CM Essentials+ Courses

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  • CM Essentials+ is Íæż½ã½ã’s new collection of professional development courses designed to expand on the foundational construction management skill set. These courses explore key topics in greater depth - including negotiation, ethics, business development, marketing, proposal writing, and advanced scheduling.
     
  • CM Essentials+ is tailored for construction managers looking to strengthen their expertise and gain insights into the business side of the industry.
     
  • See below for some of our CM Essentials+ offerings.

Advanced Earned Value Management for CMs

Are you ready to move beyond EVM theory and lead with confidence on complex construction projects? This course empowers experienced construction managers to leverage advanced Earned Value Management as a practical, decision-driving tool tailored for stakeholder-aligned project delivery. Through real-world scenarios, hands-on calculations, and communication exercises, you'll master interpreting EVM metrics, forecasting outcomes, and addressing data integrity challenges across all major delivery methods. By the end, you'll be equipped to translate EVM insights into clear, actionable guidance for stakeholders—ensuring your leadership drives both project and owner success.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Translate EVM findings into actionable recommendations that communicate project risks, corrective actions, and anticipated outcomes to owners and other stakeholders.
  2. Evaluate data integrity challenges and EVM applications across different project delivery methods to improve the reliability of performance reporting.
  3. Apply advanced EVM calculations and forecasting techniques to predict project outcomes and support informed decision-making.
  4. Analyze Earned Value Management (EVM) metrics to assess project performance, identify trends, and evaluate cost and schedule variances.

2 hours | 2 CMCI Points and 2 PDHs

Advanced Scheduling for Construction Managers

Explore the construction manager’s role in developing, reviewing, and managing project schedules. This course covers master scheduling, best practices for schedule review, risk identification, earned value analysis, and time impact assessments. Participants will also learn strategies to mitigate schedule delays, prevent claims, and address time-related costs and liquidated damages.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Develop a comprehensive master schedule that incorporates all project elements and ensures alignment with stakeholder expectations.
  2. Identify potential red flags in construction schedules and apply best practices in schedule review to mitigate risks before they impact the project timeline.
  3. Analyze earned value and time impact through review and evaluation methods, enabling effective management of schedule deviations and delays.
  4. Implement strategies to mitigate time-related impacts and prevent claims, including understanding liquidated damages and time-related overhead.

1 day | 7 CMCI Points and 7 PDHs

On-Demand Course Coming Soon!

Contract-Driven Leadership: From Terms to Decisions

What defines your authority and risk as a construction manager? In this course, you’ll discover how contract structures shape every leadership decision from project inception through closeout. You’ll analyze delivery methods, identify high-risk clauses, align subcontract obligations, and understand how the contract guides decisions, risk management, and project outcomes within your assigned scope of authority. Through scenario-driven lessons and field-relevant case studies, you’ll build the contract leadership skills needed to proactively manage risk and drive project success.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Explain how contract structures and project delivery methods define the construction manager’s authority, responsibilities, and risk exposure.
  2. Analyze contract provisions to identify high-risk clauses, gaps, and potential conflicts affecting project execution and outcomes.
  3. Evaluate the alignment of contractual obligations among owners, construction managers, contractors, and subcontractors to identify and mitigate risks.
  4. Apply contract-based decision-making and risk management strategies throughout the project lifecycle to exercise authority appropriately, manage risk proactively, and support successful project outcomes.

2 hours | 2 CMCI Points and 2 PDHs

CPM Scheduling: Hands-On Practice

Having trouble with forward and backward pass calculations? This self-paced, online resource is designed to help you practice and master these essential scheduling techniques at your own pace. A great supplement to Íæż½ã½ã’s PCM Course, Time Management SOP, or Time Management Guidelines, it reinforces key concepts and builds your confidence through practical application.

By the end of this resource, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify the critical path by analyzing activity relationships, durations, and float values in a project schedule.
  2. Calculate total float for individual activities using the results of forward and backward pass calculations.
  3. Perform backward pass calculations to determine Late Start (LS) and Late Finish (LF) dates for scheduled activities.
  4. Perform forward pass calculations to determine Early Start (ES) and Early Finish (EF) dates for activities in a CPM schedule.

