Introduction to Lean Construction & The Last Planner® System Programme

Definition:

“The Last Planner® System is a collaborative project planning & executing System that involves the last planners in project planning & executing to plan. It plans in greater and greater detail as the time for the work to be done gets closer.“  When implemented fully on projects it will improve schedule, cost, H&S & Quality.

Programme Target Audience:

Construction project management professionals that wish to improve Construction schedule, cost & Health Safety & Quality of their projects.  Construction directors, contract managers, project managers, supervisors, design managers, foremen, engineers.

Aims and Deliverables:

Participants will learn about and practice using the Last Planner®  System and the key behaviors that are required to make it successful when implementing on Construction projects.

Classroom Training (1 Day)

Introduction to Lean Construction, what is lean construction, were its all started, why it started and how it will benefit your works.

The class contains a mixture of Lean construction lecturing, practical exercise & simulations that demonstrate the effectiveness of Lean Construction techniques. 

Simulations included are Velligo, Design of Production System.

Practical Exercises – Eyes for waste exercise, why lean Construction.

The Last Planner System elements in detail, Pull Planning, Weekly work plans, Constraints analysis.

How to start implementing the Last Planner System on Your Projects.

Support available to help companies kick start implementation.