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Universitetslektor

Department of Engineering Sciences

Email: john.skaar@uia.no
Phone: +47 37233068
Mobile phone: +4791909313

Office D3106 (Jon Lilletuns vei 9, 4879 Grimstad, Norway)

Areas of responsibility

Master of Science, Civil and Enviromental Engineering at Norwegian University of Science and Technology 1994-98/99

Graduate Programme in Economics and Business Administration, + cources on Bachelor/Master level for entering the graduate program. 2000-2002

Research

Started phd project, within lean construction, on the 15th of januar 2018.

Phd working title: A leadership framework for Guiding Principles

Academic interests

Main interests: Strategies on Operational Efficiency, continuous improvement, and leadership with lean philosophy.

Specialty: Lean Construction, Last Planner System, Guiding principles

Selected publications

Skaar, John; Kalsaas, Bo Terje (2021) The Importance of Alignment. Annual Conference of the International Group of Lean Constructiondoi:https://doi.org/10.24928/2021/0211

Skaar, John; Bølviken, Trond; Koskela, Lauri; Kalsaas, Bo Terje (2020). Principles as a Bridge Between Theory and Practice.Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. ISSN: 2309-0979. doi:10.24928/2020/0065.

Skaar, John (2019).The Power of Lean Principles.Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. ISSN: 2309-0979. s 393 - 404. doi:10.24928/2019/0201.

Kalsaas, Bo Terje; Skaar, John; Thorstensen, Rein Terje.
Implementation of Last Planner in a medium-sized construction site. I:Proceedings of the 17th Annual conference of the International group of lean construction (IGLC). Taipei: IGLC 2009 ISBN 978-957-41-6530-8. s. 15-29
UIA

Tuition

BYG 225 Project managementwith Lean Construction

IND 419 Engineering Management.

IND 422 Risk and opportunityManagement

ORG996 Processoriented value creation in practical use

TFL940 Process-oriented and principle-centered leadership

TFL941 Process improvement and value creation

Short biography

19 years in the construction business.

Experience both from the consultant, client and contractor side.(Scandiaconsult (Now: Rambøll), Nye Ahus/ Advansia (Now ÅF Advansia) and Statoil Kollsnes, Venator and Skanska).

10 years in Skanska working with lean construction. Project Manager for implementing lean construction in Skanska Norway. Member of the Global Expert Group for operational efficency in Skanska AB, member of Task Force Group for forming the strategy on operational efficiency on Skanska AB level. Worked asHSE and QA Manager on region level +planner and design manager at project level.

Started in 2017 Solid Plan AS, a consultancy firmwithin lean construction.

November 2017 100% Employed as an assistant professor at UiA.

