Plus: Minimal side topic discussions as team is better at stopping conversation more appropriate for a different meeting or work session. Delta: Create charts for parking lot topics on wall; Use a constraint log; Place vertical lines on the six-week make ready plan to indicate start of week 1 and completion of week 6; Use Last Planner terminology correctly, distinguishing […]
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A June 13 article in the Albuquerque Journal highlights the reliance economic development groups place on attracting outside businesses into a community as a means of growing the local economy. Jami Grindatto, president and CEO of Sandoval Economic Alliance, states “Now, who we’re competing with are all 49 states and the world.” Ignored is a potentially
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Plus: Removed constraints; New Percent Plan Complete graph; Foremen pointing to plans when explaining work for following week. Delta: Finish meeting on time; Audit time spent on each agenda item to identify why meetings finish late; Request a foreman lead next week’s meeting.
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Plus: Started on time; Look ahead review focused on the Make Ready needs of work the next six weeks, with meeting leader requesting confirmation that work is ready or have constraints identified; Use of ELMO (Enough, Let’s Move On) character to inform team that discussion of an issue needs to be tabled; Flow and productivity of weekly
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Plus: Technology supported meeting; Progress toward establishing next direction for team; Learned about efforts to extend Lean enterprise-wide; Study-Action-Team feedback and videos; Thoughtful approach taken by team toward toward planning the future. Delta: Have offsite attendees use video feature to see screen displays; Complete the meeting on time.
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Plus: Air conditioning. Delta: All on agenda need to attend; Turn off phones during meeting and decline to take calls.
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Plus: Everybody is attending the meeting; Keep identifying constraints. Delta: Stay focused on planning meeting agenda; Use the constraint log during the meeting.
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Plus: Great engagement by people in the room; Having a small, focused group; Consistent thinking; Participation by engineer experienced with pull planning in design. Delta: Shorten meeting; Build more experience among team members; Have experienced people from other projects provide feedback.
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Plus: Video connections between sites worked flawlessly. Delta: Start meeting on time; End meeting on time.
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Plus: The make ready focus on work beginning in week 6; Raising awareness of missing materials being responsible for delayed work; The meeting is keeping on pace with the planned agenda better; The shirt worn by the millwork foreman. Delta: Silence all cell phones during the meeting.
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