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March 2024
Facilitating the VM Job Plan
La facilitation est l’une des compétences essentielles nécessaires pour gérer efficacement...

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March 2024
Facilitating the VM Job Plan
La facilitation est l’une des compétences essentielles nécessaires pour gérer efficacement...

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January 2024
Achieving Success on Big Projects with a Co-Facilitator
Animer une étude de la valeur n’est pas chose facile. C’est pour cette raison que les...

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January 2024
Quebec Infrastructure award for Value Management
Value Analysis Canada presented an award at Quebec Infrastructures, for its regular use of...

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January 2024
Achieving Success on Big Projects with a Co-Facilitator
Animer une étude de la valeur n’est pas chose facile. C’est pour cette raison que les...

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November 2023
30 Tips for More Value
Want to achieve more with Value Management? Download Value Analysis Canada 30 tips for more...

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September 2023
Getting big things done with Value Management
Il ne reste qu’une semaine avant de fermer les inscriptions pour le symposium Réaliser...

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September 2023
Reserve These Dates for the Annual Value Symposium
Joignez-vous à Analyse de la valeur Canada les mardi 3 octobre, mercredi 4 octobre et jeudi...

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September 2023
Bridging the Future - 2023 Municipal Engineers Association Conference (Ontario)
The Municipal Engineers Association of Ontario 2023 Conference will be held from November...

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September 2023
Reserve These Dates for the Annual Value Symposium
Comme vous savez, Analyse de la valeur Canada tient son symposium de la valeur virtuel du...

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September 2023
Value Symposium Keynote Speaker
Analyse de la valeur Canada tient son symposium sur la valeur de façon virtuelle du 3 au...

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September 2023
Value Symposium Keynote Speaker
Analyse de la valeur Canada tient son symposium sur la valeur de façon virtuelle du 3 au...

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August 2023
Reserve these dates for the annual Value Symposium
Analyse de la valeur Canada tient son symposium sur la valeur de façon virtuelle du 3 au...

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July 2023
Reserve These Dates for the Annual Value Symposium
Analyse de la valeur Canada tient son symposium sur la valeur de façon virtuelle du 3 au...

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July 2023
Reserve these dates for the annual Value Symposium
Analyse de la valeur Canada tient son symposium sur la valeur de façon virtuelle du 3 au...

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June 2023
VAC and AFAV are Partners!
Dans le but de promouvoir et renforcer l’application du management par la valeur dans les...

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June 2023
VAC and AFAV are Partners!
Dans le but de promouvoir et renforcer l’application du management par la valeur dans les...

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June 2023
VAC and AFAV are partners
Dans le but de promouvoir l’application du management par la valeur dans les communauté...

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June 2023
VAC and AFAV Sign Partnership Agreement
Dans le but de promouvoir et renforcer l’application du management par la valeur dans les...

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May 2023
Value analysis: a path to collaboration?
Inscription: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/billets-value-voices-voix-de-valeur-630387996467...

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May 2023
Value analysis: a path to collaboration?
Inscription: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/billets-value-voices-voix-de-valeur-630387996467...

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March 2023
Success - VM with diversity achieves best value solutions
Value Analysis Canada had a great Value Voice webinar again this week. Steve Taylor, P.Eng...

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March 2023
Reminder - VM with diversity achieves best value solutions
La diversité, l’équité et l’inclusion sont essentielles à l’élaboration de solutions...

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December 2022
Value Voices Webinar Uploaded to YouTube -The Diversity Paradox and the Design of Processes and Objects
The November 2022 Value Voices Webinar video, The Diversity Paradox and the Design of Processes...

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March 2022
Value Engineering class of 2022, McGill University, best presentation award.
Value Engineering class of 2022, McGill University, best presentation award. The winning team...

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January 2022
Value Voices webinar series - January 25, 2022
Function Analysis is a powerful tool with many uses. It is the perfect approach to identify...

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September 2021
Value Voices Webinar Series – September 2021 Event
As a value practitioner for almost 40 years, I have led VM Studies on hundreds of projects...

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July 2021
Value – A Key Ingredient of Business Decisions
Decisions, decisions, decisions. Regardless of what industry or sector you are in, there are...

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June 2021
Value Management in Action Webinar
In partnership with Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE), we are pleased to announce...

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May 2021
Value Voices May 2021
Value Analysis Canada invites you to join our webinar series "Value Voices" ...