Publications

Scientific articles and book chapters
Other

Skaar, John; Bølviken, Trond; Kalsaas, Bo Terje & Koskela, Lauri (2023). What Does a Commitment to a Plan Mean? Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. ISSN 2309-0979. 31, p. 1407–1417. doi: 10.24928/2023/0251. Show summary
Kalsaas, Bo Terje; Bølviken, Trond & Skaar, John (2022). The Dual Nature of Complexity in Construction Management–Call for a Renewed Debate. Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. ISSN 2309-0979. p. 552–563. doi: 10.24928/2022/0160. Show summary
Skaar, John (2022). Sensemaking of Guiding Principles in Construction Projects. Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. ISSN 2309-0979. p. 772–783. doi: 10.24928/2022/0189. Show summary
Skaar, John & Kalsaas, Bo Terje (2021). The Importance of Alignment. In Alarcón, Luis F. & González, Vicente A. (Ed.), Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC29. Fondo Editorial (FE) de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP). ISSN 978-612-48025-4-6. p. 534–541. doi: 10.24928/2021/0211.
Lohne, Jardar; Torp, Olav; Andersen, Bjørn Sørskot; Aslesen, Sigmund; Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth & Bølviken, Trond [Show all22contributors for this article] (2021). The emergence of lean construction in the Norwegian AEC industry. Construction Management and Economics. ISSN 0144-6193. doi: 10.1080/01446193.2021.1975041. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Skaar, John; Bølviken, Trond; Koskela, Lauri & Kalsaas, Bo Terje (2020). Principles as a Bridge Between Theory and Practice. Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. ISSN 2309-0979. doi: 10.24928/2020/0065. Show summary
Skaar, John (2019). The Power of Lean Principles. Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. ISSN 2309-0979. p. 393–404. doi: 10.24928/2019/0201.
Kalsaas, Bo Terje; Hannås, Gøril; Frislie, Grethe & Skaar, John (2018). Transformation From Design-Bid-Build to Design-Build Contracts in Road Construction. In Gonzalez, Vicente (Eds.), Proceedings of The 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. Indian Institute of Technology Madras. ISSN 978-93-80689-29-6. p. 34–45. doi: 10.24928/2018/0394.
Kalsaas, Bo Terje; Thorstensen, Rein Terje & Skaar, John (2015). Pull vs. Push in Construction Work Informed by Last Planner. In Seppänen, Olli; Gonzales, Vicente A. & Arroyo, Paz (Ed.), Global Problems - Global Solutions. Proceedings IGLC 2015 Perth Australia. IGLC. ISSN 978-0-9874557-9-6. p. 103–112. Show summary
Thorstensen, Rein Terje; Kalsaas, Bo Terje; Skaar, John & Jensen, Sigmund (2013). Last planner system innovation efforts on requirements for digital management system. Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. ISSN 2309-0979. p. 669–678. Show summary
Kalsaas, Bo Terje; Thorstensen, Rein Terje; Grepperud, Andreas; Hinlo, Halvard; Jensen, Sigmund & Skaar, John (2011). INTEGRATED INWARD LOGISTICS AND CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ITS IMPACT ON EFFICIENCY IN PRODUCTION. In Rooke, John & Bhargav, Dave (Ed.), Proceedings of the 19th Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. University of Salford. ISSN 9781907842184. p. 546–556. Show summary
Kalsaas, Bo Terje; Skaar, John & Thorstensen, Rein Terje (2009). Implementation of Last Planner in a medium-sized construction site. In Cuperus, Ype & Hirota, Ercilia Hitomi (Ed.), Proceedings of the 17th Annual conference of the International group of lean construction (IGLC). IGLC. ISSN 978-957-41-6530-8. p. 15–29.

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Skaar, John (2023). SPRINT TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.
Skaar, John; Trond, Bølviken; Bo Terje, Kalsaas & Lauri, Koskela (2023). What Does a Commitment to a Plan Mean?
Skinnarland, Sol; Bølviken, Trond & Skaar, John (2023). Samarbeid er for viktig til å bli overlatt til tilfeldighetene. Byggeindustrien bygg.no.
Bølviken, Trond; Skaar, John & Skinnarland, Sol (2023). Komplekse utfordringer - når sentral styring og kontroll verken gir styring eller kontroll. Byggeindustrien bygg.no.
Skaar, John & Amundsen, Oscar (2023). Om involverende endringsledelse. [Internet]. Podkast.
Skaar, John; Bølviken, Trond; Koskela, Lauri & Kalsaas, Bo Terje (2020). Principles as a Bridge Between Theory and Practice. Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. ISSN 2309-0979. doi: 10.24928/2020/0065.
Skaar, John (2019). The Power of Lean Principles.
Kalsaas, Bo Terje; Thorstensen, Rein Terje; Grepperud, Andreas; Hinlo, Halvard; Jensen, Sigmund & Skaar, John (2011). Measuring effects of logistics.
Kalsaas, Bo Terje; Thorstensen, Rein Terje & Skaar, John (2010). System og resultater fra utprøving av planleggingsmetoden ”Last Planner” (Lean Construction) på Havlimyra oppvekstsenter i Kristiansand kommune. Kommunal og regionaldepartementet v/ Byggkostnadsprogrammet.

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