Description

AGC Edge Project Manager Development Program (PMDP) is highly interactive and offers construction-specific training developed and field-tested by and for contractors. The highly collaborative virtual program provides instruction via Zoom and training to prepare construction industry professionals with the necessary skills and knowledge to increase the participant’s ability to work successfully with others to ensure project success.

These five courses cover the basics of project management and provide tactics and strategies for ensuring project success.  

Courses will be offered online via the Zoom platform, a webcam is required for participation. Registration costs include all course participant’s materials.

PMDP Learning Objectives 

Schedule of Classes

Unit 1 – An Introduction to Project Management
Unit 2 – Initiating and Planning Part 1
Unit 3 – Initiating and Planning Part 2
Unit 4 – Executing
Unit 5 – Monitoring, Controlling, and Project Closeout

Courses will be offered online via the Zoom platform, a webcam is required for participation. Registration costs include all course participant’s materials.

Meet Your Course Instructor:

Ben Ashburn 

Senior Trainer Construction Education

Ben Ashburn is originally from St. Louis, MO area and worked various construction jobs there for six years between high school and college. In 2004, he earned a bachelor’s degree in Construction Management. He spent the next eight years in residential and commercial construction and completed an MBA. In 2012, Ben transitioned to higher education and was a faculty member in construction degree programs at the University of Northern Iowa, Murray State University, and Texas A&M in College Station. He is now a senior construction trainer for Procore Technologies and works remotely from Corpus Christi, TX.