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Unveiling the Magic of Hybrid Facilitation

by Shammara Estrada|03 October 202303 October 2023|Editorials, Featured

Why what happens behind the scenes has a direct impact on the success of a meeting As the world continues to adapt to new ways of working in this post-COVID era, hybrid meetings have emerged as a captivating act for...

Three Leadership Insights into Psychological Safety and Team Success

by Shammara Estrada|27 June 202313 February 2025|Editorials, Featured

Imagine the following scenario: You are in a meeting with ten other coworkers. Your team leader sets forth a plan for an upcoming deadline. The deadline is unrealistic, and you know it. You want to say something, but this team...

Enneagram in the Workplace

by Shammara Estrada|01 June 202301 June 2023|Featured

Empowering teams through insight and self-discovery What is the Enneagram? The word "Enneagram" comes from the Greek words ennea, meaning “nine,” and gram, meaning “what is written or drawn.” The Enneagram is an ancient typology that consists of nine distinct...

Connection before content: Using the check-in effectively before starting a meeting

by Shammara Estrada|08 March 202309 March 2023|Editorials, Featured

Understanding where your teammates are can help improve the outcome In March 2020, I had the pleasure of facilitating a value engineering workshop with Marne Maykowskyj, who had recently joined VMS. During one of our breaks, she shared with me...

Infrastructure Week

by Ashley Carson|16 May 201928 October 2020|Featured

Join us in celebrating Infrastructure Week, an annual event that highlights the state of our nation’s infrastructure. VMS has worked with clients across the county to add value to infrastructure projects of all sizes. You can see examples of our...

Honoring Fallen Workers

by Ashley Carson|25 April 201925 April 2019|Featured

Today, Caltrans is holding its annual statewide Fallen Workers Memorial at the California State Capitol. The event highlights safety awareness in work zones and remembers those who lost their lives building, maintaining, and operating California’s world-class transportation system. This year...

The Innovation of Others Can Be Your Gain

by VMS, Inc.|18 April 201918 April 2019|Editorials, Featured

Change can be scary. Change can be especially scary when you’re not the one who is instigating the change. Throughout history, there have been many instances when a new idea was broadcasted, and the creator subsequently vilified as a disruptor...

Simple Questions Can Help You Find Value

by Ashley Carson|27 March 201929 March 2019|Editorials, Featured

When a child asks “why?” or “how come?” for hours on end it can be maddening for adults, but in the context of Value Methodology, it is precisely these questions that bring success. By breaking down a project or a...

Eric Ho to present “Quantitative Risk Analysis and VE”

by Ashley Carson|25 March 201925 March 2019|Featured

Eric Ho, VMS Director of Risk Management, is presenting “Quantitative Risk Analysis and VE” at the April 3rd Metro New York SAVE International chapter and IEEE New York Section/Consultant’s meeting. Be sure to RSVP.

Three Questions to Ask to Avoid the Pitfalls of Institutional Lore

by VMS, Inc.|13 March 201913 March 2019|Editorials, Featured

I have a real issue with the very concept of conventional wisdom. Maybe it’s the fact that the very term “everyone knows” is begging the question “Does everyone know? Because I sure as heck don’t.” This gives rise to the...

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