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Most construction projects don’t fail the way we think they do. They don’t fail because crews didn’t work hard enough. They don’t fail because people didn’t care. And they don’t fail because “construction is just difficult.” They fail because they were never set up to succeed. In The First Planner System®, Jason Schroeder exposes the real problem behind missed schedules, blown budgets, burned-out teams, and chaotic jobsites: a broken planning system upstream. And more importantly, he gives the industry something it has been missing for decades—a complete, practical ...

Book 2 of Elevating Construction General Superintendents goes beyond theory and dives into the lived reality of executive field leadership. This is not a management book. It is a field-tested playbook written for general superintendents, field directors, operations leaders, and those preparing to step into those roles. Inside these pages, Jason Schroeder draws from decades in the field — and the collective wisdom of elite builders across the country — to answer the questions no one else is addressing: How do you build winning teams instead of surviving projects? How do you install ...

Construction is one of the most powerful forces on earth. We shape skylines, move mountains, consume massive resources, and influence the daily lives of everyone who touches our projects. That kind of power demands something most construction systems have forgotten: Respect. Real respect—built into the way we plan, the way we lead, the way we treat craft, and the way we steward the world around us. In Elevating Construction The Lean Way — Book 1, Jason Schroeder brings Lean thinking back to what it was always meant to be—not a productivity hack, not a set of tools, and not another ...

Senior level superintendents on projects should be the chief people officers (CPO) of their teams. This position does a less physical work and more mentoring of others doing the work. In fact, while most entry level superintendent positions execute work, senior leaders lead, organize, and build teams. This book is about building remarkable teams that build remarkable projects. To do this, you must have three key things: a multiplier leader, a strong team, and a strenuous performance target, goal, or milestone. With these three in place, any team can win! This book will help you become the ...

Elevating construction with interviews, training, and techniques that will make the build environment better for the workers, our customers, companies, and the industry as a whole. Podcasts are published before noon every weekday.

The Last Planner® System has helped thousands of construction teams collaborate better, communicate clearer, and make stronger commitments. But most teams aren’t getting the results they were promised. --Foremen still feel the pressure. --Weekly plans still get rebuilt. --Roadblocks still show up too late. --And flow still collapses under the weight of bad production systems. Here’s the truth: The Last Planner® System isn’t broken. It’s just rarely supported the way it was meant to be. For years, the industry has tried to run a people-centered commitment system on top of CPM ...

Leaders on projects should be the chief people officers (CPO) of their teams. This position does a less physical work and more mentoring of others doing the work. In fact, while most entry level positions execute work, senior leaders lead, organize, and build teams. This book is about building remarkable teams that build remarkable projects. To do this, you must have three key things: a multiplier leader, a strong team, and a strenuous performance target, goal, or milestone. With these three in place, any team can win! This book will help you become the team builder you were designed to be....

They don’t just run the job—they set the tone for the entire culture. General superintendents are more than master builders. They’re guardians of the site culture, mentors to future leaders, and the steady hand guiding chaotic projects toward clarity and flow. This book is a principle-based playbook for today’s construction field leaders—those who want more than to “run work.” It offers clear strategies, hard-won lessons, and field-proven systems to help superintendents lead people, manage complexity, and maintain control without command and control. This book is also a call ...

All Progress Starts Here! All successful construction projects rely on the ability of the crew leaders. Full stop. They are the last people in the planning cycle and the first people in the field on the front line. What's more, workers and crew leaders are the only positions that directly earn money in our industry; therefore, they are the most important from a quality, safety, schedule, and profit standpoint. They are our heroes, professionals, and skilled craft. Everything we do in construction should successfully bring materials, information, equipment, tools, and open areas to our crew ...

