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Record Nr.

UNINA9910554873303321

Autore

Czap Michael F.

Titolo

Lean architecture : excellence in project delivery / / Michael F. Czap, Gregory T. Buchanan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , [2021]

2021

ISBN

1-119-68696-2

1-119-68694-6

1-119-68695-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (349 pages) : illustrations

Classificazione

525.1

524

724/.7

724.68

Disciplina

720.68

Soggetti

Organizational effectiveness

Architectural practice - Management

Lean management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

A profession ripe for change -- Process management explained -- The design firm's problem -- Lean architecture -- Learning from Detroit : influences from lean manufacturing -- Lean management for architects -- Stragetic areas -- Streamlining documentation -- Rethinking your firm -- Role of technology -- More than an initiative.

Sommario/riassunto

"An architectural methodology based around Lean principles, this book challenges architects to examine how they practice by better understanding their goals and by viewing and producing their work differently. Lean Architecture: Excellence in Project Delivery is a lean implementation guide for design firm leadership, project managers, and architecture professionals. This guide to the building blocks of Lean for design firms outlines important metrics and time-tested implementation strategies for firms of all sizes, presents relatable examples highlighting successful Lean application and describes how to avoid common obstacles in introducing and integrating Lean practice



across a design firm"--