Project Management

Course goal

Our goal in this course is to teach you the best residential construction Project Management practices we know. With a new (or renewed) foundation of these skills we hope you end the course with more confidence in your work, access to new tools, and a network of other emerging project managers in the industry.

Session 1

Welcome and Overview

Agenda

  • Welcome/Intro to HELM

  • Goals of Course

  • Land Acknowledgement

  • Participant Introductions

  • Handoff from Pre-Con to Construction

  • Project Management Checklist

  • Start / Stop / Change

Supplemental Learning

  • tbd

Resources

Session 2

Tracking a Project's Costs & Change Orders

Agenda

  • Budget Responsibilities

  • At Regular Meetings w/Owner Review:

    • Overall Job Cost Analysis

    • Invoices

    • Change Orders When

  • When & How to Issue Change Orders

  • Start, Stop, Change

Supplemental Learning

  • tbd

Resources

  • Session 2 Slides

  • Session 2 Video

Session 3

Scheduling Changes, Communications with the Site Supervisor

Agenda

  • Scheduling, Tips and Tricks

  • What goes into a schedule? 3 categories

  • Scheduling best practices (using predecessors & adding flexibility).

  • When schedules need to change

  • PMs tasks with schedule

  • Types of Schedules

  • Start / Stop / Change

Supplemental Learning

  • tbd

Resources

Session 4

Keeping Your Projects on Track Through Close Out

Agenda

  • Close out process w/Client

    • Punchlist

    • Warranty

    • Owner's manual

    • Photos/gift/eval. meeting

  • Close out process w/Team

    • Evaluation

    • Post-Mortem

  • Start / Stop / Change

  • 2026 Course Lineup

  • Training Feedback Survey

Supplemental Learning

  • tbd

Resources

  • Session 4 Slides

  • Session 4 Video