Elevate Construction

Jason saw pre-made food instruction cards clear visual, 15 year old daughter can make complex meal because single card. Dream feature of workboards for every worker with visuals English Spanish. Principle 16 no more fighting fires, superintendents fighting fires don't know what doing, stable environments created by best builders. Football vs tennis, we play football run ball to end field not tennis hit ball other court. Product owner concept from scrum, responsible maximizing value clearly expressing backlog items. Role went from doing to planning preparing with clear expectations.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Pre-made food cards: Clear visual instructions, 15 year old can make complex meal single card
• Dream feature of workboards: Every worker visual bullets English Spanish, what installing super clear
• Principle 16 no fighting fires: Superintendents fighting fires don't know what doing, thought of as incompetent
• Football vs tennis: We play football run ball to end, not tennis hit ball other court beat them
• Product owner scrum: Responsible maximizing value, clearly expressing backlog items, team understands
• Challenge: Can others see what needs done so head right direction autonomously, spend time there

Current condition instructions vague what we want not get done, need to clearly define expectations.

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· Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg

· LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanTakt

· LeanSuper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg/featured

· LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw

Jason late this morning from travel but podcast over the top. Katie figured out one meal a day little or no sugar lots of water standing on absorption pad. Jason's solution eating window 11 to 2 or 11 to 4 standing desk with absorption pad. Main topic 20 key questions for lean implementation asking why. Why takt planning, does it create flow? Why site logistics, are we maintaining supply chains? Why cleanliness, can everyone see everything they need? Why trailer design, will this encourage us to be team? Senior superintendent asked general super for advice, GS said have you asked them to solve their own problem?

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Katie's solution: One meal a day, little or no sugar, lots of water, standing on absorption pad
• Jason's solution: Eating window 11 to 2 or 11 to 4, standing desk with absorption pad
• 20 key questions lean: Why takt planning does it create flow, why site logistics maintain supply chains
• More questions: Why cleanliness see everything, why trailer encourage team, why team meetings team getting better
• Solve own problems: Senior super asked GS for advice, GS said have you asked them solve own problem
• Challenge: Use list do audit, ask why for each system, always ask why and right questions

Current condition we don't know reasons we do things, need to ask why behind each system.

If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two 😊).

Also, here are links to our YouTube Channels:

· Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg

· LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanTakt

· LeanSuper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg/featured

· LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw

Jason recording 4:46am East Coast. Elevate Construction business gets all work from podcast and LinkedIn, seven times rule before people trust you. Principle 12 equality, best supers not elitists, understand craft workers add value should be elevated respected trained. Office trailer should feel like Disneyland, clean fun organized great signage visuals. Music smells visually stimulating, wall flowers scented plugins trigger mind, make sure trailer cleaned three times week. Less walls more open office intentionally designed production pods, family pictures wall space, foosball table putting green pool table.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Business from podcast LinkedIn: Seven times rule before people trust you ask for help
• Principle 12 equality: Best supers not elitists, craft workers add value elevated respected trained
• Office trailer like Disneyland: Clean fun organized great signage visuals
• Music smells visuals: Wall flowers scented plugins, trailer cleaned three times week, brown walls gone
• Less walls more open office: Production pods, family pictures wall space 30 to 50 feet
• Fun in trailer: Foosball table putting green pool table cards, every space bring joy

Happy people having fun more productive, more autonomy freedom music brings productivity teaming healthy conflict.

If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two 😊).

Also, here are links to our YouTube Channels:

· Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg

· LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanTakt

· LeanSuper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg/featured

· LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw

Jason pleads to create takt plan in proposal phase schematic design before CPM. Company hit rate went from 66% on time to 89% rising by implementing takt planning. Snagit tool for superintendents, hit print screen send snippets to trade partners. Daughter had horrible experience with mean people, stayed above line, Jason proud she was present with emotions didn't run away. CPM metrics showed problem but recovered with takt planning not CPM. Single biggest thing to win and not crash land is begin with takt plan, right overall duration flow set up manpower material counts reduce.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Create takt plan first: Proposal phase schematic design before CPM schedule
• Company results: Hit rate went 66% on time to 89% rising with takt planning
• Snagit tool: Hit print screen, send snippets to trade partners, add arrows hatching highlights
• Being present difficult situations: Daughter stayed above line, present with emotions, rewarded outside comfort zone
• CPM metrics versus recovery: Metrics showed problem, recovered with takt not CPM methodologies
• Challenge: Read The Goal, Last Planner, Scrum, Takt Planning for full scheduling spectrum

Single biggest thing to win not crash land is begin with takt plan, right duration flow manpower material counts.

