TRAINING THURSDAY: Construction Project Management

Construction Project Management (Live Online Training)
Monday, June 27th – Thursday, June 30th, 2022
https://icba.simplesignup.ca/en/9927/index.php?m=eventSummary
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Set up in 4 – 1/2-day live instructor led online training sessions this seminar will cover the same content as the in-person seminar. There is no opportunity to re-schedule or request for a partial refund if a student cannot attend all sessions. Please plan to be fully engaged in the class and clear your work schedule just as you would for the in-class program.

Participants will develop skills and knowledge of how to manage a construction project. Participants will gain an understanding of the project processes and constraints encountered by project managers and how to successfully manage a complex project.

At the end of the course participants will be able to:

Understand the importance of project planning
Understand the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK 5th Ed)
Use the appropriate CCDC/CCA contract and/or Purchase Orders for the project
Use risk management tools and mitigate for risk
Understand the estimating process
Understand the importance of scheduling and use appropriate scheduling tools
Understand expectations management and adapt communication accordingly
Understand the components of projects – labour, materials, and overheads – and use of techniques to maximize job profitability and minimize costs
Do post-mortem analysis after project completion
Understand the impact and methodology of construction cost control
Use of site and office project cost control methods
Use Construction Industry Codes to analyse costs vs budget
Adapt the project estimate to a project budget
Understand how job costing fits within the overall accounting systems
Understand Return on Investment (ROI) and how these impacts required project profit margins
Understand the contract process from bidding to project close-out
Use of job profit forecasting methods to integrate into company forecasting systems
Understand the importance of cash flow projections for construction companies

Four days (16 hours) of virtual lessons with instructors plus an online portion involving research, reading, and answering questions (7-8 hours) that will be marked by the instructors.