Running construction projects with modern PM tools and AI-assisted oversight. Covers Procore setup, configuration, and daily operations; CPM scheduling fundamentals with look-ahead planning and delay analysis; RFI and submittal management workflows; daily reporting and field documentation; AI-assisted progress monitoring and risk flagging; budget tracking and change order management. Students learn to be the operational center of a construction project — the person who keeps every trade, deadline, and document on track.
Levels: Remember · Understand · Apply · Analyze · Evaluate · Create — highest demands most original thinking.
Setting up and running construction projects in Procore — directory management, document control, RFI/submittal workflows, and daily field reporting.
Building and maintaining critical path schedules, running float analysis, producing look-ahead plans, and performing delay analysis when things go sideways.
Managing the document workflows that keep construction moving — clear question writing, proper routing, approval tracking, and procurement coordination.
Tracking project costs, processing change orders, evaluating cost impacts, and maintaining budget visibility for project stakeholders.
Using AI tools for progress monitoring from field photos, risk flagging, report generation, and early warning identification across project health dimensions.
Project Management Setup with Scheduling and RFI Workflow — A complete Procore project configuration for a realistic construction scenario: project directory with all parties, drawing and specification sets, configured RFI and submittal workflows, daily report template, a CPM schedule with critical path analysis and three-week look-ahead, a sample RFI chain demonstrating proper routing and resolution, and a project health dashboard showing schedule, budget, and quality metrics. Demonstrates readiness to step into a project engineer or assistant PM role.
Industry-leading construction management platform for project directory, document control, RFI/submittal workflows, daily reports, and budget tracking.
Enterprise-grade scheduling software for CPM scheduling, resource loading, delay analysis, and critical path management on large projects.
Widely-used scheduling tool for building Gantt charts, tracking milestones, and managing schedule baselines on mid-size projects.
PDF markup and collaboration tool for reviewing submittals, redlining drawings, and managing document review workflows.
AI assistants for generating daily report summaries, analyzing schedule risks, drafting RFI responses, and monitoring project health patterns.
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