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New Presentation: Lean for Design Management
Feb 8, 2024
New Presentation: Lean for Design Management
Feb 8, 2024

Join us on March 11, 2024 at the SpArc Conference in Atlanta as authors Michael Czap, AIA and Greg Buchanan, AIA talk about the benefits of synthesizing Lean within the framework of current design practice, share practical tools and approaches, and the ultimate projected outcomes. Details on the Speaking tab…

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Feb 8, 2024
A Trust Deficit
Jun 24, 2023
A Trust Deficit
Jun 24, 2023

Learning to look at work from a Lean perspective has had the unintended effect of spilling over into the rest of my life.  From critiquing neighborhood stop lights (I'm waiting too long at the red ones) to how I mow the lawn, I see things in terms of a continuous flow and a reduction of constraints.  Recently I've started to think about …

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Jun 24, 2023
Cost of Doing Business
Oct 31, 2021
Cost of Doing Business
Oct 31, 2021

We often associate complexity with sophistication and refinement. Be it a twin turbo inline, performance tuned sports car engine, a broad selection of niche product to choose from, or an elaborate process to follow, the world has grown more complex and tasks that used to be easy to perform are often no longer.

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Oct 31, 2021
The Book - “Lean Architecture: Excellence in Project Delivery” can be ordered on Amazon.com
Sep 1, 2020
The Book - “Lean Architecture: Excellence in Project Delivery” can be ordered on Amazon.com
Sep 1, 2020

Amazon.com has listed our new book on their website. It is available for pre-order now with an estimated release date of March 30th.

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Sep 1, 2020
New Resources
Dec 14, 2019
New Resources
Dec 14, 2019

I have noticed over the years that there are few books or resources for architects and engineers on the strategies and tactics of managing and producing projects. As far as I know, there are no books that apply Lean to that effort.

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Dec 14, 2019
Dangerous Ideas
Aug 11, 2019
Dangerous Ideas
Aug 11, 2019

Effort is required to understand the issues affecting design and the models and documents that describe it.  it is important to discern where subjectivity and opinion apply and where they do not.

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Aug 11, 2019
A Pictures Worth.
Mar 9, 2019
A Pictures Worth.
Mar 9, 2019

The 21st Century may be remembered as the time when global connectivity became the norm bringing with it a tsunami of information.  We are bombarded with daily email, text messages and many other forms of media.  Smartphones track our moves and ping with notifications from apps clamoring for our attention.

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Mar 9, 2019
Accelerating Decisions
Dec 16, 2018
Accelerating Decisions
Dec 16, 2018

I'm not trying to sell a particular recipe with step by step instructions for the best steak marinade.  I am suggesting that steak tastes better with a good marinade and here are a few recipes I've tried.

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Dec 16, 2018
When fees no longer matter
Aug 29, 2018
When fees no longer matter
Aug 29, 2018

Moral of the story:  look for the Leanest, smartest way to work that meets the Standard of Care and make it the rule for day-to-day practice.

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Aug 29, 2018
A Genesis
Jul 5, 2018
A Genesis
Jul 5, 2018

Several years ago, while waiting at O’Hare airport for a flight home, I noticed a dad with what I estimated to be, his 2-year old son, looking out the tall windows at the large wide body jet airliner parked at their gate.  The sheer size of the jet was inspiring - but what intrigued me was the little boy who would slowly grow to become a full-sized man.

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Jul 5, 2018
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