Help at the Helm, Inc., a Florida Corporation and a Florida Small Business/Certified Woman Business Enterprise (SB/WBE) incorporated January 6, 2003. The company has been involved in more than 75 workshops over the last 8 years including a variety of healthcare facilities and management systems, water, wastewater, conveyance, storage and treatment facilities, transportation, and buildings across North America. All VM studies are managed and led by a SAVE, International Certified Value Specialist, ensuring that a consistent level of high performance is met on every assignment.
Help at the Helm, Inc. follows the “Six Step Value Management Job Plan” as set by SAVE International as follows:
- Step 1 – Information gathering
- Step 2 – Function analysis
- Step 3 - Creative thinking and idea generation
- Step 4 – Evaluation of ideas generated in the previous step
- Step 5 - Development of the selected ideas into meaningful suggestions for change
- Step 6 - Presentation of the results of the workshop to stakeholders.
Esther M. “Sam” Stafford is owner and president of Help at the Helm, Inc. Sam is certified by SAVE, International as a Certified Value Specialist (CVS), the highest level of value management certification. Prior to owning her own business, Help at the Helm, Inc., Ms. Stafford had a more than 20-year career in the healthcare industry as a registered nurse specializing in cardiovascular intensive care and recovery. This gives her the special insights to understand the need for evidence-based design as an integral part of value management workshops on healthcare facilities.
Sam’s value management experience includes a variety of healthcare facilities and management systems, water, wastewater, conveyance, storage and treatment facilities, and buildings. A recent example of her value management experience on a healthcare facility is:
Ft. Irwin Hospital Replacement
Washington, DC 2011
Estimated construction cost: $225,000,000
Team Leader for the Value Management study on the design of the Ft. Irwin, CA Replacement Hospital and remodeling of the Mary Walker Clinic for the USACE Sacramento District, an approximately $225 million project. Although this value study was done at the “35%” stage, the design had progressed and site and building layout was a constraint as this would have major negative impacts on the schedule and therefore funding. Owner-accepted savings totaled approximately $2.5 million.
please call 727-328-9355 or email: sam@helpatthehelm.com.