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SUMMARY:The Top Habits of High-Performing Forepersons
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Awad S. Hanna\, Ph.D.\, P.E. NAC – Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison & President of Hanna Consulting Group \nForemen are the drivers of project success. An effective\, high-performing foreman is a company’s most valuable asset\, with their leadership and ability to manage cost\, schedule\, safety\, and quality setting the tone for project success. High-performing foremen stand out because of key traits that distinguish them from average performers. This course offers an in-depth look at the top habits of the most effective forepersons\, led by Dr. Awad Hanna. \nBy the end of this course\, participants will be able to: \n\nUnderstand crew behaviour and communicate the rules of the game using the 10-80-10 Rule\n\nControl the daily 160 minutes of waste (sources and solutions) and optimize TIME (Tools\, Information\, Materials\, Environment)\n\n\nParticipate effectively in turnover meetings\, including what foremen need from estimators and manpower loading curve development\nPrepare and manage two-week look-ahead schedules\, including key elements\, standard forms\, and Percent Promise Complete (PPC) measurement\nKeep accurate daily logs and tracking records for base contract work\, goals\, variations\, and additional work\nConduct daily huddles with clear task setup (Who\, What\, Where\, When\, How)\, using pre-task planning sheets and goal-setting\nImplement effective materials handling using the Golden Triangle\, Four Crew Concept\, and materials management plans\nSet short-term\, achievable production goals using the 30-30 Rule\, 10-10 Rule\, and earned value tracking\nManage change orders and time & material tickets using standard T&M ticket forms\nIdentify the riskiest operations and implement corrective safety actions\n\n\n👥 Ideal Audience: Foremen\, supervisors\, project managers\, and construction leaders seeking to develop high-performing team habits. \n📅 WHEN: March 26\, 2026 | 🕙 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM \n📍 WHERE: In-person at the ECAO Office \n💵 COST: $1099 + incl. tax (includes session materials\, food and beverages\, and parking) \n\nAbout the Presenter: Dr. Awad Hanna is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and president of Hanna Consulting Group. With over 30 years of industry-funded productivity research and 35 published books on productivity and management for U.S. and Canadian trade associations\, Dr. Hanna provides foremen with evidence-based strategies and practical tools proven in the field. \nCourse Format: This full-day\, in-person training combines presentation\, discussion\, and practical examples to help foremen develop the habits and strategies of high performers. \nNeed to Know:\n✔ Payment: Online via PayPal or Invoice\n✔ Cancellation: Full refund (4+ weeks)\, 50% (2–4 weeks)\, no refund (<10 days). Substitutions allowed.\n♿ Accessibility | ❓Questions? Contact: Témoc Vega\, Learning & Development Coordinator – tvega@ecao.org \nLimited spots – Act fast! \n🔗 Register here today!
URL:https://www.ecao.org/event-calendar/the-top-habits-of-high-performing-forepersons/
LOCATION:ECAO Office\, 10 Carlson Crt\, Suite- 300\, Toronto\, ON\, M9W 6L2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:In-Person Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260325T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260325T163000
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SUMMARY:Project Tracking to Improve Labour Productivity: An Earned Value Approach
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Awad S. Hanna\, Ph.D.\, P.E. NAC – Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison & President of Hanna Consulting Group \nTo successfully manage a project\, contractors need to know when and where job staffing-hours are deviating. This full-day seminar presents the fundamentals of Earned Value Analysis (EVA) and how it can be used to develop humanpower loading charts\, track and measure percent complete\, predict job outcomes as early as 20% complete\, and compare performance to industry benchmarks. The seminar also demonstrates a comprehensive job-tracking system based on staff-hour tracking\, plus a simplified yet accurate system for small and medium-sized contractors\, with real-life examples of good and bad jobs\, early warning signs\, and corrective actions. \nBy the end of this course\, participants will be able to: \n\nDevelop manpower loading charts and optimize job manning for efficiency and productivity\nTrack job progress using humanpower loading charts (base vs. earned vs. actual)\nAccurately measure percent complete at any time using earned value concepts\nBenchmark productivity indicators\, including optimum percent complete and staffing-hours during build-up\, peak\, and run-down stages\nDetect early warning signs of project distress as early as 20% complete\nEstimate total hours at completion based on early performance data\nImplement comprehensive job tracking systems