The Need for Water

Takt planning is a one-page, one-process flow schedule that focuses on throughput, bottlenecks, and creating flow. The water vortex demonstrates why this works. Forcing water through the opening as fast as possible creates turbulence and takes 11 seconds. Creating a coordinated spiral flow with space in the center for air to rise takes 5 seconds. CPM pushes activities through as fast as possible and creates turbulence. Takt coordinates all parts to work together while giving space for roadblocks to rise and be removed. You can take the best basketball players in the world and encourage them to make slam dunks after placing the hoops 25 feet in the air, but they will fail. CPM puts Scrum and Last Planner into an impossible game with unrealistic dates and non-rhythmic milestones. Takt brings a game where we can win.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Why Takt must show time and space and how they relate to workflow, trade flow, and logistical flow
• The three main considerations in Takt planning: continuity (flow without interruption), rhythm (repetition at same rate), consistency (leveled materials and worker counts)
• The difference between roadblocks (temporary, can be removed) and constraints (permanent, must work within them)
• How flow enables long supply chains by holding consistent dates and reduces material inventory by bringing materials just in time
• Why Scrum and Last Planner cannot maintain flow when based on CPM milestones because they are not receiving materials on time in the chaotic system

When CPM puts Scrum and Last Planner into a game with unrealistic end dates, we are setting our hoops 25 feet in the air.

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