Touchplan Blog

I sat down with Michael Carr, President of Touchplan, to discuss with Lean consultant Hal Macomber how to get more out of the Last Planner® System by viewing it as a Kaizen method. Our..

Tony Nigro, Vice President of Operations at BOND Bros., and Liz Long, Touchplan’s Vice President of Marketing and Sales, sat down last week for a webinar in advance of LCI’s Lean Congress 2018...

Katherine Van Adzin: So, I’ve heard people say that when you’re starting out with the Last Planner® System, you have to learn it on sticky notes. You disagree—why?

Hal Macomber: Here's the..

As a general contractor, it can be difficult to market your company’s services to prospective clients. There’s a strong market for construction work and plenty of jobs to be won, but competition..

Get more from your master schedules by converting them to Lean schedules using Touchplan. Keep your team connected to the plan by making it easy to update and accessible anytime, anywhere.

Getting started with the Last Planner® System (LPS) is easier than you think! Using Touchplan, a digital LPS tool, improves your project team's communication and allows you to work more..

Katherine Van Adzin: How did you get started as a Lean consultant?

Hal Macomber: I've been involved with Lean since around 1984. I've been involved with the Last Planner® System since 1997. I've..

The term “takt time” comes from the German word “Takt,” which refers to a bar of music or meter. In the context of Lean, the term is used to refer to the pace of production required to match..

We're frequently asked, “What’s the best way to manage multiple shifts in Touchplan?” The simple solution is to use a combination of locations and swim lanes. The locations will allow you to sort..