Plus-Delta

PLUS: Learning approach for three distinct passes through plan; A large group learning together; Guides floating about to support groups; Outline for session; Hands on approach to learning; Understanding difference between asking and dictating; Simplifying from previous simulation structure. DELTA: Provide more clarity on timing related to heating coals; Identify interim milestones for planning effort; […]

PLUS: Progress on initiatives; Initiative updates are helpful and provide insight into the work of the firm.   DELTA: Engage people outside the room in the work of the group; Identify people that can step in and participate when other group members cannot; Issue the agenda in advance; Develop ways to message the rest of

PLUS: Open conversation; Agreed upon four action items; Active participation; Everyone prepared. DELTA: Improve the communication technology; Keep moving forward even when the work is hard; Accept incremental steps in improvement.

PLUS: Mix of positions and levels of people involved in workshop; Interactive hands-on experiences; engagement of group. DELTA: Provide name tags; Provide more background on Lean; Provide slide handouts in advance; Share more success; Take photos of the workshop to share; Provide a more substantial breakfast; Do a mock pull plan.

PLUS: Language action perspective; Structure and flow of day; Mix of theory and practice; Video; Coaches embedded with team; Moods discussion; Engagement of team. DELTA: Improve integration with previous workshop; Develop a coaching plan; Improve the acoustics of room.

          PLUS: Openness of team; Being truthful; Hearing from everyone; Confidence approach works; Owner in meeting; Knowing other trades’ schedules; Getting to see where everybody is; Starting process with willingness to learn; Participation; Attendance. DELTA: Share previous Last Planner experiences in meeting; Get correct people in meeting (foremen instead of project managers);

PLUS: Hearing insights from colleagues; Seeing that others share struggles; Uplifting and interesting discussions; Workshop ran on schedule; Activities demonstrated Lean principles; Operations Support group participated. DELTA: Improve quality of name tags; Schedule workshops on Mondays or Fridays; Schedule separate paired workshop sessions so projects are not understaffed on workshop days; Provide more in-depth overview

PLUS: Mix of positions and experience of participants; Interactive hands-on activities; Engagement of participants. DELTA: Provide name tags; Provide more introduction to what is Lean; Provide slide images in advance; Share more successes from within the company; Take photos during the event; Serve a more substantive breakfast; Do a mock pull plan.  

PLUS: Lunch; facilitation; coffee, an agenda that fit the purpose, the discussion / conversation during the workshop; the LEGO simulation; the group size (~10-12 people). DELTA: Include representatives of building trades; include a specific project superintendent; provide advance information and resource material; have a larger group (~20 people); Have more design team participants; include a