Value Based Design, llc

  • VM Training

    The objective of our training courses is to convey the accepted method of conducting a successful VM session and improve the professional's VM skill-set using classical  tools … Continue Reading…

    VM Training

  • Value Engineering

    Value Management is the overarching process that leads us to better value in our products, projects, and processes. It does this through innovation, collaboration, and the … Continue Reading…

    Value Engineering

  • Value Analysis (VA) & Choosing By Advantages (CBA)

    The Choosing By Advantages Decision Making System Choosing By Advantages (CBA) is a decision making system developed by Jim Suhr of the U.S. Forest Service to make the … Continue Reading…

    Value Analysis (VA) & Choosing By Advantages (CBA)

  • Project VE

    The Value Proposition:  Providing high quality, well designed construction projects at the right cost Construction projects face many challenges: budget constraints, safety … Continue Reading…

    Project VE

  • New Product Innovation – The Idea Factory

    The Value Proposition - What the Customer Really Wants Innovation is what separates high-performing organizations from the rest of the pack. The defining characteristic … Continue Reading…

    New Product Innovation – The Idea Factory

  • Agile VE

    Agile VE Teams Make It Happen The concepts described as Agile Software Development (Agile) and Evolutionary Project Management (EPM) describe a method of problem solving and … Continue Reading…

    Agile VE

VBD Capabilities – USACE projects: PDF Link A description of VBD Capabilities and recent projects focused on USACE applications.

VBD Capabilities – BoR projects: PDF Link A description of VBD Capabilities and recent projects focused on Bureau of Reclamation applications

Conference Papers: Virtual VE – Evolving the Value Workshop: PDF Link

Process VE

Process improvement has been the focus of organizational development over the last 40 years, with extensive work done within Statistical Process … Read More

Collaborative VE

Collaboration and the Integrated Team The ease of running a virtual meeting and the convenience for the participants to attend results in much … Read More

Healthcare Value Analysis

The Value Proposition: Efficient health care spending at the appropriate standard of care Efficient health care spending.  How do we get it … Read More

Energy VE

Value Management is a problem-solving system. It can solve problems and improve results in a variety of situations that occur within the energy … Read More

Contact Us

Interested in putting Value Management to work in your organization? Need more information? Need to talk? Contact us by email at … Read More

Thank you for introducing us to a powerful innovation tool

"We recently utilized the services of John Sloggy to integrate the Functional Innovation component of Value Engineering into our product development process (PDP) for the development of an important new core product. The session kicked off by identifying critical user issues that were required by the user and translated that into functions that were necessary, the importance of those functions along with the resources allocated to those functions. This was a valuable addition to our PDP as testified by our participating team members who felt the solutions generated were a level above what we would typically generate without the focus on function and the structure provided by the Functional Innovation process. John truly became an important element imbedded into our development team. Our original understanding of the VE process was as purely a cost reduction tool and that was our intent when we first discussed adding you to our team. Your effotrs resulted in our team acheiving a ground breaking new product which was not on the radar screen before Functional Innovation. ”

- NDA

Value Based Design exceeded expectations by delivering a superior Value Engineering (VE) package

“Value Based Design exceeded expectations by delivering a superior Value Engineering (VE) package. They adjusted to the COVID crisis by developing and effectively leading the VE workshop using video conferencing. That presentation was focused and concise. The draft report presented both user ideas and those developed by the independent engineering team. The final report accurately captured not just the decisions but the discussion leading to those decision. Both the quality of the services and timeliness were outstanding”

FSGA VOLAR Barracks Building 514, 515, 516, and 517 Renovation – Fort Stewart, GA

Many valuable design options were discovered and discussed, with plans in place to develop them in use for the design

“I am the representative for the end user who participated in the Value Engineering Study. Many design suggestions were found to add great value to the project and were concluded to be included in the design. Value Based Design steered the VE study discussions in a way to get the most out of all the participants. Many valuable design options were discovered and discussed, with plans in place to develop them in use for the design. Meetings were kept on task and on track by the facilitators. Value Based Design did the complete study meeting with the participants virtually due to the COVID pandemic, and adjusted to the adversity well, not losing any project time, while still providing maximum value. Their ability to adapt to the fluid situation gave the project great value. We expect a better, more efficient, and valuable design based on the work done in the Value Engineering Study. The end user would recommend Value Based Design to any company looking for a Value Engineering Team."

Shaun M, PE