Project Manager and Foreman Relationship Seminar

This program is a collaborative workshop bringing together PMs with their foremen. For this 4-hour workshop, companies are encouraged to send PMs and Foremen who regularly work together. This program is designed to provide greater understanding by each side of the importance of communication and how to overcome pain points in the relationship.

Presenter:  Troy Aichele, Aichele & Associates, LLC

Attendees of this program will learn: 

From the Foreman point of view: 

– Foreman role and responsibilities

– Project Manager role and responsibilities

– Biggest challenges working with Project Managers and best practices for solving them

– Best of class Project Manager qualities

From the Project Manager point of view:

– Project Manager role and responsibilities

– Foreman role and responsibilities

– Biggest challenges working with Foreman and best practices for solving them

– Best of class Foreman qualities

Activities of this program include:

– Understand how communication between the Project Manager and Foreman affect project success, productivity and client relations

– Learn how to overcome traditional barriers between the Project Manager and Foreman to achieve trust and goal alignment

– Learn strategies on how to better communicate; especially on challenging (budget, schedule, customer) projects

Activities include:

• Analyzing a 50% complete job cost report to determine accuracy and predict a labor budget.
• Using the job cost report, attendees will asked to recalculate labor costs based on a change order proposal log.
• How to will break down an estimating package for labor job cost tracking.

The Project Manager and Foreman Relationship (4 HRS) – Note: It is encouraged that each Project Manager bring a Foreman they work with regularly

– From the Foreman point of view:

– Foreman role and responsibilities

– Project Manager role and responsibilities

– Biggest challenges working with Project Managers and best practices for solving them

– Best of class Project Manager qualities

– From the Project Manager point of view:

– Project Manager role and responsibilities

– Foreman role and responsibilities

– Biggest challenges working with Foreman and best practices for solving them

– Best of class Foreman qualities

– Understand how communication between the Project Manager and Foreman affect project success, productivity and client relations

– Learn how to overcome traditional barriers between the Project Manager and Foreman to achieve trust and goal alignment

– Learn strategies on how to better communicate; especially on challenging (budget, schedule, customer) projects