An introduction to a LEAN Construction Framework – A Robust Solution fully supported by tools and services.
Efficient, balanced, and collaborative
- Integrated internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams
- Project team members are selected through value-based proposals and associated rankings/metrics
- Written long-term multi-party agreement with integral operations manual/execution guide
- Focus upon mutually beneficial outcomes
- Defined workflows, stages/phases, documentation, approvals
- Cost estimating and budgeting a continuous process, accomplished through intimate collaboration between internal and external planning, procurement, and project team members using locally researched, granular (line item) market data organized using standard data
- Mandatory initial and ongoing multi-level and multi-format training
- Regular third-party audits
Target and actual cost visibility and breakdown need major attention, mainly through the development of specific inter-organizational cost management system and granular, local market researched data.
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