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SDC & Associates, Inc. offers a broad range of training
topics to you and your staff. We already have developed programs
on such topics as: |
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| Change
Orders and Claims Course Descriptions |
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Winning
Cash Flow Strategies on Change Orders & Claims
This seminar teaches you how to prevent claims while at the same
time developing the procedures and documentation required to properly
identify, document, prepare, calculate, present, evaluate, negotiate,
and win valid change orders and claims. it also teaches you how
to win conflicts between specifications and drawings every time.
These techniques apply both to public works projects and private
commercial projects, and provide valuable insight to increase
the profits and protect the bottom line.
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Maximize
your Cash Flow on Differing Site Condition Claims
This seminar teaches you about the lively and urgent topic of
differing site conditions, and is a must for anyone working on
renovation and underground projects. This seminar will help you
to further develop their skills in preparing, negotiating, preventing
and defending change orders and claims as well as teaching you
the "best practices" for owners, designers and contractors,
and proven techniques for successful claims resolution for this
very complex type of claims. This seminar includes a very interesting
interactive actual case study.
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Increase
your Cash Flow on Inefficiency Claims
This seminar teaches you how to price and evaluate the hardest
type of construction claims costs, i.e. inefficiencies. Contractors
learn the specifics of how to construct a winning claim, and owners,
architects and engineers learn better methods of fairly evaluating
a claim. This seminar includes actual case studies. Problems are
solved including the calculation of inefficiencies related to
overtime, learning curve, trade stacking, overcrowding, excessive
change orders, measured mile, consequential inclement weather,
etc. These techniques apply both to public works projects and
private commercial projects, and provide valuable insight to increase
your profits and protect your bottom line.
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| Successful
Cash Flow Resolutions to Delay Claims
This seminar teaches you how to prevent, price and resolve the
very complex issue of project delays, while at the same time developing
the procedures and documentation required to increase your profits.
This seminar will help you to further develop your skills in preparing,
negotiating, preventing and defending delay claims as well as
teaching your proven techniques for successful delay claim resolution.
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Pricing & Negotiating
Change Orders & Claims Like a Pro
This seminar teaches you how to price and negotiate change orders
and claims line the experts on even the toughest construction
projects, while creating a win-win situation for both parties.
This seminar will help you to further develop your skills in pricing
and negotiating change orders and claims to maximize profits,
as well as teaching your employees proven techniques and insider
tips for successful change orders and claim negotiations. There
will be two actual case studies in which you will participate
in the pricing and negotiation of the claims.
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Improve your Cash
Flow on Delay & Disruption Claims
This seminar will help you to further develop your skills in pricing,
negotiating, preventing and defending the very complex issue of
delay & disruption claims as well as teaching proven techniques
for successful claim resolution, while at the same time developing
the procedures and documentation required to increase their profits.
Learn the specifics of what monetary damages you are due in a
winning claim. Problems are solved including the calculation of
inefficiencies related to overtime, learning curve, trade stacking,
overcrowding, excessive change orders, measured mile, learning
curve, consequential inclement weather, etc. These techniques
apply both to public works projects and private commercial projects,
and promote and protect your bottom line. This seminar includes
actual case studies.
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Claims & Change Orders: Types, Tips
and Case Studies (1/2 Day Seminar) |
| An intensive seminar using actual case studies to
illustrate how best to price and settle change orders before they
grow into claims and how to document and negotiate both. Includes
the identification of the many different types of claims and change
orders and how to deal with them. |
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Pre-Construction Planning
This seminar teaches you how to set-up a construction project the
right way for great project management and change order success.
