The Parade of Trades

The Parade of Trades is a classic lean construction simulation that emphasizes schedule reliability.  It’s a fun game played with poker chips and dice in teams of seven.  Your eyes will be opened to the importance of hitting the construction schedule – meaning, not getting ahead or falling behind.  It will also demonstrate how schedule reliability produces a safer job site.  After running through the simulation, we will briefly discuss a few lean construction scheduling strategies to plant the seed for future trainings or workshops: the Last Planner System® and Takt Planning.  Finally, we will talk about the importance of Percent Planned Complete (PPC) as a means to achieve higher levels of schedule reliability on our projects.


Speaker:

Rob Warcup, PhD - Utah Valley University

In 2007, Rob was fortunate to take part in a Lean construction pilot program and to write the playbook on Lean operations for a national construction firm.  He quickly realized the power of Lean as his team saved $16 Million through identifying and eliminating waste from their processes.  Since that time, Rob completed a PhD that emphasized Lean construction and currently teaches construction management at Utah Valley University.  He developed a Lean project management course in 2011 that he teaches yearly.

Free parking available.

Breakfast/Refreshments will be provided by:  

 

             
When
11/7/2025 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Mountain Standard Time
Where
AGC Training Center 2229 S 1070 W West Valley, UT 84119 UNITED STATES
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