Category Archives: lean-construction

Time is money on a job site, but all too often meetings are lengthy and unproductive. Planning meetings get derailed and turn into finger-pointing sessions, and by the end you've lost more time without making progress or finding ways to gain on your schedule.

Katherine Van Adzin: Hi, everyone! Let’s start off this week with a brief introduction to our guest, Colin Milberg. Colin, tell us about yourself.

Katherine Van Adzin: Today we’re talking about profit velocity! To start off, could you define what it is?

Read our case study on BOND Brothers, a general contractor based in Medford, Massachusetts, that implemented Touchplan on a recent project for Lahey Hospital's General Internal Medicine department. Find out how the team overcame a late start and an unexpected change order to finish this complex project five weeks early with money saved.

Read our case study on Granger Construction, a general contractor based in Lansing, Michigan, that undertook a $3.1 million project to substantially renovate the 5 Foster Pediatric Unit of Sparrow Hospital. Working against a hard deadline in a high-stakes environment, the team finished six weeks ahead of schedule to reopen the pediatrics unit sooner with cost savings that enabled upgrades to the...

The Touchplan team is having a blast this week in Austin, Texas at Procore's Groundbreak construction technology summit learning about the future of the industry. One thing is clear—it will be driven by the increased availability of data and accessible, intelligent technology. Touchplan is committed to transforming the industry with Lean planning solutions that help construction teams build more...

Don't worry if you missed our recent webinar, "Milestone and Phase Planning"—the recording is here! In this twenty-minute session Touchplan's Vice President of Professional Services, Michael Sullivan, covers how to divide a project into logical milestones that a team can feel confident in accomplishing. The webinar also explores how to develop a phase pull schedule (PPS) and define project...