Value Methodology Fundamentals 2 Course

Advanced VAVE concepts for professional application and effective results.

Required for Certified Value Specialist (CVS) Certification

SAVE International Licensed Value Analysis Value Engineering (VAVE)

Struggling with competitive issues?

• Equip yourself with a competency level respected in the market place.


• Quickly get your CVS certification by SAVE International.


• Increase your knowledge and skills of value improvement and cost reduction for product, projects, and process.


• This course is fast paced and is delivered in a four day session.

Course will cover topics of cost reduction, Value Analysis Value Engineering (VAVE), Design and process improvement as applied to manufactured products. This course is designed for those seeking a CVS certification, desire to facilitate VAVE workshops, or want effective VAVE activity.

This course is appropriate for those responsible for supply base, management, engineering, program management, or other support personnel and especially helpful to the Director or VP with Profit and Loss responsibility. This course is a detailed examination of the Value discipline and explains how and why this works so effectively.

Equip yourself with the knowledge to transform your VAVE / Cost reduction into an effective high payback activity.

What You Will Learn from this course:  

• What is Value Analysis Value Engineering?
• Application of VAVE tools for specific products, processes, and services.
• Learn how to develop business cases, with associated action plans for implementation.
• Understanding the application of Function Analysis.

• Definition Value as a Basic Concept
• Types of Value
• Identify Potential Value Improvement Opportunities
• Define Function Analysis and Purpose of Using Function Analysis
• Express the Purpose and Procedures of Each Phase of the VM Job Plan
• How to Develop Recommendations
• Identify Key Features to Sell Value Opportunities
• Illustrate Key Value Recommendations
• What are the Core Competency Education Objectives for VAVE?

• Select and apply the Value Management tools most appropriate for particular improvement need.
• How to use function analysis to identify waste, design effectiveness, and       improvements
• Translate improvements into financial terms.
• Team Facilitation
• Constructing a Fast Diagram
• Allocate Resources to Accomplish Functions (Space, Time, Energy, Labor or Staffing, Cost, Materials, Etc.)
• Prioritize Functions for Potential Value Improvements
• Elicit Stakeholder Goals and Objectives for the Workshop
• Assembling Appropriate Team Members
• Developing an Agenda
• Arrange Workshop Logistics
• Manage the Six Phases of the VM Job Plan
• Developing a Value Program
• Discussing a Value Program        
• Recognize the need to train managers, team members and decision makers in VM
• And much more!

The quality of our work is guaranteed. Once accepted, this offer is non-cancelable for any reason. However, you may reschedule, postpone, or delay to the next scheduled class as your needs may unexpectedly dictate without penalty and without time limit, subject to mutually agreeable scheduled time frames in the future. All funds quoted are US dollars, and paid in US dollars drawn on accounts in US banks. We reserve the ability to cancel if insufficient students register before cutoff date.