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Part I Introduction 1
Chapter 1 What Is Agile Construction? 5
Chapter 2 Productivity and Production 8
Production 8
Productivity 8
Production versus Productivity 10
System Productivity 11
Individual Productivity 14
Measuring Production and Productivity 15
Managing the Productivity 16
Chapter 3 Making It Visible 21
What Is Variation? 23
How to See the Variation 24
Control Signals 26
How to Read the Signals 30
Variation in Construction 34
Job-to-Job Variation 35
Estimate-to-Job Variation 37
Estimate-to-Estimate Variation 41
Chapter 4 Making Money 43
Financial Models 43
Variable Cost Financial Model 44
Fixed Cost Financial Model 45
Where Does the Money Come From? 47
Negotiated Profits 47
Increased Productivity 48
Reduced Cost of Cash Flow 50
Productivity and Safety 55
Part II Tools for Becoming an Agile Company 57
Chapter 5 Project Planning 59
General Contractor's Scheduled Plan 61
Work Breakdown Structure 61
Prejob Planning and Layout Phase 61
Buying the Job (Procurement Phase) 63
Installation Phase 64
Closure Phase 65
Electrical Scheduled Plan 66
Three-Week Scheduled Plan 66
Chapter 6 Operational Tools for Agility 71
Job Productivity Assurance and Control 72
Special Causes versus Common Causes 80
Case Studies 83
Short Interval Scheduling 84
Case Study 91
Agile Procurement 93
Case Study 96
Estimation Analysis Enhancement 97
Data Analysis to Improve Estimation Accuracy 100
Accounting Feedback to Estimation 106
Case Study 110
Using the Tools 112
Chapter 7 Corporate Tools for Agile Construction 121
Agile Procurement: Vendor Partnership 121
Work in Progress 126
How to Create a WIP 129
Productivity-Based WIP Reporting 135
Customer Positioning and Control 136
Part III Strategy for Agile 139
Market Realities 139
How to Build an Agile Company: Strategic Planning 146
Chapter 8 The Supporting Structure for Agile Companies 149
Company Infrastructure 149
System Design: Simplicity and Function 150
Organizational Learning: Continual Learning Culture 152
Process Models: Visibility of Systems and Processes 154
Team Technology: Dimensions of Information Flow Control and Communications 155
Methods, Algorithms, and Tools (Technologies) 157
Corporate Memory 158
Chapter 9 Processes 161
Process versus Procedure 161
Strategic Breakthrough Process Improvement 163
Identify: Recognize and Define 164
Characterize: Measure and Synthesize 166
Optimize: Improve and Manage 170
Utilize: Standardize and Integrate 174
Process of Project Management 175
Management Planning Functions 176
Project Team Planning Functions 177
Project Team Management Functions 178
Process of Procurement 180
Procurement Plan 181
Procurement Scheduling 182
Material Delivery to the Job Site 183
Job Site Material Movement and Storage 184
Material Returns 186
Lessons Learned 187
Process of Estimation 187
Identification 189
Risk Management 190
Feedback Loop 191
Conclusion 192
Appendix A Safety Data 193
Data Collection 193
Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses 193
Hours Worked 193
Fatalities 195
Nature of Injury 195
Data Analysis 198
Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses 198
Fatalities 204
Comparison to Other Industry 206
Causes of Injury 206
References 209
Appendix B Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycles 210
Appendix C Process Mapping 213
Appendix D Job Planning and Estimation Flowchart 218
References and Resources 225
Index 229
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