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"How to Facilitate a Meeting" - Our newest course is fast becoming much-requested because it zeros in on one of the biggest failings in effective meetings: good facilitation. This is a hands-on, learn-to-do-by-doing workshop in which participants learn/share what makes a great meeting, a great meeting facilitator, and how to become that great facilitator. This can be presented as a 90 minute overview or a half-day or full-day training session.

"Analyzing CPM Schedules" the basics of developing a good CPM schedule, float, milestones, durations, constraints, resources PLUS how to analyze CPM schedules and updates and apportion blame in delay claims. Clients for whom we have presented this seminar include: Associated General Contractors, Granite Construction, EGCA, Power Summit, Saddle Island Institute, San Antonio (TX) Water System, US DOT Federal Highway Administration.

"Construction Claims: How to mitigate and resolve" We have presented over 160 sessions of this very popular one-day seminar dealing with how construction projects are designed and managed and how the owner, designer, CM contractors and subcontractors can collaborate - or not - to quickly mitigate and resolve disputes. Clients for whom we have presented this seminar include: Associated General Contractors, Austin Commercial (TX), Balfour-Beatty (PA), Granite Construction, EGCA, LF Driscoll (PA), Penn State University (PA), Rochester Institute of Technology (NY), Rudolph-Libee (OH), Rutgers University (NJ), Saddle Island Institute, San Antonio (TX) Water System, Summit Builders (CA), US DOT Federal Highway Administration.

"Delay & Disruption Claims" Popular one-day seminar comprehensively explains the causes of delay and disruption on construction projects, reviews law and case law, and offers practical techniques for mitigating, avoiding, and documenting and resolving these issues. Clients for whom we have presented this seminar include: Associated General Contractors, Granite Construction, Saddle Island Institute.

"Differing Site Conditions & Inefficiency Claims" One-day seminar comprehensively delves into the causes of differing site conditions (DSC), reviews the law and relevant case law and contract language and offers practical measures for owners, designers, CMs and contractors in mitigating, avoiding, and documenting and resolving these issues. Clients for whom we have presented this seminar include Granite Construction and Saddle Island Institute.

"Construction Project Management: 3-Day Workshop for Project Managers" A comprehensive program to accelerate the education of construction project managers (both contractors and project owners). The program combines with a fast-paced mix of lecture, discussion, and problem-solving exercises to create a highly productive and engaging learning environment. Key teaching points center on the ten core goals that consistently lead to success. As a special feature, the course material is taught in the context of a construction case study, allowing participants to see how each point in the course agenda can be applied to an actual project.

"Project Control" One-day workshop on controlling costs through use of cost codes in the field, controlling schedules – using critical path, improving accuracy - controlling quality including the role of the foreman, inspector and teamwork. Reviews the Top Ten Goals of project management and offers tips on pre-construction planning, change order documentation and management, winning systems for RFIs and meetings, and project closeout.