b'NATIONAL SEMINAR PROGRAM CATALOGUEProactive Service Workshop for ForemenHow to Use Stockmen and Other Unskilled HelpThe Proactive Service Workshop for Foremen is a highly interactive programto Improve Job Productivity designed for foremen who supervise project teams in the field. It is based on theThe stockman, material handler, or other similar classifications are being used highly successful Proactive Service Workshop for Field Service Technicians andmore and more frequently on construction jobsites. Although these workers are has been created specifically for those service companies who recognize that theirless technically-trained, they can have a significant impact on job profitability and foremen play a pivotal role in building stronger relationships based on trust. Good,productivity by reducing composite crew cost and reducing the time that skilled trust-based working relationships translate into smoother operating and moretradesmen spend handling material and other non-technical activities. Appropriate profitable projects. Foremen will learn how to deal with emotional situations intraining for Project Managers, General Foremen and Foremen on how to manage a manner that contributes to their overall success. This workshop is relevant andthe stockmens activities and time as well as the stockmens training in how to practical and provides approaches and strategies that the service technician cansupport the contractor can help improve overall job productivity. (One Day) apply immediately for measurable results. (One Day)Instructor: Dr. Perry Daneshgari Instructor: Jim BastonAttendees: Middle Management, Project Managers, Supervisors, Attendees: Foremen, Project Managers, Supervisors ForemenDeveloping Frontline LeadershipThe Seven Habits of High-Performing Foremen With todays jobs: more competitive, having aggressive schedules, beingForemen are the drivers of project success. High-performing foremen are inconsistently managed by the customer, skilled manpower shortages, distinguished by their leadership ability and their ability to manage cost and with projects involving more documentation and administrative needs, todaysscheduling. The most effective foremen possess certain traits that set them apart supervisor is critical for profitability. Gone are the days when the supervisorfrom average-performing foremen. This course covers in-depth the Seven Habits could wing ittodays successful supervisor must manage not only the field, butof the most effective foremen, which include: understanding crew behaviour and also understand how the whole process fits together. This program will providecommunicating the rules of the game; effective participation in the turnover todays supervisor with the tools needed to be successful. Topics to be covered inmeeting; preparing and managing the two-week look ahead schedule; keeping this program include working with chaotic jobs, improving the communicationthe daily logs; material handling and management; setting production goals and processes, establishing frontline and job leadership, and becoming proactive withtracking; change order management and T&M tickets. (One Day) managing jobs. (One Day)Instructor: Dr. Awad Hanna Instructor: Kevin DoughertyAttendees: Middle Management, Project Managers, Estimators, Attendees: Supervisors, Foremen Supervisors, ForemenFront Line Project ProfitabilityEssential Management Skills for the Project Foreman A program designed for foremen, superintendents, shop foremen and anyoneSuccessful journeymen with unique abilities, but with little or no management who could make a difference to job profitability. With todays jobs being moretraining, are frequently promoted to foreman and lead crews of workers on competitive, having aggressive schedules, being inconsistently managed bymechanical projects. This session explores basic management skills relative to the customer, skilled manpower shortages, and every project involving morethe position of jobsite foreman. Understand essential traits, skills, and behaviours documentation and administrative needs, todays supervisor is critical forthat allow a foreman to more effectively manage crews. Topics covered include: profitability. Gone are the days when the supervisor could wing it; todays successfulthe relationship between leadership and management; management ability vs. supervisor must manage not only the field, but also be able to understand how thetechnical savvy; consistency in managing others; the importance of organization whole process fits together. This program will provide todays supervisor with theand standardization; motivating others to perform; delegation skills; and working tools needed to be successful. (One Day)with difficult people. (Half Day) Instructor: Kevin DoughertyInstructor: Blake Wentz Attendees: Supervisors, Foremen Attendees: ForemanSupervisory TrainingESTIMATINGIf you dont train your supervisors, then who will? Every dollar your company makes or loses runs through the supervisors fingers. Their ability or inability affectsONE DAY SEMINARSprofits. A real world supervisory training program designed to help supervisors deal with todays issues and improve productivity. This fast-paced, entertainingThe Project Acquisition Process program will guide the new or experienced supervisor through the tangled web ofThe Project Acquisition (PA) process creates an orderly and repetitive process for supervision, allowing attendees to achieve tangible real world results. This programmarketing and estimating. The PA Process creates and defines the relationship will provide hands-on exercises and practical problem-solving opportunities tobetween operations and estimating and the often missing link within theenhance the learning experience and leave participants with renewed confidenceestimating process for feedback and validation of labour units. It places the and motivation. (One Day)preparation of the proposal at the beginning of the process rather than at the end. Instructor: Kevin DoughertyThe Proposal is the MOST important part of the estimate, differentiates your firm, Attendees: Supervisors, Foremen sells your firm, defines the risk you are willing to assume and is a great marketing tool. Thus, each estimate is not an original work of art but rather a systematic How to be a More Effective Foremanrepeatable process. Individual topics include when to say no, how to evaluate Interested in improving your communication skills and being more productive?opportunities, how to differentiate your firm, proposals, final summaries, timing, This program covers proven conflict resolution techniques, communication skills,organization dos and donts, error prevention/checklists, preconstruction productivity enhancement, motivational tactics, time management ideas and manyconference; timing, agenda and attendees, what is modular estimating, to namemore skills that a foreman needs in order to thrive today. This program is designeda few. (Available as a half day to three full days class.) to help anyone who manages people; from the new foreman to the experiencedInstructor: Jack Wilhelmi veteran, all attendees will come away with tools that will make an immediateAttendees: Principals, Senior Management, Chief Estimators, Middle impact on job performance. (One Day)Management, Project Managers, EstimatorsInstructor: Kevin Dougherty Attendees: Supervisors, Foremen Basic Principles and Practices of Project Construction Estimating This seminar will provide a practical knowledge of cost estimating, cost management and conceptual estimating principles. Learn how to develop project costs and how to organize construction cost information. Understand how contractors, engineers, architects and owners work though project costs to prepare meaningful estimates. (One Day) Instructor: Dr. Awad Hanna Attendees: Principals, Senior Management, Middle Management, Project Managers, Estimators, Supervisors, Foremen44 www.mcac.ca'