The premise behind this book is straightforward. There are two mindsets that people can have when it comes to approaching work, play and relationships. One is a growth mindset, in which a person has a belief that it is possible to learn and make changes that lead to success, or at least improvement, in a […]
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One important element of the Last Planner® System contributing to increased workflow reliability is the Daily Coordination Meeting, also called the Daily Huddle. The huddle is intended to be a brief, typically stand-up, meeting between groups of interdependent performers, at which each, in turn, shares what commitments they have completed, what commitments they need help
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Plus: Having foremen involved, Coffee and donuts. Delta: Deliver in a larger space, Reduce the amount of time required, Invite additional foremen to be involved, Provide more instructions during the first round, Use green doors and windows to match cap.
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What if enterprise leaders participated with performers[1] to design the work of the enterprise? Beyond identifying better work processes, this question is intended to address identifying the kind of life the people working in the enterprise want for themselves. Such work design would not be for individual performers, rather for teams of performers that work
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Plus: Meeting was well attended; The agenda was well managed; The use of meeting time was efficient; Constructive action plans came from meeting; Administrative support contributed to meeting; Participant comments were helpful. Delta: Adjust meeting time so it limits conflicts with other schedule commitments; Send meeting agenda to participants earlier.
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If your team is using the Last Planner® System fully you are familiar with the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle. In addition to the periodic phase planning the team is engaging in make ready and work planning every week. Based on that planning the team launches into the doing of the work creating value for the project and
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The Birth of Lean is a collection of conversations with Taiichi Ohno, Eiji Toyoda, and others instrumental in the development of the Toyota management approach. It was edited by Koichi Shimokawa and Takahiro Fujimoto; and translated by Brian Miller with John Shook. For people interested in how Toyota developed the Toyota Production System the book
One of the most powerful features of the Last Planner® System for Production Control (Last Planner) is the Make Ready process. The Make Ready process is the practice of doing what is necessary to transform a task that should be done, usually identified in a phase pull planning session, into a task that can be done.
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Plus: Team has a better awareness of needs of each trade and the space. Delta: Improve how well team executes the make ready, weekly and daily work informed by this phase plan.
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Plus: Coaching reports help validate team observations. Delta: Change timing of training to address all trades, recognizing not all are mobilized at beginning of project; Have more coaching support available for additional phase planning sessions; Model the daily and weekly meetings.
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