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February 2021
Introduction to Value Management - Fostering Innovation
Learn about VM and the link to innovation by watching Past President Mike Pearsall...

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February 2021
VM gets mentioned in Enbridge's 2020 Innovation Report.
VM gets mentioned in Enbridge's 2020 Innovation Report. Please read more on their external...

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September 2020
Value Analysis Virtual Symposium
Value Analysis Canada is conducting our annual conference/symposium virtually this year. The...

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December 2019
Seasons Greetings 2019
December signals the end to 2019. It’s a great time to reflect on the events over the past...

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December 2019
Value Analysis in Action - Vancouver and Victoria
Looking for a deliberative method to help your teams balance project objectives with costs...

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June 2019
Minister Garneau announces appointments in the transportation sector - May 2019
Rakesh Shreewastav, a member of the Board of Directors of Value Analysis Canada has been appointed...

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April 2019
Winners of the VAC Pfeiffer-Wales Award for Best Student VE Presentation at McGill University, March 2019
The project was the optimisation of a rotational joint, for Vortex International who designs...

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December 2018
Seasons Greetings 2018
December signals the end to 2018. It’s a great time to reflect on the events over the past...

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December 2018
Season's Greetings
December signals the end to 2018. It?s a great time to reflect on the events over the past...

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October 2018
2018 VAC Symposium Program Finalized
Soon, Value Analysis professionals from across North America, as well as partners in industry...

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August 2018
VAC 2018 Symposium Keynote Speakers
Martyn has been conducting value improvement studies worldwide, for both the public and private...

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March 2018
Passing of Robert Charette, CVS, P.Eng,PQS
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Robert Charette on February 1st, 2018 in...

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February 2018
VAC West Dinner Presentation
The February dinner meeting is a joint presentation by Value Analysis Canada (VAC) and the...

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January 2018
Annual general assembly
You are all invited to attend our Annual General Meeting being held as a telecom meeting on...

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December 2017
2017 Seasons Greetings
December signals the end to 2017. It’s a great time to reflect on the events over the past...

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December 2017
“Value(s) and management” 2nd Edition
The 2nd edition « new and Improved” of the collective work “Value(s) and management...

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October 2017
2017 Conference Promotion
Today more than ever organizations are being called upon to make strategic decisions reliably...

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July 2017
Awards of Merit 2017
Each year Value Analysis Canada (formerly the Canadian Society of Value Analysis, CSVA) presents...

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July 2017
Symposium Keynote Speakers Announced
Learn from Value Analysis Canada’s 2017 Value Summit Keynote Speakers how simple and...

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June 2017
Value Analysis Conference
Value Analysis Canada invites you to share your success in simple and reliable Value Creation...

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May 2017
Pathways to Value: Promoting Value Analysis in Western Canada – May
On May 11, the Value Analysis Canada – Western Group held the final monthly dinner of...

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May 2017
April Editorial 2017
In April, Value Analysis Canada held our Annual General Assembly by videoconference. A few...

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April 2017
Pathways to Value: Promoting Value Analysis in Western Canada – April
On April 6, 2017, Value Analysis Canada – Western Group hosted its regular monthly dinner...

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March 2017
Pathways to Value - Promoting Value Analysis in Western Canada - March
On March 9th, 2017, Value Analysis Canada – Western Group hosted its regular monthly...

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February 2017
Pathways to Value-Promoting Value Analysis in Western Canada - February
On February 9, 2017, Value Analysis Canada – Western Group hosted its regular monthly...

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February 2017
February 2017 editorial
A short winter month, then we will see the light as spring approaches! I am encouraged that...

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January 2017
Pathways to Value-Promoting Value Analysis in Western Canada
On January 12, 2017, Value Analysis Canada – Western Group hosted its first monthly...

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December 2016
November-December 2016 Editorial
In the last few weeks, I have been in contact with many organizations comparable to Value...

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November 2016
Pathways to Value-Promoting Value Analysis in Western Canada
On November 10, 2016, Value Analysis Canada – Western Group hosted its regular monthly...

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October 2016
October 2016 Editorial
October is a month when most of us have gone back to a regular schedule after the summer....

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October 2016
Pathways to Value-Promoting Value Analysis in Western Canada
On October 20, 2016, Value Analysis Canada – Western Group and CSCE Edmonton hosted...

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September 2016
September 2016 editorial
End of August, as president of Value Analysis Canada, I was invited to speak at the annual...

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August 2016
August 2016 editorial
This month, a lot of us are riveted to our TV screens or tablets following the Olympic events...

