How Lean is your Project?

The adoption of Lean principles and practices can be applied to any project. The level of performance improvement will be dependent upon the level of team integration and how well the team collaborates and implements lean methods and strategies.

Through a workshop process led by Professor Paolo Tombesi, Chair of Construction at the University of Melbourne and Markku Allison, resource architect for AIA, they determined key markers that define a lean and fully Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) team.  They organized the characteristics into Markers unique to IPD projects and the key strategies employed and published these in an  IPD Case Study 

They are as follows:

IPD Markers

• Relational Contracts 
• Protection from litigation 
• Aligned project goals (Jointly Developed Project Target Criteria) 
• Informed and balanced decision-making (Collaborative Decision Making) 
• Open Communication 
• Risks Identified and Accepted Early 

IPD Strategies

• Key Participants Bound Together as Equals (Multi-party Agreement) 
• Budget & create team for design intensive work 
• Early contribution of expertise (Early Involvement of Key Participants) 
• Pre-existing relationships between parties 
• Champion/ Facilitator (Leadership by All) 
• Shared Financial Risk and Reward Based on Project Outcome 
• Liability Waivers between Key Participants 
• Fiscal Transparency between Key Participants 
• BIM - virtual rehearsal of construction and ongoing constructibility reviews 
• Lean Construction processes 
• Co-location 

They also studied the motivations for selecting Lean Project Delivery:

• Market advantage:  IPD may give the firms valuable experience upon which to market themselves as industry leaders. 
• Cost predictability: All projects would like to meet budget, however, for some the predictability of cost is a notably driving factor. 
• Schedule predictability: Similar to cost, all projects share the goal of meeting their planned schedule, but for some projects this is a major factor. 
• Risk Management: Reducing or managing risk can be tied with cost or schedule, but also may include transactional risk inherent to project type, site or other conditions. If risk management is a critical factor, the increased communication in IPD may be of particular advantage. 
• Technical Complexity: A high degree of complexity will usually demand integration of expertise and require a level of coordination that is achievable in an IPD environment. 

Collaboration and integration can occur with any project delivery method, however, IPD sets up structures that make it more likely to occur than not.  

For more information on Lean Project Delivery, you can arrange for a work shop or take a course at LEAN LAB .  If you would like help implementing lean on your project, Integrated Designs can join your team as a facilitator.

Murray Guy @Lean_tobe_Green
Mguiy@i-designs.ca

Lean Lab | Integrated Designs | EcoSmart 

LCI - Canada | Lean for Extraordinary Results Conference in Calgary April 6th - 8th, 2016

  

Lean for Extraordinary Results

 Save the dates:  April 6^th - 8^th, 2016 Calgary, Alberta

You are invited to attend the Lean Construction Institute – Canada National Conference where you will have the opportunity to network with lean practitioners and learn project delivery practices that will enable you to take your project to a whole new level of productivity, performance and profitability.

Our goal for this conference is to provide great training on how to get started with Lean Project Delivery as well further develop capabilities for practitioners are already on a lean journey.

Our presenters will share the stories about our Canadian lean projects that demonstrate that with LEAN you can achieve Extraordinary Results!

On the first day you have three options. Learn the basic principles of lean with AGC certified courses or immerse yourself in a Lean Boot Camps on the Last Planner System or Target Value Design.

During the two-day conference you will have opportunity to learn all of the basics for getting started with lean project delivery or explore more advanced concepts that will add to your toolbox.

What to expect?

1.     Explore WHY Lean creates Extraordinary Results

2.     Learn how to deliver a Lean Project

3.     Add methods and tools to your Toolbox 

4.     Network with industry professionals

5.     Charge your batteries with awesome new IDEAS

  

For more information or to register visit www.lcicanada.ca

Lean 201 | Introduction to Lean Project Delivery Overview | Lean Lab Online

How to deliver Successful Lean Projects

Introduction

This training course if for people involved in the building industry that want to learn a new approach to take projects to a whole new level of performance.  You will learn the key ingredients to drastically improve productivity enabling higher profit and value creation.

Course Introduction Video

Pick a Winning Team

It takes a TEAM with different THINKING and a high level of COLLABORATION to deliver the much higher levels of performance that are expected on Lean Project.  In this module we explore how to pick and coach the team to deliver a lean project.

Utilize a Lean Project Delivery System 

Lean Project Delivery involves adopting lean practices for design and construction. In this module we will learn the two main systems, Target Cost Design and the Last Planner System.

Target Value Design is a disciplined design management system that focuses on delivering what represents value for the customer for the cost that they can afford.   It involves establishing a clear target, developing fully integrated design solutions with the whole team that meet the requirements and testing assumptions to the requirements and cost. Simple as that! 

  

The Last Planner manages the relationships, conversations and commitments that together enable program and production planning decisions to be made collaboratively at the lowest possible level in the construction process. It is a production planning and productivity  system that when properly implemented can improve productivity by 30%.

Collaborate for Higher Performance

By adopting tools and strategies that support lean and more integrated practices we are able to have our cake and eat it too, higher performance at less cost. WE will learn about setting up collaborative work environments, integrated design and how to hold the team accountable to getting work done in  a highly focused work effort.

The Course includes:

• Lean Project Delivery System Essential Elements
• Team Assembly and management
• Last Planner System 
• Target Value Design
• Setting up Collaborative work environments
• Case study: Mosaic Center

Our goal with this online course is to provide project leaders with all of the essential elements to implement a lean project with assistance.

The next steps for participants would be to take additional training. An option would be to arrange for a Lean Project Boot Camp and/or take the more advance  Online Lean Project Facilitator Course.

For information on the next start date for this course please contact 

Murray Guy aka @Lean_tobe_Green mguy@i-designs.ca

Online Training LEAN LAB

High Performance Project Services:  Integrated Designs

NetZero Home Building: EcoSmart