The document discusses lean design in the context of Building Information Modeling (BIM), identifying six primary wastes and providing planning methodologies such as phase planning and weekly work planning. It emphasizes the importance of minimizing waste while maximizing customer value and offers practical tips for implementing lean BIM practices. The document also includes examples of success in project completion times and quality improvements through better management strategies.

2. What Is Lean In Design?
Six BIM Wastes
Phase Planning
Weekly Work Planning
Tips To Get Started With Lean BIM

3. 1. What is Lean In Design?
2. Six BIM Wastes
3. Phase Planning
4. Weekly Work Planning
5. Tips To Get Started With Lean BIM

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On Time & On Budget Examples?

5. 5
Schematic
Rework
Development
Rework
Document
Rework
Constructio
n“Design
Complete”
“Design
Complete”
“Design
Complete”
The Design Process

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Design Is A Creative Process

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So How Do We Plan Design?

8. So What Is Lean
Design?

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Terms We Hear:

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Creating value for customers
while minimizing waste.

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The Categories Of Waste

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Are There Resources?

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leancalifornia.com
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Dan Fauchier - Lean California

14. Lean Construction Institute (LCI)

15. Is BIM Lean?

16. What Could Go Wrong?

17. 2. The Six BIM Wastes
3. Phase Planning
4. Weekly Work Planning
5. Tips To Get Started With Lean BIM
1. What Is Lean In Design?

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Contracting to an
incorrect, overly
detailed, or overly
generalized BIM
scope can be
disastrous!
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Poor BIM Scoping

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Not Enough BIM?Too Much BIM?
Overmodeling / Duplicate Modeling / Scope Overlap

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Overmodeling / Duplicate Modeling / Scope Overlap

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Defects / Out of sequence work:

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Decision / ApprovalsModel Deliverables Information
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Waiting

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Re-work / Remodeling

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BIM Admin

25. How Are Companies
Improving This?

26. 3. Phase Planning
4. Weekly Work Planning
5. Tips To Get Started With Lean BIM
1. What Is Lean In Design?
2. Six BIM Wastes

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Levels of the Last Planner® System
*Milestone – The Strategic Plan
“30,000’ View” (12 – 18 months)Typically done
once on most
projects1
* Phase Pull – Sequence & Activity Handoffs
“10,000’ View” (2 – 4 months)
Typically done 3-
4 times on a
project, and as
time goes on,
before the WWP
is “looking further
out” than the
phase plan.
2
*Weekly Work Plan – The Schedule
“Where the rubber hits the road” (6 weeks)
Should be
updated on a
daily (5-15
minute) and
weekly (30-45
minute) basis.
3

28. Define Milestone(s) Requirements

29. What If All Teams Start
Modeling At The Same
Time?

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Clashes

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Also - Does Sequence Matter?

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GRAVITY SYSTEMS
(PLUMBING)
MECHANICAL
SYSTEMS
PRESSURIZED
SYSTEMS
ELEC / LV
BRANCH
LINES
END CONDITIONS / CIVIL
ARCHITECTURAL &
STRUCTURAL
(LIGHTS/TERMINALS/TOILETS ETC)
System Priority Structure

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PROJECT MILESTONES
NEWMODEL
ELEMENTS
Big Idea: Sequence Smaller Bite-sized Milestones

34. How Can Pull
Planning Help Us?

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Print The Pull Planning Cards

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Cut them up ;)

37. Run The Pull Plan

38. NOTES
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Capture The Task Sequence

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Dependencies and Checklists

41. 4. Weekly Work Planning
1. What Is Lean In Design?
2. Six BIM Wastes
3. Phase Planning
5. Tips To Get Started With Lean BIM

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Filter Last Week / This Week

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Define This Week’s Tasks

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What’s Complete?

45. What Are The Results?:
1. Lab Test
Two Teams

46. Test Bite Sized Milestones
Test

47. -73%less issues
TEAM A:
63 Issues
TEAM B:
235 Issues
Test run twice - results shown are the average of both studies.
Lab Study Results:
Resul
t

48. What Are The Results?:
2. Case Study
A multifamily mixed-use design-build project

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Case Study Thesis
● “Traditional design management follows a large batching
process through SD, DD and CD (Schematic Design,
Design Development, Construction Documentation).
● “Such large batching causes information buildup and
multiple assumptions are made on out of date
information.
● “Misunderstandings are a root cause for the most waste
in design and construction.
● “This results in incomplete and late design.”

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● Finished 2 months early – 17% time savings
● Better quality product – 53% fewer design
issues
Results:

51. 1. What Is Lean In Design?
2. Six BIM Wastes
3. Phase Planning
4. Weekly Work Planning
5. Tips To Get Started With Lean BIM

52. How do we start?

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Who needs to be part of the session?
● At least one person from each firm
involved in design:
○ Project Manager and/or lead
design
○ A person from that firm with
authority to commit resources.
● Choose a facilitator:
○ someone who knows the
process
○ keeps the session running on
time
○ focused on making sure the
entire team provides input.

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Where should we pull plan?
● Find a suitable room in which to hold the
pull planning session
○ Location where most teams can attend
● Clear space from the wall for
collaboration:
○ No tables in the way
○ All for plenty of group
movement and discussion

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How do I prepare my team?
● Meet with your leadership team to set the
expectations:
○ Decide on the Milestone
○ Identify separate areas of work that
will need to be pulled separate
○ Create separate “swimlanes” by
areas, buildings, floors, etc)
● Clarify any “Conditions of
Satisfaction” for major
milestones and deliverables.

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What do we need?
● Print or have ready electronically
necessary visuals to facilitate the
team’s discussions and understanding
of the project and project needs.
● Provide extra material:
○ Blank Scope Cards
○ Post-it notes
○ Tape
○ Markers
○ Paper
AND don’t forget the FOOD! ;)

57. In conclusion - to reduce BIM waste:
- Identify your BIM customers
- Identify non-value add (waste)
- Sequence your virtual build
- Implement Pull Planning
- Cultivate the right environment
- Get food

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time?
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6. Agile Standards Management
7. Building Lean BIM Standards
8. Protecting Against BIM Risk
9. BIM Management Across Multiple Companies
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