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Changes to PartnerNet
PartnerNet is now served from a new Our Partners area of the HA website. Further changes are planned to improve the way we deliver information to our partners.
The Project Control Framework
On 1st April 2008 we launched the Project Control Framework. The Framework sets out how we, together with the Department for Transport, manage and deliver major improvement projects.
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Lean is a world recognised technique for building a continuously improving business. Learn about the techniques we are using and the principles on which they are based.
Find out about our lean deployment strategy, what we have done to date and our vision for the future.
Gateway for Lean Practitioners to access our Project Tracker and download files from the members-only area. You will require a password to access the resources on this page.
Browse our guides on implementing lean in your business. Includes 'How to Manage a HA Lean Project'.
Download advice on methods and lessons learned from various Lean Projects. Techniques used on these schemes may be applicable to your own work.
Use this form to contact the team. You can send suggestions and request access to our Project Tracker and Members Area files. Please note this form is for use by HA Supply Chain partners only.
Announcements
Maintenance - New Lean Visual Management Guidance released December 2011
Secretary of State for Transport Justine Greening congratulates lean team suppliers on excellent support
Highways Agency Lean Maturity Assessment Toolkit (HALMAT) Now Available
The Highways Agency has developed a methodology for assessing supply chain adoption of a continuous improvement culture. This is aligned with the new ASC contract, Performance Management Frameworks and KPIs that apply to current and future suppliers. Initial work to develop the methodology started out in 2010/11, a key part of which was the lean maturity self-assessment survey carried out by 21 suppliers (results available in the Members Area).
The first stage of implementation in 2011/12 is to baseline the supply chain and help the development of action plans to improve assessment results and deliver efficiency improvements, it is envisaged that only after the first year will the methodology be used for performance assessment and supplier selection.
Please find the tookit in Guide and Toolkits.
Lean Deployment Guides now available!
The Highways Agency has produced four guides explaining deployment and use of Collaborative Planning and Lean Visual Management techniques across three workstreams (Design, Construction and Maintenance). Please find them in Guides and Toolkits.
Lean Construction Institute January Meeting - Presentation Files now Available
The Lean Construction Institute January 2011 meeting in Manchester was well attended and included presentations by Derek Drysdale (Head of Lean Improvement for the Highways Agency) and Dr Glenn Ballard (University of California). View Presentations from the day in Guides and Toolkits.
