Management Education

How to Collaborate in the Pull Planning Process Tuesday, December 10, 2024  |  8:00AM – 4:00PM “Awesome class, outstanding all around. Best I’ve been to at ABC-VA to date!” -Colin Miller, Director of Field Operations, Scott-Long Construction Learn how to use the Collaborative Pull Planning Process that has proven to yield better and more reliable schedules. No computers are used in this very “hands-on” workshop. Participants learning it by doing it. This valuable planning and managing technique is used around the world, and it is rapidly being adopted in all types of projects from very large to very small. From the overall master planner, to the foreman in the field – these schedules are more than just wallpaper. The foremen actually help create and follow the plan. Participants will learn how to the integrate the Master Schedule, the Phase Pull, the Look Ahead, Constraints, and the Weekly work plan. Additionally, participants will learn to monitor and measure how well the teams follow the plan through PPC tracking – altogether on the wall with sticky notes – no computer required! This workshop is perfect for executives, project managers, superintendents and foremen. INSTRUCTOR Tom Patton, Project Management Services Bureau LOCATION ABC-VA Central Virginia Training Facility […]

EXCELERATE YOUR SKILLS - MICROSOFT EXCEL FOR CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS Tuesday, December 10, 2024  |  3:00PM - 5:00PM Maximize the power of an Excel spreadsheet to assist you with every day construction tasks like workforce scheduling, estimating, and data analysis. We'll be demonstrating: - Basic functions (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) - Conditional function ( IF, AND, OR, NOT) - Lookup and calculate functions using tables of data - Spreadsheet collaboration - Sharing files with multiple users - Protecting formulas from inadvertent changes or edits - defining, locking, and unlocking cells. - Linking Spreadsheets together to combine data from multiple sources - How to create basic charts and graphs. This is a hands-on learning class - bring your laptop (with a copy of Excel already loaded), a mouse, and a power cord to class. INSTRUCTOR Monty Lay, Director of Preconstruction, ColonialWebb Contractors LOCATION ABC-VA Central Virginia Training Facility 1600 East Parham Road, Richmond, VA 23228 COST Members – $55 CANCELLATION/SUBSTITUTION POLICY Cancellations must be made within 48 hours of training. Substitutions are welcome at any time if the originally registered individual(s) can no longer attend. Questions? Contact Kristen Altermatt