Comments on: Combining Lean and Agile in Construction http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2006/07/26/630/ The magazine for the project age Sat, 17 May 2008 06:16:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Greg Davis http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2006/07/26/630/#comment-8364 Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:33:58 +0000 http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2006/07/26/630/#comment-8364 I'm curious to what agile principle(s) this thought is attributed to. Design is an inherently iterative and collaborative venture between the client and work/design team. In the old days of "drafting", requirements/design changes after say, construction documents began, was real re-work and to be avoided if possible. With AutoCad and other cumputer aided drafting tools, manpower isn't needed as much, so iterations/changes, even late are not as bad as before. Once construction begins, changes cost. It takes real lead time to order steal, cured concrete foundations don't move and attaining equipment when you need it is tough. But now with modular, pre-fabricated building pieces, maybe that is becoming more managable? I’m curious to what agile principle(s) this thought is attributed to. Design is an inherently iterative and collaborative venture between the client and work/design team. In the old days of “drafting”, requirements/design changes after say, construction documents began, was real re-work and to be avoided if possible. With AutoCad and other cumputer aided drafting tools, manpower isn’t needed as much, so iterations/changes, even late are not as bad as before.

Once construction begins, changes cost. It takes real lead time to order steal, cured concrete foundations don’t move and attaining equipment when you need it is tough. But now with modular, pre-fabricated building pieces, maybe that is becoming more managable?

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