Constraints & Roadblocks: Why Expanding Our Definition Matters
Last Planner System

Constraints & Roadblocks: Why Expanding Our Definition Matters

February 6, 2023
We've done a pull plan - now what?
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System

We’ve done a pull plan, now what?

January 31, 2023
Best of A Field Walk Part 2
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Visual Communication

A Field Walk With: A Look Back at Top Lessons from Lean Leaders (Part 2)

January 16, 2023
Lean Leaders Share Tips on Resistance to Lean Implementation
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Visual Communication

A Field Walk With: A Look Back at Top Lessons from Lean Leaders (Part 1)

January 9, 2023
The 7 Deadly Sins of Field Leadership - Part 2
Culture
Daily Huddle
Featured
Visual Communication

The 7 Deadly Sins of Field Leadership – Part 2

December 26, 2022
The Seven Deadly Sins of Field Leadership Part 1
Culture
Daily Huddle
Visual Communication

The Seven Deadly Sins of Field Leadership – Part 1

December 19, 2022
Placing Blame - Do Our Trade Partners Deserve a Second Chance?
Culture
Teamwork

Do Our Trade Partners Deserve a Second Chance?

December 5, 2022
Takt Construction and the 14 Lean Management Principles by Jason Schroeder of Elevate Construction
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Visual Communication

Takt Construction & the 14 Lean Management Principles

November 29, 2022
Boulder Associates Romano Nickerson on A Field Walk
Culture
Last Planner System

A Field Walk with Romano Nickerson of Boulder Associates

November 1, 2022
A Field Walk With Stephen Powell with Meadows & Ohly
Culture
Last Planner System

A Field Walk with Stephen Powell Of Meadows & Ohly

October 12, 2022
A-3 Problem Solving Methodology with Michael Villar
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork

Are You Solving Problems or Just Fighting Fires?

September 27, 2022
Takt, Last Planner, & Scrum
8 Forms of Waste
Culture
Last Planner System

A Prediction – Takt, Last Planner, & Scrum Will Take Over Our Industry

September 12, 2022
A Field Walk with Chris Davis of Turner Construction
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork

A Field Walk with Chris Davis of Turner Construction

September 6, 2022
Seven Principles - Creating Your Success in the Construction Industry
Culture

Creating Your Success in the Construction Industry

August 30, 2022
Quality of Life and Work: A Lean Construction Q&A with Armando Tunales
Culture

Quality of Life and Work: A Q&A with Armando Tunales on Lean Construction

August 15, 2022
A Field Walk with Buddy Brumley
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Visual Communication

A Field Walk with Buddy Brumley, Senior Superintendent with Skiles Group

August 10, 2022
Construction Team Building Tips
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Teamwork

5 Tips for Better Teambuilding on the Jobsite

August 1, 2022
The Concept of Customers - Art of the Builder Video Blog Episode 3
Videos
Visual Communication

Concept of Customers – The Art of the Builder Video Blog 3

July 19, 2022
A Field Walk with Greg Stedman of KHS&S Contractors
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System

A Field Walk with Greg Stedman of KHS&S Contractors

July 12, 2022
A Field Walk with Kent Hedges, Large Capital Project Manager
8 Forms of Waste
Culture
Last Planner System

A Field Walk with Kent Hedges, Large Capital Project Manager with Medxcel

June 20, 2022
Respect for People on the Jobsite
8 Forms of Waste
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Teamwork

4 Ways to Model Respect for People on Your Jobsite

June 14, 2022
Total Participation Techniques - The Art of the Builder Episode 2
Videos
Visual Communication

Total Participation through Visual Systems [Video]

June 6, 2022
DPR Construction Quality Leader, Paz Arroyo on A Field Walk
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork

A Field Walk with Paz Arroyo, DPR Construction Quality Leader

May 31, 2022
Lean Success Stories in the Construction Industry
8 Forms of Waste
Culture
Last Planner System

Field Wins: Lean Success Stories from the Trades

May 16, 2022
What is a trade partner in construction? A Trade Partner Daily Huddle Part 3
Culture
Daily Huddle
Teamwork
Visual Communication

A Construction Trade Partner Daily Huddle Part 3

May 9, 2022
Managing the Eight Wastes of Lean
8 Forms of Waste

Managing the Eight Wastes of Lean – D.O.W.N.T.I.M.E.

