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Glenn Ballard

116 papers at 29 conferences, 1996–2025.

ORCID 0000-0002-0948-8861

Also published as G. Ballard, H. Glenn Ballard.

  1. 2025
  2. 2025
    Lean Construction for the Sake of What?
    Randi M. Christensen, Paz Arroyo, Annett Schöttle and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 33, 2025 · PDF
  3. 2024
    An Exploration of Psychological Safety and Team Behaviors in a Construction Global Team
    Sulyn Gomez Villanueva, Glenn Ballard, Stephen Terni, Paz Arroyo and Kevin Bello · IGLC 32, 2024 · PDF
  4. 2023
    Waste: Why Economics Got Is So Wrong, and What Could Be the Remedy?
    Lauri Koskela, Glenn Ballard and Trond Bølviken · IGLC 31, 2023 · PDF
  5. 2023
    Features of a Behavior-Based Quality System (BBQS)
    Sulyn Gomez, Semich Chousein, Iris D. Tommelein, Glenn Ballard, Ralph Romayor, Michelle Diaz, Paz Arroyo and Safak Tekin · IGLC 31, 2023 · PDF
  6. 2021
    Shifting the Focus of Discussion: From Cost (Under)Estimation to Cost Reduction
    Lauri Koskela and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 29, 2021 · PDF · Slides
  7. 2020
    Lean, Psychological Safety, and Behavior-Based Quality: A Focus on People and Value Delivery
    Sulyn Gomez, Glenn Ballard, Paz Arroyo, Cory Hackler, Rodney Spencley and Iris D. Tommelein · IGLC 28, 2020 · PDF · Slides
  8. 2019
    Changing Behaviors Upstream to Achieve Expected Outcomes
    Sulyn Gomez, Raymond Huynh, Paz Arroyo, Glenn Ballard, Iris Tommelein and Patricia Tillmann · IGLC 27, 2019 · PDF
  9. 2019
    An Active Caring Approach Through Psychological Safety in Construction Projects
    Sulyn Gomez, Bryan Bishop, Glenn Ballard, Mario Saenz and Iris Tommelein · IGLC 27, 2019 · PDF · Slides
  10. 2019
    Results of Indicators From the Linguistic Action Perspective in the Last Planner® System
    Luis A. Salazar, Fabián Retamal, Glenn Ballard, Paz Arroyo and Luis F. Alarcón · IGLC 27, 2019 · PDF · Slides
  11. 2018
    A Comparison of Competitive Dialogue and Best Value Procurement
    Paulos Abebe Wondimu, Ole Jonny Klakegg, Ola Lædre and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 26, 2018 · PDF
  12. 2018
    Believing Is Seeing: Paradigms as a Focal Point in the Lean Discourse
    Samuel Korb and H. Glenn Ballard · IGLC 26, 2018 · PDF
  13. 2018
    Indicators for Observing Elements of Linguistic Action Perspective in Last Planner® System
    Luis A. Salazar, Glenn Ballard, Paz Arroyo and Luis F. Alarcón · IGLC 26, 2018 · PDF
  14. 2018
    Integrated Project Delivery for Infrastructure Projects in Peru
    Sulyn Gomez, Glenn Ballard, Nader Naderpajouh and Santiago Ruiz · IGLC 26, 2018 · PDF
  15. 2018
    Designing as a Court of Law
    Lauri Koskela, Paz Arroyo and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 26, 2018 · PDF
  16. 2017
    How Research Can Help Transform the Construction Industry
    Fritz Gehbauer, Glenn Ballard and Margarita Leonova · IGLC 25, 2017 · PDF
  17. 2017
    Strategies That Can Help Transform the Construction Industry
    Margarita Leonova, Glenn Ballard and Fritz Gehbauer · IGLC 25, 2017 · PDF
  18. 2017
    An Exploration of Compatibility of U.S. Army Culture and Lean Construction
    Ralph T. Salazar, Zofia K. Rybkowski and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 25, 2017 · PDF
  19. 2017
    Virtual Design and Construction: Aligning BIM and Lean in Practice
    Roar Fosse, Glenn Ballard and Martin Fischer · IGLC 25, 2017 · PDF
  20. 2017
    A Case Study on the Success Factors of Target Value Design
    Patricia A. Tillmann, Doanh Do and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 25, 2017 · PDF
  21. 2017
    Project Flexibility and Lean Construction
    Glenn Ballard and Hajnalka Vaagen · IGLC 25, 2017 · PDF
  22. 2017
    Why Lean Projects Are Safer
    Gregory Howell, Glenn Ballard and Sevilay Demirkesen · IGLC 25, 2017 · PDF
