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| Introduction | |
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| What Is Agile Construction? | |
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| Productivity and Production | |
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| Production | |
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| Productivity | |
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| Production versus Productivity | |
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| System Productivity | |
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| Individual Productivity | |
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| Measuring Production and Productivity | |
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| Managing the Productivity | |
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| Making It Visible | |
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| What Is Variation? | |
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| How to See the Variation | |
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| Control Signals | |
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| How to Read the Signals | |
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| Variation in Construction | |
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| Job-to-Job Variation | |
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| Estimate-to-Job Variation | |
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| Estimate-to-Estimate Variation | |
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| Making Money | |
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| Financial Models | |
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| Variable Cost Financial Model | |
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| Fixed Cost Financial Model | |
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| Where Does the Money Come From? | |
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| Negotiated Profits | |
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| Increased Productivity | |
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| Reduced Cost of Cash Flow | |
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| Productivity and Safety | |
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| Tools for Becoming an Agile Company | |
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| Project Planning | |
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| General Contractor's Scheduled Plan | |
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| Work Breakdown Structure | |
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| Prejob Planning and Layout Phase | |
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| Buying the Job (Procurement Phase) | |
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| Installation Phase | |
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| Closure Phase | |
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| Electrical Scheduled Plan | |
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| Three-Week Scheduled Plan | |
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| Operational Tools for Agility | |
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| Job Productivity Assurance and Control | |
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| Special Causes versus Common Causes | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| Short Interval Scheduling | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Agile Procurement | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Estimation Analysis Enhancement | |
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| Data Analysis to Improve Estimation Accuracy | |
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| Accounting Feedback to Estimation | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Using the Tools | |
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| Corporate Tools for Agile Construction | |
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| Agile Procurement: Vendor Partnership | |
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| Work in Progress | |
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| How to Create a WIP | |
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| Productivity-Based WIP Reporting | |
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| Customer Positioning and Control | |
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| Strategy for Agile | |
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| Market Realities | |
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| How to Build an Agile Company: Strategic Planning | |
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| The Supporting Structure for Agile Companies | |
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| Company Infrastructure | |
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| System Design: Simplicity and Function | |
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| Organizational Learning: Continual Learning Culture | |
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| Process Models: Visibility of Systems and Processes | |
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| Team Technology: Dimensions of Information Flow Control and Communications | |
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| Methods, Algorithms, and Tools (Technologies) | |
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| Corporate Memory | |
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| Processes | |
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| Process versus Procedure | |
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| Strategic Breakthrough Process Improvement | |
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| Identify: Recognize and Define | |
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| Characterize: Measure and Synthesize | |
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| Optimize: Improve and Manage | |
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| Utilize: Standardize and Integrate | |
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| Process of Project Management | |
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| Management Planning Functions | |
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| Project Team Planning Functions | |
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| Project Team Management Functions | |
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| Process of Procurement | |
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| Procurement Plan | |
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| Procurement Scheduling | |
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| Material Delivery to the Job Site | |
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| Job Site Material Movement and Storage | |
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| Material Returns | |
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| Lessons Learned | |
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| Process of Estimation | |
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| Identification | |
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| Risk Management | |
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| Feedback Loop | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Safety Data | |
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| Data Collection | |
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| Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses | |
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| Hours Worked | |
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| Fatalities | |
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| Nature of Injury | |
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| Data Analysis | |
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| Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses | |
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| Fatalities | |
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| Comparison to Other Industry | |
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| Causes of Injury | |
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| References | |
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| Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycles | |
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| Process Mapping | |
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| Job Planning and Estimation Flowchart | |
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| References and Resources | |
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| Index | |