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July 2016
July 2016 editorial
July is vacation month for many of us! After working hard all year, many look forward to a...

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April 2016
April editorial
This month (April), ten new persons went to a Mod 1. Of these, 7 had already been in contact...

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February 2016
February 2016 editorial
Value Analysis Canada’s annual strategy session took place a few weeks ago and many...

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January 2016
Director-Western Canada Region
January, 2016 – Hussien Al-Battaineh, Ph.D., P.Eng., CVS© was appointed Director...

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December 2015
2016 Seasons Greetings
As December is moving on, we would like you to remember that the limit date for submitting...

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April 2015
The Value in Value Engineering - the Altus Group, April 2015
With any project, it is imperative to understand which processes...

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January 2015
McGill Enginnering Students Project Winners
August 2014
Proposal RFP 91178-14-7191 City of Toronto
The City of Toronto released RFP 9117-14-7191 for Value Engineering Services and oversight...

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July 2014
Awards of Merit 2014
The CSVA would welcome your nominations of individuals or organizations deserving of recognition...

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July 2014
What Is the Relationship Between Value Engineering & Target Costing?
An interesting article in the online edition of Houston Chronicle, written by an Ottawa based...

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July 2014
Malaysia Star Online Article - Value Engineering consultants help developers
On Wednesday July 23, 2014 the Malaysia Star Online  published the article &...

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April 2014
SYMPOSIUM 2014
The Canadian Value Symposium 2014, hosted by the Canadian Society of Value Analysis (CSVA)...

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January 2014
Office of Management and Budget
The Office of Management and Budget updated its instructions to US Federal agencies...

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November 2013
Value Analysis Conference, Montreal, Nov 25,26
Budgets are tight and it is challenge to satisfy ever increasing needs as resources decline...

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May 2013
New European standard for Functional Performance Specification
A new British and European Standard BS EN 16271 on functional performance specification (FPS...

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May 2013
A Sixties Train Ride to Value
What was the search engine in the sixties? Readers Digest! In this communiqué Dr. Axel...

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April 2013
CSVA at the Order of Engineers of Québec
CSVA was present at the Order of Engineers of Québec seminar, on April 8th and 9th...

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April 2013
Passing of Dr. Dan Seni
It is with sadness that the society learned that Dan A. Seni P.Eng., Ph.D., Professor, School...

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May 2012
CSVA reaches out to Canada’s asset managers
CSVA was on display at the 2012 Canadian Network of Asset Managers (CNAM) Workshop in Montreal...

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March 2012
Sharing Values with a First Nation through Value Engineeering.
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) recently embarked on a modified Value Engineering...

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February 2012
VAC featured at Best Practices Showcase
 The Canadian Society for Value Analysis was featured at the APMG-International, Best...

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February 2012
SAVE-CSVA joint membership
We are happy to announce that SAVE international and CSVA have agreed upon a joint membership...

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September 2011
U.K. Releases White Paper on the Business Benefits of Implementing Management of Value
The British Government released a white paper on the business benefits of the Management of...

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July 2011
CSVA Trains City of Calgary Staff in VA
This past July, the CSVA visited Calgary to introduce City of Calgary staff and managers to...

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November 2010
Value Engineering Module 1 Training Workshop
Twenty-six (26) participants attended the Module 1 training workshop in Toronto this year....

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November 2010
CSVA honours the memory of the tradgedy at Polytechnique Montreal with a new award.
In this year commemorating the 20th anniversary of the tragedy at the Polytechnique Montr&...

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March 2010
2009 CSVA Special Award
Members of the CSVA from Montreal were invited to attend a supper on Friday, March 19th, 2010...

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November 2009
Michel Thiry, 2008 CSVA Life Achievement award
Members of the CSVA from the Montreal area hold a supper to meet with Michel Thiry while...

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October 2009
2008 CSVA Conference - "Awesome"
2008 CSVA Conference  - "What an awesome CSVA conference"SAVE International...

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September 2009
GMC Communicator: (CSVA) Conference - A Great Success!
2008 Canadian Society of Value Analysis (CSVA) Conference - A Great Success!SAVE GMC Communicator...

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Recent Events

January 2023
International Conference - Indian Value Engineering Society

The Indian Value Engineering Society (INVEST) is organizing an International Conference on 6-7 January 2023. Venue – Hotel Holiday Inn, Saki Naka Junction, Andheri (East) Mumbai 400 072.   The theme is: “Value Engineering, Your Competitive Edge”.   The Indian Value Engineering Society (INVEST), established in 1977, has been serving Indian Organizations & their professionals by disseminating this specialized knowledge through seminars, projects and workshops. The primary...

