Schedule

Sunday, MaY 7

4:00 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions
Program Overview & Introduction of Case Study

• The Project Hand-off Meeting
• Review the project documents and prepare for the “week”

6:30 p.m.

Adjournment

Monday, MaY 8

8:00 a.m.

Becoming a Person of Influence

• Leadership through influencing others (internally and externally)
• Understanding generational differences that impact influence
• What makes an organization function better?

9:30 a.m.

The Impact of Productivity on Profit

• Identify controllable productivity obstacles
• Demonstrate the financial impact of productivity improvements
• Solidify the PM’s role in influencing field productivity

11:45 a.m.

Lunch

12:30 a.m.

Project Time

• Allow teams to develop an initial plan and approach to the project
• Discover “Owner” concerns/issues

2:00 p.m.

Personal Feedback

• Understand the importance of feedback in personal and professional development
• Understand the impact of organizational culture on honest feedback
• Adjust working and communication habits based on personal 

3:30 p.m.

Project Tracking, Financials, and Forecasting

• Understand the use of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in project management
• Identify project level KPIs and metrics
• Create a “PM Dashboard” to better monitor project performance

5:15 p.m.

Project Time

• Analyze the Project Financials
• Identify areas of concern and prepare for a status review

5:45 p.m.

Team Debriefing

• Revisit lessons learned and key takeaways from day one

Tuesday, MaY 9

8:00 a.m.

Communication Methods

• Learning which methods work in each situation
• Discussing the benefits and limits of each method of communication
• Recognizing the importance of visual communication in today’s world
• Practicing each method for maximum effectiveness

9:15 a.m.

Project Performance Review

• Present your tables’ overview of the project status to the class

10:45 a.m.

Project Time

• Introduce a change condition to the teams
• Evaluate the impact of the change on the project

11:15 a.m.

Conflict Management

• The inherent adversarial conflict within the construction industry
• Redirecting the positive energy generated by the conflict
• How personality impacts conflict
• Five possible strategies
• Analyze the situation to determine your next step

12:15 p.m.

Working Lunch

1:00 p.m.

Negotiation Skills

• Understand differences between collaborative and competitive negotiating
• Leverage relationships to more effectively negotiate
• View negotiating as a continuing process rather than an event
• Tactics

3:00 p.m.

Meetings Management

• Identify opportunities for influencing through better meeting management
• Achieve value for every participant at every meeting
• Lead meetings more effectively and help others lead their meetings better

4:00 p.m.

Project Time

• Prepare and present your Change Order at a meeting with the “Owner” 

5:45 p.m.

Team Debriefing

Wednesday, MaY 10

8:00 a.m.

Project Case Study Lessons Learned

• Finalize team case study findings and recommendations
• Report findings and recommendations to the group
• Identify lessons learned and application to the “real world”

10:45 a.m.

Develop Your Personal Action Plan

• List key individual take-aways from the program
• Develop a personal action plan to implement the lessons learned

11:45 a.m.

Graduation & Wrap Up