Kerry and Jordan get together a day early to talk about this week’s featured ICBA Training course.
Project Management Essentials (Abbotsford, BC)
Dec. 6, 2022 | 830AM to 430PM
1 Gold Seal Credit and 7 BC Housing CPD points
https://icbatraining.arlo.co/w/courses/178-project-management-essentials/171
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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 (using PMBoK approach) and how to successfully manage a complex project.
At the end of the course participants will be able to:
– Gain the essential skills to manage a construction project.
– Understand the importance of project planning.
– Understand the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK).
– Use the appropriate contracts for the project e.g., CCDC/CCA, etc.
– Use risk management tools and mitigate for risk.
– 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 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 Construction Industry Codes to analyze costs vs budget.
– Adapt the project estimate to a project budget.
– Understand how job costing fits within the overall accounting systems.
– Use of job profit forecasting methods to integrate into company forecasting systems.
– Understand the importance of cash flow projections for construction companies.