2018Case15PMGroup

59 L EAN C ONSTRUCTION I RELAND A NNUAL B OOK OF C ASES 2018 LEAN INITIATIVE IMPROVEMENTS & IMPACT Current schedule tools, namely traditional Gantt charts, for large complex projects are not communication-friendly for construction management teams, contractors, and clients. However, the improved schedule graphical communication tools described in this case study have been proven to provide enhanced performance on design and construction project in following areas: • Enable culture change with supervisors taking ownership and accountability of schedule. • Improved work planning for CM Team and Contractors. • Improved Supervisor/Contractor schedule understanding and adherence. • More frequent updates aids better decision making by management. • Improved coordination amongst contractors leading to safer working. • Enhanced reporting material to clients and internally. Graphical presentation of schedule information improves coordination, communication, and understanding of schedule: • Schedule slides in graphical format are used at weekly coordination and planning meetings. • Construction supervisors and contractors use the slides relevant to their areas on site to plan work. • The highly visual representation of schedule encourages more interaction between supervisors, area owners, and schedulers on site. • Schedule slides used as reporting tool for progress reports to clients. • Graphical schedule sl ides can be l inked directly to Primavera P6 using smart links. The greatly improved communication and co-ordination achieved by the use of graphical schedule information resulted in the following benefits: • Better ability to plan. ✓ • Improvements in H&S performance. ✓ • Reductions in claims and costs. ✓ • Improved quality and reduced snags. ✓ • Improved schedule compliance. ✓ • Improved client and supply chain satisfaction. ✓