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Last Planner System
Constraints & Roadblocks: Why Expanding Our Definition Matters
Jason Schroeder
February 6, 2023
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
We’ve done a pull plan, now what?
Rebecca Snelling
January 31, 2023
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Visual Communication
A Field Walk With: A Look Back at Top Lessons from Lean Leaders (Part 2)
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
January 16, 2023
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Visual Communication
A Field Walk With: A Look Back at Top Lessons from Lean Leaders (Part 1)
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
January 9, 2023
Culture
Daily Huddle
Featured
Visual Communication
The 7 Deadly Sins of Field Leadership – Part 2
Jason Schroeder
December 26, 2022
Culture
Daily Huddle
Visual Communication
The Seven Deadly Sins of Field Leadership – Part 1
Jason Schroeder
December 19, 2022
Culture
Teamwork
Do Our Trade Partners Deserve a Second Chance?
Katayoun Mokhtarzadeh
December 5, 2022
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Visual Communication
Takt Construction & the 14 Lean Management Principles
Jason Schroeder
November 29, 2022
Culture
Last Planner System
A Field Walk with Romano Nickerson of Boulder Associates
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
November 1, 2022
Culture
Last Planner System
A Field Walk with Stephen Powell Of Meadows & Ohly
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
October 12, 2022
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Are You Solving Problems or Just Fighting Fires?
Michael Villar, Nevell Group, Inc.
September 27, 2022
8 Forms of Waste
Culture
Last Planner System
A Prediction – Takt, Last Planner, & Scrum Will Take Over Our Industry
Jason Schroeder
September 12, 2022
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork
A Field Walk with Chris Davis of Turner Construction
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
September 6, 2022
Culture
Creating Your Success in the Construction Industry
Henry Nutt III, Southland Industries
August 30, 2022
Culture
Quality of Life and Work: A Q&A with Armando Tunales on Lean Construction
Katherine Van Adzin
August 15, 2022
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Visual Communication
A Field Walk with Buddy Brumley, Senior Superintendent with Skiles Group
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
August 10, 2022
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Teamwork
5 Tips for Better Teambuilding on the Jobsite
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
August 1, 2022
Videos
Visual Communication
Concept of Customers – The Art of the Builder Video Blog 3
Jason Schroeder
July 19, 2022
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
A Field Walk with Greg Stedman of KHS&S Contractors
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
July 12, 2022
8 Forms of Waste
Culture
Last Planner System
A Field Walk with Kent Hedges, Large Capital Project Manager with Medxcel
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
June 20, 2022
8 Forms of Waste
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Teamwork
4 Ways to Model Respect for People on Your Jobsite
Katherine Van Adzin
June 14, 2022
Videos
Visual Communication
Total Participation through Visual Systems [Video]
Jason Schroeder
June 6, 2022
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork
A Field Walk with Paz Arroyo, DPR Construction Quality Leader
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
May 31, 2022
8 Forms of Waste
Culture
Last Planner System
Field Wins: Lean Success Stories from the Trades
Katherine Van Adzin
May 16, 2022
Culture
Daily Huddle
Teamwork
Visual Communication
A Construction Trade Partner Daily Huddle Part 3
Michel Handfield
May 9, 2022
8 Forms of Waste
Managing the Eight Wastes of Lean – D.O.W.N.T.I.M.E.
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
May 3, 2022
Culture
Last Planner System
Hands On or Off: Striking the Right Balance as a Coach
Katherine Van Adzin
April 26, 2022
Videos
Three Daily Habits of Successful Builders – Art of the Builder
Jason Schroeder
April 18, 2022
Culture
Daily Huddle
Teamwork
Visual Communication
A Trade Partner Daily Huddle Part 2
Michel Handfield
April 12, 2022
Culture
Work Smarter, Not Harder: Sharpen Your Axe
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
April 5, 2022
Culture
Deep Work in Construction – Is It Possible?
Katayoun Mokhtarzadeh
March 28, 2022
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Visual Communication
A Trade Partner Daily Huddle Part 1
Michel Handfield
March 21, 2022
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Visual Communication
Production Laws in a Takt-ed System
Jason Schroeder
March 14, 2022
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Building the Business Case for Lean Construction
Katherine Van Adzin
March 7, 2022
Last Planner System
Visual Communication
A Field Walk with Rebecca Snelling, Lean Leadership Coach with RS Consulting
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
March 1, 2022
8 Forms of Waste
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Visual Communication
How and Why to Level Work in a Takt-Ed System Part 2
Jason Schroeder
February 21, 2022
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
How and Why to Level Work in a Takt-Ed System Part 1
Jason Schroeder
February 14, 2022
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Visual Communication
How to Use Lean Process and Culture to Win Over Skeptics
Katherine Van Adzin
February 7, 2022
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork
A Field Walk with Henry Nutt, III of Southland Industries
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
February 3, 2022
Culture
Last Planner System
Visual Communication
Remove Roadblocks to Create Flow with Takt
Jason Schroeder
January 18, 2022
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork
How to Maximize the Benefits of Lean Coaching
Katherine Van Adzin
January 3, 2022
Last Planner System
Takt Planning to Create a 6-Week Make-Ready & Weekly Work Plan
Jason Schroeder
December 27, 2021
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Teamwork
A Field Walk with Justin Davis of Skiles Group
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
December 21, 2021
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork
RespectIN’ Construction People
Adam Hoots
December 13, 2021
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Visual Communication
How Lean Supports Better Work Life Balance
Katherine Van Adzin
December 7, 2021
Culture
Last Planner System
Visual Communication
Takt Time Formula – Taking Takt to the Next Level
Jason Schroeder
November 30, 2021
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Visual Communication
A Lean Thanksgiving – A Fun Lean Planning Template Example
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
November 22, 2021
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Visual Communication
A Field Walk with Jesse Hernandez of Life Time Inc.
