VALUE ENGINEERING ROLE
IN EMERGENCY PREPARATION,
RESPONSE AND RECOVERY
By: Frank Vicidomina, PE, CVS
USACE, New Orleans
and
Ron Tanenbaum, PhD, PE, GE, CVS
GeoVal, Inc.
Today’s Presentation:
- When Disaster Strikes
- VE and Emergency Preparedness
- VE and ‘Lessons Learned’
- VE in Recovery/Restoration
When Disaster Strikes……….
VE Role During and Immediately
Following a Disaster…….
When Disaster Strikes……….
RUN !!!!!
1. There is no VE during and immediately
following a disaster…….Save your butt
and ensure your family’s safety !!!!!!!!!!!
Don’t become part of the disaster !!!!!!
2. Contribute anyway you can with
emergency efforts (directly or indirectly)
Today’s Presentation:
- When Disaster Strikes
- VE and Emergency Preparedness
- VE and ‘Lessons Learned’
- VE in Recovery/Restoration
VE and Emergency Preparedness….
- Conduct VE Workshop(s) on Disaster
Prevention and/or Response Plans
- Why????……………………………
………………………………….Why Not!!!!!!!!!…
VE and Emergency Preparedness….
- Very Important to Keep Life/Safety
‘Functions’ in Focus of Emergency
Plans
- Potential Benefits of
‘Creative/Brainstorming’ Solutions
Not Limited to ‘Regular Projects’
VE and Emergency Preparedness….
- Provides Productive Format/Means
that Allows Stakeholders and
Outside Expertise to Participate in
Plan Development
- Produces a Document that May Be
Updated in the Future
VALUE ANALYSIS STUDY:
LEVEE/FLOODWALL BREACH
PREVENTION AND RESPONSE
MARCH 2004
Process:
- Learned about F/C system and EOP
- Brainstormed ways to breach system
- Brainstormed, analyzed and
documented ways to prevent/respond
to system breaches
Process:
HOW?
WHY?
ACTIONS
OBJECTIVES
BASIC
FUNCTION
PRIMARY
FUNCTION
PRIMARY
FUNCTION
PRIMARY
FUNCTION
“?”
SECONDARY
FUNCTION
SECONDARY
FUNCTION
SECONDARY
FUNCTION
‘F.A.S.T.’ Diagramming Revealed “Non-Completion”
of Some of the Important Primary Functions of our
Emergency Operations Plan
Summary:
- Results
. Determined un-expected
vulnerability and non-vulnerability.
. Identified broad spectrum of
possible prevention and response
measures.
. (63) Recommendations
. Some immediately implemented;
some we wished we had immediately
implemented !
Today’s Presentation:
- When Disaster Strikes
- VE and Emergency Preparedness
- VE and ‘Lessons Learned’
- VE in Recovery/Restoration
VE and ‘Lessons Learned’…….
- After Action Report = “VE Workshop”
Process
- Huh ??????????
Process
VE and ‘Lessons Learned’…….
AAR:
What did we want to happen?
VE:
=
VE and ‘Lessons Learned’…….
AAR:
What did we want to happen?
VE:
= Function Analysis
VE and ‘Lessons Learned’…….
AAR:
VE:
What did we want to happen?
= Function Analysis
What actually happened?
=
VE and ‘Lessons Learned’…….
AAR:
VE:
What did we want to happen?
= Function Analysis
What actually happened?
= Information Gathering
VE and ‘Lessons Learned’…….
AAR:
VE:
What did we want to happen?
= Function Analysis
What actually happened?
= Information Gathering
How do we fix it (keep it the same)? =
VE and ‘Lessons Learned’…….
AAR:
VE:
What did we want to happen?
= Function Analysis
What actually happened?
= Information Gathering
How do we fix it (keep it the same)? = Speculation/Analysis
VE and ‘Lessons Learned’…….
- Process that Involves Stakeholders
and Outside Expertise
VE and ‘Lessons Learned’…….
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• City of New Orleans Homeland Security
• Plaquemines Parish
• St Mary Parish
• Jefferson Parish
• St. Bernard Parish
• Tangipahoa Parish
• City of Slidell
• City of Kenner
• Louisiana Dept. of Trans. & Dev.
• Univ. of New Orleans
• Polytech University NYC
• State Police Troop 1
• State Police Troop B
• Congressman William Jefferson
• Congressman Melancon
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Sector New Orleans US Coast Guard
VE and ‘Lessons Learned’…….
- Document/Product Provides
Multiple Options for Consideration
VE and ‘Lessons Learned’…….
Rita
Katrina
After Action Report
U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers
Response and Recovery for
Hurricanes Katrina & Rita
New Orleans, Louisiana
April 2006
VE and ‘Lessons Learned’…….
AAR / VE Process:
- Formal Presentations on Response/Recovery
Efforts
- Solicited Comments from All Participants;
Stated What Their Issues Were
- Team Ranked Issues – Determined Priority
- Per Each Issue, Asked/Answered:
“What Did We Want to Happen?”
and “What Actually Happened?”
VE and ‘Lessons Learned’…….
AAR / VE Process (cont.):
- Listed Related Problems and Sub-issues
- ‘Brainstormed’ Potential Solutions
- Screened and Prioritized Recommendations
- Determined Required Actions to Accomplish
Solutions
VE and ‘Lessons Learned’
(Workshop Results)
- Identified (17) Primary Issues
- Developed (38) Priority
Recommendations
- Action Items to be Updated
Periodically
- Read Report at:
http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/od/KatrinaRitaAAR/.
Today’s Presentation:
- When Disaster Strikes
- VE and Emergency Preparedness
- VE and ‘Lessons Learned’
- VE in Recovery/Restoration
VE in Recovery/Restoration ….
In Most Post-Disaster
Communities…………………….
……...… One Must Realize that…. -
VE in Recovery/Restoration ….
THINGS HAVE CHANGED !!!
VE in Recovery/Restoration ….
Well, some things………….
VE in Recovery/Restoration
- Imperative to Define/Understand
Functional Elements of Community
- Successful Planning ‘Charrettes’ (by others)
. City of Lake Charles
. Vermillion Parish
. St. Bernard Parishes, LA
City of New Orleans Not On-Board (Yet)…
VE in Recovery/Restoration
- Planning Charrettes Address ALL Options
Including (not limited to):
. Relocation of Sub-Communities
. Re-design of Community Lay-out
. Transportation System Development
. Alternate Types of Housing Structures…….
VE in Recovery/Restoration
(Summary)
- VE Can Be Successfully Used for Things other than
Project or Business Process Development/Review
- VE Can, and Should, Play an Important Role in the
Development of Emergency Preparedness Plans
- The ‘After Action Report’ or ‘Lessons Learned’ Process is
Quite Similar to the VE Job Plan; Consider Using VE to
Perform AAR’s or Similar Reviews
- Post Disaster Community Planning Can Benefit from the
Use of Comprehensive ‘Planning Charrettes’
– a Related VE Process
Questions /Comments ?
Thank You !