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We know projects from A to Z · 01

Project management and sub-project management

We staff the roles in your project organization: project manager, sub-project manager, design manager, procurement manager or an entire team.

We know projects from A to Z · 02

Delivery: takt, VDC and collaborative planning

Design is managed so that deliverables arrive when production needs them, and production progresses as planned.

We know projects from A to Z · 03

Closeout, handover and operations

Systematic completion, testing and commissioning, operational readiness and handover. An orderly, well-coordinated finish, all the way to normal operations.

This is what we build our business on

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01

Project
management as a service

We give you control of your project. Our expertise spans from the early phase through delivery to operational readiness, and we see the project as one whole.

Talk to us about your project
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02

Capability
building as a product

The training and skills you need for control and oversight of your own project: kickoff sessions, workshops and in-house courses.

See the training
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Artificial
intelligence as a superpower

We use AI throughout, both to strengthen our own method and to build smart tools for the projects we work on.

See what we build

How we work

1

Engagements

Deep expertise earns us demanding engagements. We deliver them on the client's behalf and create measurable value.

2

Experience

We systematically capture and evaluate the experience from each engagement.

3

Method

The experience becomes transferable methods and best practices.

4

Technology

We amplify the methods with technology and AI.

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Your project starts where the last one ended

You get the experience from more than 700 projects from day one. What works, we keep open, in courses, tools and templates anyone can use.

Reference projects · from kindergarten to government headquarters

We've helped build Norway

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Build and strengthen your team's skills

Skills built floor by floor

Our training follows three steps that repeat throughout the program: theory in advance, practice in session and application in your own project. That is how the knowledge sticks.

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1

E-learning at your own pace

Short modules give you the concepts and the basics. You arrive prepared, and the course day is spent practicing.

2

Practice in session

In groups, participants solve exercises taken from real construction projects, with instructors guiding them along the way.

3

Application in your own project

You try the methods at work between sessions. You bring your experience to the next session, and we build on it.

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Collaborative planning. The plan is made by the people who will carry it out.
An instructor talking with a participant at the table
Instructors who have been in those situations themselves.
E-learningSessionPractice

A course program laid out as a takt plan: three rounds over ten weeks. The number of sessions is adapted to the course and the participants.

20,000+people certified
900+organizations
20+years of construction experience for every instructor

Courses

In-house courses at your location, tailored to the project and the team, from a single course day to programs spanning several sessions. See the courses

Kickoff session

Shared ground rules for collaboration, takt and planning before production starts.

Workshops

Working sessions where we solve a specific challenge together with your team.

Talks

Lessons from our own projects, to inspire your team session, conference or professional development day. See the talks

In-house courses · on request

Four courses for your company or project

We run the courses for your company or project, tailored to your team and the everyday reality you work in. Read about each course, and contact us for pricing.

All courses come with a certificate from NTNU

A project team meeting in front of a screen1 day
Certificate from NTNUICE – from meeting to decisionEffective meeting facilitation that leads to decisions. Half the day is hands-on practice.Read about the course
Three instructors around the construction simulator2 + 2 days
Certificate from NTNUProduction Planning and ControlThe foundation course for everyone on the construction project, from the CEO to the crew leader. With the construction simulator and your own plan.Read about the course
Two consultants at laptops in front of a wall of planning sticky notes2 + 2 days
Certificate from NTNUEffective Design ManagementThe entire design process, from setting objectives in the early phase to the countdown before construction starts.Read about the course
A project team meeting in front of screens showing a takt plan and a BIM model4–5 sessions
Certificate from NTNUTrent – a deep dive into VDCThorough training in VDC and Lean, with e-learning before each session and practice in your own project.Read about the course
9.5out of 10 for the instructors' professional expertise603 evaluations
9.2out of 10 for the instructors' ability to create engagement603 evaluations
99%would recommend the course to others139 of 141 respondents

A well-rounded course focused on what matters most: the people! If a course could be the real deal – this is it!

Participant, GL ByggTrent VDC

Decades of lessons from project delivery packed into three days.

Participant, Bane NORTrent VDC

The course content and the energy of the instructors and participants were absolutely top-notch.

Participant, Bane NORTrent VDC

Average of all responses in our participant evaluations from 2022 to 2026. The quotes are from participants who have agreed to be quoted, and are translated from Norwegian.

Practical technology

Get superpowers with artificial intelligence

We set up the digital tools your project needs and will actually use. Some already exist. Others we build from scratch, because your project deserves a tool that fits.

  • Progress dashboardsStatus everyone can see, updated automatically.
  • Knowledge sharingExperience from 700 projects, available the moment you need it.
  • Automated reportingThe report writes itself. You spend your time on the project.
  • Apps tailored to the projectNew tools for needs that are uniquely yours.
See eight tools we've built

Our AI policy

Security first. Your data is yours.

AI is a natural part of how we work, and we take security as seriously as we take our craft. We treat client data with the same care as contracts and financial records. Before we use AI on your project, we agree with you on which data may be used, and for what.

  1. 01Client data stays with the client and us

    Data from your project is used on your project, for what we have agreed.

  2. 02Approved tools

    We use AI tools that we have assessed and approved, under agreements that keep your data out of model training.

  3. 03Need-to-know access

    Those who work on your project have access to the project's data. Access is managed, and ends when the engagement is complete.

  4. 04Reviewed by professionals

    A subject-matter lead on our team reviews all content before it reaches you.

In-house AI specialists with master's degrees

We have our own artificial intelligence specialists, with master's degrees. They build the solutions, assess the tools and make sure security is built in from day one.

Our ambition

We're going to change the construction industry

Projects that finish on time and on budget. Jobsites people look forward to coming to. That is what we build, one project and one course participant at a time.

