Lean Architecture: Excellence in Project Delivery

349 Pages·2021·22.924 MB·English

by  Michael F. Czap, Gregory T. Buchanan

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Lean Architecture
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Lean Architecture
Excellence in Project Delivery
Michael F. Czap, AIA
Gregory T. Buchanan, AIA
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Contents
Foreword ix
Acknowledgments xi
Preface xiii
Introduction xvii
PART I BUILDING BLOCKS FOR A LEAN PRACTICE 1
CHAPTER 1 A Profession Ripe for Change 3
An Evolving Profession 3
Where We Are Today 3
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The Primary Objective 5
CHAPTER 2 Process Management Explained 9
Process Management 9
Lean 10
Six Sigma 12
Theory of Constraints 13
TRIZ 14
Summary 16
References 16
CHAPTER 3 The Design Firm’s Problem 17
The Kind of Problem 17
Buildings Are an Organized Complexity 18
Diving Deeper 20
Summary 21
Reference 21
CHAPTER 4 Lean Architecture 23
3 Goals 24
Productivity and Quality 25
Resolve 29
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Challenges 29
Summary 30
References 30
CHAPTER 5 Learning from Detroit: Influences from Lean Manufacturing 31
Western Manufacturing Compared with Japanese Lean Manufacturing 31
Backgrounder 5.1: Process Management Evolution in the US Manufacturing
Industry 35
The Design and Construction Industry Is Not Mass Production 39
Learning from Detroit 41
Backgrounder 5.2: Constructability 42
Reference 47
PART II AREAS OF STRATEGIC FOCUS WITH APPLICATIONS 49
CHAPTER 6 Lean Management for Architects 51
The Game 51
Find the Money 58
Don’t Fight the Chain 61
(cid:2) Choreograph the Work 63 (cid:2)
Backgrounder 6.1: Collaborative Planning 71
We Really Do Need Each Other 79
Manage Your Money 81
Backgrounder 6.2: Financial Metrics 84
The Costs of Doing Business 91
When Fees No Longer Matter 96
References 98
Resource Material 98
CHAPTER 7 Strategic Areas 127
Accelerate Decision-Making 127
Effective Communication 131
Strategic Modeling 137
Targeted Reviews 148
Reference 157
Resource Material 157
CHAPTER 8 Streamlining Documentation 171
Working Smarter 171
Impacts from the Adaption of Technology 172
Redundancy 176
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Contents vii
Managing Variation 188
Leveraging Graphics and Text for Increased Understanding 193
Working in Context 194
Collective Processes 196
Prototypical System Sheets 197
Systems Packets 208
Cartoon Sets – Are They Relevant Anymore? 209
The Project Manual 210
Construction Administration 213
Practical Goals for Documentation 214
Resource Material 215
PART III IMPLEMENTING LEAN 259
CHAPTER 9 Rethinking Your Firm 261
Change 261
A Recipe for Success 263
Lean in Daily Practice 265
Resistance 267
Backgrounder 9.1: Can Design Process Be Lean? 270
(cid:2) Implementation 275 (cid:2)
Developing Resources 280
Developing and Sharing Knowledge 284
Backgrounder 9.2: Knowledge Management 286
Developing Tools 293
Importance of Training 301
Summary 302
References 302
Resource Material 302
CHAPTER 10 Role of Technology 307
Shifting Paradigms 307
Effective Use of Technology 310
PART IV FINAL WORDS AND ADVICE 313
CHAPTER 11 More Than an Initiative 315
Nonnegotiables 316
Permission to Think Lean and Do the Stuff 317
Appendix 319
Index 321
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