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Overview

Glenn Ballard is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on construction project management and performance, with additional attention to quality and supply management, occupational health and safety research, and technology assessment and management.

The topics covered in their work include:

  • Construction Project Management and Performance
  • Quality and Supply Management
  • Occupational Health and Safety Research
  • Technology Assessment and Management
  • BIM and Construction Integration
  • Product Development and Customization
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior

They have contributed to fields such as management science and operations research, management information systems, radiological and ultrasound technology, safety, risk, reliability and quality, and building and construction.

Their recent publications include:

  • "Application of Last Planner System to Modular Offshore Wind Construction," 2020, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
  • "Current Process Benchmark for the Last Planner® System of Project Planning and Control," 2021, Lean Construction Journal
  • "Lean and Flexible Project Delivery," 2021, Applied Sciences
  • "Lean, Psychological Safety, and Behavior-Based Quality: A Focus on People and Value Delivery," 2020, Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
  • "Development of a Commitment Management System for Construction Projects," 2022, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

  • Paz Arroyo
  • Iris D. Tommelein
  • Sulyn Gomez
  • Lauri Koskela
  • Jon Lerche

Glenn Ballard has published multiple times in prominent venues, including:

  • Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
  • Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
  • Lean Construction Journal
  • Applied Sciences
  • Revista de ingeniería de construcción

Best Publications

  • SHIELDING PRODUCTION: ESSENTIAL STEP IN PRODUCTION CONTROL

    G. Ballard;G. Howell

  • Lean project management

    Glenn Ballard;Gregory A. Howell

  • Implementing Lean Construction: Stabilizing Work Flow

    Glenn Ballard;Greg Howell

  • The Lean Project Delivery System: An Update

    Glenn Ballard

  • The foundations of lean construction

    Lauri Koskela;Glenn Ballard;Glenn Ballard;Greg Howell;Iris D. Tommelein

  • What Kind of Production Is Construction

    Glenn Ballard;Greg Howell

  • Target value design: using collaboration and a lean approach to reduce construction cost

    Daria Zimina;Glenn Ballard;Christine Pasquire

  • An Update on Last Planner

    Glenn Ballard;Gregory A. Howell

  • Implementing Lean Construction: Understanding and Action

    Greg Howell;Glenn Ballard

  • LOOKAHEAD PLANNING: THE MISSING LINK IN PRODUCTION CONTROL

    Glenn Ballard

  • Positive Vs. Negative Iteration in Design

    Glenn Ballard

  • Improving Work Flow Reliability

    Glenn Ballard

  • On the Agenda of Design Management Research

    Glenn Ballard;Lauri Koskela

  • Understanding project success through analysis of project management approach

    Asbjørn Rolstadås;Iris Tommelein;Per Morten Schiefloe;Glenn Ballard

  • The Combination of Last Planner System and Location-Based Management System

    Olli Seppänen;Glenn Ballard;Sakari Pesonen

  • Towards Lean Design Management

    Lauri Koskela;Glenn Ballard;Veli-Pekka Tanhuanpää

  • COMPETING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PARADIGMS

    Glenn Ballard;Gregory A. Howell

  • Interaction between subcycles: one key to improved methods

    Gregory Howell;Alexander Laufer;Glenn Ballard

  • Production System Design in Construction

    Glenn Ballard;Lauri Koskela;Gregory Howell;Todd Zabelle

  • WORKPLAN: CONSTRAINT-BASED DATABASE FOR WORK PACKAGE SCHEDULING

    Hyun Jeong Choo;Iris D. Tommelein;Glenn Ballard;Todd R. Zabelle

Frequent Co-Authors

Iris D. Tommelein
Iris D. Tommelein University of California, Berkeley
Lauri Koskela
Lauri Koskela Tallinn University of Technology
Simon A. Austin
Simon A. Austin Loughborough University
Olli Seppänen
Olli Seppänen Aalto University
David Arditi
David Arditi Illinois Institute of Technology
Jochen Teizer
Jochen Teizer Technical University of Denmark

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