Project Production Management: Pace Construction to Bring Sanity to Your Construction Project (Part 7)
George Hunt & Hal Macomber discuss “Takt” and the value it can deliver as part of the construction planning process
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Project Production Management: Flow When You Can — Pull When You Can’t — Stop Pushing (Part 6)
Hal Macomber & Adam Hoots discuss the laws of production and the consequences that can happen when we ignore, do not understand, or are oblivious to them.
Project Production Management: Bigger Batches Create Longer Projects (Part 5)
Hal Macomber & Colin Milberg look at small batch production and its ability to significantly reduce the time to complete construction projects.
Why Percent Plan Complete (PPC) is Critical To Construction Productivity
Data that is captured via the Percent Promises Complete (PPC) feature in Touchplan makes it apparent to all the members of a construction project team that various elements are being tracked allowing all to see any trends or issues and make changes to mitigate them.
Project Production Management: Delay’s Increase Exponentially as Utilization Increases (Part 4)
George Hunt & Hal Macomber take on how high utilization in the presence of high variation leads to project delays and the actions and countermeasures that can be taken.
Memorial Day: A Time to Celebrate; A Time to Remember
Read some thoughts on the importance of today from our team.
Project Production Management: Bottlenecks Rule — Make it the Policy (Part 3)
Hal Macomber & Terri Erickson examine 5 types of bottlenecks that can be encountered on construction projects and how to best tame them.
College Students Prepare For Their First Construction Job With Hands-On ConTech Training
Touchplan partners with colleges and universities to provide real-world construction technology in the classroom
Project Production Management: Beware, Variation Compounds with Dependence! (Part 2)
Learn more about variation on your projects and five steps you can take to counteract it.
Flow Provides Focus for Project Production Management
Hal Macomber & George Hunt examine Product Production Management and will explain the key principles behind it and the power that pursuing flow via PPM has for project outcomes, profitability, and team health
Five Simple Steps to Keep Your Mind Sharp
Learn about five ways to keep your mind sharp.
Construction Industry Optimistic Despite Supply Chain Disruptions
Competition for skilled laborers will increase in 2022 and 2023 as the pace of economic recovery progresses.