A Subcontractor’s Guide to Lean Construction

Construction is becoming more competitive every day and many general contractors are turning to lean construction to deliver quality projects on time and on budget – sometimes with various approaches and degrees of success. If you’ve even been part of one of these projects, you may have been bit frustrated by the process, had a hard time seeing how it could help you as a subcontractor or weren’t given much guidance. If this sounds familiar or if lean is new to you, now is the time to find out what it’s all about and how lean construction can benefit your business.   

This practical and dynamic one-day workshop is an absolute must for all subcontractors. You will walk away with a thorough understanding of what lean construction is, key lean principles and implementation strategies, how subcontractors fit into the equation and real ways to make lean work for you and your business. You’ll be able to start using lean on your projects immediately and will quickly become a subcontractor of choice for lean projects for leading general contractors and construction managers.

Topics:

• History of lean – how it applies to construction
• Waste in construction – learn to see hidden waste
• Workflow – why smooth is way more important than fast
• Last Planner System® – what it is, how it helps projects (and subs) and how to use it

All subcontractors, including company owners, project managers, superintendents and forepersons.

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 6.5 CE Credits.

AGC of America recognizes A Subcontractor’s Guide to Lean Construction 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 6.5 hours of CE Credit by attending the entire workshop.