We will show you what it takes to make sure

All Your Projects Are Winning

Building your project as your Construction Manager or General Contractor

This is Elevate Construction

Our services center on five key delivery methods.

01 Consulting

Business Consulting
Operations Consulting

02 Project Support

Remote Project Support
Project Planning & Scheduling
Takt, Last Planner®, & Scrum
Field System Optimization

03 Training

Field Training Books & Manuals
Virtual scheduling training
Super/PM Boot Camp
Takt, Last Planner®, & Scrum
Training

04 Free Resources

Videos
Blogs
Posts
Guides
Boards
Checklists

05 CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/ GENERAL CONTRACTOR

We love consulting, but we love building and leading more. Our daughter company LeanBuilt is a licensed general contractor and trained construction manager. If you are an owner that wants to build better with an amazing team, we are your firm. We offer full pre-construction services, CM services, and can build your project as the general contractor. If you need your project planned, managed, or built, we are your team.

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Your Journey with Elevate:

You Are

You Want

We Provide

Real-world experience
A plan that works
A team of builders, not consultants
Happy teams
Gains on schedule
Increase in net profits
and remarkable operations

Elevate Consulting & Scaling

Elevate Construction provides consulting and scaling solutions for construction companies. We empower businesses to grow sustainably, enhancing their processes and capabilities with proven Lean methodologies.

Lean Tools & Simulations | Production Planning | Team Development

Lean Logistics is our lean construction, manufacturing, and retail arm, building lean kits to support job site logistics. Lean Logistics offers retail, assembly, and manufacturing services to make lean easy for lean contractors. If you have something that you need built on your lean journey, and it’s a physical artifact, we help you by building it, assembling it, and shipping it to you.

Lean Construction Planning, Scheduling, & Project Controls | Support | Recovery

Specializing in Lean Construction, LeanTakt offers expert planning, scheduling, and project control services, focusing on project support and recovery. Our unique approach helps teams streamline workflows, enhance efficiency, and deliver exceptional results.

Lean Construction Training for Supers, Field Engineers, & Foremen

At LeanSuper, we provide top-tier Lean Construction training for Superintendents, Field Engineers, and Foremen. We equip construction leaders with the tools and strategies they need to excel in the field and drive continuous improvement.

Support for Mental Health

LeanWellness is committed to supporting mental health in the workplace, offering programs designed to foster well-being and resilience. We create healthier work environments by focusing on emotional and mental wellness.

Support for Surveyors

LeanSurvey supports surveyors by helping them gather accurate data quickly and efficiently. We ensure that every construction project has a solid foundation, aligning with Lean Construction principles from the very beginning.

Planning Software

Focused on Takt Planning, inTakt is a dedicated construction tool that simplifies planning, tracking, and progress control. Designed for construction professionals, it helps teams build large Takt plans quickly, manage changes with ease, and keep projects on track—anytime, from any device.

Our Showcase Construction Company

LeanBuilt is our model construction company, showing how Lean Construction can be done right. We use this company to demonstrate how to build high-quality projects efficiently.

At LeanBuilt, we operate under the perspective that workers, foremen, and Trade Partners are the jewels of our industry. We believe they should be cared for, respected, and brought into all collaborative processes.

Elevate construction

Elevate construction exists to bring respect back to trades, through trained leaders, which will ultimately protect and preserve families. Our industry does not need motivation to speed it up–it needs education to turn it around. We provide those insights, solutions, and training through our proven methodologies. Our consulting brings the business and operations together in remarkable ways. Our training galvanizes and enables people. Our project support services prevent failed projects, crash landings, poorly run projects, unsafe conditions, and poor team health.

Everyone deserves to win on projects. We will show you how to finish yours with:

The Measure of Project Support

The project was safe with a remarkable culture

The team was high-functioning & happy

People met career goals & had a well-rounded experience

Owners & designers are raving fans

Trade partners were successful

The project was built with high quality

The project was within ten percent of the original profit targets

Strategic Partnerships

Enhancing our vision and services through strong and reliable collaborations.

inTakt: Streamline Your Construction Takt Planning Process

Discover inTakt, the web-based takt planning tool for construction professionals. Create, manage, and track Takt plans with ease on any device. Get started today!

