Agile Construction Initiative Benchmark Method Building on CESMM ACI/DLV/ 96/015BENCHMARK METHOD AGILE CONSTRUCTION INITIATIVE Benchmark method Author David Madigan, Agile Construction Initiative Document control information: Date of issue 03/31/97 Document number ACI/DLV/ 96/015 Circulation Public Version 3.00 To obtain a copy of this document contact ACI at: School of Management University of Bath Bath, BA2 7AY United Kingdom Tel: + 44 (0) 1225 826641 Fax: + 44 (0) 1225 826135 E-Mail: A.P.Graves@bath.ac.uk Web: http://www.bath.ac.uk/Departments/Management/research/agile/home.htm Copyright University of Bath, 1997 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the copyright holder. 2AGILE CONSTRUCTION INITIATIVE BENCHMARK METHOD Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................................................................................3 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................................4 WHAT ARE ACI GOING TO BENCHMARK? .............................................................................................6 THE LOGICAL FLOW OF IDEAS AND DATA ............................................................ ...
Author David Madigan, Agile Construction Initiative
Document control information: Date of issue 03/31/97 Document number ACI/DLV/ 96/015 Circulation Public Version 3.00
AGI A L G E I L C E O C N O S N T S R T U R C U TI C O TI N O I N I I T N I I A T T I I A V T E IVE
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AGILE CONSTRUCTION INITIATIVE
Table of Contents
BENCHMARK METHOD
TABLEOFCONTENTS......................................................................................................................................3 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................................4 WHATAREACIGOINGTOBENCHMARK?.............................................................................................6 T HE LOGICAL FLOW OF IDEAS AND DATA .............................................................................................................6 B ENCHMARKING ...................................................................................................................................................6 B EST PRACTICE ASSESSMENT ...............................................................................................................................6 B EST PRACTICE PILOTS ......................................................................................................................................7 S OME FUNDAMENTAL BELIEFS ABOUT BENCHMARKING .....................................................................................7 W HAT DOES ACI MEAN BY A METRIC ?................................................................................................................7 W HAT DOES ACI MEAN BY A BENCHMARK ?.......................................................................................................8 W HAT DOES ACI MEAN BY BEST PRACTICE ?.......................................................................................................8 W HAT IS THE APPROPRIATE DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY ? .................................................................................8 Benchmarking..................................................................................................................................................8 Bestpracticedevelopment...............................................................................................................................8 Bestpracticeimplementation..........................................................................................................................9 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACI BENCHMARK METHOD ...........................................................10 T HE STANDARD CIVIL ENGINEERING PRODUCT ..................................................................................................10 T HE METRICS .......................................................................................................................................................12 A DDITIONAL METRICS FOR NON -PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES ................................................................................13 T HE MEASUREMENT OF PRODUCTION EFFORT ...................................................................................................13 Topdownapproach.......................................................................................................................................14 Bottomupapproach......................................................................................................................................15 Modifiedbottomupapproach.......................................................................................................................15 Discussionoftheapproachestothestandardproduct................................................................................16 A SUMMARY OF THE ACI BENCHMARK METHOD ...........................................................................17 T HE STANDARD CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT ....................................................................................................17 Atypicalconstructionprojectisselected......................................................................................................17 Findingthehighestvalueactivities...............................................................................................................17 Eliminateduplication.....................................................................................................................................17 Thestandardproject......................................................................................................................................17 M EASURING PRODUCTIVITY ...............................................................................................................................17 M ATERIALS WASTAGE .........................................................................................................................................18 E NVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ................................................................................................................................18 THEAGILECONSTRUCTIONDATABASE...............................................................................................19 D EFINITION OF THE STANDARD PRODUCT ...........................................................................................................19 T HE RESULTS .......................................................................................................................................................20 CONCLUSIONS...................................................................................................................................................21