The Pavilion is one of the largest hospital projects in the United States and the largest capital project in the University of Pennsylvania’s history. The 1.5-million-square-feet building was finished after five years of construction in October 2021 and houses 504 private patient rooms and 47 operating rooms on 17 floors. […]
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Whether you are new to Lean IPD, are a seasoned practitioner who is regularly onboarding new members to large project teams, or simply want a refresher course to stay up-to-date with the lean principles, the new course Introduction to IPD is for you! After the success of IPD – An
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The healthcare industry is growing. According to Revista’s construction report, “from June 2018 to June 2019 over 21 million square feet of medical office space have been delivered across the country” (Revista, Hilda Martin, 2019) and this number is expected to continue to grow. The report further states that “preliminary
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Are you one of those people who think that Scrum is for a bunch of software nerds who sit around programming all day? Maybe it’s time to shift your perspective. Yes, Scrum originally took hold in the Software industry as companies realized how Scrum allowed them to adopt and react
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How HGA Optimizes Productivity Leveraging Lean Practices Sometimes in a service organization, productivity can be like a rollercoaster. There are times when everyone is working on billable projects, and there are times when people have slack periods in the office and bridge unproductive time with tasks that are not billable.
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In my previous post What IKEA and Pull Planning in Design Have in Common I shared three strategies to make your pull plan in design a success. Check it out before you keep reading this one. Whatever is happening on a standard project and depending on the length of the
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