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12 WEEKS
11:00 - 12:00 PM
PREPARATORY INSTITUTE FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT
A new online program, intended to be a precursor to the MCAA's Institute for Project Management, overseen by the same committee that manages the IPM and AIPM. This 12-week curriculum, taught as a series of 90-minute classes, covers topics fundamental to project management at an introductory level.
- Each session is a combination of lecture and Q&A, ensuring that students are involved in a dynamic learning experience.
- Participants will be quizzed after each class, and upon completion of 12 quizzes will receive MCAA Pre-IPM certification.
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW BY TOPIC
- Understanding The Project Manager's Role
- Planning: The Key to Successful Projects
- The Project Manager's Impact on Productivity
- Knowing Your Costs, Catching Problems Early, and Getting Paid
- Documentation: Why Great Projects Need Great Records
- Project Scheduling: The Importance of Having a Clear Game Plan
- Relationships Are Everything: Understanding Yourself and Managing Others
- Being A Professional: Problem-Solving and Issue Resolution
- Change Orders 101: Identification, Importance, and Management
- Time Management & Personal Efficiency
- Leadership at All Levels: Your Ability to Influence Others
- Project Completion: Starting Strong and Finishing Stronger
BENEFITS
The Pre-IPM curriculum is designed to build participants' understanding of key components of mechanical project management.
Pre-IPM will improve participants' efficiency, management skills, and ability to adapt to change. Practical application is a core focus, and participants will walk away from each session with new ideas and skills to apply to their jobs.
Developing students' understanding of fundamental issues surrounding project management can improve organizational efficiency, in effect 'buying back' the time of more senior PMs who might otherwise be called upon to help participants with basic project management issues and concerns.
RECOMMENDED AUDIENCE
Assistant Project Managers
Project Engineers
New Hires
Field to Office Personnel
Instructor
John Koontz
Director, Project Management of Mechanical Contractors Association of America
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John Koontz
Director, Project Management of Mechanical Contractors Association of America
https://www.mcaa.org/John Koontz has over 30 years of experience in the mechanical industry, including contracting, academics, and consulting. A former tenured associate professor at Purdue University, Koontz founded and directed Purdue’s Mechanical Construction Management Specialization Program and MCAA’s first student chapter. Additionally, Koontz has worked with MCAA contractors for 15 years in a variety of positions, including Project Engineer and Estimator, Project Manager, and Senior Project Manager. Koontz’s family heritage of long-term UA family members provides a sincere and deep-rooted pride, interest, and concern for the future success and survival of all parties involved in union mechanical construction.