Last Planner® System

Last Planner Weekly Coordination Meeting Agenda Item

2016-10-20T08:27:37-05:00

At a minimum teams review make ready needs (using a six-week look ahead and constraint log), learning metrics (such as Percent Plan Complete and Tasks Made Ready), and the Weekly ...

Last Planner Weekly Coordination Meeting Agenda Item2016-10-20T08:27:37-05:00

Commitment, Accountability and the Last Planner

2016-10-09T08:14:03-05:00

There was a short and unfinished conversation regarding accountability at a recent meeting. Many people are attracted to the reliable promising component of the weekly work planning by last planners ...

Commitment, Accountability and the Last Planner2016-10-09T08:14:03-05:00

Phone Book or Map?

2016-04-14T14:42:53-05:00

We work with many teams who do a good job with Pull Planning.  They bring the team together to develop a sound plan based on a well-defined project milestone.  They ...

Phone Book or Map?2016-04-14T14:42:53-05:00

Why We Track Promises

2016-03-30T15:31:01-05:00

The Last Planner System of Production Control includes the practice of tracking a team's performance of task execution against tasks promised. Why? It's true that what gets measured gets attention, and ...

Why We Track Promises2016-03-30T15:31:01-05:00

Intro to Lean and Last Planner in Washington DC

2015-05-08T06:24:04-05:00

I'm excited to be working with Tom Richert to present a one-day Introduction to Lean Construction and the Last Planner System in DC.  The event is on May 19 at ...

Intro to Lean and Last Planner in Washington DC2015-05-08T06:24:04-05:00

Fear of Looking Like a Beginner

2015-03-24T09:05:13-05:00

One of the biggest obstacles to implementing the Last Planner System® (LPS) isn’t mastering the forms, time constraints, or even knowledge; it can be the fear of looking like a ...

Fear of Looking Like a Beginner2015-03-24T09:05:13-05:00

What’s It Like To Be A Last Planner

2015-01-06T14:29:29-06:00

So what’s it like to be a last planner?  You know, that person who is in the heat of the battle everyday on a construction project?  The one who is ...

What’s It Like To Be A Last Planner2015-01-06T14:29:29-06:00

Understand the Pull Planning Question

2011-09-11T11:04:40-05:00

The first installment in the Pull Planning Primer explored the confusion people have between the activity they can observe and the outcomes they are pursuing with pull planning. One of ...

Understand the Pull Planning Question2011-09-11T11:04:40-05:00

Pull Planning Confusion

2011-08-30T08:45:31-05:00

Many people misunderstand pull planning, a central practice in the Last Planner® System. It stems, in part, from an unfortunate characterization that some early LPS practitioners made. They called pull ...

Pull Planning Confusion2011-08-30T08:45:31-05:00