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Foreword ix Acknowledgments xi Preface xiii Introduction xvii Who is This Book For? xvii Why Did We Write This Book? xvii Organization xviii 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 13 Theory of Constraints 13 TRIZ 14 Summary 16 References 17 Chapter 3 The Design Firm’s Problem 19 The Kind of Problem 19 Buildings Are an Organized Complexity 20 Diving Deeper 22 Summary 23 Reference 23 Chapter 4 Lean Architecture 25 3 Goals 26 Productivity and Quality 27 Resolve 31 Challenges 31 Summary 31 References 32 Chapter 5 Learning from Detroit: Influences from Lean Manufacturing 33 Western Manufacturing Compared with Japanese Lean Manufacturing 33 The Design and Construction Industry is Not Mass Production 41 Learning from Detroit 43 Reference 49 Part II Areas of Strategic Focus With Applications 51 Chapter 6 Lean Management for Architects 53 The Game 53 Find the Money 60 Don’t Fight the Chain 63 Choreograph the Work 65 We Really Do Need Each Other 82 Manage Your Money 84 The Costs of Doing Business 94 When Fees No Longer Matter 98 References 102 Chapter 7 Strategic Areas 103 Accelerate Decision-Making 103 Effective Communication 107 Strategic Modeling 111 Targeted Reviews 124 Chapter 8 Streamlining Documentation 135 Working Smarter 135 Impacts from the Adaption of Technology 136 Quantity 140 Managing Variation 152 Leveraging Graphics and Text for Increased Understanding 156 Working in Context 158 Intuitive Sheet Organization 160 Descriptive Titles 160 Collective Processes 160 Prototypical System Sheets 161 Systems Packets 172 Cartoon Sets - Are They Relevant Anymore? 173 The Project Manual 174 Construction Administration 178 Practical Goals for Documentation 179 Part III Implementing Lean 181 Chapter 9 Rethinking Your Firm 183 Change 183 A Recipe for Success 185 Lean in Daily Practice 188 Resistance 189 Reference 196 Implementation 197 Developing Resources 202 Firm A 202 Firm B 203 Firm C 204 Firm D 205 Developing and Sharing Knowledge 206 Developing Tools 215 Importance of Training 223 Summary 223 References 224 Chapter 10 Role of Technology 225 Shifting Paradigms 225 Technology 226 Effective Use of Technology 228 3 GOALS 231 Part IV Final Words and Advice 233 Chapter 11 More Than an Initiative 235 Nonnegotiables 236 Permission to Think Lean and Do the Stuff 237 Appendix 239 Agenda 241 Chapter 09f - Appendix Lean Kickoff 249 Chapter 09g - Appendix Project Review 251 AQ1 253 Index 267

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