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July 2021
Value Management in Action Webinar

In partnership with Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE), we are pleased to announce this upcoming event EVENT:            Value Management in Action Webinar Introduction to Value Management -  Fostering Innovation Presenters:    Mike Pearsall, P.Eng., CVS, FEC, President, SAVE International Rakesh Shreewastav, P.Eng., VMA,  FEC, Board Director, Value Analysis Canada DATE:              July 15, 2021...

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October 2020
Value Analysis Canada 2020 Symposium

Value Analysis Canada is conducting our annual conference/symposium virtually this year. The dates are October 5-7th, 2020. We are also using a

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December 2019
Value Analysis in Action - Victoria

Looking for a deliberative method to help your teams balance project objectives with costs. Reaching for a technique that can help you bring stakeholders and subject matter experts together in reaching a common understanding of project needs? Value Analysis (Value Engineering, Value Management) is a proven project management best practice that you can apply to help improve outcomes in your projects, processes and products. Attend the 1 day interactive session to learn how to apply this technique...

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December 2019
Value Analysis in Action - Vancouver

Looking for a deliberative method to help your teams balance project objectives with costs. Reaching for a technique that can help you bring stakeholders and subject matter experts together in reaching a common understanding of project needs? Value Analysis (Value Engineering, Value Management) is a proven project management best practice that you can apply to help improve outcomes in your projects, processes and products. Attend the 1 day interactive session to learn how to apply this technique...

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June 2019
An Introduction to Value Methodology

    Purpose:  This presentation will provide participants with an understanding of Value Management/ Value Analysis/ Value Engineering and an appreciation of how to benefit by VA and how to participate in Value Analysis.  Value Management/ Value Analysis/ Value Engineering is a facilitated and creative process that generates alternative solutions to problems. The solutions maintain or improve function (what something does), while at the same time maximize value. The process of...

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October 2018
2018 Value Symposium

SAVE THE DATE October 17-19, 2018 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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May 2018
Value Analysis in Action - Vancouver

Looking for a deliberative method to help your teams balance project objectives with costs. Reaching for a technique that can help you bring stakeholders and subject matter experts together in reaching a common understanding of project needs? Value Analysis (Value Engineering, Value Management) is a proven project management best practice that you can apply to help improve outcomes in your projects, processes and products. Attend the 1 day interactive session to learn how to apply this technique...

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May 2018
Value Analysis in Action - Victoria

Looking for a deliberative method to help your teams balance project objectives with costs. Reaching for a technique that can help you bring stakeholders and subject matter experts together in reaching a common understanding of project needs? Value Analysis (Value Engineering, Value Management) is a proven project management best practice that you can apply to help improve outcomes in your projects, processes and products. Attend the 1 day interactive session to learn how to apply this technique...

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October 2017
Value Analysis, simple and reliable

 Value Analysis, simple and reliable A solid and transparent approach to create value     Value Analysis Canada held its annual conference in Montreal, on October 16 and 17, 2017.    Speakers demonstrated how, by using the Value Analysis process, you will realize value in your projects, services, products and industry. Value Analysis is a simple and structured process that enables teams to  systematically and efficiently identify & understand information...

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May 2017
Challenging the Conventional Decision Making Process

Thursday May 11, 2017 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (MST)   Presenter: Tom Fletcher P. Eng. CVS   The inclusion of a formal Value Management/ Engineering (VM/VE) step into the conventional decision making process is not being used to its fullest extent, in Canada and the USA.   The VM/VE methodology has been used successfully for the past 70 years yet it is only being utilized in some business and government sectors, in North America. Traditionally it was used in the manufacturing sector...

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April 2017
Strategic Planning of Calgary's Downtown Fire Stations using Value Management

Thursday April 6, 2017 6:00 PM ? 9:00 PM (MST)   Presenter: Pinky de la Cruz   In 2015, Calgary Fire Department (CFD) had to decide what to do with two aging fire stations in downtown ? replace or rehabilitate?  To determine the best infrastructure solution for the area, CFD embarked on a Value Management (VM) study. This involved collaborating with a team of 24 City staff and external disciplinary experts. The VM study allowed the department to look at things more strategically,...