If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two 😊).

Also, here are links to our YouTube Channels:

· Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg

· LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanTakt

· LeanSuper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg/featured

· LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw

Jason warns against mandating software, sincere loving warning not threatening. Takt Planning book out on Kindle Amazon paperback, beautiful cover no errors, fantastic fable. Momento mori Latin phrase remember you must die, stoic philosophy reminder of mortality, clarify illuminate inspire. At DPR as superintendent used P6, Excel, Vplanner, Smartsheet, Bluebam, CMIC, BIM 360, Notevault, text systems, absolutely crushed project full fee quality on time. Zero issue using right application at right time, problem is mandating. Superintendent role not simple, why think we're too stupid to use multiple applications?

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Takt book out: Kindle Amazon paperback, beautiful cover no errors, fantastic fable
• Momento mori: Remember you must die, stoic philosophy clarify illuminate inspire
• Software mandating hurts field: Sincere warning, takes us in bad direction
• Jason's DPR success: P6, Excel, Vplanner, Smartsheet, Bluebam, CMIC, BIM 360, Notevault, crushed project
• Zero issue right application right time: Problem is mandating ineffective systems
• Challenge: Stop mandating stupid softwares, let best applications win through competition

Superintendent role not simple, so why think we're too stupid to use multiple types of applications at right moment?

If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two 😊).

Also, here are links to our YouTube Channels:

· Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg

· LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanTakt

· LeanSuper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg/featured

· LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw

Jason in Baltimore hotel heading to project for scheduling. Principle 15 outpace entropy, must have systems correct problems fast enough to outpace natural chaos of project. Never been on project went badly, always pre-construction run well. Nine steps recover project: Stabilize site cleanliness organization safety, organize functional roles by area not scope, focus on contract work not change orders, map plan to finish with flow using takt, standardize meeting systems, discipline around cleanliness safety, fanatical roadblock removal, scrum non-timelined work, get help.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Principle 15 outpace entropy: Systems correct problems fast enough outpace natural chaos bad behaviors
• Nine recovery steps: Stabilize site cleanliness safety, organize by area, focus contract work not change orders
• Map plan with flow: Takt planning, stabilize to finish in flow not needlessly pushing
• Standardize meetings: Trade partner weekly tactical, foreman huddles, worker huddles, PM team daily 30 minutes
• Discipline cleanliness safety: Resist temptation go fast unsafe unclean, need flow coordination planning not more manpower
• Get help: Needless to silently suffer, what if cost $50k versus losing $2.5 million net fee

If don't know 100% you have control then you don't have control, you are in trouble.

If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two 😊).

Also, here are links to our YouTube Channels:

· Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg

· LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanTakt

· LeanSuper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg/featured

· LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw

Jason reveals colleague said unless life or death no reason overly emotional. Stay calm then handle appropriately. Every business partner not keeping own spiritual commitments never worked out. Art of War win without fighting, when you engage you lose control become animal. Leadership and Self-Deception teaches not get triggered. General superintendent kicked down door got in trouble. General Patton slapped soldiers put in doghouse.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Emotional control: Unless life or death no reason overly emotional, stay calm handle appropriately
• Spiritual commitments: Every partner not keeping own commitments never worked out
• Art of War: Win without fighting, when engage lose control become animal
• Leadership Self-Deception: Teaches not get triggered, pull back get clarity
• Script next moves: Reminder in pocket, notepad, win without fighting
• Intemperate behavior examples: Super kicked door, Patton slapped soldiers

How to Win Friends best book, listen every six months until talk think react like book.

If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two 😊).

