Category: Project Management

Project Manager Training (PMT) Seminars

These seminars are a must for all Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers and Estimators looking to learn and enhance their skillset.

These courses are eligible for a 20% rebate on instructor fees, up to $5,000 per class. This benefit is available only to MCAA members and local affiliates in good standing who book courses via the NEI Initiative portal.

Seminars taught by Troy Aichele include:

  • PMT 101: Change Order Bootcamp
  • PMT 102: Mechanical Blueprint Reading
  • PMT 103: Estimating
  • PMT 104: Scheduling from an MEP Perspective
  • PMT 105: How to Build a Mechanical Schedule
  • PMT 106: Managing the Fabrication, Shop Drawings & BIM Process
  • PMT 107: Turnover, Kick-Off and Pre-Construction Planning Meetings
  • PMT 108: Project Interviews – Preparation is the Separation
  • PMT 109: Best Leadership Practices for Project Managers
  • PMT 110: Difficult Conversations, Feedback, and Delegation
  • PMT 111: Situational Leadership and Team Building

Other Seminars (OS) for Construction

This seminar is directed towards individuals with at least 5-10 years of experience in managing mechanical construction projects. Company leadership and experienced project management personnel will find great value in the class.

These courses are subsidized by MCAA. No rebate is available.

Seminars taught by John Koontz include:

OS 100: Creating Highly Effective Foremen/Project Manager Partnerships
OS 101: Inside the Great Mechanical Contractors: How do the “Great” Differ from the “Good”?
OS 102: Change Orders, Productivity, Overtime: Understanding and Using the MCAA Management Methods Committee Developed Manual

Fundamentals of Project Management (FPM) Seminars

These seminars are specifically directed to junior and senior level project management personnel such as field engineers, project engineers, assistant project managers, project managers, senior project managers, estimators, senior estimators, etc.

These courses are subsidized by MCAA. No rebate is available.

Seminars taught by John Koontz include:

  • FPM 100: Planning Skills for the Project Team
  • FPM 101: Productivity Improvement for Mechanical Projects
  • FPM 102: Using the Contract as a Tool for Project Management
  • FPM 103: Fundamentals of Job Cost Control
  • FPM 104: Time Management Skills and Managing Multiple Projects
  • FPM 105: Effective Project Documentation
  • FPM 106: Change Order Management: Best Practices for Success
  • FPM 107: Project Billings and Maintaining Positive Cash Flow
  • FPM 108: Essential Management Skills for the Project Manager
  • FPM 109: Basic Negotiating Skills for Project Managers
  • FPM 110: Mechanical Scheduling: Project Leader vs. Project Follower–Understanding the Basics
  • FPM 111: Critical Leadership Skills for Project Managers
  • FPM 112: Profitability Managing Your Subcontractors
  • FPM 113: Successful Survival of Project Closeout
  • FPM 114: Best Practices of Blue Chip Mechanical Project Managers