Lean Architecture - Excellence in Project Delivery

Apply lean principles to your next architectural project and improve your bottom line with the help of this practical volume
 
Lean Architecture: Excellence in Project Delivery shows readers a path to improve their project delivery via the application of lean concepts and process management. Authors Michael Czap and Gregory Buchanan challenge readers to reexamine their approach to architectural practice and projects by presenting a unique and compelling alternative.
 
Lean Architecture details the crucial metrics and implementation strategies that combine to improve the efficiency and profitability of projects taken on by firms of all sizes. Readers will learn to:
* Maximize the use of their resources to deliver superior results in less time
* Minimize waste, cost, and inefficiency in their firm's operations
* Move between radically different project scales while retaining efficient and effective processes
 
Lean Architecture is perfect for firm leaders, project managers, and project architects who seek to improve their ability to deliver better results while reducing their cost base. Students, designers and emerging professionals will also benefit by learning key principles for more effectively executing design ideas.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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
 
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
 
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
 
Choreograph the Work 63
 
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
 
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
 
Implementation 275
 
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

Über den Autor / die Autorin

MICHAEL F. CZAP, AIA has spent nearly 40-years leading efforts to identify and implement new technologies and cutting-edge project delivery practices with major firms. He coined the term and introduced the concept of Lean Architecture - the "ongoing process of rethinking and improving architectural methodology" by the application of Lean principles to the practice. Michael co-authored the Construction Documents chapter for the AIA's 15th Edition of The Architect's Handbook for Professional Practice and contributed articles to the AIA Best Practices, Chapter 13, and the AIA Practice Management Digest. He has spoken at over 50 industry venues since 2004 on Lean Architecture and advanced project delivery processes, including 6 AIA National Conventions. Michael currently serves as Chair for the BIMForum's 2021 Lean taskforce.
GREGORY T. BUCHANAN, AIA, NCARB, CSI, LEED AP BD+C has spent his nearly thirty-year career endeavoring to advance the practice of architectural delivery through experience and leadership at top-ranked design firms. With advanced degrees in both Architecture and Civil Engineering, his pragmatic approach to problem solving enables him to develop and implement successful strategies and coach excellence in all facets of project delivery. Sharing his passion for process improvement, technology, and project delivery to a broader audience, Greg has presented his methodologies for a Lean Architecture at over a dozen regional and national industry events since 2013. Greg currently serves as Vice Chair for the BIMForum's 2021 Lean taskforce.

Zusammenfassung

Apply lean principles to your next architectural project and improve your bottom line with the help of this practical volume

Lean Architecture: Excellence in Project Delivery shows readers a path to improve their project delivery via the application of lean concepts and process management. Authors Michael Czap and Gregory Buchanan challenge readers to reexamine their approach to architectural practice and projects by presenting a unique and compelling alternative.

Lean Architecture details the crucial metrics and implementation strategies that combine to improve the efficiency and profitability of projects taken on by firms of all sizes. Readers will learn to:
* Maximize the use of their resources to deliver superior results in less time
* Minimize waste, cost, and inefficiency in their firm's operations
* Move between radically different project scales while retaining efficient and effective processes

Lean Architecture is perfect for firm leaders, project managers, and project architects who seek to improve their ability to deliver better results while reducing their cost base. Students, designers and emerging professionals will also benefit by learning key principles for more effectively executing design ideas.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Gregory T Buchanan, Gregory T. Buchanan, Mf Czap, Michael Czap, Michael F Czap, Michael F. Czap, Michael F. Buchanan Czap
• Verlag: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781119686934
• ISBN: 978-1-119-68693-4
• Seiten: 352
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Architektur; Architektur, Architecture, Allg. Architektur, Professional Practice, Berufspraxis i. d. Architektur