for medium/large contractors and simplified systems for small contractors\nPresent requests for extra payment using humanpower loading charts\nRecognize characteristics of normal jobs and trends leading to poor performance\n\n\n👥 Ideal Audience: Project managers\, estimators\, forepersons\, and contractors focused on improving labour productivity. \n📅 WHEN: March 25\, 2026 | 🕙 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM \n📍 WHERE: In-person at the ECAO Office \n💵 COST: $1099 + incl. tax (includes session materials\, food and beverages\, and parking) \n\nAbout the Presenter: Dr. Awad Hanna is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and president of Hanna Consulting Group. With over 30 years of industry-funded productivity research and 35 published books on productivity and management for U.S. and Canadian trade associations\, Dr. Hanna provides foremen with evidence-based strategies and practical tools proven in the field. \nCourse Format: This full-day\, in-person training combines presentation\, discussion\, and practical examples. \nNeed to Know:\n✔ Payment: Online via PayPal or Invoice\n✔ Cancellation: Full refund (4+ weeks)\, 50% (2–4 weeks)\, no refund (<10 days). Substitutions allowed.\n♿ Accessibility | ❓Questions? Contact: Témoc Vega\, Learning & Development Coordinator – tvega@ecao.org \nLimited spots – Act fast! \n🔗 Register here today!
URL:https://www.ecao.org/event-calendar/project-tracking-to-improve-labour-productivity-an-earned-value-approach/
LOCATION:ECAO Office\, 10 Carlson Crt\, Suite- 300\, Toronto\, ON\, M9W 6L2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:In-Person Training
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260324T163000
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SUMMARY:Project Delivery Systems and the Changing Role of Electrical Contractors\, Including Integrated Lean Project Delivery
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Awad S. Hanna\, Ph.D.\, P.E. NAC – Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison & President of Hanna Consulting Group \nFor construction projects to get off on the right track\, it is important for project participants to select the right project delivery system. This full-day seminar evaluates the full spectrum of construction delivery methods—from traditional design-bid-build to the emerging Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) system—and demonstrates how electrical contractors are adapting their business models to thrive in this collaborative environment. \nIntegrated Project Delivery (IPD) is an emerging construction project delivery system that collaboratively involves key participants\, including electrical contractors\, very early in the project timeline—often before design begins. It is distinguished by multiparty contractual agreements that share risks and rewards among stakeholders. This seminar fills that critical knowledge gap by comparing IPD project performance against traditional design-bid-build\, design-build\, and construction management at-risk systems\, while highlighting the strategic shifts electrical contractors must make to succeed. \nBy the end of this course\, participants will be able to: \n\nUnderstand the key differences between design-bid-build\, design-build\, construction management\, and integrated project delivery systems\nRecognize how Lean principles transform project delivery and team collaboration\nApply the five Big Ideas of Integrated Lean Delivery: collaborate\, increase relatedness\, view projects as networks of commitment\, optimize the whole project\, and tightly couple action with learning\nCompare performance metrics and outcomes across different delivery systems\nIdentify the new operational and contractual requirements for electrical contractors in IPD environments\nImplement Lean tools such as Last Planner and Just-in-Time Design (JID)\nDevelop strategies to evolve your company’s business model for IPD success\n\n\n👥 Ideal Audience: Project managers\, construction leaders\, and decision-makers evaluating delivery system options. \n📅 WHEN: March 24\, 2026 | 🕙 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM \n📍 WHERE: In-person at the ECAO Office \n💵 COST: 1099 + incl. tax (includes session materials\, food and beverages\, and parking) \n\nAbout the Presenter: Dr. Awad Hanna is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and president of Hanna Consulting Group. With over 30 years of industry-funded productivity research and 35 published books on productivity and management for U.S. and Canadian trade associations\, Dr. Hanna provides foremen with evidence-based strategies and practical tools proven in the field. \nCourse Format: This full-day\, in-person training combines presentation\, discussion\, and practical examples. \nNeed to Know: \n✔ Payment: Online via Paypal or Invoice\n✔ Cancellation: Full refund (4+ weeks)\, 50% (2–4 weeks)\, no refund (<10 days). Substitutions allowed.\n♿ Accessibility | ❓Questions? Contact: Témoc Vega\, Learning & Development Coordinator – tvega@ecao.org \nLimited spots – Act fast! \n🔗 Register here today!