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Welcome to the construction Scrum!

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Let's Make Project delivery easier, better and faster today!

Helping people and teams use professional Scrum to solve complex challenges through training, certification, and ongoing learning experiences.

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Solving Problems, Creating Solutions, Building Foundations

Find Lean Solutions brings expert Lean, Six Sigma, and Agile teams to help civil contractors improve processes, reduce costs, and boost performance through hands-on training, coaching, and support.

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Our News

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Quality & Continuous Improvement: Quality Is The Goal...

Construction runs on a quiet, expensive lie: that quality is something you catch at the end. Build fast and rough, then inspect, then fix what the inspection caught…

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Total Participation & Visual Systems: See, Know, & Act As A Group...

Walk onto most jobsites and you’ll find the same quiet failure: the schedule lives behind one person’s eyes, the workers fly blind, and every trade races alone because no…

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Flowing Together On A Takt Time & Pull: How To Flow On A Rhythm...

Flowing Together on a Takt Time is the fourth pillar of the journey — and it takes you deep into flow and pull, building it all the way up. You’ll start beneath the rhythm…

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Elevating Construction Commissioning for Project Delivery..

The structure went up perfectly. The concrete was a work of art. And then month eleven arrives, the building is beautiful — and it’s dead. The air handlers won’t run…

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Elevating Construction Logistics: Field-First, Flow-State Logistics for...

In 1948, the West tried to supply a blockaded city of two million people entirely from the air — and at first, it failed. Not for lack of courage. For lack of rhythm…

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Elevating Construction Project Managers: From Administrator...

This book is the alternative. Twelve moves a real project manager makes — every one of them drawn from real projects, real trailers…

JASON SCHROEDER

Supporting Construction Through Excellence

Jason has 30 + years in construction, rising from the trades to executive leadership while delivering major North American projects across sectors. He led senior roles at Hensel Phelps, DPR and Okland, built early field-leadership boot camps, and trained hundreds of supers and engineers.

He pioneered Takt Planning and created the Takt Production System®, Integrated Production Control System™ and First Planner System®. He’s the author of multiple best-known field leadership books and hosts the Elevate Construction Podcast (1M+ downloads), sharing practical, jobsite-tested Lean and leadership systems.

Our books

ENGLISH

spanish

japanese

December 16, 2025

Takt Planning: TAKT PRODUCTION SYSTEM®とLAST PLANNER®によるリーン建設計画 (The Art of the Builder) (Japanese Edition)

Swedish

January 12, 2026

Taktplanering: Lean Byggplanering Med Takt Production System® Och Last Planner® (The Art of the Builder) (Swedish Edition)

German

December 30, 2025

TAKT PLANUNG: LEAN CONSTRUCTION PLANUNG MIT TAKT PRODUCTION SYSTEM® UND LAST PLANNER® (The Art of the Builder 25) (German Edition)

Chinese

April 20, 2026

Takt Planning

French

April 24, 2026

General Offerings

Company Offerings

Systems

All Your Projects Are Winning

This is Elevate Construction

01

Consulting

02

Project Support

03

Training

04

Free Resources

05

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/ GENERAL CONTRACTOR

Your Journey with Elevate:

You Are

You Want

We Provide

Elevate Consulting & Scaling

Lean Tools & Simulations | Production Planning | Team Development

Lean Construction Planning, Scheduling, & Project Controls | Support | Recovery

Lean Construction Training for Supers, Field Engineers, & Foremen

Support for Mental Health

Support for Surveyors

Planning Software

Our Showcase Construction Company

Elevate construction

The Measure of Project Support

Strategic Partnerships

Enhancing our vision and services through strong and reliable collaborations.

inTakt: Streamline Your Construction Takt Planning Process

Welcome to the construction Scrum!

Let's Make Project delivery easier, better and faster today!