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
November 16, 2021
Culture
Teamwork
Visual Communication
Lessons from a Scrum Master and Certified Scrum Trainer
Felipe Engineer-Manriquez, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
November 8, 2021
Last Planner System
Visual Communication
Takt Time – Phase Planning & Pull Planning in a Takt-Ed System
Jason Schroeder
November 1, 2021
Culture
Last Planner System
How to Double Operating Income Using the Last Planner® System
Katherine Van Adzin
October 25, 2021
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Visual Communication
A Field Walk with Jennifer Lacy of Robins & Morton
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
October 18, 2021
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Visual Communication
Persistent Problem Solving in the Construction Industry
Brian Winningham, Field Driven Lean
October 12, 2021
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork
The Last Planner® System with CPM or Takt?
Jason Schroeder
October 6, 2021
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Visual Communication
A Field Walk With Steve Turner of FPI Builders
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
September 16, 2021
Last Planner System
Lean Implementation – Helping Lean Beginners Begin
Katherine Van Adzin
September 7, 2021
Last Planner System
Should You Adopt a Digital Lean Solution?
Katherine Van Adzin
July 16, 2021
Culture
Teamwork
Visual Communication
3 Lean Construction Influencers You Must Know
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
July 13, 2021
Last Planner System
Visual Communication
Last Planner System Scorekeeping Visualization Methods
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
July 6, 2021
Culture
Construction Superintendent Duties Include Being the Eye of the Hurricane
Thomas Hardy, Skiles Group
June 29, 2021
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Visual Communication
Lean Tools to Maximize Value in the Field
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
June 15, 2021
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Visual Communication
Root Cause Analysis – 3 Must-Dos after Scoring Percent Plan Complete
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
June 8, 2021
Last Planner System
Digital Lean Construction – Now Is the Time for Adoption
Rafael Franca, Bosch RefinemySite
May 25, 2021
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Last Planner System Implementation in Construction
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
May 18, 2021
Daily Huddle
Daily Huddle – 3 Tips To Keep Your Lean Huddle on Track
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
May 4, 2021
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Lean Planning for Teams – 5 Things the Army Rangers Can Teach Us
Brian Winningham, Field Driven Lean
April 20, 2021
Culture
Last Planner System
Visual Communication
3 Lean Time Management Take-Aways from the Art of the Builder
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
April 13, 2021
8 Forms of Waste
Culture
Last Planner System
5 Challenges for Lean Implementation
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
April 5, 2021
Last Planner System
Problem Solving – Firefighter or Arsonist?
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
March 30, 2021
Culture
Teamwork
How to Delegate – 5 Levels of Delegation on the Jobsite
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
March 22, 2021
Last Planner System
Visual Communication
Pull Planning Construction
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
March 9, 2021
Last Planner System
Visual Communication
Building Material Delivery Tracking: 6 Questions to Ask
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
March 2, 2021
8 Forms of Waste
Culture
Breaking Down the 8 Types of Waste in Lean – Defects
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
February 16, 2021
Culture
Building Trust In the Workplace – 3 Dos and Don’ts
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
February 9, 2021
Culture
Last Planner System
Old School Construction Lessons for New School Builders
Buddy Brumley, Skiles Group
February 2, 2021
Daily Huddle
Visual Communication
10 Step Lean Daily Team Huddle Observation Checklist
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
January 26, 2021
Culture
Last Planner System
Visual Communication
Lean Implementation – 4 Steps for Implementing Builder’s Lean
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
January 19, 2021
Last Planner System
Lean Construction: 3 Keys to Unlocking Lean in the Field
Tony Creed, TDIndustries
January 12, 2021
8 Forms of Waste
Breaking Down the 8 Wastes of Lean – Inventory
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
January 5, 2021
Daily Huddle
7 Rules for a Great Daily Huddle
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
December 28, 2020
Visual Communication
6 Visual Communication Tools to Transform the Jobsite
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
December 21, 2020
Last Planner System
Last Planner Pull Planning – 7 Steps for Success
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
December 15, 2020
8 Forms of Waste
Breaking Down the 8 Types of Waste: Transportation
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
December 8, 2020
Culture
Your Construction Project is Not a Race!
