The The Lean Construction Blog hosted a webinar that uncovered how leading contractors are digitizing the Last Planner System® (LPS) with Touchplan® to improve collaboration, strengthen accountability, and drive continuous improvement.
Moderated by Lindsay Boyd, Sr. Enterprise Customer Success Manager at Touchplan by MSI, the discussion featured insights from:
- Nick Loughrin, Enterprise Director of Project Delivery Services, The Boldt Company
- Mason Statham, Director of Lean Construction & Sustainability, Yates Construction
- Mike Marchman, Director of Operational Improvement, Brasfield & Gorrie
- Lane Bogy, Lean Specialist, CORE Construction
The panelists described digital LPS adoption as a journey that develops in stages. Using a Walk, Jog, Run approach, their organizations successfully built confidence, deepened engagement, and scaled results across their portfolios.
Walk: Building the Foundation
Early efforts focused on pilot projects and simple training that delivered quick wins.
Nick Loughrin explained: “We tested a variety of digital planning tools, piloted them on projects, and gathered what worked best through our A3 process. That ultimately led us to select Touchplan as our digital technology of choice.”
Mason Statham stressed the importance of superintendent support. By giving early project teams the option to remain analog or transition to digital, Yates created space for superintendents to feel ownership in the process. “That flexibility created buy-in and helped build a team ready to succeed,” he explained.
Jog: Strengthening Engagement with Data
As adoption expanded, organizations embedded champions in new teams and introduced metrics to guide planning.
Mike Marchman described the shift: “One of my first steps was to establish best practices: defining what a strong daily huddle looks like, how weekly work plans should run, and what questions teams should be asking. Getting that documented helped set a clear standard.”
Run: Scaling with Analytics
At scale, portfolio dashboards gave leaders foresight into risks and recurring issues.
Lane Bogy emphasized consistency: “Synchronizing one-way with CPM schedules keeps everyone aligned and prevents competing versions of the truth.”
Key Lessons Learned
- Focus on people and process first, then add technology.
- Solve pain points quickly to build trust.
- Superintendent buy-in is critical.
- Lean rituals remain important; digital solutions improve them.
- Start with simple metrics before scaling analytics.
Bottom line: Step-by-step adoption of digital LPS with Touchplan helps contractors strengthen collaboration, improve accountability, and deliver measurable results across projects and portfolios.