Get Control Early. Keep It All the Way Through.

The best-run jobs are built on sharp planning, not just hard work.

Jobs run smoother when the plan does the heavy lifting. Clear scope, smart sequencing, and early risk thinking keep teams aligned and trades out of each other’s way. Without that structure, even the best crews burn time, solving problems that should have never made it past the trailer. Planning is where control is won or lost.
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What You Will Learn

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    1. Course Notes

    2. Lesson 1.0 Know What You’re In For and How to Make It Count

    3. 1.1 What We See on Jobs That Started Wrong

    4. 1.2 Why Preconstruction Planning Is Not Just Paperwork

    5. 1.3 Planning as a Field Support Tool, Not Just a PM Task

    6. 1.4 Knowledge Check Quiz: Why Projects Fall Apart Early

    1. 2.1 Where Disconnects Start Between Estimating and Execution

    2. 2.2 Turning a Lump-Sum Estimate Into a Buildable Plan

    3. 2.3 Aligning Scope, Crews, and Sequence Before Scheduling

    4. 2.4 Knowledge Check Quiz: Lining Up Scope, Budget, and Method

    1. 3.1 Choosing the Right Planning Approach for the Job

    2. 3.2 Mapping Out Team Roles, Priorities, and Communication Flow

    3. 3.3 Creating Planning Documents People Will Actually Use

    4. 3.4 Knowledge Check Quiz: Job-Specific Planning That Actually Works

    1. 4.1 Spotting the Red Flags Before Mobilization

    2. 4.2 Risk Thinking for Planners, Not Just Managers

    3. 4.3 How Early Planning Helps You Respond Faster Later

    4. 4.4 Knowledge Check Quiz: Seeing Risk Before It Hits the Field

    1. 5.1 Recap: What You’ve Built Before the First Shovel

    2. 5.2 Where to Go Next: Recommended Courses and Tools

    3. 5.3 Claim Your Certificate + Get the Insider Discount

About this course

  • Free
  • 21 lessons
  • Total learning commitment to complete this course: 6 hours
  • Course format: text, presentations, audio, downloadable PDF's.

Collaboration is essential

The benefit of timely feedback.

All lessons have a dedicated discussion section so you can ask questions, see previously answered questions, interact with other course participants and your instructor. You do not have to go through this learning journey alone or have to ponder on unanswered questions.
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