LEAN Construction in the Public Sector requires Owners to take responsibility for their facilities and other forms of built structures.
This simply cannot occur until Owners become competent in Collaborative LEAN Construction Delivery Methods and associated life-cycle management of the built environment.
Collaboration and win-win contractual incentives for all participants (AE firms, contractors, subs, owners, building users, oversight groups) are prerequisites to measurable improvements in facilities management outcomes.
Best value procurement, financial transparency, and a common data environment (CDE) must be implemented in concert with a rigorous and sustained focus upon CHANGE MANAGEMENT.
Until real property owners are held accountable in their roles as stewards of the built environment there is no reason to expect that the rampant waste associate with the AECOO sector will diminish (architecture, engineering, construction, owner/operator/operations).
Collaborative, proven, best value LEAN construction delivery methods have existed for decades and are capable consistent achievement of 90%+ of projects on-time, on-budget, and to everyone’s satisfaction. Thus the issue is not the unavailability of solutions, but rather the level of education and awareness across the AECOO sector.
Total quality management and continuous improvement are industry norms across most other business sectors. It’s beyond due for implementation throughout our AECOO community.
The failures associated with facilities management are largely the responsibility of property owners and oversight groups. They pay the bills. It’s really that simple.
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