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SAVE International	SAVE International is an international society devoted to the advancement and promotion of the value methodology. CSVA Members can attend SAVE International events at SAVE International member rates. SAVE supports the development of VE throughout the world. SAVE International has a number of publications available for download from it's knowledge bank.

Insitute of Value Management, U.K.	The Institute of Value Management is a UK based society involved in promoting the worldwide use of Value Management.The IVM promotes value management across all sectors of the economy. The IVM, through its independent Certification Board, is responsible for implementing the European Certification and Training System within the UK. CSVA members have access to IVM member publications.

French Association for Value Analysis	AFAV ( l'Association Française pour l'Analyse de la Valeur) is a European society based in France that promotes the methodology and tools related to value analysis : Value Management, technical manuals, functional analysis, design by value analysis, design by cost objective, design of selected objectives. Guy Brun, a member of AFAV, developed one of the leading VA techniques, Functional Performance Specification (Cahier des Charges Fonctionnel) in France.

Ontario Ministry of Transportation	Site briefly describes Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) VE program, explanation of VE, and highlights some success stories.

U.K. Office of Commerce Management of Value	U.K. Office of Government Conference launched a new product, the Management of Value, to help U.K. agencies meet deficit challenges in a systematic method. The UK's Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has released a new programme and project management guide - "Management of Value" (MoV). The UK government is currently looking to achieve £41.7bn in savings from delaying or stopping projects. It has to do this while still safeguarding long term economic recovery. At the launch of the guide, David Pitchford, Executive Director, Major Projects Directorate, the Cabinet Office said: "Blood, sweat and tears have gone into the MoV guide. It all started in 2008 when the government realised that there was no universal adoption of value management.

McGill University	The Department of Mechanical Engineering at McGill University has operated a Value Engineering workshop since 1973. The combination of Value Engineering and industry-university cooperation is unique. Company representatives sit together with senior Mechanical Engineering students to solve their common problem: a real-life project selected by the company. At the end of the workshop session, each company has one or more specific solutions available, which will improve the value of the subject of the study, be it a process, product, or service.

British Columbia Value Analysis Guidelines	British Columbia Ministry of Finance Value Analysis(VA) guidelines introduce the concept of Value Analysis (VA) in provincially funded projects, and present typical VA proposals for consideration in the design of various facility types.

Lawrence D. Miles Value Foundation	A non-profit public foundation dedicated to the advancement of the state-of-the-art of value methodology through planning, research and education. Create and promote teaching of Value methodology courses at University level. Promote public Awareness (publications, multimedia, and technology transfer programs). Encourage research and development through Scholarship/Grants Programs

Project Management Institute-Montréal (PMI-Montréal)	PMI-Montreal is a chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI). It brings together project management practitioners from Quebec who are members of PMI. Promote professionalism in project management and its recognition; Increase and diffuse project management knowledge; Establish forums for the exchange of information and training; Offer a quality product to members and to the community; Ensure a liaison with other organisms in Quebec and around the world involved in project management and related fields; Increase regional and international visibility of our local know-how.

Value Engineering, Analysis and Management Academic Community (VEAMAC)	Our mission is to lead a global debate in Value Management and related fields of study, so as to advance learning through knowledge acquisition, sharing and understanding. We actively encourage diversity of views and value openness and inclusiveness, willingness to share, responsible behaviour and global ethics. We support individuals and communities concerned with the promotion of value as the key denominator among all stakeholders.

Value Management Research Group	The Value Management Research Group (VMRG) is headed up by Dr Stuart Green with the aim of developing the theoretical basis of value management and providing practical guidance to the construction industry. Activities include research, publications, training and consultancy. Consultancy services include not only the facilitation of individual workshops, but also the design and implementation of value management systems. Past clients for training and consultancy include many 'blue-chip' companies within the UK construction industry. Courses for industry have also been provided in several overseas countries.

Federal Transit VE	American Federal Transit Authority lessons learned on the use of Value Engineering in Transit. Demonstrates that reductions in the project cost of Fort Worth to Dallas Commuter Rail were achieved. The Federal Transit Authority advocates the use of VE on major transportation projects. "Value Engineering (VE)" is advocated by FTA throughout the design process particularly in the early phase where there is the greatest opportunity to affect the cost of construction with minimal impact to project goals. VE assesses products and systems and provides recommendations for a more economical solution. The process also considers long-term operations and maintenance practices and costs.

Society of Japanese Value Engineering	Society of Japanese Value Engineering (SJVE) is a non-profit membership organization that provides and exchanges professional information about Value Engineering (VE), Japan and overseas , for the purpose of promoting VE activities to bring about better results among industrial and other business circles.

VDI Zentrum Wertanalyse	VID Zentrum Wertanalyse (ZWA) is a technical division of the German Association of Engineers known as Verein Deutscher Ingenieure. This organization is made up of 7 German affiliates (AWF, AWV, Controller Verein, RKW, REFA, VDMA, ZVEI) as well as an Austrian governing authority body.

OMB Circular A-131 - Value Engineering

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Mouvement Québécois de la Qualité (MQQ)	The MQQ (Quebec Quality Movement), a non-profit organization, was founded in 1995 by the merging of Quebec Institute for Total Quality (IQQT) and Quebec Association for Quality (AQQ). Also, in November 1996, the (GCQ) (Concertation Group for Quality) transferred all its activities to the Movement, this group being a consulting organs of the MICST (Minister of Industry, Commerce, Science and Technology). The MQQ is recognised as the principal promoter of the concept of value and will thus continue to act as the main unifier for the forces of quality in Quebec.

Project Management Institute (PMI)	Since its founding in 1969, Project Management Institute (PMI©) has grown to be the organization of choice for project management professionalism. With almost 45,000 members world-wide, PMI® is the leading non-profit professional association in the area of Project Management. PMI establishes Project Management standards, provides seminars, educational programs and professional certification that more and more organizations desire for their project leaders.

Project Management Institute-Montréal (PMI-Montréal)	PMI-Montreal is a chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI). It brings together project management practitioners from Quebec who are members of PMI. Promote professionalism in project management and its recognition; Increase and diffuse project management knowledge; Establish forums for the exchange of information and training; Offer a quality product to members and to the community; Ensure a liaison with other organisms in Quebec and around the world involved in project management and related fields; Increase regional and international visibility of our local know-how.

Quality Function Deployment (QFD)	Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is one of the most powerful approaches for delivering value to your customers. Through a system of tools and techniques, you can set product strategies, identify critical customer needs, and deploy those into design initiatives that will satisfy customers and beat competitors.

The Altshuller Institute for TRIZ Studies	TRIZ (pronounced TREEZ) is the Russian acronym for the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving. It is a proven algorithmic approach to solving technical problems. The Triz Journal = http://www.triz-journal.com/

Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors	The Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS) is an organization that certifies cost management professionals with the designation Professional Quantity Surveyors (PQS). Professional Quantity Surveyors provide clients with a recognized method of estimating and controlling the expected range of costs for infrastructure projects (particularly building projects). Professional Quantity Surveyors are frequently team members on Value Analysis/Value Engineering studies and in some provinces coordinate Value Engineering studies. PQS professionals are often involved in preparing risk based cost and schedule estimates. These estimates are frequently used in Value Engineering studies and the subject matters experts involved in risk based cost and schedule estimates are often team members (cost and risk) on Value Engineering studies involving buildings.

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