Great Job! I am a recent subscriber. You say you personally answer every comment. Let's see if you answer this one. Question? But before the question, I'd like to say thank you for your video content on Lean. I've learned a lot from your videos. You are very good at producing some quality content, in which you educate your viewers on Lean and other construction principles. Again, THANK YOU! I have a question, but it's also a challenge. Q: How do you implement "Lean" on very small scale projects? I will paint a scenario for you, and I'd like to hear your recommendation for implementing Lean. As part of the challenge, saying the following are not options: 1) "You can't;" 2) "It won't work;" 3) "It won't have significant benefits." What I would like to hear will incorporate the following: 1) Describe how to implement it; 2) Describe the benefits & significance for using Lean in this scenario. I can think of a few, but I would like to hear yours. Scenario: Background: The company I work for (We will call it "Construct") handles many different types of projects ranging from building multi story commercial structures from the ground up to small TIs to very small projects at remote locations (high in the mountain tops) which typically are self-perform only that might last only a couple of days. Construct has recently introduced Lean Construction to its employees. They brought in Joe Donarumo & Keyan Zandy to lead a seminar on bringing Lean to Contruct. This was last year. Our CEO has mandated that all our personnel will be fully implementing Lean on ALL our projects by a certain date this year. Resistance: Naturally, any time there is change, there is push-back (especially on smaller projects): "Our project is too small!" Or "Our project is too remote!" Or "We don't have the room to bring these boards to our small, remote projects!" The Sample Project: We are to swap out a couple of exterior doors and repair some dry-rot on the exterior of the building at a remote, secluded mountain top site (about a five-hour drive away). It is scheduled to take two days for two workers. The Challenge: Can you (being the expert) come up with a realistic, viable solution to effectively implement Lean on such a project? I'd like to hear your thoughts on this and how Lean can be beneficial in this scenario. I appreciate your efforts and your time. Bob
I am all in to answering this. Would you do me a favor and email me at jasons@elevateconstructionist.com so I can type my answer once I get back to the airport?
Hi Jason, I am a site engineer working in Australia. I am a beginner to lean concepts but I am super interested and super keen to learn. Glad to have found you. Your video was awesome, engaging and funny.
Hey i really love your content. Im trying to take my family construction company to the next level and im getting alot from you. I just bought a ton of your books.
Jason ! I am a former subarmine officer transitioning into the construction industry and your videos have been vital to get me up to speed with all of the industry terms and know-hows. Thank you! It seems like you get this question often, but do you have a recommended reading list on your website?
Hey Jason, Im about to start a superintendent job for the first time. Ive been a manager is construction with smaller teams, 8-10 trades persons for about 6 years however never at the scale im about to have the responsibility for 40-50 trades persons and I am feeling a bit nervous about it. What advice can you offer to help me get started down the right path?
In all seriousness, I would sketch out a great schedule, pull plan every sequence, do a quality Pre-con meeting for all new scopes, and keep looking ahead 6 weeks to make work ready and remove roadblocks. And I would hunker down and read the drawings, spend time in the schedule, and do a job walk every day.
Hey! I'm currently writing a bachelor thesis on lean construction, especially on the differentation of the application of lean construction in different construction sectors (for example, building construction, street construction, bridge construction, tunnel construction and engineering construction). Have you made any experience on this topic you can share or how do you see this topic? I would be glad if you leave a comment! With kind regards David
Do you have any idea if lean comstruction would be a viable topic for a thesis for undergrad civil engineering degree? If so, what would be the nature of resource, what should we investigate more or where should we compare lean construction?
I am still a beginner, but I think that sometimes even if operations appear superficially similar, value engineering derives profit/value where lean construction foremostly integrates respect into communication then resources. Ex: continuously improving a stable delivery schedule helps both save workers' time and transportations cost. Value engineering might be as small as printing the weekly gannt chart in the field office, but lean thinking would be to effectively communicate that at different scopes with digestible visuals for all workers and even clients. Though value engineering also values social factors it is only at best equal to all other conditions of the site and objectives. Whereas lean construction prioritizes a holistic operation even after the product is delivered as suggested in @LeanBuilt 's follow up video ruclips.net/video/Oyt4IA-231g/видео.html.
Great Job! I am a recent subscriber.
You say you personally answer every comment. Let's see if you answer this one.
Question? But before the question, I'd like to say thank you for your video content on Lean. I've learned a lot from your videos. You are very good at producing some quality content, in which you educate your viewers on Lean and other construction principles. Again, THANK YOU!
I have a question, but it's also a challenge.
Q: How do you implement "Lean" on very small scale projects? I will paint a scenario for you, and I'd like to hear your recommendation for implementing Lean. As part of the challenge, saying the following are not options: 1) "You can't;" 2) "It won't work;" 3) "It won't have significant benefits." What I would like to hear will incorporate the following: 1) Describe how to implement it; 2) Describe the benefits & significance for using Lean in this scenario. I can think of a few, but I would like to hear yours.