  23. 2016
    Assessing Suitability of Target Value Design Adoption for Real Estate Developers in Brazil
    Carolina Asensio Oliva, Ariovaldo Denis Granja, Glenn Ballard and Reymard Savio de Melo · IGLC 24, 2016 · PDF
  24. 2016
    Collaboration in Design – Justification, Characteristics and Related Concepts
    Ergo Pikas, Lauri Koskela, Niels Treldal, Glenn Ballard and Roode Liias · IGLC 24, 2016 · PDF
  25. 2016
    Filmmaking and Construction: Two Project Production Systems
    Glenn Ballard, Christin Egebjerg, Trond Bølviken, Sigve Endresen and Brittany Ballard · IGLC 24, 2016 · PDF
  26. 2016
    Lean Design Management in Practice With the Last Planner System
    Roar Fosse and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 24, 2016 · PDF
  27. 2015
    Formwork Standardization and Production Flow: Lessons From an Affordable Housing Project in Ecuador
    Eder H. Martinez, Ariana M. Alvear, Iris D. Tommelein and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 23, 2015 · PDF
  28. 2015
    Integration of Last Planner System and Location-Based Management System
    Olli Seppänen, Ralf-Uwe Modrich and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 23, 2015 · PDF
  29. 2015
    How to Make Shared Risk and Reward Sustainable
    Glenn Ballard, Blake Dilsworth, Doanh Do, Wayne Low, James Mobley, Philip Phillips, Dean Reed, Zach Sargent, Patricia Tillmann and Nathan Wood · IGLC 23, 2015 · PDF
  30. 2015
  31. 2014
    Target Value Design as a Method for Controlling Project Cost Overruns
    Doanh Do, Chao Chen, Glenn Ballard and Iris D. Tommelein · IGLC 22, 2014 · PDF
  32. 2014
    Developing a Production System on IPD: Considerations for a Pluralistic Environment
    Patricia Tillmann, Klas Berghede, Glenn Ballard and Iris D. Tommelein · IGLC 22, 2014 · PDF
  33. 2014
    Choosing By Advantages and Rhetoric in Building Design: Relationship and Potential Synergies
    Paz Arroyo, Glenn Ballard and Iris D. Tommelein · IGLC 22, 2014 · PDF
  34. 2014
    Comparing Weighting Rating and Calculating vs. Choosing by Advantages to Make Design Choices
    Paz Arroyo, Iris D. Tommelein and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 22, 2014 · PDF
  35. 2014
    A Mentoring Approach to Implement Lean Construction
    Patricia Tillmann, Glenn Ballard and Iris Tommelein · IGLC 22, 2014 · PDF
  36. 2014
    Are Tools and Training Enough - An Argument for Leadership
    Juho-Pekka Hämäläinen, Glenn Ballard and Jan Elfving · IGLC 22, 2014 · PDF
  37. 2013
    In Search of Lean Suppliers Reporting on First Steps in Supplier Development
    Jan A. Elfving and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 21, 2013 · PDF
  38. 2013
    Conceptual Estimating and Target Costing
    Glenn Ballard and Ari Pennanen · IGLC 21, 2013 · PDF
  39. 2013
    Collaboration to Extend Target Costing to Non-Multi-Party Contracted Projects: Evidence From Literature
    Reymard Savio Sampaio de Melo, Ariovaldo Denis Granja and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 21, 2013 · PDF
  40. 2013
    Using 'Choosing by Advantages' to Select Tile From a Global Sustainable Perspective
    Paz Arroyo, Iris D. Tommelein and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 21, 2013 · PDF
  41. 2013
    Contributions of Existing Practices to Pursuing Value in Construction Projects
    Patricia Tillmann, Patricia Tzortzopoulos, Carlos T. Formoso and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 21, 2013 · PDF
  42. 2013
    An Experiment in Takt Time Planning Applied to Non-Repetitive Work
    Meeli Linnik, Klas Berghede and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 21, 2013 · PDF
  43. 2012
    Deciding a Sustainable Alternative by Choosing by Advantages' in the AEC industry
    Paz Arroyo, Iris D. Tommelein and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 20, 2012 · PDF
  44. 2012
    Should Project Budgets Be Based on Worth or Cost?
