Virtual and Hybrid Collaboration and Training

Overcome Barriers to Successful Hybrid Collaboration

As we move from a pandemic to an endemic environment from the Impact of COVID-19, the way our industry works has changed.  We assist teams in adapting and changing to a hybrid environment of collaboration.  In addition to our virtual training workshops, collaborative planning efforts like Last Planner, and partnering, we have learned how to best assist teams to engage while working in a hybrid environment.  Get in touch to learn more about how we are doing this with teams throughout the world separated by distance and circumstances.

High Performing Teams

Leverage the Full Talent of Your Team

Organizations and project teams often operate in silos optimizing only their work.  We work with teams to break down the silos and to establish trust and alignment.   This fosters an environment of collaboration that leads to higher performance as a single team with a unified focus and goal.  Ask us how!

Lean Project Delivery Coaching and Training

Expert Guidance

With years of Lean experience in design and construction, our team has the capabilities and expertise to take your business to the next level. At Umstot Project and Facilities Solutions, LLC, we have supported more than 50 project teams implementing the Last Planner(R) System, Scrum and/or Takt Planning. We are internationally recognized subject matter experts in Lean as it is applied to design and construction.   We are proud to help teams improve their project outcomes through the Big Room environment, Target Value Design, visual management, root cause analysis, A3 problem solving, process mapping, and use of pull production systems.  Allow us to combine our insights and skills to help transform your processes and strategies, and in turn, your company and projects.

Alignment Partnering

Real Project Collaboration

Projects are designed and built by people.  The engagement and collaboration of participants in all aspects of the project is crucial to timely, cost-effective delivery that meets the customer’s value proposition.  Too often we operate in silos rather than with a collaborative project-centric focus.  This collaboration does not just “happen” by itself.  It must be fostered by consciously building healthy personal relationships and sustained by intentional effort.  Our process aids in defining the project value proposition, aligning all team members, and leading participants to focus their collaborative discussions on priorities tied to the value definition.  We also work with teams to forecast risks (to mitigate them) and identify opportunities (to enhance them).

Design-Build Consultation

Deliver Design-Build Done Right

Looking to implement your first design-build project or seeking consultation on how to deliver a project via progressive design-build?  We have delivered more than 50 design-build projects as practitioners,  owners, and trusted advisors in our careers including 35 through progressive design-build.  We were early pioneers of progressive design-build in the public sector in 2008. Let us assist you in developing your procurement strategy, cost models, contract language, Requests for Qualifications and Requests for Proposal, and navigating the selection process and contract negotiation.  We have been members of the Design-Build Institute of America for more than a decade.  Our principal, David Umstot, was recognized nationally with the 2012 Design-Build Institute of America Distinguished Leadership Award for his vision in pioneering Lean design-build. The CMAA SoCal Chapter recognized him for his educational work with Design-Build and Lean in 2019.  Need help planning or executing your next project? Let us guide you through a better process to better outcomes.

Organizational Learning and Process Improvement

Grow Your Talent and Improve Productivity

Looking to grow your internal talent and build capacity?  Let us guide you. Any organization can move forward with small incremental changes, but building for the future in today’s rapidly evolving business environment requires developing the talent and leveraging the tacit knowledge of your team. We offer specially designed knowledge and skill development programs that meet your specific needs building internal champions that can lead your continuous improvement efforts and organizational change.