Muri, Mura, Muda – the order matters
Muri, Mura, Muda: Why the Order Matters in Takt Construction Attack overburdening first. Then variation. Then waste. Most improvement efforts […]
The Complete Guide to Buffers in Takt Planning
The Complete Guide to Buffers in Takt Planning: Vertical, Diagonal, Horizontal, and Independent A buffer in Takt planning is intentionally
The Socio Side of Takt Construction
The Socio Side of Takt Construction: Why Takt Works When the People Side Is Right Takt Construction is a sociotechnical
Drum-Buffer-Rope and the Train of Trades: How a Takt Plan Keeps Time
Drum-Buffer-Rope is the mechanism behind every healthy Takt plan. The drum is the constraint setting the sustainable beat of the
Why Commissioning Must Be Represented in the Takt Plan
Why Commissioning Must Be Represented in the Takt Plan (Not Bolted on at the End) Commissioning is the disciplined act
Before-Phase Planning at a Glance
Before-Phase Planning at a Glance: The Countdown and the Checklists That Make a Takt Phase Run A Takt + AWP
Before-Phase Planning
Before-Phase Planning: How to Prepare a Takt Phase So It Runs the Way It Was Drawn Before-phase planning is the
Building Flow
Building Flow: How to Optimize a Construction Project So It Never Falls Apart You optimize a construction project by building
When the Flow Breaks
When the Flow Breaks: How to Recover a Construction Project in Trouble You recover a troubled construction project by fixing
How Takt Enables Operation’s Science
How Project Production Management and Operations Science Tie to Takt There are two ways to look at a construction schedule.