Project Management Skills Academy

In today’s competitive construction industry your team needs the proper training and knowledge to succeed in the marketplace. Beyond the work boots, hard hats and heavy machinery, your staff members are the best asset and competitive edge in your company.

The Project Management Skills Academy provides project managers, project coordinators and project administrators the critical knowledge necessary to keep your company competitive and progressive. Over three days, you will study the top ten critical areas of construction project management and return with tools that can be implemented immediately to help drive necessary progress within your company.

Topics:

1. Project planning
2. Time management
3. Resource control
4. Customer relationships
5. Contract administration
6. Effective communication
7. Job cost management
8. Driving project success
9. Project leadership
10. Goal setting and action planning

Project Managers, Project Coordinators and Project Administrators of General Contractors, Sub-contractors, all contractors small or large, seasoned or new employees.

Stephane A. McShane, Associate Director, Maxim Consulting Group

Stephane McShane is the Associate Director at Maxim Consulting Group responsible for the evaluation and implementation processes with clients. Stephane works with construction-related firms of all sizes to evaluate business practices and assist with management challenges. Stephane’s experience in the industry has given her extensive knowledge on the operational challenges companies face. Her areas of expertise include leadership development, executive coaching, organizational assessments, strategic planning, project execution, business development, productivity improvement and training programs. Stephane is an internationally-recognized speaker, mentor and teacher. Her ability to motivate, inspire and create confidence among work groups is extremely rare and very effective.

Stephane possesses the rare combination of talent from being in the field as an apprentice, electrician and foreman, and then working her way through each operational chair within a successful electrical construction firm. This talent is what makes her tremendously effective at operational and organizational assessments today. She has successfully conquered every operational position from being an estimating trainee through executive management. She has built, trained and led her teams to become the undisputed leaders in their markets. She is able to quickly identify organizational positives and negatives and assess appropriate action steps and throughputs.

WCA Cancellation Policy

WCA will provide a full refund or education credit equal to the amount paid for the course if registration is cancelled five (5) full business days prior to the course start date. Payment is non-refundable for cancellations made within five (5) full business days of the course start date and there will be no transfers to future course dates.

Complimentary substitution of another member of your company/team is welcome right up until the course start time for no additional fee. Please email us at wcaeducation@winnipegconstruction.ca if you require a substitution.