[1] It is the application of the Toyota Production System[2][3] to the construction industry, with two parallel paths: Measuring (ASTM E2691)[4] and improving productivity, as well as segregating and externalizing work through prefabrication and supply chain management.
Like the Toyota Production System, agile construction principles form a system that relies on input from the source of the work information, both up front for planning the project, as well as throughout the life of a project for real-time feedback.
Iterative and incremental agile construction methods help manage the design and build of efficient, low-risk processes and activities.
The eight agile construction principles[5] are: Agile construction principles help contractors to make processes visible, measurable and manageable to improve the ability to rapidly adapt to job site changes, by minimizing the time between when a risk is detected and when it gets corrected.
Accompanied with a well-trained and highly motivated workforce, companies using agile construction operations are able to increase responsiveness and productivity, to reduce cost and to deliver a better customer value.