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Pricing Contractor Jobsite Overhead Delay Costs
When contractors encounter owner caused (excusable/compensable) delay they are typically entitled under the contract to recover both the time resulting from the delay as well as delay damages. Idled equipment/labor and material escalation costs are fairly easily calculated in such situations. Typically, contractors also seek to recover their delay costs (extended field office overhead or general conditions ..
Prioritize and Learn to Say No
Prioritization is a process that successful leaders use to assure that they are focused on the right things. If you don’t respect your time, then why would anyone else? The art of saying “no” gives you more control of your time, and who wouldn’t want?Areas CoveredIdentify and overcome your time banditsPrioritize your to-do list from urgent to unimportant in order to complete the critical tasks firstSchedule..
Production Control Principles and Practices
This program is a introduction to the tools needed to perform Production Control principles/practices. It will explain the resources needed to accomplish the schedules and budgetary limits established for satisfying customer needs.Understanding the different operating environments (Engineer to Order, Make to Order, Make to Stock, and others) will provide the responsible leadership and operating personnel wi..
Professional Standards for a Workplace Investigation
Professional Standards for a Workplace Investigation is a review of the standards that apply to investigators who conduct workplace investigations process as part of an organization’s system of internal justice and accountability. Each participant will receive an Investigator’s Code of Ethics for use in their organization.This online webinar covers the following key topics:The qualities of a good workplace ..
Progressing from a Traditional Manager to a Strategic Leader
Leaders can be trained to lead strategically by developing and following a Strategic Frame of Reference which involves:Drafting their team's current Mission - including their primary customer and the key products, services and value they provide to that customerUtilizing a SWOT/Situational Analysis - identifying their team's internal/current strengths and weaknesses and their external/future opportunities a..
Project Management Best Practices, Including For Non-Project Managers and Administrative Professionals
Let's face it - we are all managing projects every day! They may be simple or more complex, but undoubtedly you are managing projects within your role. You don't need to be a project manager to learn how to manage your projects effectively and efficiently. This interactive presentation will provide the basics of managing projects - regardless of their size or complexity. Webinar attendees will be provided a..
Project Management Best Practices: The 8 Keys To Completing Your Project On Time and On Budget!
Let's face it - we are all managing projects every day! They may be simple or more complex, but undoubtedly you are managing projects within your role. You don't need to be a project manager to learn how to manage your projects effectively and efficiently. This interactive presentation will provide the basics of managing projects - regardless of their size or complexity. Webinar attendees will be provided a..
Project Management Features of Microsoft Outlook
Completing projects by the required deadline is a challenge for most project managers. The deadline is often put in jeopardy at the very beginning of the assignment because you are spinning your wheels getting the project organized and assignments made to the right team member. This is like throwing money down the drain. In contrast, you can put money in your pocket if you learn to use the project managemen..
Project Scheduling for Beginners
Introduction to project scheduling in the construction industry: theory, concepts and definitions. The intro also includes the importance of project scheduling (why schedule projects), bar charts, and logic networks. The seminar covers the steps to create CPM (Critical Path Method) schedules: Breaking down the project into activities Estimating activities’ durations Defining logical relationships (interdepe..
Property Transaction Taxation
This session highlights the current tax rules associated with capital gains and losses because of the change in the COLA calculation from CPE-U to C-CPI-U. In addition, we look at the basis determinations resulting from the different ways to acquire property for business or personal use. Gifts, for example, received by an individual result in some challenges when determining a person’s gains or losses, whic..
Providing Effective Feedback: A Guide for Managers and Supervisors
Employee feedback is an incredibly powerful tool. When offered properly, it has the ability to grow and develop the people in your organization, improve levels of trust and communication, and strengthen bonds between employees and managers. Unfortunately, feedback is often ignored or omitted entirely to avoid discomfort for both managers and employees.Areas Covered What is employee feedback and why feedback..
Putting Board Committees to Work
The savvy business people who make up boards of directors know how to effectively run complex business operations in their “day jobs.” They hire people with proven, specialized skills and a track record of achievement. They structure and organize their efforts so talent with specific skills manage and perform specific functions, all for a smooth-running corporate machine. Yet boards of directors, who today ..
Putting the Quality In Audit Reports
How well you communicate that information is critical to getting management’s acceptance of your findings and their agreement with your recommendations. A well-written audit report adds value to your clients by providing information that is:AccurateObjectiveClearConciseConstructiveCompleteTimelyIn addition to audit reports, these elements can apply to all kinds of writings including:Executive summariesFraud..
Python in Excel Crash Course
The "Python in Excel: Crash Course" significantly enhances data analysis and automation by integrating Python's programming strengths with Excel's widespread utility. This course serves as a crucial tool for both professionals and enthusiasts eager to master modern data processing techniques efficiently. With Python's simplicity and its powerful libraries, users gain an unmatched ability to automate tasks, ..
Quit Trying So Hard: The Secret Power of Persistence
Some of the greatest thinkers of all time agree that persistence is the key to creating whatever it is that you desire in your life: reaching a goal, changing a lifestyle, creating a new mindset, changing your life for the better.If this is so, then why does persistence sometimes feel like such a drudge? Is there a more imaginative way to practice persistence?In this session, you will experience a new way o..