Scenario:
Background:
The company I work for (We will call it "Construct") handles many different types of projects ranging from building multi story commercial structures from the ground up to small TIs to very small projects at remote locations (high in the mountain tops) which typically are self-perform only that might last only a couple of days. Construct has recently introduced Lean Construction to its employees. They brought in Joe Donarumo & Keyan Zandy to lead a seminar on bringing Lean to Contruct. This was last year. Our CEO has mandated that all our personnel will be fully implementing Lean on ALL our projects by a certain date this year.
Resistance:
Naturally, any time there is change, there is push-back (especially on smaller projects): "Our project is too small!" Or "Our project is too remote!" Or "We don't have the room to bring these boards to our small, remote projects!"
The Sample Project:
We are to swap out a couple of exterior doors and repair some dry-rot on the exterior of the building at a remote, secluded mountain top site (about a five-hour drive away). It is scheduled to take two days for two workers.
The Challenge:
Can you (being the expert) come up with a realistic, viable solution to effectively implement Lean on such a project? I'd like to hear your thoughts on this and how Lean can be beneficial in this scenario.
I appreciate your efforts and your time.
Bob
I am all in to answering this. Would you do me a favor and email me at jasons@elevateconstructionist.com so I can type my answer once I get back to the airport?
@@jasonwilliamschroeder I sent you the email with the following subject line: Lean Challenge for Small Projects
Jason
We now utilize your videos in our company’s weekly superintendent production meetings.
Thank you for creating this great content.
That is remarkable! Thank you so much!
New Project Manager/ Estimator here in Phoenix! After 4 years of being underground Superintendent. I appreciate the content. Great stuff
Hi Jason,
I am a site engineer working in Australia. I am a beginner to lean concepts but I am super interested and super keen to learn.
Glad to have found you. Your video was awesome, engaging and funny.
Thank you!
Now I got subject for my master thesis. Thanks for the videos.
Just want to give a huge thanks for this and your other videos. ( and be the first to comment) regards from South Africa.
I like the idea behind lean . As a mental idea , way to think . Concept of thinking and acting
Hey i really love your content. Im trying to take my family construction company to the next level and im getting alot from you. I just bought a ton of your books.
Great info!
Book priority order? Of all books recommended in all videos ha thanks!
Fantastic video. Clear and concise.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great job 👏
thank you for the great inside
Amazing work!
Jason ! I am a former subarmine officer transitioning into the construction industry and your videos have been vital to get me up to speed with all of the industry terms and know-hows. Thank you! It seems like you get this question often, but do you have a recommended reading list on your website?
I do. Can you email me at jasons@elevateconstructionist.com and I’ll send it to you?
Thanks for sharing your experience
My pleasure
Hey, I’m thinking of doing lean construction as my capstone project and it would be great if could guide me through.
Do you have any content or advice for a new assistant PM in training?
I would shadow your PM constantly and ask to take over or practice with anything you possibly can.
Hey Jason, Im about to start a superintendent job for the first time. Ive been a manager is construction with smaller teams, 8-10 trades persons for about 6 years however never at the scale im about to have the responsibility for 40-50 trades persons and I am feeling a bit nervous about it. What advice can you offer to help me get started down the right path?
In all seriousness, I would sketch out a great schedule, pull plan every sequence, do a quality Pre-con meeting for all new scopes, and keep looking ahead 6 weeks to make work ready and remove roadblocks. And I would hunker down and read the drawings, spend time in the schedule, and do a job walk every day.
Hey!
I'm currently writing a bachelor thesis on lean construction, especially on the differentation of the application of lean construction in different construction sectors (for example, building construction, street construction, bridge construction, tunnel construction and engineering construction).
Have you made any experience on this topic you can share or how do you see this topic?
I would be glad if you leave a comment!
With kind regards
David
Hello sir..
How can we measure lean construction?
If so on which mode we measure it??
You can measure lean by whether or not you are improving your operations in a real way with the people closest to the work.
Could you explain me about Lean construction techniques ?
Should I have a Format PDF of that?
Do you have any idea if lean comstruction would be a viable topic for a thesis for undergrad civil engineering degree? If so, what would be the nature of resource, what should we investigate more or where should we compare lean construction?
Please shoot me an email at jasons@elevateconstructionist.com and I will give all the deets.
@@jasonwilliamschroeder Hi, I just did! Hope you could provide me insightful outputs for my potential thesis regarding lean construction.
Sir let me know different between value engineering and lean construction.
I am still a beginner, but I think that sometimes even if operations appear superficially similar, value engineering derives profit/value where lean construction foremostly integrates respect into communication then resources. Ex: continuously improving a stable delivery schedule helps both save workers' time and transportations cost. Value engineering might be as small as printing the weekly gannt chart in the field office, but lean thinking would be to effectively communicate that at different scopes with digestible visuals for all workers and even clients. Though value engineering also values social factors it is only at best equal to all other conditions of the site and objectives. Whereas lean construction prioritizes a holistic operation even after the product is delivered as suggested in @LeanBuilt 's follow up video ruclips.net/video/Oyt4IA-231g/видео.html.