Project Management Career Advancement (PMCA)

This innovative program reveals the essentials of Construction Project Management with an engaging and interactive learning environment that encourages team collaboration and will increase overall job performance. The courses offered in this thirteen-week 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. You will learn new strategies and gain valuable insight on courses related to your profession, and further your personal growth and development.

Program Details and Dates

Emotionally Intelligent Leader, Estie Briggs, Briggs Consulting | June 29

• Complete an EQ-i 2.0 Assessment
• 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

Communication for Construction Professionals, Eric Herdman | July 13

• 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 in knowing how to use the three types of questions

Conflict Resolution in Construction, Rob Reaugh, OrgMetrics LLC | July 20

• Learn the difference between passive and active listening
• Understand common types of project and organizational conflict
• Understand how communication and work style impacts negotiation
• Negotiate a project conflict

Productivity, Eric Herdman | July 27

• The two most important items to put on your task list or calendar every day are
• 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

Customer Connected, Bill Treasurer, Giant Leap Consulting | August 3

• 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

Negotiation Skills for Construction, Andrew Boughton, The Edge Negotiation Group | August 10

• Managing the climate & setting the agenda
• Questioning the other party & exchanging information
• Creating proposals & planning your moves
• Closing the deal

No BS Leadership, Mark Breslin, United Contractors | August 17

• 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

Construction Contracts, Janette Leonidou, Leonidou & Rosin Professional Corp. | August 24

• Which clauses you should have in your contracts
• Which clauses to avoid and why
• Valuable tips on how to modify contract language and the impact those changes may have

Change Orders, Janette Leonidou, Leonidou & Rosin Professional Corp. | August 31

• 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

Construction Finance, Russ Riggler, and David Ternes, CliftonLarsonAllen | September 14

• 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

Construction Insurance and Bonding, Gallagher Construction Services | September 21

• 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

Project Documentation, Paul Stout, Power Summit | September 28

• 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

Project Closeout, Paul Stout, Power Summit | October 5

• 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

PMCA Graduation | October 12

Target Audience

Project Managers

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