Lean Project Delivery: Building Championship Project Teams

This book was inspired by the need for an integrated resource for those in the design and construction industry wanting to better understand how Lean can improve project performance and outcomes. In eye-opening stories and brilliant color graphics, David and Dan share the value proposition and mechanics of Lean design and construction. The authors have broken the book into bite-size units on the origins of Lean, the compelling case for the need for Lean, a history of Lean as it has evolved in the AEC industry, Lean thinking and various Lean tools with specific applications and examples in design and construction, making learning Lean fun, and how to effectively establish an organizational and project culture that will enable and sustain Lean practices. In the spirit of Lean visual management, this book is purposefully designed with color illustrations. Whether you are a design professional, site superintendent, project manager, or C-suite executive, this book will help all understand how Lean can make your team perform at a championship level.

David Umstot is a nationally recognized authority in Lean project delivery, design-build, program management and sustainability. He has seen the industry from 360 degrees as a designer, builder, design-builder, facilities manager, executive, owner and coach. He is a principal of Umstot Project and Facilities Solutions and an associate faculty member at San Diego State University. Dan Fauchier is an INIFAC-Certified Master Facilitator for Lean Design and Construction facilitating, training, and coaching scores of contractors, designers, developers and public agencies since 2009. He started his Lean journey on the $7 Billion California Prison Healthcare Receivership which resulted in a $1B facility in Stockton in 2012. Dan is a principal of the The ReAlignment Group of California and is based in San Diego.