Crafting Winning Proposals: A Practical Guide for CMs

Winning work starts with a strong proposal, and strong proposals don’t happen by accident. This course is designed for construction managers and project professionals who support proposal efforts and want a clear, practical understanding of how proposals are developed and evaluated in the construction management industry. Participants will walk through the full proposal lifecycle—from go/no-go decisions to final submission—learning how proposals are planned, structured, written, and reviewed.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify the key components and compliance requirements of a typical RFP to determine a strategic response approach.
  2. Evaluate potential projects using a structured go/no-go decision-making framework based on client fit, scope, and team capabilities.
  3. Develop clear, client-focused proposal content that aligns with evaluation criteria, showcases qualifications, and avoids common writing pitfalls.
  4. Apply best practices for organizing, reviewing, and submitting compliant proposals that meet format, content, and deadline requirements

4 hours | 4 CMCI Points and 4 PDHs

On-Demand Course Coming Soon!

Defensible Documentation in Construction: Best Practices for Project Success

Good project documentation does more than defend against disputes. It coordinates the team, carries knowledge through turnover, supports better real-time decisions, and creates a record the owner can rely on long after the project is complete. Defensibility is one outcome of good documentation, not the only one. In this course, you’ll discover how robust documentation is your strongest asset in minimizing risk and supporting claims in construction management. Through real-world examples and practical strategies, you’ll master the skills to create clear, defensible records. Equip yourself to navigate disputes, safeguard your organization, and lead your projects with confidence by making documentation work for you.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Explain how effective project documentation supports team coordination, informed decision-making, knowledge transfer, risk management, and long-term owner needs.
  2. Identify the essential elements of clear, complete, accurate, and defensible project records that support accountability and preserve critical project information.
  3. Apply practical documentation strategies to capture decisions, track issues, manage changes, and maintain reliable records throughout the project lifecycle.
  4. Evaluate project documentation practices against contractual requirements, including notice provisions, change procedures, record-keeping obligations, and dispute-resolution terms, to minimize risk and support claims or dispute resolution.

2 hours | 2 CMCI Points and 2 PDHs

Ethical Practices in Construction Management

Explore Íæż½ã½ã’s Code of Professional Conduct through real-world scenarios focused on ethical practice, public responsibility, and workplace well-being. This session examines issues such as worker and public safety, mental health, and inclusive leadership through the lens of professional conduct and integrity. Participants will gain practical insight into applying the Code to common challenges in construction management.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify potential issues impacting worker safety on construction sites.
  2. Develop effective strategies for ensuring public safety during projects.
  3. Learn how to create healthy, supportive workplace environments while leading teams.
  4. Address the importance of mental health, particularly in a post-pandemic context.

2 hours | 2 CMCI Points and 2 PDHs

Negotiation Success: How to Achieve Successful Outcomes

Emphasizing the pivotal role of the construction manager, the course will explore strategies for facilitating constructive dialogue and reaching mutually beneficial agreements among project stakeholders using real-world examples. By honing their negotiation techniques in a simulated environment, participants will gain confidence in navigating disputes and fostering collaboration in construction projects.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Review common contractual elements and language that can help minimize disputes and claims.
  2. Define key elements of effective negotiation methods.
  3. Analyze real-world design specification examples that have led to disputes and discuss potential improvements.
  4. Learn practical negotiation strategies to apply in future projects.

2 hours | 2 CMCI Points and 2 PDHs

Resilience by Design with Advanced Mitigation Approaches

Explore how planning and construction management can strengthen resilience throughout the project lifecycle. This course covers climate adaptation, resilience planning, and mitigation strategies to help projects withstand unexpected events, minimize impacts, and maintain essential functions. Gain practical approaches to integrating resilience into project planning and management.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify the core steps to create Climate Adaptation & Resilience plans and programs.
  2. Apply adaptation and resilience plans to real-world stress events.
  3. Integrate resilience best practices into projects, programs, and training.
  4. Prepare people to respond and adapt more effectively.
  5. Recognize how stressors affect lives, property, and finances—and how resilience planning reduces those impacts.

2 hours | 2 CMCI Points and 2 PDHs

On-Demand Course Coming Soon!

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