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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