Daily huddle is a great tool. Bechtel was doing this in 80’s. A complement is a pre meeting called “Morning Devotions”. This is a short 30 minute problem solving session of teams having problems. Potential invitees construction supervision, field engineers, and materials folks.
Invitations listed by the CM on white board at 4:30 for next morning at 6:00. Having to get up early is great motivation for fixing issues. Only drawback is as Planner I facilitated all sessions.
Thanks Richard. It is a great tool and the roots of them go back even further I believe. It just plain works. I like the idea of "Morning Devotions." There definitely needs to be a dedicated time strictly to problem solving. That combined with a daily huddle is a great recipe for a successful project!
We used this daily morning meeting technique successfully on my last construction project. It saved us a lot of time, grief, and frustration. More than once, we discovered a minor problem before it grew into a big one.
Also, I really like the "odd" starting time for the meeting. Will definitely try this in the future.
Daily huddle is a great tool. Bechtel was doing this in 80’s. A complement is a pre meeting called “Morning Devotions”. This is a short 30 minute problem solving session of teams having problems. Potential invitees construction supervision, field engineers, and materials folks.
Invitations listed by the CM on white board at 4:30 for next morning at 6:00. Having to get up early is great motivation for fixing issues. Only drawback is as Planner I facilitated all sessions.
Thanks Richard. It is a great tool and the roots of them go back even further I believe. It just plain works. I like the idea of "Morning Devotions." There definitely needs to be a dedicated time strictly to problem solving. That combined with a daily huddle is a great recipe for a successful project!
Really good article (as usual), Kyle!
We used this daily morning meeting technique successfully on my last construction project. It saved us a lot of time, grief, and frustration. More than once, we discovered a minor problem before it grew into a big one.
Also, I really like the "odd" starting time for the meeting. Will definitely try this in the future.
Cheers! -Mark