Project Management Career Advancement (PMCA)
VIA ZOOM | WEEKLY ON TUESDAYS
This innovative program delivers the core principles of Construction Project Management through an engaging, interactive learning experience designed to strengthen teamwork and enhance overall job performance.
The courses offered in this 'thirteen-week [virtual]' program go deeper, are more interactive, include hands-on activities and break-out sessions that the courses offered to the general membership do not possess.
Participants will gain new strategies, practical tools, and valuable insight aligned with their professional roles, while advancing personal growth and leadership capabilities.
Limit 25 Participants
Program Details and Dates
February 3 and February 10 | Emotionally Intelligent Leader, Estie Briggs, Briggs Consulting
• Explore emotional intelligence and its role in effective leadership and workplace relations
• Identify emotional intelligence strengths and areas for development in the five EQ competencies: self-perception, self-expression, interpersonal skills, decision-making, and stress management.
• Understand the characteristics of under and over-use of each competency.
• Define and craft an individual EQ development plan.
February 17 | Conflict Resolution in Construction, Kate Stewart, OrgMetrics LLC
• Learn the difference between passive and active listening
• Understand common types of projects and organizational conflict
• Understand how communication and work style impacts the negotiation
• Negotiate a project conflict
February 24 | Delegation Skills, Eric Herdman, LLC
• Discover why body language and micro-expressions are crucial for critical discussions
• Discover the one tactic to do when you hear someone mention feelings and emotions
• Learn how to avoid jumping to conclusions and judging when listening
• How to respond to over-generalizations like “you always”
• How to resolve conflict and disagreements
• Develop critical rapport builders that help you connect with others within seconds of meeting them
• The power of knowing how to use the three types of questions
March 3 | Productivity, Eric Herdman, LLC
• Discover why body language and micro-expressions are crucial for critical discussions
• Discover the one tactic to do when you hear someone mention feelings and emotions
• Learn how to avoid jumping to conclusions and judging when listening
• How to respond to over-generalizations like “you always”
• How to resolve conflict and disagreements
• Develop critical rapport builders that help you connect with others within seconds of meeting them
• The power of knowing how to use the three types of questions
March 10 | Customer Connected, Bill Treasurer, Giant Leap Consulting
• What are the two most important items to put on your task list or calendar every day
• How to find your high energy cycles - you have three of them
• How to use your personal energy to get things done and overcome procrastination
• How to develop the muscles of focus and prolonged attention
• How to get yourself into deep focused work
• Some of the top causes of procrastination
• The best time of day to make decisions and plan
March 17 | Leadership, Cody Miller, Novus Global
• Define performance criteria for yourself and others.
• Embrace a real-life self-assessment reality check.
• Examine the defining characteristics of outstanding leaders and companies.
• Develop strategies to improve your company’s market position.
March 24 | Construction Contracts, Bob Rosin, Leonidou & Rosin Professional Corp.
• Why customer loyalty matters more than satisfaction.
• The customer loyalty matrix and the four main customer types
• How treating internal customers makes you better with external ones.
• The four phases of customer relationships
• Working with difficult customers without losing your dignity
• Tips for strengthening your customer relationships.
March 31 | Change Orders, Janette Leonidou, Leonidou & Rosin Professional Corp.
• Entitlement (contract, case law, statutes)
• Risk Shifting Provisions (statutes and contract provisions)
• Notice (purpose, types, content, tips)
• Documentation (correspondence, change order log, meeting minutes, problem log, etc.)
• Scheduling and Scheduling Problems for Contractors
• Common Contract Requirements
• Quantifying Claims
April 7 | Construction Finance, Russ Riggler and David Ternes, CliftonLarsonAllen
• The basics of construction revenue recognition, WIP schedules, and balance sheet
• Understanding key cash flow issues
• Being familiar with financial issues related to unapproved change orders/claims
• Understanding the importance of job cost control and estimated costs to complete
April 14 | Construction Insurance and Bonding, Andrew Holloway and Kevin Reimers, Woodruffsawyer
• Insurance and how it relates to the project
• Claims management
• Bidding wrap-up projects and what to watch for
• Safety-Loss prevention tactics
• Surety bonding 101
April 21 | Project Documentation, Paul Stout, Power Summit
• What is Documentation?
• Why Document?
• Must-Have Logs and Reports
• RFIs
• Construction Submittals
• Change Orders
• Daily Reports
• Why logs are still important
• Email Communications
• Notices
• Meetings
• Photos
April 28 | NO SESSION THIS WEEK
May 5 | Project Closeout, Paul Stout, Power Summit
• Be able to formulate and implement a comprehensive project closeout “manual.”
• Understand the rush toward profit loss in the waning days of the project.
• Know how to mitigate the “poor behavior” of non-responsive players.
• Know how to monitor and report success and debrief with the team for future reference.
May 12 | PMCA Final Coaching and Q&A
Target Audience
Project Managers
Volume Discount
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