Match methods to project characteristics

Different types of work require different coordination approaches—choose what works, not what's familiar.
Projects vary tremendously in their fundamental characteristics—from linear infrastructure to repetitive high-rises to complex industrial facilities. These differences profoundly affect which coordination techniques will be most effective.
Rather than applying a standardised methodology across all work, effective projects select approaches based on the specific drivers of performance in each context:
- Linear infrastructure benefits from location-based methods that visualise progression through space.
- Repetitive work responds well to flow techniques that optimise trade sequences.
- Complex facilities require detailed constraint management and interdependency mapping.
The most successful projects adapt coordination techniques to the work rather than forcing the work to fit a predetermined approach. This means selecting visualisation methods, meeting structures, and planning horizons based on what will most effectively support teams in delivering that specific type of work.