May 3, 2022
Hands On or Off: Striking the Right Balance as a Lean Coach
Culture
Last Planner System

Hands On or Off: Striking the Right Balance as a Coach

April 26, 2022
Three Daily Habits of Successful Builders - Art of the Builder Video
Videos

Three Daily Habits of Successful Builders – Art of the Builder

April 18, 2022
Construction Trade Partner Daily Huddle
Culture
Daily Huddle
Teamwork
Visual Communication

A Trade Partner Daily Huddle Part 2

April 12, 2022
Work Smarter Not Harder
Culture

Work Smarter, Not Harder: Sharpen Your Axe

April 5, 2022
Deep Work In Construction - Is It Possible?
Culture

Deep Work in Construction – Is It Possible?

March 28, 2022
A Trade Partner Daily Huddle Part 1
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Visual Communication

A Trade Partner Daily Huddle Part 1

March 21, 2022
Production Laws in a Takt-Ed System
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Visual Communication

Production Laws in a Takt-ed System

March 14, 2022
Building the Business Case for Lean Construction
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork

Building the Business Case for Lean Construction

March 7, 2022
A Field Walk With Rebecca Snelling with RS Consulting
Last Planner System
Visual Communication

A Field Walk with Rebecca Snelling, Lean Leadership Coach with RS Consulting

March 1, 2022
How and Why to Level Work in a Takt-ed System Part 2
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

February 21, 2022
How and Why to Level Work in a Takt-ed System Part 1
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System

How and Why to Level Work in a Takt-Ed System Part 1

February 14, 2022
How to Use Lean Process and Culture to Win Over Skeptics
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Visual Communication

How to Use Lean Process and Culture to Win Over Skeptics

February 7, 2022
A Field Walk With Henry Nutt III of Southland
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork

A Field Walk with Henry Nutt, III of Southland Industries

February 3, 2022
Remove Roadblocks to Create Flow with Takt
Culture
Last Planner System
Visual Communication

Remove Roadblocks to Create Flow with Takt

January 18, 2022
Lean Coaching Q and A
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork

How to Maximize the Benefits of Lean Coaching

January 3, 2022
Takt Planning
Last Planner System

Takt Planning to Create a 6-Week Make-Ready & Weekly Work Plan

December 27, 2021
A Field Walk with Justin Davis of Skiles Group
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Teamwork

A Field Walk with Justin Davis of Skiles Group

December 21, 2021
Lean Respect for People
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork

RespectIN’ Construction People

December 13, 2021
How Lean Supports a Better Work Life Balance
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Visual Communication

How Lean Supports Better Work Life Balance

December 7, 2021
Takt Time Sequences and Buffers
Culture
Last Planner System
Visual Communication

Takt Time Formula – Taking Takt to the Next Level

November 30, 2021
A Lean Thanksgiving
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Visual Communication

A Lean Thanksgiving – A Fun Lean Planning Template Example

November 22, 2021
A Field Walk With Jesse Hernandez Host at Learnings and Missteps Podcast
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Visual Communication

A Field Walk with Jesse Hernandez of Life Time Inc.

November 16, 2021
Scrum Master and Certified Trainer Felipe Engineer-Manriquez
Culture
Teamwork
Visual Communication

Lessons from a Scrum Master and Certified Scrum Trainer

November 8, 2021
TAKT Time - Phase Planning and Pull Planning in a TAKT-ED System
Last Planner System
Visual Communication

Takt Time – Phase Planning & Pull Planning in a Takt-Ed System

November 1, 2021
Last Planner® System - Talking Shop with Tom Richert of Rising Terrain
Culture
Last Planner System

How to Double Operating Income Using the Last Planner® System

October 25, 2021
A Field Walk with Jennifer Lacy of Robins & Morton
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Visual Communication

A Field Walk with Jennifer Lacy of Robins & Morton

October 18, 2021
Persistent Problem Solving in Construction
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Visual Communication

Persistent Problem Solving in the Construction Industry

October 12, 2021
Last Planner System with Critical Path Method or Takt?
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork

The Last Planner® System with CPM or Takt?

October 6, 2021
A Field Walk With Steve Turner
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Teamwork
Visual Communication

A Field Walk With Steve Turner of FPI Builders

September 16, 2021
Lean Implementation - Lean 101
Last Planner System

Lean Implementation – Helping Lean Beginners Begin

September 7, 2021
Digital Lean Solution
Last Planner System

Should You Adopt a Digital Lean Solution?

