https://doi.org/10.24928/2018/0441

Indicators for Observing Elements of Linguistic Action Perspective in Last Planner® System

Luis A. Salazar¹, Glenn Ballard², Paz Arroyo³ & Luis F. Alarcón⁴

¹PhD candidate, Department of Construction Engineering and Management, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Researcher – GEPUC, Santiago, Chile, +56 2 2354 7165, [email protected]
²Research Director of the Project Production Systems Lab., Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA 94720- 1712, USA, +1 415 710-5531, [email protected]
³Assistant Professor, Department of Construction Engineering and Management, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, +56 2 2354 7165, [email protected]
⁴Professor, Department of Construction Engineering and Management, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, +56 2 2354 7165, [email protected]

Abstract

The implementation of the Last Planner® System increases the reliability of planning and performance levels through the management of commitments. So far, the conversations during which commitments are set at planning meetings have not been analyzed in sufficient depth. However, this analysis is essential to generate reliable commitments that reduce the uncertainty and variability of projects. The research reported in this paper moves toward this analysis by developing indicators of commitments based on the Linguistic Action Perspective, developed by Fernando Flores. Indicators of commitments (i.e. definition of roles and responsibilities, declaration of the relevance of each commitment); requests and promises (i.e. making the deadline explicit); and foundations of trust (i.e. reliability), were developed and tested based on the methodology “Design Science Research”. To verify the feasibility of measuring these indicators, a pilot test was conducted, which consisted of a Villego® Simulation applied to a group of students. Given the nature of this simulation, only part of the indicators could be verified, while the remainder is currently being verified through observation on site. The indicators that were validated are a useful tool to measure, control and improve the management of commitments in planning meetings, as they provide fast and specific feedback on these aspects, which undoubtedly enriches implementation of the Last Planner® System.

Keywords

Linguistic Action Perspective, Last Planner® System, Commitments Management, Villego® Simulation, Planning meetings.

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Reference

Salazar, L. A. , Ballard, G. , Arroyo, P. & Alarcón, L. F. 2018. Indicators for Observing Elements of Linguistic Action Perspective in Last Planner® System, 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction , 402-411. doi.org/10.24928/2018/0441

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