The step-by-step instruction in setting-up project teaches you how
to save time and money before the job starts. |
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Victorious Project Management
What are the techniques that experienced Project Managers have found
that really work to keep projects on track, on budget and with less
hassle? We will tell you! This seminar includes information on the
advantages of great documentation, how to measure productivity and
the nine building blocks to success. |
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Scheduling for Management
This seminar teaches you the basics of developing good CPM schedules,
float, milestones, durations, constraints, resources bar charts,
pitfalls of bar charts, how to cost and resource load for profit
and how to prepare time extension using the schedule. We teach the
games people play with CPM schedules, the owner defenses and much
more! |
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Leadership / Communications
Learn how to become the leader, what it means to represent the company,
how to motivate workers, how to get crews to buy into your plan,
and why good communication leads to project success. |
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| Alternate Dispute Resolution For Management |
| No one wants litigation! Litigation is costly, time
consuming and out of your control. This course presents the ABC's
of Alternative Dispute Resolution including Arbitration, Mediation,
partnering and Dispute Review Boards. We teach what the other ADR
processes are and how to utilize ADR processes to resolve problems
and disputes. |
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Construction Law
Learn from a World Class Construction Attorney what documents are
included in a construction contract, what sections of the contract
/ sub contract are important for Project Managers to review, the
ten murder clauses to avoid or modify, and essential elements of
federal and state law. |
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Effective Presentation Skills for Project
Managers
Learn interactive verbal communication skills and practical writing
tips to help get your point across, how to make a commanding presentation
to win any case, and how to develop and present dynamic proposals. |
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Project Management In The 21st century and
Project Closeout
Learn how to choose an internet based Project Management System,
how to use the internet to manage projects and why project closeout
is so difficult. Learn why some companies can't seem to finish a
project and the key role that subcontractors play in project closeout. |
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Effective Project Documentation (1/2 Day Seminar)
You know you need it! We show you how get the field staff to actually
do documentation in ways that protect and benefit your company.
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Avoiding Disaster: Owners & Contractors
Eliminate Claims & Disputes
This very popular explanation of simple methods both parties can
implement to avoid claims and/or quickly resolve them. This seminar
has been taught throughout the United States. |
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| A Complete
Course of Training for Project Management |
The Complete Project Manager Series
The Series is a comprehensive four-day course. All the great lessons
learned over 35 years of project management and $1.4 billion in
Construction are presented in a logical, usable and most enjoyable
format with lots of real-world ease examples. The sessions in the
series are: |
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• Pre-construction Planning
• Victorious Project Management
• Winning Cash Flow Strategies on Change Orders and Claims
• Scheduling for Management
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The Complete Senior Project Management Series
It takes at least 15 to 20 years to get the experience to be a Senior
Level Project Manager. This Senior Project Management Series of
Seminars adds substantially to "The Complete Project Manager
Series" by providing you six additional exceptional seminars
to attain the knowledge base of the Senior Project Manager Level
in 10 months. The sessions in the series are: |
- Pre-construction Planning
- Victorious Project Management
- How to win the Fight! Change Orders
and Claims
- Scheduling for Management
- Pricing and Negotiating Change Orders
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- Leadership and Communication
- Alternate Dispute Resolution for
Management
- Construction Law
- Effective Presentation Skills for
Project Managers
- Project Management in the 21st Century
/ Project Closeout
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Alternative
Dispute Resolution Course Description |
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Dispute Review Boards: How Owners & Contractors
Can Save Millions
Learn why they are used in the world's most successful projects,
how they can solve problems before they can delay or disrupt projects
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Techniques in Preventing Claims & Avoiding
Litigation
No one wants litigation – it is costly, time consuming and
out of your control. This course presents the ABC's of Alternative
Dispute Resolution. |
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How to Prepare for Partnering (1/2 Day Seminar)
Learn thoughtful preparation and simple guidelines checklists &
techniques to maximize the effectiveness of partnering. |
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How to Prepare for Mediation (1/2
Day Seminar)
Learn thoughtful preparation and simple guidelines checklists &
techniques to maximize the effectiveness of mediation. |
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How to Prepare for Arbitration (1/2
Day Seminar)
Learn thoughtful preparation and simple guidelines checklists &
techniques to maximize the effectiveness of arbitration. |
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| And if you want training on any topic
not already shown above, please contact us at info@sdcassociates.com
to discuss your training needs. Our over 35 years of experience
open the door to most any construction-related topic. |
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1997-2006, SDC & Associates, Inc.
