Implementing Lean Construction

Projects with a variety of contracting arrangements carry significant risk to the project stakeholders in terms of both cost and schedule. The potential for strained relationships developing between the owner, contractor and sub-trades exists which often results in conflicts. When this occurs, we see an increased level of waste on the project and adversely affected schedules and budgets.

To mitigate these issues, a disciplined and consistent effort to control workflow variation, reduce waste, increase productivity and drive continuous improvement is required. As part of an overall program to implement Lean strategies across a large organization, providing key members of the Project Execution teams with a workshop on the fundamentals of site level Lean tools is critical.

This course will walk you through the history and evolution of Lean Construction and demonstrate how to apply Lean principles throughout the life of a project with a focus on Takt time and Last Planner System implementation strategies. Using a virtual workflow simulation, you’ll learn how to use Lean Construction tools and leave with the ability to begin implementing Lean tools on your projects immediately.

This workshop is also ideally suited for initial project team training as it ensures that all stakeholders have the same base level of Lean knowledge.

Course Topics:

• History of Lean
• Eliminating Waste
• Production in Construction & Takt Time
• The Impact of Workflow Variation
• Last Planner® System Implementation Strategies

Jim Johnston, President, Quality Dynamics Inc.

Jim Johnston, P. Eng., is an industrial engineer, a member of the Lean Construction Institute – Canada, and an accredited trainer with the Associated General Contractors of America. With more than 20 years of experience, Jim is a construction, operations and quality specialist focusing on business process analysis and improvement, lean thinking and implementation, strategic planning and business development. He has worked extensively as a management consultant and trainer, leading organizations through lean transformations, quality system implementation/auditing and process optimization projects. Jim has facilitated the implementation of lean construction on many projects and is currently involved in the continued development of the Lean Construction Institute - Canada.

CM-Lean holders will earn 7.0 CE Credits. AGC of America recognizes ‘Last Planner® System: How to Achieve True Success’ as qualifying for continuing education hours towards the renewal of AGC’s Certificate of Management-Lean Construction (CM-Lean). Each hour of educational content is equal to 1 hour of CE credit. Attendees may earn up to 7.0 hours of CE Credit by attending the entire workshop