20,000+professionals certified
700+Norwegian construction projects
900+organizations have learned from us

This is Lean Communications

We are builders, and we love our craft. Since 2009, we have shown that construction projects go as planned when the people who build get to plan together. People are the driving force in everything we deliver, and technology gives them superpowers. We are proud of every single project we have been part of. And we have only just begun.

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We are builders who like solving things together.
2009founded
700+Norwegian construction projects
2offices: Oslo and Bergen
A–Zevery phase of the project

What we believe in

People are the driving force

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People first

Projects are built by people. When people are seen, heard and involved, the result is better for everyone.

02

People make the plan together

The best plan is made by the people who will carry it out.

03

Steady takt brings predictability

The trades move through the building like a train running on schedule.

04

Experience should be shared

What one person learns on one project benefits the next.

05

A little better every day

Small, steady steps add up to big results over time.

All 41 reference projects as a list
  • Røa Senter, remodel, Røa Senter AS, Oslo
  • Andfjord Salmon, Andfjord Salmon AS, Andøya
  • Thon Hotel Oslofjord, Olav Thon Gruppen, Sandvika, 22 mill.
  • Mortensrud, Area 10, Omsorgsbygg KF, Oslo, NOK 23M
  • Pellygata 25, Sverdrupsgate 7 AS, NOK 25.9M
  • Damsgårdssundet Kindergarten, Bergen Municipality, Bergen, NOK 50M
  • Åsveien Assisted Living, Sandnes Municipality, Sandnes, NOK 56.1M
  • Moss To-Takt, Moss To-Takt, Moss, NOK 124M
  • Sole Skog, Såner Invest AS, NOK 131.2M
  • Kulatoppen Care Center, Kinn Municipality, Florø, NOK 140M
  • Olsvik Kindergarten, Bergen Municipality, Bergen, NOK 144M
  • Apotekargarden, Langebruvegen 15-17 AS, NOK 150M
  • Volda ungdomsskule Trekronen, Volda kommune, Volda, 170 mill.
  • Skifabrikken, Selvaag Bolig AS, Oslo, NOK 178M
  • Batnfjordsøra Nursing Home, Gjemnes Municipality, Batnfjordsøra, NOK 180M
  • Renovation of Skur 38, Oslo Havn / Varden, Oslo, NOK 200M
  • Fabeltunet, Bakke Leiligheter, NOK 200–250M
  • New Aquatic Center, Volda, Volda Municipality, Volda, NOK 210M
  • Skjervøy Elementary School, Skjervøy Municipality, Skjervøy, NOK 239M
  • Båtsfjord School, Båtsfjord Municipality, Båtsfjord, NOK 287.9M
  • Romsdalsgondolen in Rauma, Romsdalsgondolen AS, Åndalsnes, NOK 300M
  • New Vormsund Middle School, Nes Municipality, Årnes, NOK 300M
  • Nordhordland Health Center, Region Nordhordland IKS, Knarvik, NOK 310M
  • Førde Mental Health Facility, Helse Førde HF, Førde, NOK 340M
  • Restoration of Urbygningen, Statsbygg, Oslo, NOK 470M
  • Valle View, NCC Property Development, Oslo, NOK 511M
  • Elveparken Benterud, Tronrud Eiendom, Hønefoss, NOK 900M
  • Haugesund Hospital, Helse Fonna HF, Haugesund, NOK 1.85B
  • Construction City, OBOS Eiendom, Oslo, NOK 2.8B
  • Oslo Emergency Hospital (Storbylegevakten), Oslo Bygg, Oslo, NOK 3.2B
  • Nordmøre and Romsdal Hospital, Helse Møre og Romsdal HF, Molde, NOK 4.3B
  • Glasblokkene, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, NOK 5.4B
  • Nye Veier Trondheim, Nye Veier, Melhus, NOK 7B
  • New Bodø Airport, Avinor, Bodø, NOK 7.2B
  • Campus Ås, Statsbygg, Ås, NOK 8.6B
  • Drammen Hospital, Sykehusbygg HF, Drammen, NOK 10.5B
  • Life Science Building, Statsbygg, Oslo, NOK 11B
  • NTNU Campus Consolidation, Statsbygg, Trondheim, NOK 11.6B
  • Government Quarter, A Block, Statsbygg, Oslo, NOK 20.9B*
  • Government Quarter, D Block, Statsbygg, Oslo, NOK 20.9B*
  • New Aker and New Rikshospitalet Hospitals, Helse Sør-Øst RHF, Oslo, NOK 32B
All 19 employees as a list
  • Bjørn Einar Aga, CEO
  • Jørn Tøien, Practice Lead and Consultant
  • Karoline Strand, Project Manager
  • Jonas Gran, Project Manager
  • Bjørn Ungersness, Consultant
  • Gro Stava, Project Manager
  • Ludvig Stam, Project Manager
  • Marianne Sorgendal, Project Manager
  • Kristoffer Nyfløt, AI Specialist
  • Alf Morten Nøstvold, Project Manager
  • Sara Karoline Hegge, Project Manager
  • Fredrik Tørud Lang, Project Manager
  • Per-Ivar Mikkelsen, Project Manager
  • Lasse Ringstad, Consultant
  • Martin Fløystad, Project Manager
  • Jarle H. Engebretsen, Project Manager
  • Henrik Toralf Bentzen, Project Manager
  • Øyvind Børstad, Consultant and Project Manager
  • Terje Leknessund, Consultant

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OsloConstruction City
Standardveien 1
0581 Oslo
BergenLitleåsvegen 53
5132 Nyborg
CEOBjørn Einar Aga
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