BEST VALUE & COMPLIANT Construction Planning, Procurement, And Project Delivery can be deployed and managed today using a robust suite LEAN tools and services.
The easiest way to describe LEAN and BEST VALUE construction, is to note what it is not. It is not design-bid-build, design-build, CM@R, LastPlanner(TM), black belt, kaizen, et al. LEAN, BEST VALUE construction, planning, procurement, and project delivery is embodied with collaborative processes and frameworks such as integrated project delivery, IPD, and LEAN job order contacting (i.e. the OpenJOC(TM) Solution). Both LEAN and OpenJOC Job Order Contracting go beyond identification of waste and definition of value. They consistently enable predictable project outcomes including the ongoing delivery of quality repair, renovation, and new construction projects on-time and on-budget.
LEAN, best value, practices and tools fully integrated people, process, information, and technology
As you already know, 70%+ of projects are delivered late, 73% of project are delivered over budget, rework/change orders/waste are common, teamwork is poor, risk is high, and overall satisfaction is low. With LEAN, best value deployment 90%+ of all repair, renovation, and new construction projects are delivered on-time, on-budget, and to the satisfaction of all participants.
So why is is that fewer than 5% of all real property owners consistently and appropriated deploy LEAN, best value methods? Unfortunately the answers is simple. A concentrated effort at improving owner education and leadership is need. Far too much focus has been upon so called “technology solutions” such as BIM, and far to little upon LEAN process and total cost of ownership asset management methods.
What is LEAN Construction?
LEAN construction is a framework that integrated people, process, information, and technology focus upon the delivery of best value outcomes and associated continuous improvement. Far more than simply “identifying waste”, LEAN planning, procurement, and construction spans all aspects of aspects of the build environment repair, renovation, and construction life-cycle… from concept, through procurement, execution, and beyond. See: Simple Guide to LEAN Construction
Core LEAN, Best Value Concepts, Tools, and Services
Here is a listing of core LEAN, best value concepts, tools, and services that, when combined, successfully integrate people, process, information, and tools to consistently deliver optimal outcomes for all participants and stakeholders:
- Focus upon outcomes
- Early and ongoing team member communication
- Best value procurement
- Change management (recognition that traditional “business methods” are flawed, and support for robust LEAN practices)
- Mandatory initial and ongoing training
- Long-term relationships based upon trust/respect and mutually beneficial outcomes
- Empowerment of local knowledge and expertise combined with global oversight
- Full financial transparency, inclusive of a current, actionable, and locally researched detailed unit price database
- Co-location of owners/service providers
- Key performance indicators
- Regular third party audits
- Continuous improvement
- Enabling technology, inclusive of program management, project management, estimate management, proposal management, document management, issues/task management, building/space/asset management, work order management, contractor management, subcontractor management…
- Common data environment
- Empowerment of self-sufficiency for all participants (i.e. minimal long term reliance upon “consultants” for operational support.
