When a client hires Lean Construction for program management, he essentially gets construction management plus. The ‘plus’ can vary widely depending on what kind of building is being constructed. With an office or light industrial building, there may be little difference between the two.

Program management involves overseeing much more than the construction of a facility. Lean Construction not only manages the construction site, it manages all the equipment that goes inside the buildings. This involves considerably more work. As with construction management, Lean Construction acts as an agent for the client and is paid a fee for services provided.