Keep the Build Smooth Catch the Cracks Early

Even solid plans unravel when early warning signs get missed. Learn how to keep control from slipping in the field.

Jobs do not fall apart overnight. They break in the small stuff: stacked trades, late vendors, scope confusion, and daily firefighting that no one saw coming. This course shows how to hold control after mobilization: fix gaps early, track change clearly, and stop the chaos before it takes over your job.

What You Will Learn

Explore the full list of modules and lessons included in this course.

    1. 1.1 Daily Chaos: How Small Gaps Turn Into Big Problems

    2. 1.2 Missed Hand-offs and Unclear Responsibility

    3. 1.3 Rushing the Setup: Why “Go Time” Comes Too Soon

    4. 1.4 Knowledge Check Quiz: What Actually Breaks the Job

    1. 2.1 Trade Misalignment and Stacking Delays

    2. 2.2 Late Materials, Missed Windows, and Poor Supplier Timing

    3. 2.3 Vendor Scope Confusion and Field-Level Blame Games

    4. 2.4 Knowledge Check Quiz: Procurement and Planning Misfires

    1. 3.1 Estimating vs. Execution: What Gets Lost in Translation

    2. 3.2 Site Access, Phasing, and Crew Logic That Break the Budget

    3. 3.3 The Hidden Cost of Poor Site Planning

    4. 3.4 Knowledge Check Quiz: Budget Assumptions That Break the Job

    1. 4.1 Client Requests That Blow Up the Sequence

    2. 4.2 Field Changes With No Paper Trail

    3. 4.3 Stacking Risks: Overlapping Changes, Under-tracked Costs

    4. 4.4 Knowledge Check Quiz: Scope Change and Loss of Control

    1. 5.1 Recap: What Broke the Job — and How to Catch It Earlier

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

    3. 5.3 Claim Your Certificate + Get the Insider Discount

About this course

  • Free
  • 19 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.

Plan It Right. Run It Tight.

Discover the full training series built to lead scope, schedule, cost, and coordination.