GEMBA walk is a popular lean tool aimed to identify the wastes in a construction process, analyze the flow and suggest the areas of improvement. The GEMBA walks are conducted at the place of work (actual construction site), where the value is created for the client, and a person tasked with GEMBA walk is expected to fulfill the aims mentioned earlier. In real life scenario, a person conducting the GEMBA walk passes through a learning curve in fulfillment of these aims. Virtual Reality has the potential to hasten this learning by providing a variety of situations, in terms of waste and flow, which we may not be present in a single construction site. Regardless of mode of gaining experience with GEMBA walk, either virtually or in real life scenario, the question of assessing effectiveness of GEMBA walk remains crucial. There exist guidelines for conducting the GEMBA walk, however, there is scant literature, both academic and practitioner, explaining how to assess effectiveness of GEMBA walk or rather an objective measure to characterize a effective GEMBA walk. In this context, the aim of this research study is to develop a framework and instrument for assessing the effectiveness of GEMBA walk.
