February, 2023 Presentation

Speaker: Keith Rines, PE, CCM, PSP

Date: Thursday, February 23, 2023

Topic:  How to Save a Troubled Project: Case Studies of Transitioning to Takt Planning at Project Closeout

Presentation: Video

Summary: How do you shift the culture of a project to transition from full-on production to completion and closeout? One solution is Takt time - a planning tool with careful attention to balancing workflow and utilizing space as a resource.

Case study #1 will explore challenges from implementing a workforce management plan in the closeout phase when the project was executed with poor original planning and an incomplete critical path method schedule. Then

Case Study #2 will then apply the multiple lessons learned from Case Study #1. Takt planning is a practical application of executing a collaborative endeavor involving owner, contractor and subcontractors to switch everyone’s thinking from push to pull planning.

Keith Rines has over 26 years of experience in civil engineering, construction administration, project controls, claims analysis, and dispute resolution. Keith is a shareholder in MBP, an agency construction management company with offices ranging from New York to Florida and projects all around the world. Keith is the current Treasurer and a former President of Eastern Branch.