Construction isn’t broken because people don’t care—it’s broken because the system they’re forced to use was never designed to work. 10 Myths About CPM is a bold, no-BS takedown of the Critical Path Method—a system that’s hijacked the construction industry for decades. In this unapologetic book, Jason Schroeder pulls back the curtain on how CPM drives chaos, overburdens teams, wrecks trust, and quietly systematizes disrespect for the very people who build our projects. This isn’t theory. It’s real-world. It’s raw. It’s field-tested. Inside, you’ll uncover: Why CPM ...

Are you ready to take your next step? To be a great superintendent, you need training. This book will help you to do that and bring respect back to field positions everywhere. This book is filled with principles and actionable steps for assistant superintendents. I invite you to learn these, take massive action, and implement each step one-by-one. Please keep driving until everything on your project brings you joy. That is the measure of success. Expect more, step up, let's go!

In this podcast Kevin and Jason break down the components of construction scheduling and the Takt Production System.

All Progress Starts Here! All successful construction projects rely on the ability of the crew leaders. Full stop. They are the last people in the planning cycle and the first people in the field on the front line. What's more, workers and crew leaders are the only positions that directly earn money in our industry; therefore, they are the most important from a quality, safety, schedule, and profit standpoint. They are our heroes, professionals, and skilled craft. Everything we do in construction should successfully bring materials, information, equipment, tools, and open areas to our crew ...

La industria de la construcción no está rota porque a la gente no le importe—está rota porque el sistema que se ven obligados a usar nunca fue diseñado para funcionar. 10 Mitos sobre el CPM es una crítica audaz y sin rodeos al Método de la Ruta Crítica: un sistema que ha secuestrado la industria de la construcción durante décadas. En este libro sin tapujos, Jason Schroeder revela cómo el CPM genera caos, sobrecarga a los equipos, destruye la confianza y, silenciosamente, convierte en un sistema la falta de respeto hacia las personas que realmente construyen nuestros proyectos. ...

To be a great surveyor you must learn to merge the application of state of the art procedure and technology with the time tested back-to-basic fundamentals of survey and layout. Concepts like chaining, three-wire-leveling, averaging angles and traversing control are just as applicable today as they have always been. Knowing how to use a total station and data collector does not make a Surveyor. Surveyors who are true builders position structures and record locational data with both accuracy and precision, know the math, the tech, the methods, current practices. builder fundamentals and the ...

¿ESTÁS LISTO PARA DAR EL SIGUIENTE PASO? Para ser un gran superintendente necesitas entrenar. Sin esto, puedes ponerte a la defensiva, aprender a aceptar el desperdicio y los estándares bajos, o incluso defender conceptos falsos que llevarán al fracaso. Por el contrario, con una formación fundamental adecuada, con el aprendizaje de los mejores constructores de la historia y con conceptos modernos de Lean, podemos guiar superintendentes para tener el mejor rol capacitado en construcción. Actualmente en nuestra industria, los gestores e ingenieros de proyecto están mejor entrenados, ...

Los superintendentes sénior en un proyecto deberían ser los directores de personal (CPO, por sus siglas en inglés) de sus equipos. Esta posición realiza menos trabajo físico y se dedica principalmente a orientar a los demás en la realización del trabajo. De hecho, mientras que la mayoría de los superintendentes de nivel inicial ejecutan el trabajo, los líderes sénior dirigen, organizan y construyen equipos. Este libro trata sobre la construcción de equipos destacados que desarrollan proyectos notables. Para lograr esto, debes tener tres elementos clave: un líder multiplicador, ...

Todos los proyectos de construcción exitosos dependen de la capacidad de los líderes de cuadrilla. Punto final. Son las últimas personas en el ciclo de planificación y las primeras personas en el campo en primera línea. Es más, los trabajadores y los líderes de cuadrilla son los únicos puestos que generan dinero directamente en nuestra industria; por lo tanto, son los más importantes desde el punto de vista de calidad, seguridad, cronograma y rentabilidad. Son nuestros héroes, profesionales y artesanos expertos. Todo lo que hacemos en la construcción debe brindar materiales, ...