WHY ... An Integrated Project Team?
In last weeks article "Surf to Success" we explored the IDEA that average people with brilliant SYSTEMS can deliver exceptional results. This week we make the business case for establishing "Integrated Project Teams." A high performance TEAM that is beyond Forming, Storming and Norming stages of group development that are ready to kick ass in creating value for demanding clients.
Background
Teams assembled with the traditional design-tender-low bid process deliver late and and are most often over budget. The current process of how we deliver building projects is dysfunctional. There is a better way called Lean Project Delivery (LPD) that is supported by Lean Construction Institute -Canada.
Current Conditions
LCI-Canada has been operating for four years now and there is growing awareness about how lean construction can be used to deliver better value in less time with less risk. The industry in in the early stage of development with only a small percentage of the new building market requesting Lean Project Delivery services. This provides challenges when trying to find customers and in assembling an experienced team. It is also an opportunity to develop mastery in this emerging market for the purpose of increasing market share.
The business challenge is to identify clients that get that there is a better way, want higher performance at less cost and are willing to change the process of how to deliver projects.
Future State: The IDEAL Integrated Project Team
The IDEAL Integrated Project Team (IPT) would be the “A Team” of players that have progressed through the Forming, Storming and Norming stages of group development and are performing at the mastery level of Lean Project Delivery. The team would be capable of delivering EXCEPTIONAL value using the following systems.
Big Room Value Management (BRVM) : Collaborate with a highly engaged team delivering the right work in the right sequence to optimize value, performance and the business objects of the entire project team. Success is measured by meeting the Team's Conditions of Satisfaction (COS) and the Owner's Project Requirements (OPR).
Target Value Delivery (TVD): Facilitate the delivery of a design to meet the OPR using pull planning, BIM, dynamic costing, Integrated Design and collaboration to achieve an early construction start at a cost 18% less than a traditional build.
Last Planner System (LPS): Implement the LPS system to plan, deliver and manage the efficient delivery of a fully coordinated projects with the goal of delivering all projects 3 to 6 months early.
Lean Commissioning (LeanCx): Adopt a proactive commissioning process that enables teams to achieve building performance objectives at substantial as opposed to 6 to 60 months later which is the current industry norm.
Average People with Brilliant Systems Can Deliver Exceptional Value
Early adopters of LPD are able to deliver projects at 30% less cost and 4 to 6 months early which helps create a competitive advantage in the market place for securing work. It also leads to repeat business for negotiated work.
Based upon the success of the leading LPD contracting teams it is put forward that companies wanting to create a competitive advantage in the LPD market, need to get started now to form Integrated Project Teams, or get left behind.
Action Plan: What are the Next Steps for an Integrated Project Team Solution?
The formation and management of an Integrated Project Team involves hand picking an "A Team" based upon the desired capabilities of trust, collaboration and the desire to deliver industry best value projects. This will require ramping up the team up on Lean Project Systems and developing mastery in lean production methods and practices.
If you are interested in creating an Integrated Project Team, Shift2Lean can provide workshops to train the team, Integrated Designs has the experience on 10+ projects implementing the systems.
Contact Murray mguy@i-designs.ca