MCA of Kansas City

Nationally-Renowned Project Management Expert John Koontz
Returns to Kansas City in August to Deliver Days 7 & 8
of His 12-Day Program on
“How to Maximize Project Management
Productivity & Profitability”

Wednesday, August 18 (Day #7)
Thursday, August 19 (Day #8)

Overland Park Marriott Hotel
10800 Metcalf Avenue
Overland Park, KS 66210

Breakfast from 7:00 – 7:45 a.m.
Morning Sessions from 7:45 – 11:15 a.m.
Lunch from 11:15 – Noon
Afternoon Sessions from Noon – 3:45 p.m.

Workshops Ideal for Project Managers, Middle Managers, and Estimators

Please RSVP to Cathy Paulson at cpaulson@mcakc.org

MCA-KC Members who attended the first six days of this
12-Day Program in 2009-10 had this to say about the workshops:

  • “This seminar provided me with ‘take-home’ value and ‘tools’ for immediately improving my effectiveness in project management and jobsite supervision.”

  • “These workshops were thought-provoking and provided practical instruction that will make a definite impact on our business.”

  • “John is the best speaker I’ve ever heard in the Mechanical Contracting Industry, and this was ‘hands-down’ the best seminar I’ve ever attended during my years with the MCA.”

  • “Great Seminar! Good delivery, good agenda, good instructor!”

DAY 7

  • Critical Leadership Skills for Project Managers (8 Hours) – Strong leadership skills are critical to successful project management. The success of project managers, who typically manage multiple projects, largely depends on the performance of several jobsite teams. In turn, company success depends on the project manager’s performance. To have successful projects, and a successful career, the project manager must develop critical leadership skills. This session provides an understanding of these skills. It will include:
  • Defining and dispelling the myths of leadership.
  • The difference between leadership and management.
  • A discussion of Maxwell’s irrefutable laws of leadership.
  • Making the emotional connection with teams and team leaders.
  • The relationship between leadership and motivation.
  • Developing effective speaking and listening skills.
  • Creating an atmosphere of trust.
  • Leadership ability and its relationship to personal effectiveness and accomplishment.

DAY 8

  • Change Order Management 2: Analyzing, Identifying, and Calculating the Real Costs of Project Changes (4 Hours) – Project Managers who manage multiple projects are plagued daily with the disruption and aggravation of change orders. Today, the project manager’s skill in managing change is critical for project profitability and success. Participants will identify and calculate the cost impacts of changed project conditions on mechanical projects. Additional topics include: the impact of overtime on labor productivity and how to calculate costs, extended home office overhead and the “Eichleay” Formula; the costs of increased crew sizes caused by change orders; the effect of differing temperature/humidity conditions on productivity; and changes in the access and material handling/storage conditions.
  • Contract 2: Analyzing, Understanding, and Managing Contract Risk (4 Hours) – Mechanical contractors are signing progressively more unpalatable contracts with owners/GCs/CMs. As a result, project managers must have a more extensive understanding of the contract than before if they are to manage effectively. In this session, participants will analyze the components of a “typical” mechanical subcontract that affect the management of a specific project.

John Koontz is MCAA's national director for project management and advanced supervisory education. He is a former professor in Purdue University's Department of Building Construction Management and has years of experience in the employment of MCAA contractors in a variety of positions, including senior project manager, project engineer, and estimator.