Practical ways to improve construction productivity
You already have the means
The problem is not motivation, discipline or needing better people.
The problem is that most methods of production planning & scheduling lock us into working as we always have, with little control over anything but excessive buffers. This tends to happen whether you are a contractor, developer, or construction company managing multiple projects.
Low utilization rates, buffers and incomplete handovers silently drain productivity, while the plan creates the illusion of a full, stable system with no obvious room to improve.
We increase construction projects' planning and control resolution using flexible and practical methods in a way that fits each project and team. This way we permanently raise the ceiling for what can be achieved across projects at every level of the organisation while actually helping the crews on the ground. And it’s simpler than it sounds.
When work becomes visible
When you take your existing schedule or production plan and start adding location based detail in a smart, controlled way, something changes.
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Locations that looked fully utilised suddenly aren’t.
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Buffers start to feel less necessary.
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Plans start to feel more realistic and easier to communicate.
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Low resolution hides the truth.
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In real projects, this simple change reveals a significant amount of recoverable time and capacity.
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That moment changes behaviour.
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Principles of industrialised construction begin to take root naturally.
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Teams start talking about flow.
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Teams begin to close the gaps made visible by added detail, using knowledge they already have.
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Not because someone told them to, but because the potential becomes too obvious to ignore.
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This is far more achievable, flexible and realistic than trying to roll out one blanket process across very different projects. It's not just one familiar method - it's the most fitting parts from multiple methods wrapped into easily adoptable practical location based planning.
How we work
Offering
I’m there when people need to change the way they think. I communicate complex topics in a personal, easily understandable and inspiring manner.
Typical topics include:
- Construction productivity
- Lean- and TAKT construction
- Production flow
- Real-world scheduling and production planning practices
- Portfolio-based improvement
- Location-based scheduling
The talks are experience-based, practical and designed to challenge conventional thinking. I am able to adapt content for all kinds of context as needed.
I work with leadership teams and live projects to build production systems that scale across the project portfolio.
This includes:
- Making the logic of productivity and bottom line impact understandable and something people feel they can affect
- Building repeatable planning practices
- Developing internal capability
- Scaling improvement from one project to many
This can also include designing operating models for specific production environments, such as organisations investing heavily in prefabrication or specializing in a specific type of construction.
When individual projects need help.
- Scheduling for tendering to impress developers
- Schedule stabilisation and recovery for projects in crisis
- Flow-focused replanning when projects need faster throughput
- Moving from traditional construction scheduling to new methods smoothly
Training built for real construction.
For:
- Site teams and supervisors
- Engineers and planners
- Project and portfolio leadership
- Executive teams
Focus areas typically include:
- Location-based thinking
- Production flow fundamentals
- Planning that reflects reality
- Flow-oriented project control
About Me
My background is in building production systems that work under real conditions with real people, and my work almost always extends to roll-outs and ensuring actual change in behaviour. I have experience working with companies on multiple continents and in different cultures.
I have spent the last 15 years working with Lean principles, focusing on practical application and measurable impact. Over the last decade, my work has focused on construction, helping organisations move from isolated pilots to scalable, portfolio-level change.
My role is usually to sit between leadership and site teams and to turn cautious ambition into something teams can actually execute without putting fragile operations at risk.
I’m based in Finland and work internationally.
I take the lead in all Production Flow assignments. We often work together with partners when it helps bring out the best possible outcome.
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