What is done?

Villego^® is run in two rounds. In each round a team of participants builds a house.

During the rounds key figures are collected; such as construction time, several forms of (lean) waste, safety, personal satisfaction of team members, productivity etc. 

In round one the projectteam is organized the “usual” way. A design, planning, budgets, main contractor, subcontractors (5-10), overseers (datacollectors and observers).

Following a progressive introduction to LPS, in round two they plan and build again with the new lean Last Planner^® way.

In this way participants are able to compare data collected in round one with that from round two so that they can appreciate the benefits that Last Planner^® brings.

During the simulation you can apply for example root cause analysis, let the participants practice with several Last Planner conversations, improving the ppc scores , ways of creating flow and so on. 

Time and other goals

The basic workshop takes about 4-5 hours in total. However shorter and longer combinations are possible. 

For example; if participants are convinced of the use(fullness) of LPS you can consider using only round 2 for refreshing skills and knowledge as well as teambuilding or even competition between teams. (2-2,5 hrs)

The manual contains suggestions to combine it with several other exercises to reach more learning goals such as essence of systems thinking, root cause analysis, creating flow, micro zoning, milestone planning.

This way a two or even 3 day Training on Lean Construction can be created.

In the manual are suggestions for programs of different duration with different learning goals.

Number of participants

One kit is sufficient for between seven and fifteen participants.

Number of facilitators

At least one per kit.