Workshop Overview
Learn how to improve upon traditional scheduling that uses the critical path method. While CPM is a method that has been used for many decades there are many problems that make it slow to recover and adapt to impacts and changes to the schedule. The Last Planner™ System takes the CPM master schedule at the highest level and provides a methodology that is designed to increase productivity and accountability through collaboratively managing workflow on a project. This workshop demonstrates the value of collaborative planning and project execution using the principles of the Last Planner™ System so that users truly understand how to bring the Last Planner™ System to life in a construction setting.
Topics Covered
- Understand and distinguish between traditional push planning and pull planning
- The impact of variation on your schedule
- Orientation to the Last Planner™ System
- Planned Percent Complete (PPC)
- Constraint Logs
- Experience a collaborative pull planning session
- How to run an effective pull planning session
- How to run effective meetings
- How to optimize for the project not the individual
- Experience a make ready planning session
Learning Outcomes
- Highlight the differences between traditional planning and Lean way
- Enable participants to experience the spirit and principles of the Last Planner™ System
- Demonstrate the benefits of making and keeping promises/commitments
- Help develop the project team through collaboration and interaction with all project parties
- Develop understanding of the impact of Lean and the benefits for each participant
- All key players understand Last Planner™ basics and leave with a shared reference point
Who Should Attend
Appropriate for those who are accountable for project planning and execution
- Project Owners
- General Contractors
- Trade Constructors
- Consultants – Design, Architecture, Engineering
- Project Managers
- Site Superintendents
- Forepersons
- Estimators
- Business Development
- Schedulers
- Project coordinators
- BIM/VDC coordinators
- Anyone wanting to improve the planning and scheduling process
OR May 29, 2025 Thu. 8:30am – 3pm ET
class location:
70 Leek Crescent, Richmond Hill, L4B 1H1
Tom Stephenson is an award-winning professor and best-selling author. His diverse teaching disciplines include construction project management, business management, architecture, carpentry, and brick and stone masonry. As a dual-professional, Tom is called upon by industry leaders to translate knowledge, reinvigorate corporate culture, and inspire innovation in emerging and established companies across Canada.