This paper caught my attention because I have been concerned that Lean has been exclusively interpreted by people with a scientific orientation and that we might be missing quite a bit by not understanding how Lean would be interpreted by people with an artistic focus. How do a couple of Lean thinkers with an explicitly […]
A common question during and following pull planning sessions is “why can’t we just plan from the beginning of the work like we usually do?” It’s an important question, and one that may not get answered well. Even when people accept that this process of reverse planning generates a richer discussion regarding the conditions of
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Plus: The need for a growth oriented mindset was discussed; Discussed the synergies possible between the ISO and Lean approaches given similar philosophies; Discussed topics relevant to ongoing work; Focus on Lean as creating flow; Idea that Lean is an ethic, which related to the idea that anything that corrupts leads to waste. Delta: More
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Plus: Role playing; Understanding the mechanics of the Last Planner System; Participation of a broad group of people; The differences between each of the two rounds or play; Focus on teamwork. Delta: Make a bigger deal about the team that considers themselves the winner; Establish a more level knowledge about Lean across all the participants
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“Bask in the glory, of all our problems. ‘Cause we got the kind of love it takes to solve ’em.” Issues written by Benjamin Levin, Tor Hermansen, Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter, Benny Blanco, Mikkel Eriksen Practice the Lean ethic long enough and you will start hearing Lean references in some unexpected places, such as popular
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Plus: Meeting ended on time; The discussion was constructive and energizing; Team member’s slide presentation was excellent. Delta: Start the meeting on time.
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PLUS: Ended meeting on time; Collaboratively developed a department kick-off meeting agenda; Developed a draft outline for the department kick-off presentation; Used available research during meeting discussions. DELTA: Start the meeting on time; Find way to secure better attendance.
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Plus: Trade input into planning. Delta: Provide more information on milestone in advance; Provide more time for meeting to review progress against milestone.
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Commonly known as Gemba walks, Lean observation walks are important opportunities for learning for superintendents, construction management and administrative staff, construction executives, architects, engineers, and owners. If you are not doing Lean observation walks you are missing an opportunity to both support the project and your enterprise. Here are the basics for conducting the walk.
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Plus: Developed a group meeting agenda; Spent less time on tangental discussions; Developed three specific actions people on the team will take. Delta: Start meeting on time; Finish meeting on time; Spend even less time on tangental discussions.
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