Ep.344 - The Takt Production System - Part 8

Brad and David build the entire Takt plan in just one week. Even if they cannot fully achieve what they worked through, having the full schedule on one page has Brad sold on the new format. The work steps within each Takt wagon transfer directly into weekly work plans for Last Planner or sprint backlogs for Scrum. Make ready work steps go three weeks ahead of the work. Execution work steps go in the current week. The FreshEyes meeting is where the team puts on risk glasses and finds what could possibly go wrong before it actually happens. No compliments allowed. No sympathy voting. Just find all the reasons why the plan will not work. Then brainstorm solutions. Assign action items. By the end, everyone has input, knows the plan together, and feels bought in.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• How Takt work steps transfer directly to Last Planner weekly work plans and Scrum sprint backlogs
• Why make ready work steps are scheduled three Takt times ahead and execution work steps are scheduled in the current Takt time
• The FreshEyes meeting structure: overview, risk glasses time, brainstorming, solutions, action items and assignments
• Critical questions the team asks: procurement leveling, mockups, field measurements, owner-provided items, specialty rooms, climate control, commissioning
• Why zero dollar change orders contract the trades to the new plan before presenting to the owner

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