5-Day In-Person Training · Superintendents + PMs
Stop Managing Chaos. Start Leading Flow.
- Takt Planning
- Logistics
- Huddles
- Leadership
Build the planning systems, leadership habits, and team rhythms to run calmer, healthier, more
predictable projects. In five immersive days, you will practice Takt planning, logistics, daily
planning, huddles, problem-solving, and field-office coordination through live simulations and real
construction challenges.
No prior Lean or Takt experience required. Built for people working in or actively moving into construction leadership.
Winter Cohort
Jan 18–22, 2027
Central Phoenix, AZ
Spring Cohort
Apr 26–30, 2027
Central Phoenix, AZ
- $5,500 tuition
- Mon–Thu 7:00 AM–5:30 PM
- Fri 7:00 AM–1:00 PM
- Venue announced soon
“Most impactful training I have ever attended.”
Boot Camp Participant
Companies represented by past participants
- DPR Construction
- Hensel Phelps
- Rodgers
- Petticoat-Schmitt
- Wohlsen
- Blount
The Real Problem
Your project does not need another hero.
It needs an operating system.
Most field leaders are not short on effort. They are buried under late handoffs, schedule
disconnects, fire-drill meetings, unclear ownership, and a plan nobody fully trusts. Boot Camp
replaces heroic recovery with visible systems your team can run every day.
Before Boot Camp
- Reactive firefighting
- Meetings without commitments
- Field-office friction
- Schedule theater
- Hero-dependent execution
After Boot Camp
- Visible, proactive planning
- Clear ownership and handoffs
- One operating rhythm
- Takt-based project flow
- Repeatable leadership systems
What You Leave With
Not just information. A
field operating system.
Every part of the week connects. The goal is not to collect isolated tools. It is to understand how
remarkable leaders, plans, meetings, and teams work together.
A plan people can see
Connect milestones, zones, logistics, Pull Plans, and daily production through Macro and Norm Takt planning.
Leave with
A visual model for creating project flow.
A daily operating rhythm
Run day planning, worker huddles, team huddles, and coordination meetings that produce clear commitments.
Leave with
A repeatable cadence for the field and office.
Faster problem-solving
Use IDS – Identify, Discuss, Solve – to surface roadblocks, make decisions, and move issues to completion.
Leave with
A practical system for clearing constraints.
Reliable commitments
Build Pull Plans and planning conversations that respect trade knowledge and make handoffs predictable.
Leave with
A better way to align teams around executable work.
Field-office connection
Create shared visual language for project setup, procurement, risk, logistics, and production planning.
Leave with
One system instead of competing versions of the truth.
A healthier leadership model
Strengthen focus, feedback, communication, personal organization, and team balance without glorifying burnout.
Leave with
A clearer standard for how you lead people.
The Experience
This is not sit- back-and-
watch training.
You will plan, build, present, debate, simulate, solve, receive feedback, and do the work. The room is designed to feel more like a high-performing planning environment than a lecture hall.
100%
In Person
Five focused days, full attention on the work.
5–10
In Person
Small groups where everyone has a role.
LIVE
Problem-Solving
Bring current challenges, learn with peers.
AFTER
Post-Camp Support
Stay connected as you apply the systems.
The Five-Day Transformation
The facts, without the sales fog.
A plain-language summary of exactly what the program is.
Program
Elevate Superintendent & Project Manager Boot Camp
Format
Five-day, in-person immersive training
2027 Dates
January 18–22, 2027 and April 26–30, 2027 · Central Phoenix, Arizona
Daily Schedule
Monday–Thursday 7:00 AM–5:30 PM · Friday 7:00 AM–1:00 PM
Tuition
$5,500 per participant
Audience
Superintendents, PMs, field engineers, foremen, and emerging field leaders
Core Focus
Takt planning, Lean systems, logistics, huddles, problem-solving, communication, and leadership
Experience
No prior Lean or Takt experience required
Credential
Elevate Certificate of Completion
Team Option
10% off when four or more participants enroll together – code TEAM4 at checkout
Private Cohorts
Available for company and project teams
The Five-Day Transformation
From reactive leader to
I connected operating system.
The week moves deliberately: stabilize the leader, stabilize the project, build flow, run the
day, and return ready to lead the future.
Stabilize The Leader
Build the foundation for clarity, focus, and flow.
Understand why planning and leadership matter, identify the blockers that keep leaders reactive, and connect personal organization to project setup.
See Topics
- Camp expectations and the why behind the work
- Focus, physiology, and leadership mindset
- Leadership blockers and team balance
- Introduction to IPCS™
- Macro Takt planning
- Project signage, setup, and advanced logistics
Stabilize The Project
See the project with fresh eyes and fix flow at the source.
Apply the operating system to schedule, zones, logistics, procurement, trailer setup, and preconstruction through review and simulation.
See Topics
- IPCS™ recap and application
- Fresh Eyes project review
- Schedule, zoning, logistics, and procurement issues
- Preconstruction overview
- Hands-on Takt simulation
- Team recap and review
Build Flow
Turn scope, sequence, risk, and handoffs into one visible plan.
Connect Pull Planning to Takt, refine the Norm Plan, strengthen zoning, align risk, and build meeting systems that support production.
See Topics
- Collaboration exercise
- Pull Plan development
- Remaining-scope Takt Pull Plan
- Norm Plan updates for weekly and daily Takt
- Re-zoning and risk alignment
- Meeting system flow and structured problem-solving
Run The Day
Create the routines that keep the plan alive.
Practice day planning, worker and team huddles, IDS sessions, feedback, and the daily leadership behaviors that sustain alignment.
See Topics
- Day Planning
- IDS – Identify, Discuss, Solve
- Worker huddles and team huddles
- Norm Plan updates
- Lean systems integration
- Feedback exercise and content wrap-up
Lead The Future
Define how you will show up when you return to the project.
Clarify your leadership identity, communicate your value, review personal organization, and close the week with an implementation focus.
See Topics
- Your biggest thing and personal clarity
- Choose your leadership word
- Communicating and marketing your value
- Interviewing for the project
- Personal organization review
- Final closeout and next actions
From The People In The Room
When it clicks, it hits hard.
Participant reactions, left in the language people actually used.
“Most impactful training I have ever attended.”
Boot Camp Participant
“My mind is blown. I cannot believe how much content Elevate shares.”
Boot Camp Participant
“Being with Jason, Brandon, and the team is absolute fire.”
Boot Camp Participant