Solving Problems, Creating Solutions, Building Foundations

Our News

Quality & Continuous Improvement: Quality Is The Goal...

Total Participation & Visual Systems: See, Know, & Act As A Group...

Flowing Together On A Takt Time & Pull: How To Flow On A Rhythm...

Elevating Construction Commissioning for Project Delivery..

Elevating Construction Logistics: Field-First, Flow-State Logistics for...

Elevating Construction Project Managers: From Administrator...

JASON SCHROEDER

Supporting Construction Through Excellence

Our books

ENGLISH

This book is all about principle based & step-by-step guide for the primary leadership role in construction

Elevating Construction Field Engineers: A Step by Step Guide to Train the Builders of Today & the Leaders of Tomorrow! (The Art of the Builder)

In this book Superintendents learn their role, a new mindset, and how to deliver in their position.

The Fixer: A Superintendent’s Story: A Modernized Retelling of Calumet “K” for the Construction Professional (The Art of the Builder)

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Patton: A Pattern for Construction Superintendents: The art of war and construction are similar. If we are willing to learn the lessons. (The Art of the Builder)

Official Study Guide & Workbook for Elevating Construction Superintendents: A Companion To Elevating Construction Superintendents by Jason Schroeder (The Art of the Builder)

This book is all about teaming and how to run a remarkable project.

In this book construction professionals learn how to schedule projects with flow.

Takt Steering & Control: Creating & Maintaining Flow in the Field with the Takt Production System® (The Art of the Builder)

The Takt Production System®: A Complete Operating System for Flow in Construction (The Art of the Builder)

Elevating Pre-construction Planning: Book 2 – The First Planner System (The Art of the Builder)

The First Planner System®: The Text & Audio Book Companion to Elevating Pre-construction Planning

Advanced Work Packaging Done Right!: The Way to Implement AWP in a Way That Actually Works, with Takt! (The Art of the Builder)

Pull Planning For Builders: How to Pull Plan Right, Respect People, and Gain Time (The Art of the Builder)

In this book Foremen learn their role, a new mindset, and how to deliver in their position.

Official Study Guide & Workbook for Elevating Construction Foremen: A Companion To Elevating Construction Foremen (The Art of the Builder)

The 10 Myths of CPM: How The Critical Path Method Systematizes Disrespect for People

This book guides layout and control professionals to success on construction projects

Respect for People, Nature, & Resources: A Practical Guide to Lean Construction Leadership (Elevating Construction The Lean Way)

Stability & Standardization: Building Reliable Lean Systems in Construction (Elevating Construction The Lean Way)

One Piece, Process, or Progress Flow: How to Plan, Build, Finish One at a Time (Elevating Construction The Lean Way)

Flowing Together On A Takt Time & Pull: How To Flow On A Rhythm Without Push (Elevating Construction The Lean Way)

Total Participation & Visual Systems: See, Know, & Act As A Group (Elevating Construction The Lean Way)

Quality & Continuous Improvement: Quality Is The Goal (Elevating Construction The Lean Way)

Ten Improvements to Lean Production Planning: What Lean Builders Can Do To Improve Short Interval Planning

Elevating Construction General Superintendents: A Principle-Based playbook for executive Construction Leaders in the Field – Book 1 (The Art of the Builder)

Elevating Construction General Superintendents – Book 2: Part 2 of The Principle-Based playbook for executive Construction Leaders in the Field (The Art of the Builder)

Elevating Construction Logistics: Field-First, Flow-State Logistics for the Modern Jobsite (The Art of the Builder)

Elevating Construction Commissioning for Project Delivery Teams: A Guide To Commissioning For Field Builders (The Art of the Builder)

Elevating Construction Project Managers: From Administrator to Leader: Replacing Paperwork with People, Process, and Quality (The Art of the Builder)

Elevating Construction Project Engineers: A Principle Based Playbook For The Trade Enablers Who Support Field Operations (The Art of the Builder)

spanish

Dirección & Control Takt: Crear Y Mantener El Flujo En Campo Con El Sistema De Producción Takt (The Art of the Builder) (Spanish Edition)