Are You Stuck in Lean Saturation? How the ILCE Lean Maturity Model (ILMM) Provides Your Next Breakthrough!

The ILMM features a distinctive 4×3 matrix, defining four main maturity levels: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. Each of these levels is further divided into three sub-levels: Low, Medium, and High.

Is it possible to use AI to get an edge over competition in Construction today?

In the dynamic world of construction, where the stakes are high and the margins often thin, professionals are constantly on the lookout for innovative ways to gain a competitive edge. Enter Artificial Intelligence (AI) – the buzzword that's not just reshaping industries across the board.

Is Your Team Lean-Healthy? A Framework to Measure What Really Matters

In lean construction, we often focus on tools—Last Planner, Takt planning, and pull planning. But what if the real key to success isn't just the tools, but the people and culture behind them?

Industrialized Construction in Colombia: Challenges and Opportunities Through a Lean Lens

Industrialized construction (IC) is often presented as a pathway to higher productivity, cost efficiency, and better quality. Standardization, prefabrication, and stronger supply chains are central to this vision.

Beyond Meeting Rooms: The Hidden Dynamics of Interdisciplinary Design Collaboration

Effective collaboration in interdisciplinary design meetings is critical for successful project delivery. Yet, despite the presence of all key stakeholders around the same table, collaboration often falters.

How to Create Efficient and Effective Supply Chains

COVID 19, the war in Ukraine, industrial action at ports and several other factors, are causing supply chain challenges across all industries including engineering and construction. Additionally, project supply chains are known to be inherently complex and dynamic.

AI Isn't Just Another Tool—It's a New Way of Thinking

In my experience implementing lean principles in software and design, there are few more lean-enabling technologies than AI. Do hours of research in a few minutes. Upload a spreadsheet, and ask for insights.

Conditions of Satisfaction: Three Complacency Traps

Budget, schedule, and quality are hailed as the “big three” primary performance indicators in construction projects, and they’re certainly important, but do they really demonstrate whether the project was successful?

Building an internal lean infrastructure to scale up lean deployment in a company with over 10,000 employees

WasteWalk Observations have led to the identification of over $300MM worth of estimated and $52MM of actual net cost savings/added value on over 300 projects and yards. 2024 saw the highest employee engagement in WasteWalks since introducing them as a Building Smarter best practice in 2022.

Last Planner and Takt Software Directory

This directory contains all of the Last Planner and Takt Software on the market. We encourage you to do your own research, set up a call with the vendors, and choose the software that fits your needs. This directory is meant to make it easy to find, compare, and make the decision on which software you can use.