Jason breaks down a concept he first learned at DPR that's absolutely essential for keeping schedules on track: vertical alignment. He explains why every look-ahead, weekly work plan, and day plan has to stay connected to the overall master schedule, and why superintendents making rogue, disconnected decisions puts the entire team and project at risk. Using a sharp comparison to reducing a team's collective genius down to just one person's call, Jason makes the case for why decisions should be made together, aligned with the plan, not made in a silo by whoever happens to be closest to the problem.
What you'll learn in this episode:
What vertical alignment means and why it's critical to keeping a schedule on track
Why a disconnected weekly work plan or look ahead can quietly sabotage the master schedule
The danger of a superintendent "going rogue" and making unilateral decisions
Why involving foremen and the project manager in decisions produces better outcomes than any one person acting alone
How to make fast, aligned decisions on urgent issues without abandoning the overall plan
Is your team's short-interval planning actually vertically aligned with your master schedule, or has it quietly drifted off course?
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