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
December 1, 2020
Daily Huddle
Daily Huddle Rules – Stay On Track
Joe Donarumo, Linbeck Group
November 24, 2020
8 Forms of Waste
Last Planner System
Lean Safety on the Jobsite
Debra Hilmerson, Hilmerson Safety
November 17, 2020
8 Forms of Waste
Breaking Down the 8 Forms of Waste: Motion
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
November 10, 2020
Culture
Construction Superintendent 2.0: Update and Reboot
Frank Coln, NV2A Group
November 3, 2020
Daily Huddle
Daily Huddle Tips – Start on Time, End on Time
Joe Donarumo, Linbeck Group
October 26, 2020
Last Planner System
Pull Planning in 5 Easy Steps
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
October 20, 2020
8 Forms of Waste
Culture
Last Planner System
Visual Communication
3 Simple Tips to Deploy 5S Lean on your Jobsite
Felipe Engineer-Manriquez, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
October 13, 2020
Last Planner System
Constraint Management Techniques on the Jobsite
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
October 6, 2020
Daily Huddle
Lean Daily Huddle – Flip the Script and Ditch Your Boring Meeting
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
September 29, 2020
Last Planner System
5 Easy Tips to Set Your Next Pull Session Up for Success
Frank Coln, NV2A Group
September 21, 2020
Teamwork
The Lean IPD Superintendent – Part 2
Dick Bayer, The ReAlignment Group
September 15, 2020
Teamwork
The Lean IPD Superintendent – Part 1
Dick Bayer, The ReAlignment Group
September 9, 2020
Last Planner System
3 Must-Dos After Your Next Pull Planning Session
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
August 31, 2020
Teamwork
Lean Team Building and Collaboration Among the Trades
Mitch Rothe, Robins & Morton
August 18, 2020
Last Planner System
The Last Planner System® and the Trades: It’s Up to You to Teach Them
Michael Villar, Nevell Group, Inc.
August 11, 2020
Culture
Last Planner System
Visual Communication
Construction Site Safety Using Lean Principles
Joe Donarumo, Linbeck Group
August 3, 2020
Daily Huddle
Daily Huddle Template Cards for Lean Construction
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
July 27, 2020
Last Planner System
4 Best Practices for Your Next Pull Plan Session
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
July 21, 2020
Last Planner System
Lean Construction Practices – Percent Plan Complete
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
July 14, 2020
Visual Communication
The Power of Visual Communication
Joe Donarumo, Linbeck Group
July 7, 2020
Last Planner System
The People Side of Lean
Brian Winningham, Field Driven Lean
June 29, 2020
Last Planner System
How to Become a Lean Builder
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
June 24, 2020
Last Planner System
The Lean Construction Schedule and the Coronavirus
Thomas Hardy, Skiles Group
June 16, 2020
8 Forms of Waste
Eight Wastes of Lean On the Jobsite
Joe Donarumo, Linbeck Group
June 10, 2020
Daily Huddle
Daily Huddle Tips – Stand Up!
Joe Donarumo, Linbeck Group
June 2, 2020
Daily Huddle
Daily Huddle Tip: The No Phone Zone
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
May 27, 2020
Last Planner System
Boost Your Constraint Management Skills
Frank Coln, NV2A Group
May 18, 2020
Last Planner System
Last Planner System in Construction – Scorekeeping
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
May 11, 2020
Last Planner System
Lean Principles Respect for People
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
May 4, 2020
8 Forms of Waste
Lean Construction and Unused Employee Genius
Toby Bradley, Fisk Electric
April 28, 2020
Last Planner System
3 Ways to Pull Plan during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
April 21, 2020
Culture
The Power of Lean Tools at Home
Joe Donarumo, Linbeck Group
April 13, 2020
Teamwork
The Daily Huddle – COVID-19 Protocol
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
April 6, 2020
Daily Huddle
Teamwork
The Daily Huddle – Keep it Short
Joe Donarumo, Linbeck Group
March 31, 2020
Daily Huddle
The Daily Huddle – Why Huddle?
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
March 26, 2020
Culture
This Is How We Have Always Done It
Toby Bradley, Fisk Electric
March 10, 2020
Last Planner System
4 Helpful hints before you Pull Plan
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
March 2, 2020
Teamwork
The Power of a Collaborative Team
Henry Nutt III, Southland Industries
February 25, 2020
Visual Communication
Do You See What I See? Three Ways Visual Communication Can Improve Your Jobsite
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
February 18, 2020
Teamwork
Your Electrician has a name, and it’s not Sparky.
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
February 5, 2020
Last Planner System
Tangents, Squirrels and The Parking Lot
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
January 30, 2020
Last Planner System
The 5 Whys and Why you need this tool on your jobsite
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
January 22, 2020
Last Planner System
Old Dogs Do Learn New Tricks
Buddy Brumley, Skiles Group
January 15, 2020
Last Planner System
Why your project needs a Material Delivery Board
Keyan Zandy, Skiles Group
December 30, 2019
Last Planner System
The Project Manager’s Role in Constraint Management
Nathan Wilke, Skiles Group
November 20, 2019
Last Planner System
An “Old School” Superintendent did what?
Frank Coln, NV2A Group
October 15, 2019
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