Shu · Ha · Ri · the three levels of the method
Lean diagnostic in 10 questions.
Find out which level of the Lean method your project is at (Shu, Ha or Ri) and leave with three actions for next week.
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Ten questions · one at a time
Do you measure PPC every week?
PPC (Percent Plan Complete): of the tasks promised for the week, the share that got done.
Answer based on what happens on the project today, not on what should happen.
The result · three levels
Shu, Ha or Ri: where your project stands in the method.
Answer the ten questions: the result appears right here.
Shu 0 to 7
The project is starting out with the method. The first gain comes from measuring the week and giving every impediment an owner.
Ha 8 to 14
The method runs, but the parts don't talk to each other. Planning, quality and cost still each measure in their own way.
Ri 15 to 20
The project practices Lean. The next step is integration: the same number from the budget to the field.
The result · Lean diagnostic
Your project is at Ha.
Score: 0
Three actions for next week
In BuildSphere, planning, costs, quality, logistics and the field live in a single system. Bring the project you already have via Excel, with no consultants, and start next week.
On the free plan, the Sensei teaches the method: ask it how to measure PPC or how to give a constraint an owner and a date.
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The full checklist · ten questions, one action for each
Each question has an action, and each action has a place in BuildSphere.
Yes is worth 2 points, sometimes is worth 1 and no is worth 0; on question 10, one system is worth 2, two or three are worth 1, and four or more, 0. Each answer below the maximum becomes an action, and the result shows the three that weigh most on the week: constraints and PPC first, then measurement, material and field. With fewer than three, you get the ones there are; with none, you get the one from question 10.
| Item | The question | Action for next week | BuildSphere front | Your answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Do you measure PPC every week? | Measure this week's PPC: list what the weekly plan promised and mark what got done. | Planning (Last Planner) | — |
| 02 | Does every constraint have an owner and a date? | Turn every impediment for next week into a constraint with an owner and a date. | Planning (constraints) | — |
| 03 | Does the weekly work plan come from the master schedule? | Build next week's plan from the schedule, not from what was left over from the previous one. | Planning (look-ahead) | — |
| 04 | Does the subcontractor's progress measurement depend on quality approval? | Pay measurements only for work the inspection form approved. | Costs and Quality | — |
| 05 | Are your FVS digital? | Move the form for the week's most critical activity onto the phone. | Quality (FVS) | — |
| 06 | Does material reach the floor before the crew? | On Friday, check the material for the floor that starts on Monday. | Logistics (kit per floor) | — |
| 07 | Does the field log work on the phone? | Start with check-in: the field marks when they arrive and what got done. | Field | — |
| 08 | Are budget and planning in the same system? | Link each schedule work package to its budget line. | Budget (WBS) | — |
| 09 | Is there a weekly meeting covering the reasons for non-completion? | In the weekly meeting, record the cause of every task that didn't get done. | Lean (rituals) | — |
| 10 | How many systems and spreadsheets does the project use today? | List the project's systems and spreadsheets and what each one answers: it is between them that the number gets lost. | Executive view | — |
Next week
Three actions, one project, a single system.
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