Michael Shankaruk, Sr. Project Manager, Arrow Engineering ......— Michael Shankaruk, Sr. Project Manager, Arrow Engineering MANAGEMENT BOOTCAMP Project DRIVE YOUR SUCCESS In this

“Most educational, inspiring two days of my life so far.”— John Marshman, Production, WalterFedy

“Very enjoyable! An eye-opener as to what a PM should be.”— Michael Shankaruk, Sr. Project Manager, Arrow Engineering

MANAGEMENTB O O T C A M P

Project

DRIVE YOUR SUCCESSIn this information-packed, two-day seminar, learn the proven techniques and strategies of today’s most successful project managers:

• Improve your personal project managementskills and success.

• Strengthen your technical skills in negotiation,budgeting, scheduling, and risk managementassessment.

• Refine your “people skills,” includingmarketing, communications, and leadership.

BOOST YOUR PRODUCTIVITYGet the practical information you need to immediately improve the projects you work on every day.

Two Complete Days of High Impact Training in A/E/C Project Management

March 19-20, 2015AIA New Orleans

Center for DesignNew Orleans, Louisiana

Walk away with effective, actionable

techniques from today’s most successful PMs

Every bootcamp is designed to compress a wealth of knowledge and insight gained from decades of real-world PM experience into

two information-packed days.

These are the must-know strategies and must-have

techniques of today’s most successful project managers—highly practical advice you’ll

find plenty of opportunities to apply immediately upon your

return to the office.

“Well worth pulling PMs out of the office for the training. These tools will help us all become more successful!”— Denise Sweeden, CAO, Meier Architecture & Engineering

“Overall, the entire course was very informative and beneficial to all aspects of my business.”— Nelson Cecilia, Sr. Architectural Designer/Associate, WalterFedy

Gain invaluable, first-hand knowledge about:• Gainingacompetitiveedgeoveryourcolleaguesbyimprovingtheeffectivenessofyourdaythroughbettertimemanagement.

• Squeezingmoreprofitoutofyourprojectsthroughchangemanagement.

• Dealingwithunusualprojectmanagementissues,resultingfromalternativeprojectmethodslikeIPD,Design-Build,andP3.

• Buildinganintegratedscheduletohelpkeepeveryonefocusedon project success.

• Usingnewwayswithsocialmediatobettercommunicatewithyour project team and clients.

• Understandingyourprojectteam’s“socialstyles”toimproveyourabilitytointeracteffectivelyandimproveteamperformance.

• Identifyingthetopfournon-technicalprojectriskdriversandwhat PMs can do to manage them.

• GettingfeedbackonyourperformancesoyoucangrowyourresponsibilitiesinthefirmandtransitionintotheroleofPrincipal.

Your Bootcamp Will Be Led by:Christopher Martersteck has more than 35 years of experience in the A/E/C industry. He currently leads teams in Project, Program and Construction Management as well as Design-Build engagements for a 500-person international architecture, engineering and construction firm. As Director of Integrated Services, he is responsible for client relationships as well as training, development and management of project delivery processes for fully integrated and unbundled A/E services for commercial, corporate, and institutional facilities. For over 30 years Chris has successfully managed technically complex and accelerated design-build projects as well as more conventional A/E projects ranging from smaller efforts to ones exceeding $125 million. He has trained thousands of A/E/C PMs in the best practices of project delivery.

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EveryPSMJseminaristailoredtoparticipants’specificneeds.Ineachsession,ourinstructorswork with you to address crucial issues facing each and every attendee.

What you can expect to learn... Seminar Agenda

1. Action Plan• Whyareyouhere?• Gettingthemostoutofthese2days• HowtocreateyourownSeminar

Implementation Plan

2. What is a Project Manager?• TraitsofthebestProjectManagers• HowPMsworkwithPrincipals• Yourfinancialrole• Yourcashflowrole• Overcomingobstaclesforeffective

project management• HowmanyhoursforPM?

3. Business Development• MarketingversusSalesversusBusinessDevelopment

• Leveragingexistingclientrelationships

• Clientrelationshipdevelopment• Cross–selling• Howtowinmoreproposals

4. Planning the Project• Whentobeginplanning• Settingprojectgoals• Elementsofagoodworkplan• Smallprojectsversuslargeprojects• Preparingataskoutlineandworkbreakdownstructure

• Whatisdesignquality• Balancingqualityandbudget

5. Project Scheduling• Elementsofagoodschedule• MilestonechartsversusBarchartsversusFull–wallscheduling

• Selectingthebestschedulingmethod• Avoidingcommonpitfallsinestablishingaprojectschedule

• Understandingthesequenceofwork• Minimizingrework• Developinganefficientdelivery

process

6. Project Financial Plan• Fourwaystobudgetaproject• Balancingscopeandfee• Multipliersyoushoulduse• Pricesyoushouldquote• Wherehaveallofyourprofitsgone?• Bestandworstcontracttypes• Negotiatingthebestcontract• Thecriticalissuesforfirmfinancial

success• Provencollectiontechniques

7. Leading the Project Team• Resourceplanning• Effectiveteamorganization• Whyteamsfail• ManagementversusLeadership• Evaluatingyourteam• Identifyinganddealingwithdifficult

personality types• Motivatingyourteam

8. Managing Your Clients• Satisfactionversusloyalty• Whyclientsdefect• Clientresponsibilitymatrix• Howtoimproveyourrelationship

with your clients• Usingfreezemilestonestomanage

clients• Creatingtherightimage• Proactiveclientcommunications

techniques

9. Managing Quality & Risks• WhytraditionalQA/QCapproaches

fail• Understandingprofessionalliability• Riskmanagementfornon–lawyers• Analyzingandmitigatingrisk• Thebestcontractclauses• Lessonslearnedaboutclaims

management

10. Personal Productivity• Increasingyourteam’soutput• Organizingyourtime• Stepstogettingorganized• Makingeverymeetingcount• Usingthetelephoneandemail

effectively• Theprincipalsofreinforcement• Howtobecomehighperformance• Usingdelegationtogetpromoted• Controllinginterruptions• Theassistantprojectmanager

11. Managing Multiple Projects• Howmanyprojectscanyoureally

manage• Managingmultipleprojectsforthe

same client• Keystomanagingmultipleprojects• Clientmanagementplan

12. Controlling the Project• Monitoringcriticalprojectelements• ThePlanTrax®methodofearnedvalue

analysis• Thefivenumbersyouneedfrom

accounting• Controllingsmallprojects• Managingyoursub–consultants

13. Getting Out of Trouble• Avoidingproblems• Strategiesforrecoveringfromabad

situation• Crisismanagementtechniques• Howtomanagechangebetter• Whattodowhenyou’rebehindscheduleoroverbudget

• Howtogototheclientformoremoney

14. Wrapping Up the Project• Howtocloseoutyourprojects• HowthebestPMsandfirmsfinish• Planningtocomplete• Elementsofasuccessfulprojectclose–out

15. My Personal Action Plan• Developingyourpersonalactionplan• Prioritizingyouractionitems• Settingtargetdatesforeachitem• Findingthetimetogetthemdone• Howtotakethisinformationbacktoyourfirm

The Hours for the Class are: DayOne:8:30amto5:00pmDayTwo:8:00amto3:30pm

“Very practical step-by-step process with practical tools/approaches to stay on top of projects.”— Eric Hurrell, Aviation Specialist, EBA

Continuing Education Thisseminarincludes12hoursofcontent that maybeapplicabletocontinuingprofessionaldevelopment requirements for professional registrationinsomejurisdictions.ConfirmationofparticipationwillbeavailablefromACECupon request.