Also, here are links to our YouTube Channels:

· Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg

· LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanTakt

· LeanSuper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg/featured

· LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw

Jason reveals takt book almost done, uploading Friday. Principle 15: Balance and stability, teams can't be filled with waste, overburdened, work unevenly to detriment of schedules and families. Main topic no meeting days. Context switching wastes 5 to 15 minutes every time you switch tasks. Project engineer calculations showed only 12 to 14 hours per week for production work after meetings and context switching. Companies that do customer first burn projects to ground at expense of employees resources families.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Takt book almost done: Final editing today, upload Friday, Kindle Direct Publishing 2 days after approval
• Principle 15 balance stability: Teams can't be filled waste, overburdened, work unevenly to detriment schedules families
• Context switching waste: Takes 5 to 15 minutes to refocus every time you switch tasks, one piece flow even in office
• Project engineer production time: Only 12 to 14 hours per week after meetings and context switching, could get 24 to 28 with no meeting days
• No meeting days implementation: Wednesdays Fridays, morning 50 minute huddle only, no coordination BIM anything unless emergency
• Challenge: Tell corporate to cater to you not other way around, negotiate with owner respectfully, stick with it 6 weeks

Companies that do customer first burn projects to ground at expense of employees resources families, best companies take care people first.

If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two 😊).

Also, here are links to our YouTube Channels:

· Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg

· LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanTakt

· LeanSuper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg/featured

· LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw

Jason at hotel after scheduling boot camp reveals principle 13: Comfort workers, discomfort staff. Workers need stable environments, respectful conditions, tools, time to work at productive rate. Main topic: 12 consequences of no field representation on leadership teams including disconnected with craft, become brokers not builders, dispatch best field people to fix bad projects instead of prevent.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Principle 13: Comfort workers discomfort staff, workers need stable environments respectful conditions tools equipment suitable time
• Scheduling boot camp covered: Parade of trades, 5S game, tact planning, last planner, integrated control system
• 12 consequences no field representation: Disconnected with craft, deincentivize field positions, become control heavy, stop listening
• More consequences: Lose PM super partnership, become brokers not builders, focus too much finances, workers feel disconnected
• Challenge: Develop field people for leadership team, invite senior field to executive positions, improve worker conditions top priority

Why is leadership team not set up equally if field and office held equally accountable for quality safety schedule cost?

If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two 😊).

Also, here are links to our YouTube Channels:

· Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg

· LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanTakt

· LeanSuper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg/featured

· LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw

Jason introduces the concept of latency, the delay before action takes place, and explains why teams that decide or correct issues under 5 hours have dramatically higher success rates. Traditional project management (CPM) has only a 26% success rate with 21% failures, while Scrum/agile systems achieve 42% success with only 8% failures. The difference? Latency in seeing and acting on problems. A CPM expert called Jason to defend CPM, saying they noticed something felt wrong and caught it two months later via Power BI dashboards. Jason's response: "You just proved my point, with Takt or Scrum, you would have found that in days or hours, not months." Everything must be visual, bring problems to the surface immediately, show clearly what the problem is to everyone, and be easily understood, checked, actionable, fast, and reliable. Put scheduling systems in the hands of people at the place of work doing the actual work.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Latency = the delay before action takes place (decision-making, removing roadblocks, recovering projects)

• 5-hour decision window: Teams that decide/correct issues under 5 hours have higher success rates

• Traditional project management success rates: 26% success, 21% failures, 53% challenged

• Scrum/agile success rates: 42% success, 8% failures, 50% challenged (26% to 42% is a huge improvement)

• CPM expert story: Took 2 months to notice the problem via Power BI dashboards, which proved Jason's point

• Takt systems show problems in days/hours, not months

• Takt uses 1/12th of the scheduling resources: No scheduling department needed, repurpose them as lean experts

• Process not people principle: Blame processes and behaviors, not people, shame targets for who they are, accountability targets for what they do

• Visual systems requirements: Must bring problems to the surface immediately, show clearly what the problem is, be easily understood/checked/actionable/fast/reliable

• Gemba = the actual place of work where work is taking place

• Put scheduling in the hands of people at the place of work, doing actual work

Reduce latency. See at the gemba. Decide under 5 hours. On we go.

If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free, and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two 😊).

Also, here are links to our YouTube Channels:

· Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg

· LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanTakt

· LeanSuper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg/featured

· LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw