Jan 25, 2019
DPR presents Beyond the Drawing Board. In this series of podcasts designed for our Design Management Academy, we bring to you conversations with Industry Thought Leaders to take a peek behind the curtain at the design process.
Our guest for this episode is Jamie Hammond, Senior VP and Executive Director and Co-Founder of Adept Management, an integrated project management consulting firm that supports major infrastructure and construction projects. Jamie and his team have been working with DPR for a number of years, and offer their clients a unique approach to complex project processes through ADePT, a design management process and software tool.
Jamie shares more about his background in the industry and why he became passionate about integrating design and construction. He also highlights the factors that gave rise to Adept Management, how this unique software tool helps teams create more streamlined and efficient processes, and the shift to Flow, the next iteration of the tool. With the future in mind, Jamie shares his predictions for the changes to come, particularly with AI, the structure of the industry, and the adoption of the Adept process among teams across the world.
This episode is brought to you by DPR Construction, with our host, Greg Mantz.
Key Takeaways:
[:43] Greg introduces his guest for this episode - Jamie Hammond.
[3:14] Where did it all begin for Jamie? He shares more about his background, and how he managed to translate his degree in chemical engineering to the construction industry.
[7:31] What was driving Jamie's academic pursuit to find better ways of integrating design and construction?
[8:30] What led to Adept Management?
[11:45] Jamie and Gregory discuss the concept of "lean" and how it tied in with the processes and tools Adept was offering.
[13:41] What can be done to better adapt the tool offered by Adept to suit teams and processes here?
[16:14] What was Jamie's involvement in the European Spallation Source?
[21:12] Jamie's involvement with DPR started with Dean Reed. How did that lead to some of the projects Jamie has worked on with DPR?
[22:29] Jamie explains more about Flow, and design management.
[25:44] What are some of the philosophies behind Flow? Jamie highlights some of the complexities surrounding owner decisions.
[31:43] What has been the position of the design and architectural community to adopting the Adept process?
[35:40] How has the pull planning approach changed over time to make it more streamlined and automated?
[40:58] What advice would Jamie give DPR about getting past the perception of complexity of this particular approach?
[44:39] Where does Jamie see Flow going in the future?
[49:23] Jamie and Greg discuss the relevance of his book, Design Change: A Handbook for Integrated Collaborative Design, to the current context.
[50:56] What potential does Artificial Intelligence have for the design and construction industry, particularly in design management?
[52:51] What are Jamie's thoughts on whether the structure of the industry will change to include more fully integrated firms?
[58:50] Jamie leaves us with some final thoughts on Flow.
Links:
Design Management Academy Yammer Page
Design Chains: A Handbook for Integrated Collaborative Design, by Jamie Hammond