Plus: All participants were actively engaging in the workshop activities and discussions; Spirited competition between simulation groups made the day more fun; Simulations helped all participate more fully; Good mix of activities, discussion and presentation. Delta: Have all wear name tags; Request all participants remain for full workshop; Break workshop into two four-hour sessions; Develop […]
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PLUS: Scheduling the call as a start to a series of calls. DELTA: Schedule so as to increase attendance; Increase awareness that materials for group had been made available.
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PLUS: (Day 1) Team exercises; Reinforcement of company culture; Understanding that Lean is for the entire operation; Understanding a new way of thinking; Use of materials and examples; (Day 2) Last Planner simulation; Understanding importance of getting a commitment; Good mix of presentation and exercises; Good location; Good practice of using weekly work planning and
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PLUS: Kept workshop within time specified; Good discussions; Airplane production simulation helpful; Coffee; Lean construction discussed in the context of the team’s project; The LEGO bricks make the learning engaging; Allowed time to work on phase planning; Demonstration of weekly planning; Interaction between participants; Not including vertical time lanes on phase planning background and explanation of
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A project team we are working with recently addressed two concerns related the to adoption of new Lean behaviors. Reluctance of some on the team to embrace Lean practices and behaviors. People will stumble, sometimes badly, as they learn Lean practices and behaviors. These are common and valid concerns. Without any coaching this team understood that their role as leaders was
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PLUS: Broke up with different speakers; Provided education and then hands-on work; Interaction among participants; Fresh introduction exercise; Commanding officer story; Breaks were less frequent and longer yet allowed for short bio breaks; Shared vision of Lean leadership through LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® work; Warm location in the winter; Books as gifts; Continuity of the experience;
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PLUS: Process identifying ways to reduce days required for project. DELTA: Reduce meeting time to less than an hour; Last planners prepare next week’s plan ahead of meeting.
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The following combines the Plus-Delta reflections from two project teams following similar planning sessions on two successive days. The sessions utilized the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methodology to facilitate deeper thinking among the participants. PLUS: Equal participation; Hands on visual learning; Facilitation by academic study leader; Sandwiches; Team Engagement; The methodology unifying the two parts of the brain;
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“Keep all plans, at every level of detail, in public view at all times.” This rule is one of twelve that comes from the Current Process Benchmark for the Last Planner System (© 2016) document prepared by Glenn Ballard and Iris Tommelein as part of their work at the Project Production System Laboratory based at
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PLUS: Learning from observations made during participation in a Lean conference; Quality of team discussion about different ways of thinking; Conversations stayed on topic. DELTA: Start and finish the meeting on time; Encourage more in-person attendance.
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