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Construction Management · CM-025

Lean Construction

5 daysClassroom
13Upcoming dates
5Cities
£3,850Fees from + VAT

Course overview

Why Attend

Construction productivity has lagged other industries for decades. Lean construction applies lean principles to reduce waste, improve flow and increase reliability of planning.

This LLMI course covers lean principles in construction, the Last Planner System, pull planning, takt planning, constraint removal, daily huddles, waste identification, collaborative contracting and measuring reliability. Participants run a pull planning session.

Course Objectives

Explain lean principles for construction

Apply the Last Planner System

Facilitate pull planning sessions

Use takt planning and constraint analysis

Identify and eliminate construction waste

Measure planning reliability and improve

Target Audience

Construction managers

Site engineers

Planners

Project managers

Subcontractors

Clients

Course Methodology

Simulations

Pull planning workshop

Case studies

Group discussions

Action planning

Course outline

Day 1: Lean Construction Principles
  • Waste in construction
  • Lean principles
  • Value
  • Flow
  • Simulation: Lean game
Day 2: Last Planner System
  • Master and phase scheduling
  • Look-ahead planning
  • Weekly work plans
  • Percent plan complete
  • Workshop: Look-ahead plan
Day 3: Pull and Takt Planning
  • Pull planning
  • Takt planning
  • Constraint removal
  • Visual planning
  • Practice: Pull planning session
Day 4: Daily Management
  • Huddles
  • Problem solving
  • Quality at source
  • Safety integration
  • Case study: Lean project
Day 5: Collaboration and Metrics
  • Collaborative contracts
  • Metrics
  • Continuous improvement
  • Culture
  • Capstone: Lean implementation plan

Dates and fees

DatesCityFee
14 - 18 Dec 2026Munich, Germany£4,250 + VAT
18 - 22 Jan 2027Amsterdam, Netherlands£4,250 + VAT
15 - 19 Feb 2027London, United Kingdom£4,200 + VAT
15 - 19 Mar 2027Munich, Germany£4,250 + VAT
19 - 23 Apr 2027Barcelona, Spain£3,850 + VAT
17 - 21 May 2027Paris, France£4,500 + VAT
21 - 25 Jun 2027Barcelona, Spain£3,850 + VAT
19 - 23 Jul 2027Munich, Germany£4,250 + VAT
16 - 20 Aug 2027Amsterdam, Netherlands£4,250 + VAT
20 - 24 Sep 2027London, United Kingdom£4,200 + VAT
18 - 22 Oct 2027Munich, Germany£4,250 + VAT
15 - 19 Nov 2027Barcelona, Spain£3,850 + VAT
20 - 24 Dec 2027Paris, France£4,500 + VAT
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