setec opency's Lean Construction approach is designed for project owners, project managers, and contractors looking to implement a continuous improvement process that enhances operational efficiency in their construction projects. By significantly reducing waste, this more reliable project management method allows for better cost control, improved production quality, and reduced timelines.

Lean Construction: From Planning to Execution

To ensure the reliability of scheduling objectives during the design phase, setec opency intervenes on behalf of the project owner or as support to the project management team to enhance the coordination of each design phase.

“Have you ever been surprised by the difference in detail between a design schedule made up of milestones and broad phases, and a construction schedule where tasks are broken down by area and day?!”

Leveraging its expertise in SCMC combined with Lean Management, setec opency helps stakeholders optimize their deliverable production over time. Through meticulous identification of prerequisites and a more collaborative and empowering project management approach, the time saved can be reinvested in refining technical, architectural, or organizational choices, leading to more advantageous outcomes for the project’s progression

The Digitalization of Our Practices

Digitalizing Lean practices enables everyone to delve deeper into details, achieve quality from the start, and do so within the same allotted time.

Lean is traditionally applied in-person using physical tools, which fosters collaborative use.

However, for project phases like design, remote work becomes necessary as stakeholders may be scattered across the country or globally. In complex construction projects, the volume of information exchanged during coordination meetings can be overwhelming, making it challenging to consolidate and make this information continuously accessible to all.
At setec opency, we sought the best way to digitalize this practice while maintaining the Lean philosophy and its collaborative nature. Established in 2020, we partnered with the Canadian startup Nialli, which develops collaborative planning software. The days of handling physical materials during meetings, using illegible and peeling post-its, manual task tracking, calculating indicators, and time-consuming post-meeting reports are over. The challenges of knowing the on-site schedule have also been addressed.
During construction phases, paper-based tools are replaced by large multi-touch screens where post-its are digital. The Lean meeting format remains the same, task qualifications are as straightforward (name, duration, resources, constraints, etc.), and links can be created between digital post-its. Task tracking is done in real-time using digital shortcuts, automatically updating indicators. The entire project history is accessible at any time.
In the design or execution phases, whether stakeholders are gathered in a project area or participating remotely via video conferencing, the principle remains the same. Each user can actively engage and plan their tasks in relation to others directly on the touch screen or their computer.