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systems

Time to Re-Th!nk Improvement

by Hal on June 15, 2009

in books, design, project planning, systems

Focus your continuous improvement efforts on getting “the what” right before working on “the how”.

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Simulations Can Be Learning Tools for Contractors

by Hal on July 31, 2006

in IGLC, lean, systems

IGLC-14: IT Support for Lean Construction

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Slow Down to Take Advantage of Building Modeling

by Hal on July 31, 2006

in IGLC, systems

IGLC-14: IT Support for Lean Construction

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Combining Lean and Agile in Construction

by Hal on July 26, 2006

in IGLC, systems

IGLC-14: Production System Design

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Question Uniqueness of Materials in Design

by Hal on July 25, 2006

in IGLC, systems

IGLC-14: Production System Design

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Buffering Construction Operations Decreases Cycle Times

by Hal on July 25, 2006

in IGLC, systems

IGLC-14: Production System Design

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REBAR Production at Heathrow Expansion Demonstrates Power of Lean Construction

by Hal on July 25, 2006

in IGLC, systems

IGLC-14: Production System Design

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People, Process, and Tools

by Hal on February 12, 2006

in PM practice, systems

Projects succeed or fail often in spite of the actions we take. We can improve our chances for success by selecting appropriate people, projects, and tools.

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Good Ol’ Project Days

by Hal on September 27, 2005

in project planning, systems

Project management systems ain’t what they used to be,” says the director of eWeek Labs. Read on to find out what he won’t be missing…

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Skanska Profiled for Outstanding Information Technology Innovation

by Hal on September 26, 2005

in construction, systems

Global builder Skanska is “unleashing their construction workcrews” using technology. Read on to learn how they increased productivity 20%…

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Project Basecamp

by Hal on January 26, 2005

in collaboration, systems

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I’ve been testing new software for managing projects. Basecamp™ is great! Go visit the site. Trials are free. The interface couldn’t be easier to use. It’s the right solution for small design projects. It’s [...]

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Earned Value Management Systems Will Keep Us Out of Trouble…Don’t Count on It!

by Hal on November 9, 2004

in systems

Are you a project executive? Consider the lead to this article, Is Project Management a Crime?, published yesterday:
Is poor project management a crime? The answer could be ‘yes’ now that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act makes senior executives criminally liable for misrepresenting financial information.
Pay attention. If the following is true then we all better get [...]

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Making Lean Work for You

by Hal on October 28, 2003

in systems, training

Last Planner System training available…

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One Page Project Management with Tribute to Fernando Flores

by Hal on October 19, 2003

in PM practice, books, systems

Awhile back I ran across a book authored by Riaz Khadem and Robert Lorber titled, One Page Management: How to Focus on the Right Things and Manage with One Page of Meaningful Information. If you are a One Minute Manager® fan, then you might remember Lorber as the co-author with Ken Blanchard of Putting [...]

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P-Logs for Project Teams

by Hal on February 14, 2003

in PM practice, systems

Here’s my Proposal for a P-Log (Project Weblog) Specification.
Why the Interest in Weblogs?
I’ve been curious about the role blogging could play on projects. In October I did a posting Project Klogs: Changing Paradigms on John Udell’s view of weblogs for projects. Udell claimed our tools and practices don’t attend to the [...]

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Are Weblogs Tools for Business? How about Projects?

by Hal on February 13, 2003

in PM practice, systems

Weblogs, like Reforming Project Management,
have proliferated. In a popular discussion group on Scrum Development, the proposed use of daily status logs attracted some of the best postings in quite some time. Many commented on the shortcomings of collaborative environments while others spoke of the value for enhancing knowledge-sharing, collaboration, and improved coordination.
In November [...]

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