Plus-Delta

Plus: Exercise; Group work; Communication; Room. Delta: Make Parade of Trades easier to understand; Take less time for lunch; Provide better explanation of benefits of Lean Construction to trade contractors.

Plus: Mechanical engineer participation; Team was prepared; High knowledge level of participants; Presentation of case study; Transparency; Schedule review; Communication platform. Delta: Provide more advance documentation to team; Include Owner in meeting so decisions can be made, specifically the Operations Manager; Clarify the scope of the Owner’s market.

Plus: Included the people needed; Drilled down sufficiently into the project scope; Facilities tour half way through meeting; Everyone on team participated fully; No detours into rabbit holes. Delta: Prepare more advance understanding of issues; Provide more information about the roles and responsibilities of those people in the meeting; Provide information in writing about the

Plus: Hands on simulations; Visual presentation; Timing of simulations; Open communication before start of project; Team approach of Lean Construction. Delta: Provide handouts and make sure handouts are industry specific; Provide YouTube links to illustrate pull planning examples.

Plus: People participating did a good job. Delta: Publish current milestones ahead of session; Post floor plans on the walls; Include the sprinkler contractor; Provide food and coffee.

Plus: This meeting helps all understand each others’ needs. Delta: Schedule more time for session; Better communicate the known schedule challenges; Trades to bring their own plans with a list of their known activities; Need to better communicate ahead of time the sequence of work through the building, including from floor to floor.

Plus: Shared learning; Communication; Airplane simulation; Explanation of small batch size benefits; Team building; Thinking and discussion about application of Lean to work. Delta: Schedule training to not conflict with work on site; Provide written instructions for simulations; For Villego, start with round 1, then discuss Lean, then do round 2.

Plus: Open avenues of communication; Relate games to construction; Provided real examples; Learning from others and group; Group participation and plenty of good ideas; Planning work understanding; Understanding of small batches. Delta: Slice roast beef thinner; Provide handouts.

Plus: Understanding sequence of work and responsibilities; Reviewing details; Understanding other trades’ work and relationship to our work; Addressing issues early; Cookie variety; Useful exercises. Delta: Provide more space; Spend more time pull planning versus other exercises; Make more productive; Develop exact dates for work.

Plus: Get to know each other; Hands on exercises. Delta: Organize room and lay out tables better; Include all field personnel and foremen; Provide a brief explanation of pull planning and where it is going earlier in the training; Group foremen together on airplane simulation to help establish relationships and teamwork; Get bigger pieces for