TY  - CONF
TI  - Make Ready Planning Using Flow Walks: A New Approach to Collaboratively Identifying Project Constraints
AU  - Ebbs, Paul J.
AU  - and  Pasquire, Christine L.
AD  - Research Fellow, Centre for Lean Projects, NTU - Nottingham Trent University, UK, +353 85 804 9623, paul.ebbs@ntu.ac.uk
AD  - Professor of Lean Project Management, Centre for Lean Projects, NTU - Nottingham Trent University, christine.pasquire@ntu.ac.uk
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2018/07/18
T2  - 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
C3  - 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
CY  - Chennai, India
SP  - 734
EP  - 743
DO  - 10.24928/2018/0448
SN  - 2309-0979 (ISSN)
AB  - Many authors identify flow and pull as key lean production principles. In lean construction (LC)these principles are embodied within the “Last Planner® System” (LPS) to create more reliable workflow which is the heart of Lean Project Delivery. LPS has continued to evolve and develop over the last 25 years with pull planning – identifying what tasks SHOULD be done - the last major elementadded. However, “pull planning” is often misunderstood as the entirety of LPS and frequently referred to as “Last Planner”. The remaining levels of the Last Planner “System” – CAN; WILL; DID and LEARN - are not being used as originally intended by LPS developers Ballard and Howell. The struggle often begins with Make Ready Planning (CAN). This paper is the first output of a two-year research project focused on implementing the CAN; WILL; DID; LEARN levels of LPS within organisation (X). It outlines how the 8 Flows of Lean Project Delivery andthe“Flow Walk” are being used as a structured approach to collaboratively identify constraints and incorporate them into the risk registers and Make Ready Planning. This approach was effective to identify constraints and also create a shared understanding of project scope within project teams.
KW  - Last Planner System
KW  - Make Ready
KW  - Flow Walks
KW  - Constraints
KW  - Risk Management
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1598/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1598
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -