Can CM-at-Risk be Lean?
By Andy Fulton The triangle below shows the separate but interdependent nature of a CM-at-Risk (CMAR) contract (commercial terms) with
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Author: Andy Fulton
Lean as a Lifestyle?
How are your efforts to continuously improve going? Did something like: “Continuous Improvement? Who has time for that? Who wants
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What is the Last Planner System®
“Last Planner® can be understood as a mechanism for transforming what SHOULD bedone into what CAN be done, thus forming
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“The Hum” Facilitators Can Hear
👉👉The secret out is out!!👈👈 Ok, it’s not really a secret, but not many people recognize that the #collaboration they’re trying to
Read more“Habit” with an Excel download
HABIT: How a simple VISUAL CHECKLIST promotes lean behaviors At a follow-up with one of our Last Planner® teams recently,
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Last Planner® System Principles and Rules
(Ballard and Tommelein: Current Process Benchmark for the Last Planner System, Lean Construction Journal 2016 pp 57-89) What do the
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Introduction to 5S
5S is a system for organizing where your work is done, whether that is on a construction site, in an
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What is Lean Construction?
The term ”Lean” came from John Krafcik who was a graduate student at MIT, working for Lean Enterprise Institute founder
Read moreBusiness Case for Lean in Design
“How do design professionals improve client outcomes and maximize design excellence? Designers indicated these two factors were most valuable to
Read moreComparison of Last Planner® in Construction vs Design
We’re often asked “What are the basic differences between Last Planner(R) in Construction vs in Design?” The process itself is
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