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March 2017
Value Analysis in Action Seminar: Prince George, BC - March 24 2017

Looking for a deliberative method to help your teams balance project objectives with costs. Reaching for a technique that can help you bring stakeholders and subject matter experts together in reaching a common understanding of project needs? Value Analysis (Value Engineering, Value Management) is a proven project management best practice that you can apply to help improve outcomes in your projects, processes and products. Attend the 1 day interactive session to learn how to apply this technique...

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March 2017
Shop Layout Optimization utilizing Function Analysis

Thursday March 9th, 2017 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (MST)   Presenter: James Tan and Darsh Nawaratna   Construction Services, Infrastructure Delivery (previously Drainage Design & Construction), Integrated Infrastructure Services Department undertook a transformation initiative in 2013-2015 to reassess its business model and strategies and, to develop new strategic directions to align with the City’s overall vision and goals. The transformation initiative resulted in the acquisition...

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January 2017
Value Analysis in Action Seminar: Vancouver, BC - January 27 2017

Looking for a deliberative method to help your teams balance project objectives with costs. Reaching for a technique that can help you bring stakeholders and subject matter experts together in reaching a common understanding of project needs? Value Analysis (Value Engineering, Value Management) is a proven project management best practice that you can apply to help improve outcomes in your projects, processes and products. Attend the 1 day interactive session to learn how to apply this technique...

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January 2017
Value Analysis in the Canadian Petroleum Industry - Edmonton

Joseph Snodgrass highlighted the application of value management in various industrial application including mining, refinery, oil sand and other industrial applications. The discussion ranged from why to use value management in industrial applications to how to implement value management. Case studies highlighted the outcomes achieved by applying Value Engineering/Value Analysis to Industrial projects in Western Canada.Mr. Snodgrass has performed Value Analysis and Value Engineering on Capital...

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November 2016
Implementing Value Management at The City of Calgary

Thursday November 10, 2016 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM (MST)   Presenter: Mushtaq Rabbi   Calgary, in the Province of Alberta, is the fourth largest municipality in Canada with a metropolitan population of approximately 1.44 million. The City is led by a fifteen member elected Council and strives to deliver the highest possible quality of municipal services to citizens. The City of Calgary is a program and project intensive organization. In November 2015, The City published a Value Management (VM...

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November 2016
Value Analysis in municipal projects

  The city of Granby has opened a project management office where they want to implement best practices. One of the selected best practices is Value Analysis.  Mr. Daniel Surprenant, P.Eng., Project Director will be highlighting his experience of using value analysis in the city of Granby on a variety of projects.     The city of Calgary has a Value Management Standard and has used Value Management for several years and has maintained statistics on their experience. Mrs. Lucie...

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October 2016
Groat Road Bridge Rehabilitation: A Value Engineering Success Story

October 20, 2016 at 5:30PM - 8:30PM   BY: Hussien T. AL-Battaineh, Ph.D., P.Eng., CVS Value Engineering/Analysis is “a systematic process used by a multidisciplinary team to improve the value of a project through the analysis of its functions” defined by SAVE International. This presentation discusses the concept of value engineering, looks into its applications, and highlights the benefits of the methodology. Furthermore, the presentation demonstrates how value engineering was...

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September 2016
Promoting Value Analysis in Western Canada

On September 22, 2016, Value Analysis Canada – Western Group launched its 2016-2017 Dinner Presentation Series, “Pathways to Value”, with a great talk delivered by Martyn R. Phillips, CVS®-Life, CVM, FICE, FCIWEM, FHKIVM, PVM, P.Eng. His presentation entitled “A Smorgasbord of Value Improvement Applications to Projects Worldwide” showcased a variety of worldwide value engineering applications and listed multiple benefits of the methodology. The presentation was...

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April 2016
Value Management Practice 2016, Secure Progress – Progress Securely

April 26-28 2016 are the dates to remember for the International VA conference in Munich, Germany. The theme of the conference is:   Value Management Practice 2016, Secure Progress – Progress Securely   For more information, please consult the document here:  

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October 2015
Upcoming Events in Alberta

Our president, Lucie Parrot, will be travelling to Alberta for a few events : October 19th – presentations to City of Calgary staff, senior management in the morning and sponsors and project managers in the afternoon. Busy day, talking about Value in City projects and VM for Project managers. This event is reserved for City personnel only. October 20th – Value engineering, a tool to deliver project value. This Calgary event, sponsored and organized by APEGA is open to all. October...

