Construction project management is about building bridges…and when we do it in lean ways society benefits.
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“Usually mass production raises costs.” Taiichi Ohno
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Construction project management is about building bridges…and when we do it in lean ways society benefits.
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IDEO is changing design…forever. Construction projects will benefit.
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Overburdened designers won’t do lean design. A little slacking off is in order.
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IGLC-14: IT Support for Lean Construction
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IGLC-14: Product Development and Design Management
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IGLC-14: Product Development and Design Management
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by Hal on January 22, 2006
Our move to Colorado has been a re-learning opportunity in small design and construction projects. I’m pleased to share our learning with you…
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Tom Peters is circling the globe on speaking engagements. What is he doing? Read on…
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Want to go into the design business? or professional services firm? Alane invites you to read along as she starts her business…
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Target Value Design leads lean construction. Have a look at this new weblog on design.
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Delivering software projects are more like architecture and engineering than most people know. Mary Poppendieck’s recent two articles offer great insight for doing all design projects.
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My first Zweig Letter article, Strangers, Friends, and Partners, is now available on this site. I’ve added a page to this website for listing articles with summaries. Look for the Articles link in the navigation bar above. I’ve posted other articles along with a place-holder for the article published today in the [...]
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Dad knows best…not! While finishing the outdoor room we got to the point of laying the pavers. My son worked concentric circles using a variety of squares and keystone shapes. The rest of the family kept feeding him those blocks as he called for them. He finished the 18 foot circle [...]
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These ten ideas will dramatically improve your projects. Are these ten rules the top ten? You decide. But don't take too long. Share these rules with your team. Your team members are sure to help you carry them out!
I did an interview with Bas de Baar via Skype video. We discussed how my company is using collaborative tools in support of our clients' projects. Enjoy!
Did you catch the Foreword to In Pursuit of Elegance? Guy Kawasaki wrote, "Less is the new more." Easy to learn: symmetry, seduction, subtraction, and sustainability. Very valuable to do. Step 1: Read Matt's book!! just 140 keystrokes.
The Lean Project Coaches hit the 50 posts mark on Friday. Quite a milestone for just 6 weeks blogging at Coaches Corner. They are writing on all aspects of lean projects. Tap into that for your projects.
Chris Slivon shares a bit of her journey in being a lean coach in the post
Knowing and Not Knowing where she and others write for Lean Project Consulting's Coaches Corner.
Daily improvement to make our jobs safer, easier and more interesting is a corner-stone for Toyota. My colleague Rebecca Bettler describes how Quick 'n'Easy Kaizen is even more powerful when it's team sport. Read A Hidden Beauty...
Learn about the TWI approach from the only Senior Master Trainer in the US. Patrick Graupp will introduce you to this landmark program: Webinar.
Adopt this mnemonic for your project environment. Thanks Matt for writing about it.
Raven is consolidating project management hash tags for use on Twitter. Thank you Raven!
Read the latest story of how green meets lean, or should I say kaizen? It's a Wall St Journal article that you don't want to miss.
It irks me when people play games with their writing. It wastes the readers' time, turns them off to what one has to say, and creates idealogical warfares. Write clearly...for the readers. Sorry for this outburst. Let's speak (and write) so we can be understood. Our projects will benefit from that.
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Building a Bad Reputation: Then Make It Lean
by Hal on August 9, 2004
in commentary, construction, design
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The August 8, 2004, Sunday Edition of the New York Times ran a story Building a Bad Reputation: Sloppy American Construction, Julie V. Iovine. The story appeared in the Arts and Design section. [You'll need to move fast [...]
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