How Agile & Lean Are Redefining Construction Projects

Navaid has over 24 years of professional consulting and academic experience in an international environment in various capacities. He leads various land development, building and housing projects associated with international land developers and investors.

  Agile   Construction  

In the fast-changing construction industry, agile and lean strategies are redefining projects. The main directives are founded on iterative, client-centric, and waste-minimizing approaches, which allow for projects to not only be completed, but also optimized for efficiency and excellence.

Agile Project Management
With an agile project management approach, the primary emphasis is on a cyclic process that has a strong continuous improvement element. Here's how it's making its mark in the construction industry:

• Project phases: The agile approach makes it possible to divide the construction projects into phases, and each phase is given its objectives and deadlines. In this way, each department of the organization can work autonomously and better adjust to changing circumstances.
• Client engagement: Agile is effective because the client is actively involved in the process from its initial stage to the final product. This repetitive sequence enables management to make quick adjustments in the face of emerging changes, helping to ensure that the outcome is consistent with client expectations.
• Just-in -time approach: As a “just in time” philosophy, agile meets the construction requirements. It combines the practices of kanban and scrum into a single process, thus making it simpler to manage projects.
• Scrum: In scrum, self-organizing teams (led by a …

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