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April 2015
Value Analysis Day in Montreal - April 28

Inscriptions are complete for this event. April 28, 2015 Musee Grevin, 705 Ste-Catherine west, Montreal, 5th Floor Are you interested in improving the value and quality of a project? Are you looking for a structured approach to innovation? Do you want to be part of the creative process and generate alternative solutions? If you said YES to the questions above, improve your skills by attending an introductory session on Value Analysis (VA) in Montreal on April 28, 2015. The language of instruction...

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November 2014
Symposium 2014

The Canadian Value Symposium 2014, hosted by the Canadian Society of Value Analysis (CSVA) will take place November 17th and 18th, at the Eaton Chelsea in Downtown Toronto. The theme of this year’s Symposium is:    Solving Problems and Improving Value   Value Analysis (VA) is a proven project management best practice and an exceptional decision-making tool to find alternative solutions to problems and achieve best value for money in projects, processes, systems and products...

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November 2013
Annual General Meeting Agenda

November 24, 2013 at 15:30 pm.   Marriott Château Champlain 1 Place du Canada Montreal, PQ   H3B 4C9 1-800-200-5909 Ville-Marie Suite 410   15:30 pm    Call to Order   1.      Opening statement and validation of quorum 2.      Revision of previous minutes 3.      Financial report 4.      Secretary’s report 5.      Communications...

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January 2013
Annual General Meeting 2013

  Meeting Agenda   Date: January 12, 2013   Time: 10:00 am Place:    1062 Pembridge Crescent               Kingston, Ontario               K7P 1P3 Phone # 613 384-3962   10:00    Call to Order  Opening statement and validation of quorum Revision of previous minutes Financial report Secretary’s report Communications report Conference report Activities report...

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November 2012
VE Mod1 at McGill University

The Mod1 at McGill University has just been completed with 5 projects the students had to optimize using the VE tools.  The CSVA sent  representatives (Mrs. Chantal Dion eng, from Hatch and Mr. Hilary Avertick eng. from Martin Parrot) to evaluate the presentations and choose the best one. The winning team is the Koyo Food team. Koyo Food is a major manufacturer of rice cakes, in Montreal. The team had to optimize the preparation of the rice process. It came up with a VE proposal comparing...

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October 2012
2012 Conference
November 2011
2011 Annual Conference: Innovation Through Value Analysis!

The Canadian Society of Value Analysis held its annual conference in Toronto from November 14 to 16, 2011. 2011 Conference Home

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November 2011
Value Management at Alberta Infrastructure

PMI Southern Alberta Chapter and CSVA Joint Dinner Event   Date: November 09, 2011 at 5:00 pm (MST) Location: City of Calgary Water Centre, 625 25 Av SE, Calgary, Alberta Topic: Value Management at Alberta Infrastructure Value Management has long been important in the advancement of projects in the Alberta Government.   Lessons learned have recently been incorporated into a formal value management program where it is felt that a consistent approach to capital projects will bring about...

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November 2010
2010 Conference : Economic recovery –Decision making with Value Analysis!

The 2010 Canadian Society of Value Analysis conference was in Montreal on November 15th and 16th.  

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November 2009
2009 Conference: Value Analysis - A Tool for the Times

This year the Canadian Society of Value Analysis conference will be held in Ottawa on November 23rd and 24th, 2009.  

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June 2009
CSVA Meet and Greet - Ottawa

The Canadian Society of Value Analysis is hosting a meet and greet on the evening of Thursday June 11, 2009 in Ottawa for members and those interested in Value Analysis.  A number of members of the Canadian Society of Value Analysis (CSVA) executive will be in Ottawa on the evening of June 11, 2009, and will be looking forward to meeting you including:   ·         President Scot McClintock from Liverpool, NY ·    ...

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October 2008
2008 Conference: VA/VM Creating Value

This year the Canadian Society of Value Analysis conference will be held in Toronto / Markham on Oct 27 and 28th, 2008. Our conference will highlight how Value Analysis/Value Management is used in creating value in projects, products and services.  

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November 2007
2007 Conference: VA/VM in Innovation
September 2007
How Value Analysis Improves Sustainability

An informative evening session on how Value Analysis can improve project sustainability in different sectors.  Presenters will highlight how the VA job plan can be used to focus on sustainability.  The VA process use of teamwork & multi-lateral thinking, the ability to generate new ideas and the need to champion new ideas are some of the keys to successfully improving sustainability on real projects.  

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