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What is Pull Planning?

Pull planning is a collaborative scheduling method where the trades who will do the work plan it backward from a milestone, each committing to what they need from others and what they will hand off. The 'pull' is demand-driven: work is scheduled when its successor needs it, not just when it could start.

In practice

Classically run with sticky notes on a wall in the trailer, pull sessions are increasingly digital so commitments link to the lookahead and master schedule. It is a core Last Planner System practice.

Tools for Pull Planning

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