Event
CII Global AWP+ Conference: Advancing Project Delivery – Decision Making in Action
Agenda
Wednesday, November 18 - Foundations
| 1:30 - 2:30 PM | Foundations | AWP Fundamentals Core principles of Advanced Work Packaging and how structured planning improves predictability and execution. |
| 2:45 - 3:45 PM | Foundations | Digital Project Delivery How digital tools, integrated data, and connected workflows enhance decision-making and streamline delivery. |
| 4:00 - 5:00 PM | Foundations | Advanced Project Delivery How AWP, Lean, and Project Portfolio Management work together to elevate performance, with focus on real-world integration points. |
| 5:00 - 6:00 PM | Community & Connections Moments | Innovation Hub and Cocktail Hour |
| 6:00 - 8:30 PM | Community & Connections Moments | Leadership Jam with Cory Loucks |
Thursday, November 19 - Understanding the Challenge / Decisions in Action
| 8:00 - 9:00 AM | Understanding the Challenge | Strategic Networking Breakfast Early-morning conversations to spark alignment and connect leaders. |
| 9:00 - 9:15 AM | Understanding the Challenge | Opening Vision & Welcome Introduces the central theme — PATs and how better decisions, supported by the right enablers, move the industry forward. |
| 9:15 - 10:00 AM | Understanding the Challenge | Leadership Motivational Keynote What construction can learn from other industries about disciplined decision-making and leadership behaviors. |
| 10:00 - 10:30 AM | Understanding the Challenge | Strategic Spotlight A forward‑looking spotlight introducing CII’s Performance Advancement Targets and prompting the industry to reflect on the decisions, priorities, and shifts that will be required to reach them. A thought‑starter designed to spark dialogue, challenge assumptions, and set the stage for deeper conversations throughout the conference. |
| 10:30 - 11:00 AM | Community & Connection Moments | Coffee & Connections - Morning Break A relaxed moment to grab a coffee, meet someone new, and ease into the day before the next session. |
| 11:00 - 12:00 PM | Decisions in Action | Engineering, Project Controls & Supply Chain: Mini Case Studies in Decision-Making Short real-world decision-point scenarios; audience asked "what would you do?" before the actual decision and outcome are revealed. |
| 12:00 - 1:00 PM | Decisions in Action | Power Lunch Break |
| 1:00 - 1:30 PM | Decisions in Action | Sponsors Session Candid reflection from headline sponsors on what makes event investment worthwhile. |
| 1:30 - 2:30 PM | Decisions in Action | Execution, Commissioning and Handover: Mini Case Studies in Decision-Making Same mini-case format applied to execution, commissioning, and handover decisions. |
| 2:30 - 3:00 PM | Community & Connection Moments | Coffee & Connections - Afternoon Break |
| 3:00 - 4:15 PM | Decisions in Action | Fundamental Scope Blocks and Rapid Validation A fast‑paced session featuring a case study on fundamental scope blocks and rapid validation, followed by an interactive panel exploring how AWP, Lean, and PPM come together to support better front‑end and execution decisions—improving alignment, schedule confidence, and overall readiness. |
| 3:00 - 4:00 PM | Decisions in Action | Project Controls Breakout A focused session where RT‑433 explores how project controls strengthen AWP by integrating work packages with schedules, improving planning discipline, and supporting smoother coordination between office and field, focusing on the critical decisions required to remove barriers and accelerate performance. |
| 4:15 - 5:00 PM | Decisions in Action | The Differentiating Factor: Same AWP, Same Contracts, Four Different Outcomes A compelling case study exploring four parallel projects that shared the same owner, EPCm, infrastructure, and AWP framework, yet achieved dramatically different outcomes. Participants are invited to examine the decisions, leadership behaviors, and application of Project Production Management (PPM) that influenced performance and shaped execution results. |
| 5:00 - 5:15 PM | Community & Connection Moments | Day 1 Wrap-UP Captures Day 1 momentum before the evening events and tomorrow's chapter. |
| 9:00 - 6:15 PM | Community & Connection Moments | Innovation Hub Explore partner tools, services, and solutions. |
| 5:15 - 6:15 PM | Community & Connection Moments | Cocktail Hour |
| 6:15 - 9:00 PM | Community & Connection Moments | AWP Awards Dinner |
Friday, November 20 - Advancing Performance
| 8:00 - 9:00 AM | Community & Connection Moments | Strategic Networking Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 9:15 AM | Advancing Performance | Day 2 Kick-off & Alignment Realign and reset energy for the day's collaborative work. |
| 9:15 - 10:15 AM | Advancing Performance | The Path Forward - Shark Tank Edition "Sharks" react to the key shifts surfaced across the conference on decision-making, technology, and PATs. |
| 10:15 - 10:40 AM | Community & Connection Moments | Coffee & Connections - Morning Break A relaxed moment to grab a coffee, meet someone new, and ease into the day before the next session. |
| 10:40 - 11:25 AM | Advancing Performance | Technology & Innovation Leadership Panel A fast-paced conversation with technology leaders, field innovators, and digital builders showcasing how AI, smart tools, and real-world insights are transforming decision-making and elevating PATs-driven project performance. |
| 10:40 - 11:25 AM | Advancing Performance | AWP+ Breakout A hands‑on session that blends Lean techniques, PPM portfolio‑level prioritization, and AWP‑Plus . Participants work through a simplified scenario to remove waste, sequence work more effectively, and rapidly align decisions with business value and field readiness |
| 11:35 - 12:15 PM | Advancing Performance | Leadership & Technology Keynote A motivating keynote exploring how emerging technologies and AI are changing not just tools—but the way decisions are made, enabling faster, more informed, and more aligned execution across projects. |
| 12:15 - 12:30 PM | Advancing Performance | Call to Action: Advancing Together Aligns participants around the decisions and collaboration points needed to keep advancing project delivery after the conference. |
| 12:30 - 12:45 PM | Advancing Performance | Closing Remarks Appreciation and essential end-of-event information. |
| 12:45 - 2:00 PM | Community & Connection Moments | Lunch |
| 9:00 - 2:00 PM | Community & Connection Moments | Innovation Hub Explore partner tools, services, and solutions. |