URL:https://www.ecao.org/event-calendar/project-delivery-systems-and-the-changing-role-of-electrical-contractors-including-integrated-lean-project-delivery/
LOCATION:ECAO Office\, 10 Carlson Crt\, Suite- 300\, Toronto\, ON\, M9W 6L2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:In-Person Training
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251105T163000
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SUMMARY:Project Management Transition to Senior Leadership
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Awad Hanna\, PhD\, P.E.\, FASCE\, NAC\nBoldt Company Professor of Construction Engineering and Management\nProfessor and Chair of Construction Engineering and Management\nUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison \nMany construction companies operate under the assumption that a successful project manager can be easily transitioned to senior leadership roles\, such as VP of Operations\, Chief Operating Officer\, and President. However\, the skill set and technical knowledge needed for senior leadership are different. This course will introduce project managers to the technical knowledge necessary to successfully perform their new duties and increase the likelihood of their success in their new leadership role. \n📅 WHEN: November 5\, 2025 | 🕘 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM \n📍 WHERE: ECAO Office \n💵 COST: $799 with tax (includes materials\, parking\, meals) ; ($999 for non-members) \nNeed to Know: \n✔ Payment: Invoice or credit card (Visa/MC/Amex/Discover) \n✔ Cancellation: Full refund (4+ weeks)\, 50% (2-4 weeks)\, no refund (<10 days). Substitutions allowed. \n♿ Accessibility | 📞 Questions? Contact Témoc Vega: tvega@ecao.org \nLimited spots – Act fast! \n🔗Access the course outline + individual and group registration pages here. \n 
URL:https://www.ecao.org/event-calendar/project-management-transition-to-senior-leadership/
CATEGORIES:In-Person Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251104T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251104T163000
DTSTAMP:20260517T095535
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SUMMARY:Change Order Pricing and Best Management Practices
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Awad Hanna\, PhD\, P.E.\, FASCE\, NAC\nBoldt Company Professor of Construction Engineering and Management\nProfessor and Chair of Construction Engineering and Management\nUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison \nFrequently\, change orders cause a significant disruption to a construction project. The disruptions cause changes in the planned schedule\, increase costs through rework\, and decrease labour efficiency for the contractor. Productivity and profit will suffer as a result of this loss in labour efficiency. Owners have the right to initiate project changes after the contract has been signed. The difficulty arising from change orders is determining an equitable adjustment for the parties involved. Contractors need to be compensated for the impact of the change-directed work on their estimated baseline efficiency. Owners believe that the additional costs of the changes should be minimal due to the similar nature of the work. \nThis seminar focuses on three key areas. First\, proper management of change orders involves establishing mechanisms to anticipate\, detect\, and address them as they arise on the project. Proper management attempts to preempt later disagreements. Second\, legal considerations involve prior case studies and acceptable theories of recovery. This seminar’s third and most important focus is quantifying the loss of labour efficiency and pricing change orders\, including forward pricing. \n📅 WHEN: November 4\, 2025 | 🕘 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM \n📍 WHERE: ECAO Office \n💵 COST: $799 with tax (includes materials\, parking\, meals) ; ($999 for non-members) \nNeed to Know: \n✔ Payment: Invoice or credit card (Visa/MC/Amex/Discover) \n✔ Cancellation: Full refund (4+ weeks)\, 50% (2-4 weeks)\, no refund (<10 days). Substitutions allowed. \n♿ Accessibility | 📞 Questions? Contact Témoc Vega: tvega@ecao.org \nLimited spots – Act fast! \n🔗Access the course outline + individual and group registration pages here. \n 
URL:https://www.ecao.org/event-calendar/change-order-pricing-and-best-management-practices/
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