“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.”
– Henry Ford
What is LEAN Construction? LEAN construction spans Planning, Procurement, Project Delivery, and ongoing Operations and Maintenance. It is a ongoing process with a focus upon maximizing best value outcomes through mutually beneficial collaboration of all program participants and stakeholders. Tools and services are readily available to leverage the integration people, robust workflows, actionable and current information, and enabling technology. Core elements of LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery include:
- Early and ongoing collaboration of all participants and stakeholders
- Focus upon mutually beneficial outcomes
- Common data environment (example: locally researched detailed unit price cost data organized by CSI Masterformat)
- Shared risk/reward
- Metrics/Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Required initial and ongoing training
- Continuous improvement
- Written operations manual/execution guide as part of a multi-party agreement
- Integrated workflows
- Enabling technology: Program Management, Project Management, Bid/Estimate/Proposal Management, Document Management, Work Order Management, Contractor/subcontractor Management, Building Management, Asset/Component Management, Space Management, and Issue/Task Management.
via Four BT, LLC (4BT) is the AEC industry’s innovative integrated project delivery, construction cost data, and SAAS technology provider. We help guide organizations to achieve accelerated improvement of their facilities repair, renovation, and construction outcomes through the development ofa culture centered upon delivering customer value, supported by proven LEAN processes, actionable data, enabling cloud technology, and ongoing training.