PLUS: Scheduling this type of meeting; Discussion leading to a better understanding of people on the project team; A better understanding of who has been responsible for developing aspects of the design; Lunch. DELTA: Stay on topic; Limit the number of items on the agenda; Notify participants that lunch will be served; Have this type […]

PLUS: Including a key vendor in the meeting. DELTA: Remove old items from the agenda each week before sending to the meeting chair for the next week’s meeting.

PLUS: Easier to use format for phase plan; Team now using Make Ready process. DELTA: Send friendly email reminders to team to update their work on the weekly work plan; Create a list of work complete and work pending.

PLUS: Engagement of participants; All making time to be at meeting; The investment of time and resources the enterprise is making. DELTA: Create a printed agenda; Project agenda and other relevant information; Spend time reviewing concerns regarding the Last Planner implementation.

PLUS: Audience participation; Organization of workshop; Entertaining presentation; Addressed a relevant topic; Organization into five clear process steps; Pace of workshop; Clear titles / labels for the elements of the process. DELTA: Separate the instant poll results by profession; Adjust slides to consolidate data in a way that is more relevant; Allow for more question

PLUS: Leaving time for a healthy discussion about how to organize the team. DELTA: Distribute the Lean Leadership Team outline with the agenda; Include a few more people on the team; Provide greater clarity on what Lean is about; Provide evidence from other teams that this process makes a difference.

PLUS: The team learned new information about how Last Planner is designed to work; The discussion about how to capture phase plans in a portable format. DELTA: Start to incorporate consultants and owner in weekly coordination meetings; Cover the entire agenda more comprehensively when training new Last Planner users.

PLUS: Attendance is strong; The meeting starts and ends on time. DELTA: Include a discussion of the constraint log; Determine how to make online plans and documents more available to trades.

PLUS: Starting meeting on time; Excellent group communication; New trade participated in meeting. DELTA: Find a way to end the meeting on time without compromising agenda items.

PLUS: Hands on work; Learning elements of Last Planner System; Level of participation. Delta: Turn off all phones; Find a way to shorten learning session; Spend more time explaining Lean and Last Planner terms.