Program Overview

This track explores the fundamental role of respect and collaboration in the initial stages of design, preconstruction, and construction. Sessions will showcase innovative approaches to project management, case studies of successful integrations, and strategies for balancing various project elements to start the project off on the path to high performance. With a focus on successes and challenges, this track will cover:

• Stories on team selection and building the right team
• Stories of onboarding to grow a Lean culture from the start
• Case studies of implementing and measuring Lean innovation in the design space
• Insights on leveraging BIM Modeling and Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) with a Lean mindset
• Insights on leveraging prefabrication and industrialized construction to deliver more value to clients and project teams
• Discussions of how to leverage technology to improve team building and planning

This track is centered around the integration of flow enhancement, waste reduction, and value maximization in the construction industry. Sessions will showcase streamlined operations, efficient resource management, and effective value delivery to clients, illustrating how these principles come together to improve field execution and safety practices. Expect a focus on innovative technologies and practical management solutions that enhance productivity and ensure a smooth and efficient workflow. Through case studies featuring successes and setbacks, you’ll learn:

• How a Lean program can develop the next generation of field leaders
• Innovative practices that can optimize production, decrease waste, and promote safe practices
• How to support a Lean mindset in the field
• Tools, technology and processes that your team can implement during construction to add value (Last Planner System®, Takt Time, 5S, Daily Huddles, Gemba Walks, A3 Thinking, Just in Time Delivery, Problem Solving, Visual Controls, SCRUM, etc.)

These presentations concentrate on holistic project optimization, addressing how to integrate and synergize all project phases, levels, and partners. Sessions will showcase how fostering a mutual respect culture leads to more effective team dynamics, innovative problem-solving, and a more engaged workforce. Specific content will span:

• Methods and tools to maintain project wide focus on “optimizing the whole” not just individual parts
• Best practices for developing a Lean mindset across all stakeholders involved in and impacted by the project
• Innovative tools and methods to instill a culture of continuous improvement across the entire project, including case studies of tapping brain power in the field
• Facilitating a Lean culture and demonstrating behaviors across the project, best practices in on-boarding, sustaining engagement, respecting one another, and recognizing people
• Practices to establish and sustain a healthy team dynamic that respects all people while simultaneously challenging ideas and the status quo to find better ways

Examine the implementation and scaling of organizational and cultural changes at the broader enterprise-wide, geographic, and market levels. Presentations will delve into continuous improvement methods, successful change management, repeatable solutions, and the integration of technology and tools. Sessions will highlight how these transformative approaches enhance performance and adaptability, mirroring the continuous evolution akin to navigating the ever-changing waves in the design and construction industry. This track includes content on:

• Scaling Lean implementation beyond the project and across the operations
• Embedding a culture of continuous improvement across the organization and having the systems to support organizational learning across the enterprise
• Achieving alignment across the enterprise on efforts to eliminate waste and create value
• Using organization-wide metrics, scorecards, and visual controls to maintain focus and drive behavior
• Coaching for Lean leadership throughout the organization to enable improvements as close to where the work is occurring as we can get

Fundamental

• LCI Introduction to Lean Project Delivery
• LCI Last Planner System® in Design

Intermediate

• Industrialized Construction—A New Horizon for Lean Construction—Fundamentals
• LCI Effective Big Room
• LCI Target Value Delivery Module 1: Learning the Fundamentals

Intermediate/Experienced

• Demystifying the IPD Contract
• Do What Matters Most
• Embracing the Leader’s Role in Creating Ideal Conditions and Coaching Problem Solvers (NEW!)
• LCI AI-Powered Scrum: Streamlined Success in Construction
• LCI Influencing Up for Lean Transformation Within Your Organization
• LCI Intermediate Last Planner System® for Design Practical Application
• LCI Kaizen Events—Why, What and How
• LCI Target Value Delivery Module 3: Organizing for Flow & Efficiency

Fundamental

• LCI Introduction to Last Planner System®
• LCI Introduction to Lean Project Delivery
• LCI Lean in the Design Phase

Intermediate/Experienced

• Building Strong Teams Workshop (NEW!)
• How to Build a Lean Culture from the Ground Up for Specialty Trade Contractors
• Kaizen Teian – The Culture of ontinuous Improvement (NEW!)
• LCI 5S in Lean Construction
• LCI Introduction to Lean Deployment Planning
• LCI Skills for Effective Lean Coaching
• LCI Target Value Delivery Module 2: Setting the Stage for Success
• LCI Target Value Delivery Module 4: Modeling for Predictable Outcomes
• The Flow State Experience

Intermediate

• LCI Intermediate Last Planner System®: Practical Application

Intermediate/Experienced

• Takt Planning Workshop and Simulation

During this valuable Gemba Tour, learn how Lean tools and best practices, including Visual Management, 5S, Last Planner System, and Nothing Hits the Ground, supported this project.

This project encompasses a $525M multi-structure redevelopment of the UCSD medical campus in Hillcrest. Phase 1 and 2 of a 5-phase master plan includes a 255K SF outpatient facility, an 1,850-stall parking structure, CUP, road realignments, and a multipurpose research building. Future phases will include residential towers and a large replacement hospital. Learn more in person during this enlightening Gemba Tour.

The entire team, including the general contractor and all trade partners, have bought into the 5S program, which results in an exceptionally clean and organized job site, and just-in-time deliveries, with specified amounts of material, locations, and delivery schedules, that make the work easier and better. The project also includes a 4D schedule of the interior build-out that supports all horizons of planning: phase planning, look-ahead/make ready planning, weekly work planning, and daily learning. The Last Planners use this 4D schedule in weekly and daily planning sessions. Tour participants will receive a 5S Field Guide which explains the program and supports planning for 5S on their job sites.