Comments on: How Do You Gauge Your Readiness for Lean Construction? http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2006/07/31/639/ The magazine for the project age Sat, 17 May 2008 06:08:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Paul D. Giammalvo http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2006/07/31/639/#comment-8476 Tue, 01 Aug 2006 09:57:43 +0000 http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2006/07/31/639/#comment-8476 My own experience in Indonesian construction indicates problems which "lean construction" will not solve. 1) Rampant systemic corruption and collusion at all levels; 2) Unwillingness to invest in training of trade workers; 3) Unrealistic expectations from owners who want their projects FAST and GOOD and CHEAP; 4) Blatant disregard for basic safety, health and environmental considerations; 5) Lack of standardized building codes/code enforcement; The best advice to share with my colleagues here would be to focus less on trying to experiment with "lean" construction methods and pay more attention to the basic fundamentals. Lean methods will not solve the problems Indonesian construction is experiencing right now. BR, Paul D. Giammalvo, CDT, PMP, CCE, MScPM, PhD Candidate Senior Technical Advisor, PT Mitratata Citragra, Jakarta, INDONESIA www.getpmcertified.com Adjunct Professor, Project/Program Management, Lille Graduate School of Management, Paris, FRANCE www.esc-lille.com My own experience in Indonesian construction indicates problems which “lean construction” will not solve.
1) Rampant systemic corruption and collusion at all levels;
2) Unwillingness to invest in training of trade workers;
3) Unrealistic expectations from owners who want their projects FAST and GOOD and CHEAP;
4) Blatant disregard for basic safety, health and environmental considerations;
5) Lack of standardized building codes/code enforcement;

The best advice to share with my colleagues here would be to focus less on trying to experiment with “lean” construction methods and pay more attention to the basic fundamentals. Lean methods will not solve the problems Indonesian construction is experiencing right now.

BR,
Paul D. Giammalvo, CDT, PMP, CCE, MScPM, PhD Candidate
Senior Technical Advisor, PT Mitratata Citragra, Jakarta, INDONESIA www.getpmcertified.com

Adjunct Professor, Project/Program Management, Lille Graduate School of Management, Paris, FRANCE www.esc-lille.com

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