Sparked by an increase in the use of design-build and Integrated Project Delivery over the last decade, architects and engineers saw the successes of the Last Planner System® in construction and began experimenting with these “pull” principles in planning and managing design. But we’ve found it works well with any project delivery method, even design-bid-build.

This Course takes you on a journey through the “early days”, to understand the missteps, the success and failures and how they led to today’s world of successful lean design teams using Last Planner®.

Because design is inspiration-based and designers themselves are often accustomed to working in a less-predictable cluster of processes and personalities, many have come to expect the work of design to be fraught with starts and stumbles and late nights and last-minute rework. Using design-adapted Last Planner® opens an entire new world of cross-discipline understanding and communication. “In order to give you this, I will need that,” becomes the transaction that allows information and calculation to flow at the right time, when inspiration most needs it.

NOTE: Although this Course can stand alone and bring great value, it is strongly encouraged that it be purchased with Course 1A – Foundations, for maximum value.