S6E129: Takt Planning on Construction Projects with Spencer Easton

In this week’s pod, we welcomed Spencer Easton to discuss Takt Planning on Construction Projects.Spencer has been in the construction industry for 18 years. He is the Co-Founder / Trainer for LeanTakt and a Project Director at Elevate Construction. He co-authored the book Takt Planning and Integrated Control. He worked in the trades for the first decade of his career while attending night classing to achieve his Bachelors degree in Construction Management.He holds certifications from PMI-SP, AACE-PSP, AGC CM-Lean, Acumen Fuse and Risk Analysis certified. He has mentored, coached, managed and trained thousands of individuals lean principles and tools and loves to share concepts that make a difference in a happier work environment and work life balance.The main topics we discussed on the podcast were as follows: Takt Planning comes from Lean Manufacturing. 60% of all construction projects in Germany use Takt Planning There is a huge reluctance in the construction industry to use Takt Planning because “that’s the way we’ve always done it!” By using production laws, it aims to align teams by utilising more areas in the construction plan In Takt Plans rows usually represent work locations / zones. This helps to visualise the “logistical flow” of the planned works Here are links to a some of the topics we discussed: Takt Time Formula – Taking Takt to the Next Level - https://theleanbuilder.com/takt-time-formula-taking-takt-to-the-next-level/ Tune in next time when we’re joined by Mathilde Roubille to talk about Digital Engineering in Construction.For more information, blogs or to support our charities visit www.projectchatterpodcast.comIf you'd like to sponsor the podcast get in touch via our website.You can also leave us a voice message via our anchor page and let us know if there's something or someone specific that you would like on the podcast. Proudly sponsored by:  JustDo - https://www.justdo.com/  InEight - https://ineight.com/S tay safe, be disruptive and have fun doing it! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/project-chatter-podcast/message

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