PIPM Class 33, April-July 2025, Wednesday Afternoons

Description:

What Is It?

• An 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.
• A 12-week curriculum, taught as a series of 90-minute classes, covering topics fundamental to project management at an introductory level.

Who Should Attend?

• Individuals on the project management track, who have relatively little (0-3 years) experience.
• This includes:
  • Assistant Project Managers
  • Project Engineers
  • Recent college graduates
  • Employees transitioning from field to office, or from estimating to project management

Course Structure

• Pre-IPM is designed and taught by 6 experienced contractors and professional instructors who have first-hand understanding of the challenges facing project managers, and the skills required to meet those challenges.
• Each session is a combination of lecture and Q&A, ensuring that students are involved in a dynamic learning experience.
• Participants will complete weekly quizzes and homework assignments, demonstrating what they have learned.
• Upon completion of all course requirements (lectures, quizzes, and homework), students 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

How Will This Benefit My Workforce?

• 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.

Participation Requirements

• Students must attend all 12 lectures. Lectures will not be recorded.
• Students must complete all quizzes and submit all homework assignments by their respective deadlines to be eligible for Pre-IPM certification.
• Students must be able to participate on a computer (not a tablet or phone), with audio and video capability and a reliable high-speed internet connection that allows video streaming. Each student must be signed in on their own computer, and must be prepared to come onscreen and ask/respond to questions.

2025 Course Information

• All 2025 courses begin the week of April 28th and conclude the week of July 28th.
• Classes will take place 2:30pm-4pm EDT (11:30am-1pm PDT).
• There are no classes the weeks of May 26th or June 30th, due to holidays.
• Participants much attend all sessions to be eligible for certification

Registration & Waitlist Information

• If you have any questions or issues with registration (including payment), email events@mcaa.org
• Tuition is payable online during registration. Refunds will not be issued after the first day of class, nor for partial completion of the program.
• When the 2025 classes are filled, we will maintain a waitlist in case of cancellations. If you would like to add yourself or someone from your company to the waitlist, please complete and submit the form below.
• If we receive a cancellation, waitlist requests will be processed in the order in which they are received.
• You will only be notified if we receive a cancellation in a class that you have indicated you are able to attend (please select all that apply in the waitlist form).