July 16, 2021
Lean Construction Influencers Podcast Round-Up
Culture
Teamwork
Visual Communication

3 Lean Construction Influencers You Must Know

July 13, 2021
Last Planner System
Visual Communication

Last Planner System Scorekeeping Visualization Methods

July 6, 2021
Culture

Construction Superintendent Duties Include Being the Eye of the Hurricane

June 29, 2021
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Visual Communication

Lean Tools to Maximize Value in the Field

June 15, 2021
Root Cause Analysis in Lean Construction
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System
Visual Communication

Root Cause Analysis – 3 Must-Dos after Scoring Percent Plan Complete

June 8, 2021
Digital Lean Construction
Last Planner System

Digital Lean Construction – Now Is the Time for Adoption

May 25, 2021
Last Planner System Implementation in Construction
Culture
Daily Huddle
Last Planner System

Last Planner System Implementation in Construction

May 18, 2021
Daily Huddle - 3 Tips to Help Keep it Lean and On Track
Daily Huddle

Daily Huddle – 3 Tips To Keep Your Lean Huddle on Track

May 4, 2021
5 Things the Army Rangers Can Teach Us About Lean Planning for Teams
Culture
Last Planner System
Teamwork

Lean Planning for Teams – 5 Things the Army Rangers Can Teach Us

April 20, 2021
The Art of the Builder - Elevating Construction Superintendents by Jason Schroeder
Culture
Last Planner System
Visual Communication

3 Lean Time Management Take-Aways from the Art of the Builder

April 13, 2021
5 Challenges for Lean Implementation
8 Forms of Waste
Culture
Last Planner System

5 Challenges for Lean Implementation

April 5, 2021
Problem Solving - Firefighter or Arsonist?
Last Planner System

Problem Solving – Firefighter or Arsonist?

March 30, 2021
How to Delegate - 5 Levels of Delegation on the Jobsite
Culture
Teamwork

How to Delegate – 5 Levels of Delegation on the Jobsite

March 22, 2021
Pull Planning Construction Meeting
Last Planner System
Visual Communication

Pull Planning Construction

March 9, 2021
Building Materials Delivery Board
Last Planner System
Visual Communication

Building Material Delivery Tracking: 6 Questions to Ask

March 2, 2021
8 Types of Waste in Lean - Defects and Rework
8 Forms of Waste
Culture

Breaking Down the 8 Types of Waste in Lean – Defects

February 16, 2021
Building Trust in the Workplace
Culture

Building Trust In the Workplace – 3 Dos and Don’ts

February 9, 2021
Old School Construction Tips
Culture
Last Planner System

Old School Construction Lessons for New School Builders

February 2, 2021
Daily Team Huddle Observation Checklist
Daily Huddle
Visual Communication

10 Step Lean Daily Team Huddle Observation Checklist

January 26, 2021
Lean Implementation - Make It Stick!
Culture
Last Planner System
Visual Communication

Lean Implementation – 4 Steps for Implementing Builder’s Lean

January 19, 2021
Lean Construction Keys
Last Planner System

Lean Construction: 3 Keys to Unlocking Lean in the Field

January 12, 2021
8 Wastes of Lean - Inventory
8 Forms of Waste

Breaking Down the 8 Wastes of Lean – Inventory

January 5, 2021
Daily Huddle Infographic
Daily Huddle

7 Rules for a Great Daily Huddle

December 28, 2020
Visual Communication Tools for the Jobsite
Visual Communication

6 Visual Communication Tools to Transform the Jobsite

December 21, 2020
Last Planner Pull Planning
Last Planner System

Last Planner Pull Planning – 7 Steps for Success

December 15, 2020
8 Types of Waster: Transportation
8 Forms of Waste

Breaking Down the 8 Types of Waste: Transportation

December 8, 2020
Your Construction Project is Not a Race!
Culture

Your Construction Project is Not a Race!

December 1, 2020
Daily Huddle Rules - Call out Bazinga! and Stay on Track
Daily Huddle

Daily Huddle Rules – Stay On Track

November 24, 2020
Lean Safety
8 Forms of Waste
Last Planner System

Lean Safety on the Jobsite

November 17, 2020
8 Forms of Waste: Motion
8 Forms of Waste

Breaking Down the 8 Forms of Waste: Motion

November 10, 2020
Construction Superintendent 2.0
Culture

Construction Superintendent 2.0: Update and Reboot

November 3, 2020
Daily Huddle Tips on Time Management
Daily Huddle

Daily Huddle Tips – Start on Time, End on Time

October 26, 2020
Pull Planning in 5 Easy Steps
Last Planner System

Pull Planning in 5 Easy Steps

October 20, 2020
5S Lean Construction
8 Forms of Waste
Culture
Last Planner System
Visual Communication

