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Teamwork

The Daily Huddle – COVID-19 Protocol

April 06, 2020

It can be tempting to abandon Lean on our projects during this unusual time or feel like it’s not possible to consistently maintain our typical practices when so much has become different. But these are exactly the kinds of events that Lean …

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Daily Huddle

The Daily Huddle – Why Huddle?

March 26, 2020

There was something that felt more “team” about arranging our meetings this way and, as the years passed, I continuously sought out more ways to continue to nurture that atmosphere. Eventually, I evolved past those weekly, protracted subcontractor meetings to a daily …

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Last Planner System

4 Helpful hints before you Pull Plan

March 02, 2020

I’ve had plenty of bad pull plan experiences over the years. Pull plans that lasted for hour and hours, pull plans that had critical trades missing, pull plans where we ran out of sticky notes. The list goes on and on. But …

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Visual Communication

Do You See What I See? Three Ways Visual Communication Can Improve Your Jobsite

February 18, 2020

The reasons for this communication gap between different teams was a lack of visual communication. In our line of work, visual communication plays a critical role in our everyday operations and outcomes. It allows better trade-to-trade collaboration, leading to improved overall productivity. …

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Teamwork

Your Electrician has a name, and it’s not Sparky.

February 05, 2020

Years ago, I was having a conversation with a project superintendent who was frustrated with the last planner system. He complained that his trades were not wanting to come to the daily huddles or pull plan sessions, and when they attended, they …

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Last Planner System

Tangents, Squirrels and The Parking Lot

January 30, 2020

Most people don’t like meetings. And when I say most people, I’m talking about your trade partner foreman/last planners. And, why should they, these folks are busy. They have team members working in the field who need their expertise, schedules to hit, …

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Last Planner System

The 5 Whys and Why you need this tool on your jobsite

January 22, 2020

Several years ago I started a project on a greenfield site, but my excitement for the new project was short-lived because of all the rain we were experiencing. It was early spring, and the rain just would not let up. When we …

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Last Planner System

Why your project needs a Material Delivery Board

December 30, 2019

It was early on a Friday evening when a flatbed 18-wheeler, loaded up with pallets of brick, pulled up to my jobsite gates. This was early in my career, and I was tasked with locking up the jobsite for the weekend. …

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Categories

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Tags

Collaboration, Constraint Management, Employee Onboarding, Jobsite Safety, Lean Construction, Lean Construction Institute, Lean Tips, Material Delivery Board, Percent Plan Complete, Pull Planning, Transportation in Construction

Authors

  • Brian Winningham, Field Driven Lean
  • Buddy Brumley, Skiles Group
  • Debra Hilmerson, Hilmerson Safety
  • Dick Bayer, The ReAlignment Group
  • Felipe Engineer-Manriquez, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
  • Frank Coln, NV2A Group
  • Henry Nutt III, Southland Industries
  • Joe Donarumo, Linbeck Group
  • Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
  • Michael Villar, Nevell Group, Inc.
  • Mitch Rothe, Robins & Morton
  • Nathan Wilke, Skiles Group
  • Thomas Hardy, Skiles Group
  • Toby Bradley, Fisk Electric
  • Tony Creed, TDIndustries
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