Why Do Design and Construction Projects on a Lean Basis?

Why Do a Project on a Lean Basis?

Greg Howell and Hal Macomber

Underneath the simple answer, “It will cost less, get done earlier with far fewer injuries, and better quality,” there are better and more powerful answers. These include less suffering for the customer and project team, greater accountability, forward-looking control – steering really – increased ability to cope with uncertainty and complexity, and the ability to identify and deliver more value to more people as the project unfolds. Such answers sound too good to be true, and they are too good to be true for those stuck in current practice. So what is lean project delivery? How does it work? What tools do we use?

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5 Necessary Actions for Organizational Change

Adopting new behaviors on projects and in organizations is one of the toughest actions we take as leader-managers.  In this special report we offer you an approach to make your change efforts successful.  The first thing to know is these are necessary but often not sufficient conditions.  If you skip one of these actions you are assured of failure in the long-term.  However, performing all five actions doesn't guarantee success.  Very often a situation demands additional actions to ensure success, e.g., changes to systems or acquisition of new skills.  Use the outline below as a point of departure for planning your changes.  Do the planning in a group and be open to multiple approaches rather than one "right" answer.

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