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Frank Coln
Frank Coln has helped teams deliver better projects through his use of lean practices. He has assumed different roles ranging from field engineering to project management. His passion for seeing the work put in place and improving flow of construction activities led him to his current role of project superintendent. He has served as a chair of the Lean Construction Institute Dallas/Fort Worth Community of Practice. He is also listed as an improved instructor for the Last Planner System and Intro To Lean through the Lean Construction Institute.
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How to Succeed with the Lookahead Process of The Last Planner System
Properly executing the look ahead planning portion of The Last Planner System can ensure your project team is set up for success. This exercise typically occurs during weekly team meetings where teams evaluate what “can” be done over the next 6 to 8 weeks.
Project Managers are Last Planners Too!
We often identify “last planners” as the people responsible for performing the work on a construction site. Although project managers do not perform any of the work on a construction site, they do have more responsibility to the project other than just organizing the next golf trip!
The Step We Often Overlook When Implementing The Last Planner System
As a superintendent, I take pride in the fact that projects I am part of finish on time. I take pride in a safe job site. I take pride in a clean job site. I was brought up in the industry to put work in place and not lose money doing it. While walking my project, I am trained to look for things to react to.
4 Tips To Improve Your Next Pull Planning Session
I find myself going through similar motions in the beginning stages of project planning. Our team has submitted CPM schedules per owner’s requirements and have moved on to selecting contractors. This is starting off as the typical construction process so far.
Lean Construction Resources
As our construction industry becomes more open to adopting collaborative and lean practices, we are going to see more requests for knowledge and training on the subjects of target value delivery, last planner system, choosing by advantage, A3 thinking etc.