Is the Super & PM Boot Camp Worth It for Trades?

Do Trade Partners Get Value from the Superintendent & PM Boot Camp?

Trade partners often ask a fair question:

“Is the Superintendent and Project Manager Boot Camp really valuable for subcontractors?”

The short answer based on direct feedback from trades who attend, is yes.

Not just valuable, but highly applicable.

Here’s why.

The Reality of Jobsite Failure (That GCs Don’t Like to Hear)

Most failures on construction jobsites do not originate with trade partners. They originate with the general contractor’s system.

This isn’t about blame, it’s about truth. Superintendents and PMs are often working inside broken planning systems that unintentionally create:

• Poor sequencing.
• Trade stacking.
• Unrealistic promises.
• Lack of flow.
• Constant firefighting.

Trade partners are frequently doing their best and still failing because the system they are working in is broken.

The Superintendent & PM Boot Camp exists primarily to fix those system-level failures, which directly benefits trade partners.

What Trade Partners Learn in the Super/PM Boot Camp

Trade partners who attend consistently say two things:

• “This applies to me.”
• “I wish more GCs were trained this way.”

The Boot Camp teaches trade partners how to:

• Build real project teams, not silos.
• Interview and select the right people.
• Plan construction projects at any level.
• Create flow and rhythm on jobsites.
• Implement and work effectively within the Last Planner® System.
• Understand GC systems well enough to protect their crews and margins.

When trade partners attend, the content is intentionally framed to show how the system applies to both GCs and trades.

Where the Content May Not Fully Apply

Let’s be honest.

Trade partners may find 4–6 hours over the entire week where the content feels less directly applicable.

That said, the value gained from:

• Understanding how projects should be planned.
• Learning how to influence jobsite systems.
• Recognizing how flow actually works.
• Far outweighs that small portion of content.

Most trade partners leave better equipped to succeed even on poorly run projects.

The One Area Trade Partners Often Struggle With

There is one consistent pattern we see with trade partners not due to bad intent, but conditioning:

• Working in large batches
• Asking for too much space
• Focusing only on their scope instead of system success

The Boot Camp helps trade partners understand that:

• No crew truly succeeds unless all crews succeed.
• This shift from scope thinking to system thinking is a major performance advantage.

A Trade-Focused Training Company

To be clear:

• We are a trade-focused construction training company.
• Our loyalty is to the trades.

Our goal is to help trade partners:

• Win more consistently.
• Protect their people.
• Improve planning, flow, and profitability

The Superintendent & PM Boot Camp reflects that commitment even when it challenges GC norms.

A Trade-Only Boot Camp Option

For trade partners who want training designed exclusively for them, there is another option:

• The Highstreet Ventures 3-Day Trade Partner Boot Camp.

This program is:

• Built specifically for subcontractors
• Focused on trade leadership, planning, and flow
• Free of GC-centric framing

Final Answer: Is the Super/PM Boot Camp Worth It for Trades?

Yes.

If you are a trade partner who wants:

• Fewer project failures.
• Better jobsite systems.
• Stronger team coordination.
• Practical Last Planner System knowledge.
• More predictable outcomes.

Then the Superintendent & PM Boot Camp delivers real value.

And if you want something even more tailored, the trade-only boot camp exists for that exact reason.

Better systems lead to better projects and trade partners deserve both.