The early and ongoing integration of People, Process, Information, and Technology can drive optimal repair, renovation, and new construction outcomes. LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery can consistently drive significant improvement over traditional methods.
People – With the appropriate levels of owner leadership and competency, all participants can work within an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect and share both risks and rewards. Long-term relationships can be the norm and experience maintained and grown over time.
Process – Workflows that are consistent with proven LEAN construction methods such as Integrated Project Delivery, IPD, and LEAN Job Order Contracting, JOC provide an stable environment that supports and drives early and ongoing information sharing and continuous improvement.
Information – Common data environments, inclusive of locally researched detailed unit price cost data, help to assure that plans and works scope are fully understood and communicated, as well as costs, schedules, expectations, and deliverables. Access to current, actionable information is critical to both global oversight and local/on-site decision-making.
Technology – The role of technology is to support the consistent execution of robust processes, lower associated deployment costs, and provide appropriate monitoring capabilities. Document management, for example, inclusive of check-in/check-out capabilities and version control is critical to keeping team members properly informed of requirements, phases, approvals, etc. Access for appropriate individuals is virtually instantaneous. Paper-based systems and spreadsheets impose unacceptable and easily avoidalbe delays, errors, and risk. The combination technology can also support program, project, bid/proposal, estimate, work order, client, contractor, subcontractor, asset, building, asset, and task management.
via Four BT, LLC (4BT) – AEC industry’s innovative LEAN construction collaboration services, construction cost data, and SAAS technology provider, 4BT guides organizations to help achieve accelerated improvement of their facilities repair, renovation, and construction outcomes through the development of a culture centered upon delivering customer value, supported by proven LEAN processes,