    Glenn Ballard · IGLC 20, 2012 · PDF
  45. 2012
    How Integrated Governance Contributes to Value Generation – Insights From an IPD Case Study
    Patricia Tillmann, Glenn Ballard, Patricia Tzortzopolous and Carlos Formoso · IGLC 20, 2012 · PDF
  46. 2011
    A Response to Critics of Lean Construction
    Glenn Ballard and Lauri Koskela · IGLC 19, 2011 · PDF
  47. 2011
    In Search of Lean Suppliers - Structuring a Preferred Supplier Program
    Jan A. Elfving and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 19, 2011 · PDF
  48. 2010
    Lean Design Management in an Infrastructure Design-Build Project: A Case Study
    Hyun Woo Lee, Iris D. Tommelein and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 18, 2010 · PDF
  49. 2010
    Designing to Targets in a Target Costing Process
    Ari Pennanen, Glenn Ballard and Yrjänä Haahtela · IGLC 18, 2010 · PDF
  50. 2010
    Standardizing Logistics at the Corporate Level Towards Lean Logistics in Construction
    Jan A. Elfving, Glenn Ballard and Ulla Talvitie · IGLC 18, 2010 · PDF
  51. 2010
    Accident Rate Down From 57 to 9 in Five Years
    Antti Leino, Jan Elfving and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 18, 2010 · PDF
  52. 2010
    Building an Argument With Hypothesis Testing
    SeongKyun Cho and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 18, 2010 · PDF
  53. 2010
    The Combination of Last Planner System and Location-Based Management System
    Olli Seppanen, Glenn Ballard and Sakari Pesonen · IGLC 18, 2010 · PDF
  54. 2009
    Is the Last Planner System Applicable to Design? A Case Study
    Farook R. Hamzeh, Glenn Ballard and Iris D Tommelein · IGLC 17, 2009 · PDF
  55. 2009
    Factors Affecting Work Flow Reliability - A Case Study
    Min Liu and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 17, 2009 · PDF
  56. 2009
    Conceptual Estimating in Project Capital Planning and Validation.
