Pull Planning
Facilitated pull planning that builds reliable phase plans by working back from milestones with the trades themselves.
Plan backward from the milestone, with the people who will build it.
The people who know best how the work flows are the foremen and trade leads who will do it. Pull planning puts them in the same room, starts from a milestone and works backward, each hand-off agreed face to face. The result is a better plan and a team that has committed to one another.
We facilitate pull planning with structure and pace, on a physical wall or a digital board. We capture commitments, constraints and hand-offs, then reconcile the outcome with the master CPM schedule, so lean planning and critical path control support each other instead of competing.
What we bring to Pull Planning
Senior practitioners, a proven method and the right technology. Every line below is part of the engagement, not an upsell.
Facilitation
Experienced facilitators who keep sessions focused, productive and candid.
INCLUDEDMilestone framing
Clear target milestones and conditions of satisfaction for each phase.
INCLUDEDHand-off agreement
Trade-to-trade hand-offs defined so work is released only when it is ready.
INCLUDEDConstraint capture
Every constraint logged with an owner and a date to clear it.
INCLUDEDDigital boards
Physical or digital boards that stay in use after the session ends.
INCLUDEDCPM reconciliation
Phase plans reconciled with the master schedule’s logic and dates.
INCLUDEDA clear path, milestone by milestone.
A disciplined sequence, so you always know what happens next, who owns it and why it matters.
What you receive
- 01Facilitated pull planning sessions
- 02Phase plans for each milestone
- 03Constraint log with owners
- 04Digital pull board
- 05CPM reconciliation report
- 06Session summaries and commitments
Technology we work in
Platform-fluent and vendor-independent. We work inside your environment, or help you choose the one that fits. We take no reseller commissions.
What changes when we arrive.
Not more reports. Earlier warnings, firmer dates and decisions your board, lenders and teams can trust.
Trades committed because they built it together.
Work released when the work before it is truly complete.
Field planning and critical path control working as one.
What leaders ask us first.
Straight answers from the people who do the work. If your question is not here, ask us directly. A senior practitioner will reply.
Do we need to be a lean organization to use pull planning?
No. Pull planning is often the first lean practice a team adopts, and it delivers value on its own.
Can pull planning be done remotely?
Yes. We facilitate hybrid and fully digital sessions using collaborative planning platforms.
Does pull planning replace the CPM schedule?
No. The CPM schedule sets the framework and the critical path; pull planning produces detailed, committed phase plans inside it. We make sure the two agree.
Last Planner® Support
Implementation and coaching of the Last Planner® System to raise plan reliability and keep work flowing on site.
Look-Ahead Planning
Rolling look-ahead plans that turn the master schedule into ready, resourced, constraint-free work for the field.
Shutdown Scheduling
Hour-by-hour shutdown schedules that shorten outage windows and return critical assets to service safely and on time.
See your finish from here.
Tell us where your project stands today. In one conversation with a senior practitioner you will know where it is really heading, what is driving it, and what it will take to land it.
- Senior practitioner on the first call
- Confidential by default
- A straight answer, not a sales pitch
