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PCCA Journal|3

rd

Quarter 2015

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spent two hours with this info and hearing his feedback and

suggestions,” said another.

Bringing It All Back Home

No seminar, course, or academy is worth much if the partici-

pants don’t effectively apply the knowledge and skills they

learned to their actual work situation. At the PCCA PMA,

participants develop a personal action plan with a vision,

specific/detailed steps, follow-through, and accountability.

In their comments about the program, the first PCCA PMA

class was very confident about the on-the-job benefits the

PMA provided:

• I now know that project planning is very important in all

stages of the project, not just in the early stages.

• Scheduling is obviously very important, and I will instantly

begin to do that.

• This really made me stop and think about how I control

my time.

• Will treat the workers differently. We will do a pre- and

post-job plan.

• I think I will have crews that will better understand and

work with one another.

• Listen more than talk. Get better relationships with my

crew as well as my foremen.

• On customer-focused construction: A very important sub-

ject for me as well as one I need to work on, and I think I

pulled several ways to improve from this section.

• Huge part of our business that is sometimes not handled

as well as it should be. Importance of understanding the

customer and their needs, wants and concerns.

• I expect to be able to manage time better, and to be able to

tell what the customer is actually looking for.

• Better time management and better relationships with

customers.

• I’ve never looked at cash flow before, but this helped illus-

trate why only looking at gross margin is a bad thing.

• Run jobs more efficiently and in a less stressful environ-

ment.

• Scheduling, planning and job tracking will be better.

• Increased productivity and greater confidence.

• When I’m higher up in the company, I’ll be sending two

guys to this each year.

Who Should Attend

• Project Executives

• Project Managers

• Estimators

There is benefit in having several team members experi-

ence the PCCA Project Managers Academy. Companies send

their team members in groups to foster greater cohesion and

accountability, and the principles multiply throughout the

organization. Also, registration discounts are available for

multiple registrants from the same company.

Details of PCCA Project Managers Academy, January 11-14

in Denver, are being finalized and will be mailed to all PCCA

members shortly and will be posted at

www.pccaweb.org.

PCCA Project Managers Academy Agenda

Day 1 - January 11, 8 am - 6 pm

Safety Focus

Welcome & Introduction

• Introduce individuals and articulate objectives

• Link project management outcomes with corporate perfor-

mance

• Identify communication behaviors in a team-building

exercise

Management AND Leadership

• Define a “good” project manager

• Differentiate between leadership and management

• Relate the importance of motivating and energizing your

team to their performance

Project Planning/Project Introduction

• Have the ability to develop a complete end-to-end project

delivery plan

• Organize and structure project plan information for com-

municating with the project team

• Effectively document the project plan

• Identify, address, manage, and understand project plan at-

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