Plus: Interaction of foremen in the room; Plan validates the milestone; Plan illustrates opportunities for improvement; Orientation to the phase pull planning process was the correct amount of information; Owner is represented; Discussion identified unassigned work. Delta: A major trade for an additional value stream was not represented.
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The premise in this question is that the body of work around Lean has formed a theoretical framework if not an outright theory in a science of enterprise performance. A science of enterprise performance needs to be distinguished from a science of management, management being an incomplete subset of enterprise performance. While Lean can be
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Plus: Ease of daily intake management. Delta: Design for endurance race training; Provide easy nutrition intake standard work checklist for each type of training day and amount of training.
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It’s common for those of us promoting Lean practices to advise those new to Lean that they are undertaking a Lean Journey as opposed to adopting a new set of static practices that will mark the end of their transformation. For those finding the journey metaphor a bit wanting, consider instead that your Lean work
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Plus: Quality of discussion; Building momentum toward Lean transformation; Quality of training planning; Using survey to promote attendance; Next steps on alignment initiative; Approach of meetings at project locations. Delta: Improve meeting communication technology for remote participants; Start on time; Finish on time; Develop a strategy for remote project; Improve attendance.
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Plus: Team works together well and focuses on creating flow. Delta: Reassign responsibility for getting food to session on time; Assign subcontracts earlier so submittals can be prepared so as to keep pace with work; Label planning board with timeframes; All people need to clearly announce work when placing tasks on the board; Label planning
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Brad Schupp asked me for my thoughts on the root cause of Lean fatigue after reading the previous post. He has see similar issues in the Six Sigma, Strategy and Process Improvement spaces across many organizations and his assessment is that in each case the primary root cause was the failure of leadership because many
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I was speaking with a friend who stated that his organization was ending their Lean efforts. Although they believe they have benefitted significantly from the Lean projects they had undertaken, there was an assessment that the effort demanded was large compared to further improvements they could realize. My sense is that they are a victim
When coaching teams to use the Last Planner System we include recommendations that facility owners, architects and engineers participate in the weekly commitment planning that the team in the field building the project uses. A common response is that ‘management’ and ‘design’ work is different and not amenable to the structure the weekly planning imposes.
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If you check out the photo above you will notice that Ed was a bit more elegant with his language than I was with the title. Ed’s message is a reminder that many of us have a tendency to get possessive about the stuff we keep in our boxes. If you are a construction colleague
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