Value Method Course References
Pertinent resources for further study include:
Academy of Management Journal, Whyte, G., "Decision Failures: Why They Occur and How to
Prevent Them," Vol 5, No 3, August 1991, pp. 23 - 31.
Creative Problem Solving, Lumsdaine, E. and M. Lumsdaine, McGraw-Hill, 1995.
Developing and Implementing a Value Engineering Program in a Federal Agency, Gary W. Long,
paper presented to the SAVE International Conference, 1989.
Decision Sciences: An Integrative Perspective, Kleindorfer, P.R., H.C. Kunreuther and P.J.H.
Schoemaker, Cambridge University Press, 1993.
Decision Traps, Russo, J.E. and P.J.H. Shoemaker, Simon and Schuster, 1989.
Enhancing Value in Design Decisions, Stephen J. Kirk and Kent F. Spreckelmeyer, Smith, Hinchman,
and Grylls, Detroit, MI, 1993.
Federal Construction Council Technical Report No. 92, Elements of an Effective Value Engineering Program,
Federal Construction Council Consulting Committee on VE, National Academy Press, Washington, D. C., 1990.
Function Analysis, Stepping Stones to Good alue, Thomas J. Snodgrass and Muthiah Kasi, University
of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1986.
Management Application of Value Engineering for Business and Government, Parker, D.E., The
Lawrence D. Miles Foundation, 1994.
"Managing Overconfidence", Russo, J.E. and P.J.H. Shoemaker, Sloan Management Review,
Vol 33, No 2, Winter 1992.
Module I Workshop Coursebook, William L. Kelly, Value Engineering Services Transworld, Walla
Walla, WA, for Bureau of Reclamation, 1995.
Module I Workshop Coursebook, J. Samuel Martin, Systematic Analytic Methods and Innovations,
Evergreen CO, 1996.
Module II Program Coursebook, J. Samuel Martin, Systematic Analytic Methods and Innovations,
Evergreen CO, 1997.
Module II Training Coursebook, Thomas J. Snodgrass and Muthiah Kasi, University of Wisconsin,
Madison, WI, 1992.
Module II Training Coursebook, Program, William L. Kelly, Value Engineering Services Transworld,
Walla Walla, WA, for Bureau of Reclamation, 1994.
Module II Training Coursebook, Agency Specific Program, J. Samuel Martin, Frederick Clarke,
Michael LaBourgne, and Kurt Gernerd, Bureau of Reclamation CO, 1994.
Reclamation Instructions 139-1, Value Engineering, J. Samuel Martin and Frederick Clarke, Bureau
of Reclamation CO, 1993.
Thinkertoys, Michalko, M., Ten Speed Press, 1991.
Think Outside of the Box, Mike Vance and Diane Deacon, Book-mart Press, 1995.
Value Engineering Change Proposal Coursebook, William L. Kelly, Value Engineering Services
Transworld, Walla Walla, WA, for Bureau of Reclamation, 1990.
Value Engineering Change Proposal Coursebook, J. Samuel Martin, Systematic Analytic Methods
and Innovations, Evergreen CO, 1997.
Value Engineering Officer's Operational Guide, Appendix A, US Army Corps of Engineers, Washington,
D. C., 1987.
Value-Focused Thinking, Keeney, R.L., Harvard University Press, 1992.
Using the Value Method for Decision Support, Dr. Fancis G. McLean, Bureau of Reclamation,
Denver, CO, handwritten notes taken from presentation given at the Federal Value Method Conference, Chicago, IL, June, 1996.
Value Program Coordinator Coursebook, J. Samuel Martin, Systematic Analytic Methods and Innovations,
Evergreen CO, 1992, 1997.
Value Program Guidance Handbook 1, J. Samuel Martin, Systematic Analytic Methods and Innovations,
Evergreen CO, 1996-1997.
Value Study Team Leader (VSTL) Coursebook, J. Samuel Martin, Systematic Analytic Methods and
Innovations, Evergreen CO, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997.
You and Value Whatnot, William L. Kelly, Value Engineering Services Transworld, Walla Walla,
WA, revised 1986.
