https://doi.org/10.24928/2020/0119

Quantitative Framework for Measuring Effectiveness of Big Room

Hrishikesh Sanatkumar Joshi¹, Santhosh Jayarajan², Kalyan Vaidyanathan³ & Ganesh Devkar⁴

¹Chief Operating Officer, Panora Infrastructure LLP, Worli, Mumbai 400018, India, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0001-5203-9028
²DGM-Electrical, Tata Realty,E-Block,Voltas Compound, TB Kadam Marg, Chinchpokli,Mumbai 400033, India, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0002-0512-2715
³CEO, Nadhi Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd.,#4, Aswathi, 2nd Crescent Park Street, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai 600020. India, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0001-7006-6329
⁴Associate Professor, Faculty of Technology, CEPT University, Ahmedabad - 380009, India, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0002-5482-1221

Abstract

Benefits derived from the conduct of Big Room are well established. At present, the lean practitioners have been focusing on tapping the potential of this technique by systematizing the processes associated with implementation of Big Room. But there has been no quantifiable metrics to measure the same. In this context, this paper reports a study undertaken to develop and implement Big Room Effectiveness Index (BREI) that assesses effectiveness of Big Room. This research study adopted action research approach in the context of an Indian real estate developer. A core group within this developer was formed to steer the initiative of BREI. Based on literature review and interactions within core group, 10 measures for assessing effectiveness of Big Room were identified, which are grouped under four categories: collaboration, look-ahead planning, knowledge building and tools used, and continuous improvement. The framework was codified with some flexibility to provide inputs like parameter weightages and rating of these parameters. The developed BREI was implemented in an ongoing real estate project. The BREI was plotted on a monthly basis and it provided valuable input to participants involved in the Big Room meetings and suggested areas of improvements.

Keywords

Big Room/obeya, Collaboration, continuous improvement/kaizen, lookahead planning, constraint analysis.

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Reference

Joshi, H. S. , Jayarajan, S. , Vaidyanathan, K. & Devkar, G. 2020. Quantitative Framework for Measuring Effectiveness of Big Room , Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC) , 277-288. doi.org/10.24928/2020/0119

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