3 Simple Tips to Deploy 5S Lean on your Jobsite

October 13, 2020
Constraint Management Techniques
Last Planner System

Constraint Management Techniques on the Jobsite

October 6, 2020
Lean Daily Huddle or Boring Meeting
Daily Huddle

Lean Daily Huddle – Flip the Script and Ditch Your Boring Meeting

September 29, 2020
Last Planner Pull Planning Session
Last Planner System

5 Easy Tips to Set Your Next Pull Session Up for Success

September 21, 2020
Lean IPD Construction Superintendent
Teamwork

The Lean IPD Superintendent – Part 2

September 15, 2020
Lean IPD Construction
Teamwork

The Lean IPD Superintendent – Part 1

September 9, 2020
Pull Planning Session
Last Planner System

3 Must-Dos After Your Next Pull Planning Session

August 31, 2020
Lean Team Building
Teamwork

Lean Team Building and Collaboration Among the Trades

August 18, 2020
Last Planner System
Last Planner System

The Last Planner System® and the Trades: It’s Up to You to Teach Them

August 11, 2020
Construction Site Safety & Lean Construction
Culture
Last Planner System
Visual Communication

Construction Site Safety Using Lean Principles

August 3, 2020
Daily Huddle Template Cards
Daily Huddle

Daily Huddle Template Cards for Lean Construction

July 27, 2020
4 Pull Planning Best Practices by Keyan Zandy
Last Planner System

4 Best Practices for Your Next Pull Plan Session

July 21, 2020
Lean Construction Practices
Last Planner System

Lean Construction Practices – Percent Plan Complete

July 14, 2020
Visual Communication
Visual Communication

The Power of Visual Communication

July 7, 2020
The People Side of Lean
Last Planner System

The People Side of Lean

June 29, 2020
Lean Builder
Last Planner System

How to Become a Lean Builder

June 24, 2020
The Lean Construction Schedule and COVID-19
Last Planner System

The Lean Construction Schedule and the Coronavirus

June 16, 2020
Eight Wastes of Lean
8 Forms of Waste

Eight Wastes of Lean On the Jobsite

June 10, 2020
Lean Construction Daily Huddle Tips
Daily Huddle

Daily Huddle Tips – Stand Up!

June 2, 2020
Daily Huddle Tip
Daily Huddle

Daily Huddle Tip: The No Phone Zone

May 27, 2020
Constraint Management - Boost Your Skills
Last Planner System

Boost Your Constraint Management Skills

May 18, 2020
Scorekeeping in The Last Planner System in Construction
Last Planner System

Last Planner System in Construction – Scorekeeping

May 11, 2020
Lean Principles Respect for People
Last Planner System

Lean Principles Respect for People

May 4, 2020
Lean Construction
8 Forms of Waste

Lean Construction and Unused Employee Genius

April 28, 2020
Lean Pull Planning
Last Planner System

3 Ways to Pull Plan during the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 21, 2020
The Donarumo Family Meeting
Culture

The Power of Lean Tools at Home

April 13, 2020
Daily Huddle Best Practices - COVID-19 Protocol
Teamwork

The Daily Huddle – COVID-19 Protocol

April 6, 2020
Daily Huddle Ideas
Daily Huddle
Teamwork

The Daily Huddle – Keep it Short

March 31, 2020
Daily Huddle Questions - Why Huddle?
Daily Huddle

The Daily Huddle – Why Huddle?

March 26, 2020
This Is How We Have Always Done It
Culture

This Is How We Have Always Done It

March 10, 2020
Pull Planning Tips
Last Planner System

4 Helpful hints before you Pull Plan

March 2, 2020
Team Collaboration - The Power of a Collaborative Team
Teamwork

The Power of a Collaborative Team

February 25, 2020
Good Visual Communication
Visual Communication

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

February 18, 2020
Team Building and Collaboration
Teamwork

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

February 5, 2020
How to Keep Your Construction Site Meeting on Track
Last Planner System

Tangents, Squirrels and The Parking Lot

January 30, 2020
The 5 Whys - Practical Use in LEAN Construction
Last Planner System

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

January 22, 2020
Last Planner System Implementation in Construction - Maybe You Can Teach An Old Dog New Tricks
Last Planner System

Old Dogs Do Learn New Tricks

January 15, 2020
A Material Delivery Board can help you organize your project
Last Planner System

Why your project needs a Material Delivery Board

December 30, 2019
Role of Project Manager in Relation to Constraint Management
Last Planner System

The Project Manager’s Role in Constraint Management

November 20, 2019
Last Planner System Pull Planning
Last Planner System

An “Old School” Superintendent did what?

October 15, 2019