaders must do to enable successful adoption across their teams
How roles, responsibilities and capabilities are evolving
Where technology is heading—and what it means for your organisation
What makes this different
This is not a technical deep dive.
You will:
Focus on what leaders need to know, not how to model
Understand BIM through real project and industry examples
Learn how to navigate contracts, standards and obligations
Leave with a clear view of how to lead digital delivery—not just respond to it
Who should attend
Senior project leaders and executives
Client-side representatives and asset owners
Directors and senior managers in design and construction
Anyone responsible for strategy, governance or delivery outcomes
Outcome
You’ll leave with clarity on how to approach BIM as a strategic capability—enabling better decisions, reducing risk, and positioning your organisation to meet the future of infrastructure delivery.
Note: This session requires a minimum of 5 participants to proceed. In the event the minimum is not met, the session may be rescheduled or cancelled. Participants will be notified in advance and offered a refund.
Trainer
Eric has over 30 years of experience in the Infrastructure delivery space. Starting his career in Manufacturing Automation before transitioning to Major Infrastructure Construction. He has managed teams within Tier 1 Engineering and Construction companies having practical experience as a Design Manager and Project Director.
Eric is currently a Director for buildingSMART International and the Chair of buildingSMART Australasia, who develop global (ISO) standards for the delivery of BIM. Eric is regularly invited to advise government on the transition to Digital Delivery and is regularly engaged as an Executive advisor in the Digital space. Eric has developed and delivered training programs to thousands of Engineers.
Better Decision-Making with Choosing By Advantages (CBA)
Trainer: Phil Hendy
Key Details
Time: 8:30am – 12:30pm Duration: 4 hours (including break) Format: Interactive workshop with real project case study Location: 121 Exhibition Street Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority (VIDA), MELBOURNE VIC 3000 Course Fee: $80 – less $30 for FBIS delegates (normally $1,250)
Note: This course is a part of the LCANZ Lean Practitioner Program. Participants apply the method they learn after completing the course. The course fee covers verification of competency at completion. See Details:Building Capability – Leanconstruction ANZ
Overview
Projects don’t struggle because of a lack of options.
They struggle because decisions are unclear, inconsistent, or driven by cost rather than value.
This workshop introduces Choosing By Advantages (CBA), a structured decision-making method used in Lean project delivery. It provides a clear, transparent way to compare alternatives and align stakeholders around what matters most.
Participants will work through a real-world scenario, learning how to move from opinion-based decisions to a consistent, defensible process.
What you’ll learn
Why traditional decision-making approaches often lead to misalignment
How to define decision factors, attributes and advantages clearly
How to identify the real value differences between options
A structured approach to assessing the importance of advantages
How to separate value from cost to determine best-value outcomes
Practical ways to apply CBA in live project environments
What makes this different
This is not a theoretical session.
You will:
Work through a real infrastructure case study
Apply the CBA method step-by-step in a group setting
See how structured decisions improve alignment and clarity
Leave with tools you can use immediately on your projects
Who should attend
Project directors and client representatives
Engineers, designers and planners
Contractors and consultants
Anyone involved in making or influencing project decisions
Outcome
You’ll leave with a practical method to make clearer, faster and more aligned decisions—reducing debate, improving transparency, and focusing teams on what truly drives value.
Note: This session requires a minimum of 5 participants to proceed. In the event the minimum is not met, the session may be rescheduled or cancelled. Participants will be notified in advance and offered a refund.
Trainer
Phil Hendy is Co-Founder and Director of ProgressAmp, and a recognised leader in Lean construction, innovation and performance improvement across the infrastructure sector.
With over 25 years’ experience in senior engineering and project leadership roles, Phil has worked at the forefront of delivering complex infrastructure and building projects, consistently driving improvements in productivity, reliability and team performance. (progressamp.com)
Phil has trained and coached hundreds of contractors, clients and designers in Lean thinking, innovation and improvement methods, helping organisations move beyond traditional approaches and embed practical systems that improve how projects are planned, coordinated and delivered.
Through ProgressAmp and his role with Lean Construction ANZ, Phil has led the development of capability-building programs, innovation frameworks and collaborative delivery models that are now influencing how projects are delivered across the industry.
Known for his practical, no-nonsense approach, Phil focuses on turning ideas into action, helping teams achieve more predictable, productive and sustainable outcomes.
Lean Construction Production Concepts: Parade of Trades & Pull Planning Games
Projects rarely fail because people aren’t working hard.
They fall behind because work is poorly coordinated, dependencies are misunderstood, and teams plan in isolation.
This session introduces core Lean Production concepts through two hands-on simulation games that reflect real project conditions. Participants will experience how workflow, trade dependencies and planning approaches directly impact delivery performance.
Rather than focusing on theory, this workshop allows participants to see and feel how different ways of planning lead to very different outcomes.
What you’ll learn
Why reliability, not speed, is the key driver of faster project delivery
How trade dependencies shape workflow across a project
What happens when teams optimise locally instead of working as a system
How pull planning works and why “right to left” thinking improves coordination
Practical approaches to creating more reliable and aligned plans
What makes this different
This is not a presentation.
