Last Planner System

Project management = organizational project activity

Production planning = breaking down the activity into smaller tasks

• request
• commit
• declare complete
• declare satisfaction

...taking the activities from the master schedule and breaking them into the actual tasks that various trades will perform in the field.

RESOURCE

allocates resources for day-to-day functions to complete project milestones.

Foremen

• shape workflow sequence and rate
• define constraints
• match workflow and capacity
• maintain a backlog of ready work
• develop detailed plans for how work is to be done
• address safety, environmental and quality issues

To evaluate activities with repetitive tasks to ensure proper flow for the activities.

• 1. master scheduling - feasibility, have confidence that the project is doable
• 2. phase scheduling - develop a plan for reaching each milestone
• 3. make-ready planning - remove constraints early
• 4. weekly work planning - establishing what will be done from what can and should be done.
• 5. daily huddles - getting on the same page and learning from what has been done.