Lean Construction Management

In a nutshell, Lean Management aims to create sustainable value and avoid waste. Of course, the customer is the focus of attention: expectations should not only be met, but even exceeded. Therefore, the entire construction coordination is optimised: from planning to implementation and utilisation to recycling. This minimises project risks and ensures that the project goal is achieved quickly. For us , the main focus is on innovative and at the same time resource-saving construction.

1. Kick-off Meeting
Lean Construction Management involves all stakeholders from the very beginning: Maximum transparency and communication are the keywords! Experienced experts explain the basics and advantages of Lean Management in construction to our customers.

2. Planning SessionsTogether with the client, planners and contractors, we work out the basics of the construction project ‒ including resource planning, cycle planning and cycle control. According to the so-called “Pull Planning”, the project is rolled up from the back to the front: Together we determine the milestones and separate the construction site into individual sub-areas ‒ also called "lot sizes". According to the Last Planner^® method, we decide on day-specific schedules for achieving the project goals and allocating the corresponding resources. 

3. Cycle Meeting on the Construction Site
Subsequently, the determined construction schedule is implemented into reality. In order to observe and analyse the project progress, we hold weekly reviews and daily cycle meetings. There, we recognise which goals have already been achieved and then set the next steps. This allows flexibility for necessary adjustments and thus guarantees a continuous improvement process: disruptions are quickly identified and rectified in time. Therefore, we offer maximum cost and schedule security ‒ right up to the turnkey handover of the construction project. 

Many years of experience, intensive cooperation, regular coordination, individual concepts and modern planning tools – this also includes our specially developed planning and controlling software: The software gives us a condensed overview of all trades and activities to be carried out and facilitates construction phase planning, trade planning and project planning. This results in numerous advantages not only for us, but also for our customers:

• simple project planning
• lively and agile project management
• transparent collaboration
• dynamic evaluation in real time (including new KPIs)

In lots of our projects ‒ including the DIN building located in  Berlin: the headquarters of the German Institute for Standardisation (Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V.) not only received a complete renovation, but also a new working environment. Thanks to Lean Construction Management, the area of approximately 20,000 m² was equipped with modern and colour-coordinated workplaces in only 19 months. Therefore, the entire process organisation ran completely smoothly.

Overall, Lean Construction Management can be described as one of the many methods of agile project management in the construction industry. With Last Planner^® System software, applied Lean Design and Lean Thinking, and our experienced and trained staff, we achieve an efficient process management. See for yourself!