Production Tracking - Lessons Learned
D. Brown Management
September 30, 2018
Look at productivity as a daily “Jar” where your objective is to pack as much “Earned Value” into it as possible. Look at your costs in three major categories and focus on tracking what matters the most.
Production Tracking - Total Daily Production
D. Brown Management
September 29, 2018
Look at productivity as a daily “Jar” where your objective is to pack as much “Earned Value” into it as possible. Look at your costs in three major categories and focus on tracking what matters the most.
Production Tracking - Doing the Math as a Habit
D. Brown Management
September 28, 2018
Today contractors have amazing tools for tracking field production such as Rhumbix. We spend a lot of time developing very tightly integrated systems with our clients focused on production feedback.
Production Tracking - 5 Key Decisions
D. Brown Management
September 27, 2018
Implementing or refining a production tracking system in construction requires 5 key decisions. These decisions vary by project and task. They change as each project team evolves their approach towards productivity improvements.
Time-on-Tools and Minimum Required Installation
D. Brown Management
September 26, 2018
Labor productivity IS NOT the biggest problem with project productivity. Under similar conditions the variation in how fast two crafts people actually “turn wrenches” is not that big. Focus on these three areas.
Lean Principle - People First (Then Process and Tools)
D. Brown Management
September 24, 2018
To optimize productivity, a contractor must focus on their people first, then processes and tools including technology as an integrated management system with a hierarchy. This is not a linear process: S.M.A.R.T. Experiments + Continuous Improvement.
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Production Tracking - Changing the Language
D. Brown Management
September 23, 2018
Your productivity will start to really improve as it becomes a culture and not just a tracking system. You will first notice this as a change in language in the field and across the whole project team.
Production Tracking - Troubleshooting Problems
D. Brown Management
September 22, 2018
Implementing production tracking without a program to ensure effective troubleshooting of the problems will be minimally effective. Look at this in two major stages.
Impacted Productivity - Fighting Back
D. Brown Management
September 20, 2018
Fighting back effectively against labor productivity impacts will significantly improve project outcomes including customer satisfaction if handled properly. There are four interrelated aspects to effectively fighting back.
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Lean Principle - Stop Work (Until Problems Are Corrected)
D. Brown Management
September 20, 2018
All construction projects will run into some degree of problems. It is how the project team chooses to manage these problems that ultimately determines the outcome of the project.
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