Last Planner® System

3 Simple Rules for Effective Pull Planning

2016-12-15T11:31:18-06:00

As part of the Last Planner® System, pull planning is a great technique for planning collaboratively.  We've used it effectively for everything from master planning and design through commissioning and ...

3 Simple Rules for Effective Pull Planning2016-12-15T11:31:18-06:00

Last Planner System Administration Innovation

2016-12-07T16:05:28-06:00

One project team has developed an innovative approach toward reducing the time required to administer the weekly work planning process; while providing greater visibility to the team on the relationship ...

Last Planner System Administration Innovation2016-12-07T16:05:28-06:00

Writing by Hand & the Last Planner System

2016-11-28T06:06:55-06:00

Four years ago I was given a dressing-down by a venture capital investor for taking handwritten notes at our meeting. If I wanted to fund a technology start-up he told ...

Writing by Hand & the Last Planner System2016-11-28T06:06:55-06:00

Tracking Productivity and the Last Planner System

2016-11-23T08:21:43-06:00

A superintendent presenting at the LCI Congress this past October stated that they would like to implement productivity tracking into the Last Planner System. Conceptually that is not all that ...

Tracking Productivity and the Last Planner System2016-11-23T08:21:43-06:00

Why Plan – At the Correct Level of Detail

2016-11-22T08:39:01-06:00

Builders will at times lament the quality of drawings given them to construct a building (yes, that really happens). Before throwing rocks, builders ought to be looking at the quality ...

Why Plan – At the Correct Level of Detail2016-11-22T08:39:01-06:00

What Should a Last Planner® Project Feel Like?

2016-11-08T20:48:25-06:00

The Last Planner® System (LPS) is just that, a system.  It’s made up of processes and techniques that work together do one thing: create and maintain reliable workflow in projects. ...

What Should a Last Planner® Project Feel Like?2016-11-08T20:48:25-06:00

Last Planner – Don’t Automate the Conversation

2016-11-07T08:57:54-06:00

A challenge many new teams have with the Last Planner System is that managing the weekly iterations of make ready and work plans can involve a significant amount if administrative ...

Last Planner – Don’t Automate the Conversation2016-11-07T08:57:54-06:00