    Scott Morton and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 17, 2009 · PDF
  57. 2009
    Production Control Principles
    Glenn Ballard, Jamie Hammond and Romano Nickerson · IGLC 17, 2009 · PDF
  58. 2008
    Using Controlled Experiments to Calibrate Computer Models: The Airplane Game as a Lean Simulation Exercise
    Zofia K. Rybkowski, John-Michael Wong, Glenn Ballard and Iris D. Tommelein · IGLC 16, 2008 · PDF
  59. 2008
    Using the “Five Whys” as a Decision-Making Framework for Evidence-Based Design
    Zofia K. Rybkowski and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 16, 2008 · PDF
  60. 2008
    Process-Based Cost Modeling to Support Lean Project Delivery
    Hung V. Nguyen, Iris D. Tommelein and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 16, 2008 · PDF
  61. 2008
    Determining Expected Cost in the Target Costing Process
    Ari Pennanen and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 16, 2008 · PDF
  62. 2008
    Improving Construction Work Flow – The Connective Role of Lookahead Planning
    Farook R. Hamzeh, Glenn Ballard and Iris D. Tommelein · IGLC 16, 2008 · PDF
  63. 2008
    Improving Labor Productivity Through Production Control
    Min Liu and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 16, 2008 · PDF
  64. 2008
    Standard Work From a Lean Theory Perspective
    Peter P. Feng and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 16, 2008 · PDF
  65. 2007
    Implementing Lean on Capital Projects
    Glenn Ballard and Yong-Woo Kim · IGLC 15, 2007 · PDF
  66. 2007
    A Case Study on Rebar Supply Chain Management by GS E&C
    Yong-Woo Kim, Changjung Park and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 15, 2007 · PDF
  67. 2007
    A Subcontractor's Lean Journey: A Case Study on Ilyang
    Yong-Woo Kim, Jin Woo Jang and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 15, 2007 · PDF
  68. 2007
    Logistics Centers to Support Project-Based Production in the Construction Industry
    Farook R. Hamzeh, Iris D. Tommelein, Glenn Ballard and Philip M. Kaminsky · IGLC 15, 2007 · PDF
  69. 2006
  70. 2006
    How to Promote Off-Site Fabrication Practice of Rebar in Turkey?
    Gul Polat and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 14, 2006 · PDF
  71. 2006
    Simulation as a Tool for Production System Design in Construction
    Thais da C.L. Alves, Iris D. Tommelein and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 14, 2006 · PDF
  72. 2005
    Construction: One Type of Project Production System
    Glenn Ballard · IGLC 13, 2005 · PDF
  73. 2005
  74. 2005
    Divergent Focus in the Application of Lean Ideas: Examples From Denmark and California
    Bo Jørgensen, Stephen Emmitt and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 13, 2005 · PDF
  75. 2005
  76. 2005
    Why Is on-Site Fabrication of Cut & Bent Rebar Preferred in Turkey?
    Gul Polat and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 13, 2005 · PDF
  77. 2004
    Making Prefabrication Lean
    Glenn Ballard and Roberto Arbulu · IGLC 12, 2004 · PDF
  78. 2004
    Lean Supply Systems in Construction
    Roberto Arbulu and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 12, 2004 · PDF
  79. 2004
  80. 2004
    A Theory of Workplace Planning: General Principles and a Management Steering Model
    Ari Pennanen, Michael Whelton and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 12, 2004 · PDF
  81. 2004
    Fostering Collaboration and Learning in Project Definition: A Case Study in Workplace Planning
    Michael Whelton, Ari Pennanen and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 12, 2004 · PDF
  82. 2004
    Waste in Turkish Construction: Need for Lean Construction Techniques
    Gul Polat and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 12, 2004 · PDF
  83. 2004
  84. 2003
    Kanban in Construction
    Roberto Arbulu, Glenn Ballard and Nigel Harper · IGLC 11, 2003 · PDF
  85. 2003
    An Update on Last Planner
    Glenn Ballard and Gregory A. Howell · IGLC 11, 2003 · PDF
  86. 2003
