Plus-Delta

Plus: Organizing plan visually by building level was helpful; trade foreman and project manager input into plan is helpful. Delta: Provide the team with more advance knowledge regarding flow strategy and level of detail required for plan; organize the relationships between tasks better; trades should bring the drawings they used for estimate takeoff to planning […]

A major Delta for Lean workshops. Learners want short, 2-page Lean introductions to read prior to the workshop. They requested bullet points and pictures.

A team completing a one day introductory Lean and Last Planner(R) System of Production Control workshop provided the following assessment of the day. PLUS: The importance of thinking about working collaboratively with other people on the project; and understanding of why and how Lean principles can be applied; Preparation for upcoming phase planning session. DELTA:

Working in a Lean way needs to become habitual. One effective method, in addition to daily huddles and a daily review of promises made and accepted, is participating in a short daily discussion centered around your current project and a selection of Lean topics. The following are ideas from a team following a recent 30-day

Plus: Fast start, directly into material; good collaboration between team members; good preparation on the part of trade contractors; the right people were at the meeting. Delta: Keep to a single conversation; publish clear milestone dates; describe workflow to team better; describe the batch size better; define the flow through the building better.

Plus: Food from Panera Bread; stories are relevant to the project; playing Silent Squares. Delta: Eliminate repetitive material; develop an app for Lean project delivery; provide certificates to boot camp participants.

Plus: Team is starting to learn the Lean process better; meeting was smoother. Delta: Put page numbers on consolidated Weekly Work Plan handout; distribute Weekly Work Plan electronically as well as printed copy; all trades need to attend weekly meeting; eliminate discussing “little things” during the meeting; incorporate exterior trades into the planning discussion; communicate

Plus: Pre-fab / pre-packaged kits for pipe and conduit; Man-lift accessible for deliveries; Trimble for layout; Loading area has fall protection; Double trash chute on all floors; Screed off excess fireproofing at top of track; Intumescent strips at top track; Used buggy to catch can knockouts from above and used pipe with buggy to direct debris

Plus: Better organization of work flow for the day; new structure for priority lists. Delta: Carve specific blocks of time during day for uninterrupted telephone calls.

Plus: Adventure of exploring a new route. Delta: Decide before leaving home to explore a new route and plan the route; focus on correct shifting.