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?

Should we treat Organizations as Living Systems?

Understanding organizations as living systems challenges the traditional, mechanistic views of management and enables a more human-centered, adaptive approach. It empowers leaders and teams to thrive in uncertainty while nurturing sustainable growth and innovation.

High-Performance Leadership #10 - Facilitation of Collaborative Problem Solving

In this tenth and final post, we present more of what you need to know to become a High-Performance Leader. In this post we finish the discussion of collaborative problem solving started in HPL Post #9. This post presents a facilitator’s roadmap for a series of small agreements that lead to a solid final agreement.

The Big Pull Planning Mistake Projects Make

Many project leaders have been conditioned to understand a good plan as a good schedule. Believing they have a good schedule; the expectation is that every player on a project team will be able to follow the schedule and the project will progress as planned. This can work on a slow-paced project in which the natural variability in productivity has little impact.

Using Scrum Role Definition to Assist Site Management

An observed shortcoming in construction site management is the over-reliance on high-performing individuals. While this can benefit the company and project initially, it also poses a risk of burnout for those individuals and may inhibit other team members from growing due to a lack of delegation or trust.

A Lean-based Index To Predict and Prevent Delays in Construction Projects

In the pursuit of greater reliability and control over project deadlines, Lean Construction professionals are increasingly turning to location-based planning and takt-driven production. While traditional indicators like physical progress measure what has been done, they often fail to predict when a project will be completed.

How Wise Construction Reduced a Construction Schedule by More Than 25%

In late May of 2023 Wise Construction began the renovation of a 20,000-square-foot hospital wing that provides Newton-Wellesley Hospital outside of Boston with a 24-bed medical/surgical unit.

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.