    An International Comparison of the Delivery Process of Power Distribution Equipment
    Jan A. Elfving, Iris D. Tommelein and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 11, 2003 · PDF
  87. 2003
    Achieving Change in Construction
    Lauri Koskela, Glenn Ballard and Greg Howell · IGLC 11, 2003 · PDF
  88. 2003
  89. 2003
  90. 2002
    Working Near the Edge: A New Approach to Construction Safety
    Gregory A. Howell, Glenn Ballard, Tariq S. Abdelhamid and Panagiotis Mitropoulos · IGLC 10, 2002 · PDF
  91. 2002
    Project Definition and Wicked Problems
    Michael Whelton and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 10, 2002 · PDF
  92. 2002
    An Application of Lean Concepts and Techniques to Precast Concrete Fabrication
    Glenn Ballard, Nigel Harper and Todd Zabelle · IGLC 10, 2002 · PDF
  93. 2002
    Reducing Lead Time for Electrical Switchgear
    Jan Elfving, Iris D. Tommelein and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 10, 2002 · PDF
  94. 2002
    Case Study - Overhead Costs Analysis
    Yong-Woo Kim and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 10, 2002 · PDF
  95. 2001
    Production System Design in Construction
    Glenn Ballard, Lauri Koskela, Gregory Howell and Todd Zabelle · IGLC 9, 2001 · PDF
  96. 2001
    Cycle Time Reduction in Home Building
    Glenn Ballard · IGLC 9, 2001 · PDF
  97. 2001
    Capacity Utilization and Wait Time: A Primer for Construction
    Gregory A. Howell, Glenn Ballard and Jerome Hall · IGLC 9, 2001 · PDF
  98. 2001
    Activity-Based Costing and Its Applicationto Lean Construction
    Yong-Woo Kim and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 9, 2001 · PDF
  99. 2001
  100. 2001
    Application of Design Rationale Systems to Project Definition – Establishing a Research Project
    Michael Whelton, Glenn Ballard and Iris Tommelein · IGLC 9, 2001 · PDF
  101. 2000
    Positive Vs. Negative Iteration in Design
    Glenn Ballard · IGLC 8, 2000 · PDF
  102. 2000
    Contribution of Specialty Contractor Knowledge to Early Design
    N. Gil, I.D. Tommelein, R.L. Kirkendall and G. Ballard · IGLC 8, 2000 · PDF
  103. 2000
    Integrating Design Planning, Scheduling, and Control With DePlan
    Jamie Hammond, Hyun Jeong Choo, Simon Austin, Iris D. Tommelein and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 8, 2000 · PDF
  104. 2000
    Is the Earned-Value Method an Enemy of Work Flow?
    Yong-Woo Kim and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 8, 2000 · PDF
  105. 1999
    Bringing Light to the Dark Side of Lean Construction: A Response to Stuart Green
    Gregory A. Howell and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 7, 1999 · PDF
  106. 1999
    Improving Work Flow Reliability
    Glenn Ballard · IGLC 7, 1999 · PDF
  107. 1998
    What Kind of Production Is Construction?
    Glenn Ballard and Greg Howell · IGLC 6, 1998 · PDF
  108. 1998
    On the Agenda of Design Management Research
    Glenn Ballard and Lauri Koskela · IGLC 6, 1998 · PDF
  109. 1998
    Workplan: Database for Work Package Production Scheduling
    Hyun Jeong Choo, Iris D. Tommelein, Glenn Ballard and Todd R. Zabelle · IGLC 6, 1998 · PDF
  110. 1998
    Implementing Lean Construction: Understanding and Action
    Greg Howell and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 6, 1998 · PDF
  111. 1997
  112. 1997
    Contracting for Lean Performance: Contracts and the Lean Construction Team
    Robert Miles and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 5, 1997 · PDF
  113. 1997
    Towards Lean Design Management
    Lauri Koskela, Glenn Ballard and Veli-Pekka Tanhuanpää · IGLC 5, 1997 · PDF
  114. 1996
    PARC: A Case Study
    Glenn Ballard, Mike Carsten and Greg Howell · IGLC 4, 1996 · PDF
  115. 1996
    Can Project Controls Do Its Job?
    Gregory Howell and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 4, 1996 · PDF
  116. 1996
    Beyond Partnering: Toward a New Approach to Project Management?
    Greg Howell, Robert Miles, Charlie Fehlig and Glenn Ballard · IGLC 4, 1996 · PDF