Lean Construction Ireland Annual Book of Cases 2021 8 l f 2 Michigan State University (MSU) is a Land Grant Research University established 1855 with 60,000 Students on 1 campus of 5200 Acres. It has one of the largest on campus housing systems in the USA and was first public institution to adopt Integrated Project Delivery (IPD),Multi-Party Agreement. The MSU Lean journey started in 2006 with an Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Project, a true Multi-Party Contract that had early involvement and close collaboration of trade partners and contractors from the start of project design. The Business College Pavilion project is the second IPD project on MSU Main Campus. The new Graduate Pavilion provides the opportunity to create a highly visible, statement facility to support the rapidly evolving graduate education needs of the College of Business, one of the leading business colleges in the country. All five of the Business College’s academic units are ranked among the top 25 in the country and its flagship MBA program is ranked 11th among public institutions and 6th in terms of Return On Investment (ROI) in the most recent BusinessWeek rankings. This project needed to reflect both the current and aspirational positioning of the Broad College as a leader and innovator in business education. Approximately 100,000 square feet of new classrooms, laboratories, workrooms and gathering space are included in the expansion. Added flexibility in workspaces, coupled with new technology, will give students necessary experiences before they start their jobs at Google or similar companies. Change is constant in business; the forces of technology and globalization are revolutionising the ways in which business is conducted. Business College faculty and staff are working to provide a rigorous and innovative curriculum and a relevant educational experience to prepare MSU graduates for this changed business environment.With the new Pavilion,MSUwill take a significant step forward in its “we make business happen” approach to business education by providing the frameworks, tools, knowledge, and experiences that will fully prepare students for their business careers as leaders, strategic and analytic thinkers, entrepreneurs and team members. With a new interactive “collaborative” environment that reflects the real-world workplace model of people working within and across teams to bring products and ideas to market, the Business College Pavilion will support the development of a robust integrative culture for the MBA Program. It will help the college prepare its MBA students to be stronger at“making business happen” through a program that focuses on teamwork, analytical insight, and an Amr Abdel-Azim Author Case Study Title: “Success is not just to get to the top of your business, but to continue to improvement and maintain your ranking on the top” Michigan State University.
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