Contact Information
info@leanconstructionblog.com
William Power
William Power is an experienced Construction Management professional with over 30 years of experience in project delivery across all sectors including residential, commercial, pharma, life sciences, marine, infrastructure, underground and overhead utilities. William, a holder of Honours Degree in Construction Management and Honours Master of Business in Lean Practice, is currently undertaking doctoral research in Continuous Improvement in Construction Project Delivery in SETU, Ireland.
Articles By This Author
A Practitioner’s Reflections on Lean Transformation
In 2015, and with 25 years of experience in Construction Management, I had grown increasingly frustrated with the traditional approach to construction management and project delivery, and the associated thinking and mindset that was holding the sector back.
Using Agile & Scrum to Assist LPS ‘Make-Ready’ & Constraints Resolution
Planning problems in construction are accepted and primarily relate to management focus being on control; planning not conceived as a system design; crew level planning being neglected; planning system performance not measured.
Featuring Dermot O Halloran
I first came across the term ‘Lean’ when I was part of a team managing a €5 billion project for a leading international semiconductor company in 2013. I received my initial yellow belt training and the concept of ‘the Burning Platform’ was used to describe how the need for immediate change.
Featuring Luca Cotta Ramusino
I am an independent lean coach and facilitator. I help design and construction teams improve the way they work. I “preach and practice” kanban, last planner and other lean methods, and support and mentor construction professionals on their “problem projects”.
Featuring Darren Waldron
I currently work as a construction manager for an interior fit out company here in Zurich Switzerland. I recently joined the company and have already seen some great opportunities where Lean Construction can add value.
Featuring Fergus Nugent
We were first introduced to Lean in 2015 when one of our pharma customers asked us to use Last Planner (LPS) on a project in Cork. We were open to learning and we found the entire project team embraced LPS.
Featuring Randi Christensen
I'm the Sustainability Director for COWI's International Business Line. We are an international engineering consultancy, and our Business Line focus on large and complex infrastructure projects and energy projects like offshore wind farms, Power to X, and Carbon Capture projects.
Featuring Lauri Merikallio
I am now an entrepreneur, coach, consultant, and researcher. I have earlier worked as a project engineer, project manager and in executive tasks for over 25 years. I have been working for both the public and private sector.
Featuring Dr. Selim-Tugra Demir
I am the head of Lean Solutions at Drees & Sommer SE, a leading project management consulting company in Europe. Our vision and strategy include being Lean and Digital in all our projects.
Featuring John Meaney
I am a Project Controls and Management specialist working in the Life Sciences industry, specifically Pharma. I have been in Switzerland since early 2017 and I have previously worked on Semiconductor and Energy projects in Ireland and the UK.
Featuring Manuel Villanueva
I am passionate about innovation and optimization in project management through Lean Construction (LC). I have more than 10 years of experience as a Lean Project and Program Manager from the client's side. As a result, I have successfully managed more than 60 building projects in 11 countries worth €100m.
Featuring Bárbara Pedó
My interests and commitment to research and innovation stayed strong, leading me to pursue a Master's degree (2020) in design and construction management with a specific focus on Lean principles, Visual Management, and digitalisation, under the guidance of Prof. Carlos Torres Formoso and Daniela Dietz Viana.
Featuring Jesús Bayarri Romar
It has been almost two decades now since I finished Architecture studies in my city, Valencia, in Spain and worked for few years as architectural designer in my country and abroad (USA, Middle East) until the global crisis came in 2007 and everything I was working on stopped.
Featuring Aleksi Heinonen
I am the first Finnish takt construction evangelist, coach, and assistant, enthusiastic about transforming the global construction industry. My goal is to improve the lives of tradesmen, the built environment, and the way we think about efficiency.
Featuring John Desmond
I am the Managing Director of Cygnum, a Cork, Ireland based timber frame manufacturing company. I studied forestry at UCD and began my working life in the sawmilling industry. In 1997 I set up Cygnum with the owners of Palfab, the sawmill I worked with.