The lack of a basic framework for the construction of facilities is the fundamental cause of rampant environmental and economic waste.
The term “construction” in this case is used for any repair, renovation, maintenance, or new building activity associated with a built structure (buildings, roadways, airports, bridges, dams, ….).
Any construction “project” can be defined as any number of more granular tasks that are performed in sequence or in parallel. While every project may have its own unique characteristics, the overall planning, procurement, and project delivery process should follow a defined process across all participants and stakeholders. The fundamental problem is that a robust programmatic process is rarely if ever applied to all projects by real property owners and their service partners.
Two robust programmatic processes that can integrate internal and external construction planning, procurement, and project delivery teams are LEAN integrated project delivery (IPD) and LEAN job order contracting (JOC). Both programmatic processes are capable of consistently delivering quality projects on time and on budget, however, both are poorly understood and rarely implemented or managed correctly.