Through the Parade of Trades and Pull Planning simulations, you will:
Experience the impact of poor coordination in real time
See how small changes in planning improve overall flow
Understand what it takes to move from isolated effort to aligned delivery
Who should attend
Project leaders
Construction managers
Engineers and planners
Trade and contractor representatives
Anyone involved in planning and delivering work
Outcome
You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of how work actually flows on projects—and practical ways to improve planning, coordination and reliability in your own environment.
Note: This session requires a minimum of 2 participants to proceed. In the event the minimum is not met, the session may be rescheduled or cancelled. Participants will be notified in advance and offered a refund.
Your Trainer
Cecilia is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney, specialising in lean construction and process improvement. With over 15 years of experience across Australia, Brazil, and the UK, she brings a whole-of-lifecycle perspective spanning client, design, and construction, with particular expertise in managing interfaces between disciplines.
Her work focuses on translating state-of-the-art concepts from manufacturing into the construction context, bridging research and practice. This approach enables the application of proven principles in complex project environments while generating new insights that advance both industry practice and academic knowledge.
Cecilia designs and delivers research-informed serious games and simulations that enable participants to engage directly with lean concepts and test ideas in practice. She has trained hundreds of participants, creating powerful “aha” moments that challenge conventional practice and instil new ways of thinking to tackle industry challenges.
Introduction to Visual Management: The Dare-Dare Game
Are your site boards, BIM models or schedules being ignored?
This session explores why well-designed visual tools often fail to influence behaviour on projects. Rather than focusing on improving the tools themselves, it examines the relationship between the people creating and using them.
Based on the Japanese concept of Dare-Dare-Na-Na-Do (Who, Whom, Why, What, How), this workshop introduces a different way of thinking about Visual Management—one that recognises how meaning is shaped between sender and receiver.
Participants will work through real examples of “dead tools” and explore why they fail to engage the front line.
What you’ll learn
Why the same visual tool can be seen as either support or surveillance
How relationships between people fundamentally change how tools are interpreted
Why eliminating all friction can actually reduce engagement and ownership
How to design visual systems that encourage dialogue rather than compliance
Practical ways to create tools that enable adaptation and frontline problem solving
What makes this different
This is not a session about building better dashboards.
It’s about understanding why tools fail in the first place—and how to design for real-world use, not theoretical perfection.
Using the “Dare-Dare Game”, participants will:
Analyse real tools that aren’t working
Identify the hidden relational dynamics behind them
Redesign them to better support collaboration and decision-making
Who should attend
Project leaders
Construction managers
Designers and consultants
Lean practitioners
Clients seeking better collaboration across project teams
Outcome
You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of why visual tools succeed or fail—and how to design them to support better communication, engagement and performance on your projects.
Note: This session requires a minimum of 5 participants to proceed. In the event the minimum is not met, the session may be rescheduled or cancelled. Participants will be notified in advance and offered a refund.
Trainer
Koichi Murata is a professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering & Management, College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, Japan. His research interests include operations & production management, kaizen, lean, visual management, sustainable supply chain, and others. With nearly 20 years of experience in lean management across industry and academia, Prof Koichi Murata’s interest in lean construction began in 2013 following an email exchange with Lauri Koskela (Lean Construction guru)
Since then, Koichi have been involved in ongoing international collaborations with colleagues around the world. More recently, Koichi has developed online courses on lean management in collaboration with the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) and the Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS). Koichi has also delivered face-to-face lectures at companies and universities in several countries. In 2024, Prof Koichi serves as Scientific Co-Chair of IGLC33 in Japan.
Introduction to Lean Construction
Trainer: Aled Roberts
Key Details
Time: 8:00am – 12:00pm Duration: 4 hours Format: Interactive workshop Location: 121 Exhibition Street Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority (VIDA), MELBOURNE VIC 3000 Fee: $80 – less $30 for FBIS delegates
Are you new to Lean Construction and unsure where to start? Or have you begun applying Lean but are frustrated by limited progress or resistance from others?
This workshop provides a clear and practical starting point for building Lean capability in construction. It focuses on establishing a strong foundation of values, principles and simple tools that can deliver meaningful improvements in any project environment.
It also forms the first step in the LCANZ-certified Building Capability Lean Practitioner pathway.
What you’ll learn
The core values and principles that underpin Lean Construction
How to apply systems thinking to improve value across the whole project lifecycle
The importance of “Respect for People” and how it differs from typical industry behaviours
Why stability and long-term capability development are critical for success
How to use the Plan–Do–Check–Act (PDCA) cycle for continuous improvement
An introduction to the 5 Pillars of Lean Construction
The “Building Blocks of Lean Construction” model for developing capability
How ISO 18404 supports organisational Lean capability development
Who this is for
This course is suited to:
Participants commencing the LCANZ Building Capability Program
Project managers and delivery teams new to Lean Construction
Contractors and consultants seeking a practical starting point
Organisations looking to build Lean capability in a structured way
About the course
The session combines short learning modules with practical exercises to help participants understand how Lean concepts translate into real project environments.
You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of where to start, how to apply Lean appropriately to your context, and how to build momentum over time.
This session introduces the Last Planner® System, a collaborative production planning approach used globally to improve workflow reliability and coordination across complex projects.
Improve planning reliability
Align teams around workflow
Understand lookahead + weekly planning
Avoid common implementation pitfalls
Who should attend Project managers, contractors, consultants and client representatives seeking better delivery outcomes.
