The conventional construction methodologies have limitations in applying agile approach. Limited scope for design changes is the main reason behind it. This is an area that needs to have further discussions to explore possibilities to apply agile approaches. Saving Changes...
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Joshua RenderProduct Owner| CognizantHarrisville, Ny, United States
I guess my first question is, is there something wrong with the way things are done now? I advocate for Agile a lot. I love it. My concern though, if your desire is just to adopt an Agile approach when the traditional method works fine, it may not work better for you.
Outside of that, a lighter approach that may help you could be Kanban. Kanban is more continuous flowing work, rather than most Agile approaches incremental flow. Kanban is more than just a kanban board. Think Just in time manufacturing from Lean.
Things you might do, order just enough supplies for the current process so you aren't having to waste time storing the excess and moving them around when they get in your way.
Now, what little I know about construction, this may not be practical because you often get discounts for large bulk orders. But it could reduce accidental damages, wasted time worrying about the excess supplies, and maybe things I haven't even thought of.
But I work in IT and software, probably not the expert you want. ---- But I do have an interest in this conversation. I would be interested to hear what others say. Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
You can apply Agile into any type of envionment becasue Agile is not a method, Agile is not related to IT only, Agile did not start with the Manifesto (in fact the name of the Manifesto has the word software into it for a reason). First uses of Agile (and the word Agile) were into USA in the earlies 80 in manufacturing and other niches like construction. You can search into the internet the related papers about that. The point is: to understand what Agile really is, then to evaluate your current organization situation about what you have to change if you introduce Agile practices, then find the places where you can apply it. Saving Changes...
Focus less on specific practices or methodologies and more on the core values and principles of the Manifesto.
While those need to be adapted for non-technology contexts, for the most part, the adaptation is not a big stretch.
For example, although in construction there is the need to formalize a lot of decisions and agreements in writing, there is also a benefit in frequent face-to-face conversations between the customer and key members of the team to ensure that the customer's true needs are well understood.
There are certain ceremonies/events and artifacts from Agile that can be used in construction, but the examples and case studies are pretty rare. Is construction ever going to be adaptive, subject to many changes, many unknown requirements? Probably not, unless it's some artistic sculpture for example. Saving Changes...
RAJESH K LProject Manager, PMP| Bharat Electronics, Bengaluru, IndiaBengaluru, Karnataka, India
