https://doi.org/10.24928/2017/0301

Building a Lean Culture.

Cory Hackler¹, Erika Byse², Dean Reed³ & Thais da C.L. Alves⁴

¹DPR Construction, 1450 Veterans Boulevard, Redwood City, CA. [email protected]
²DPR Construction, 222 N. 44th Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85034, [email protected]
³DPR Construction, 1450 Veterans Boulevard, Redwood City, CA. [email protected]
⁴Associate Professor, J.R. Filanc Construction Engineering and Management Program, Dept. of Civil, Constr., and Env. Engineering, San Diego State University, USA, [email protected]

Abstract

To accelerate understanding and implementation of Lean throughout a large general contracting company, the Lean leadership group, with the support of management at all levels, shifted from training employees on tools and solutions, to educating them about Lean principles as an overarching way to run their projects. This industry paper describes the work that the company has and is currently doing to train professionals in all its business units. It explains why and how the effort started, the feedback received from participants who have attended a new course in Lean leadership, and the plans to expand this program to increase and sustain Lean implementation. The paper provides a contribution to the literature on Lean implementation and change management and underscores the importance of creating a culture based on solid understanding of the Lean vocabulary, principles, and goals to create a critical mass across projects.

Keywords

Lean leadership, Lean education, Lean culture.

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Reference

Hackler, C. , Byse, E. , Reed, D. & Alves, T. C. 2017. Building a Lean Culture., 25th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction , 309-316. doi.org/10.24928/2017/0301

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