NAHB Estimating and Scheduling for Profitable Business Operations

Description

Instructor:  Michael Strong

The ability to effectively prepare for a project is vital to the success of any business.  Project preparation consists of multiple processes that work together and, when performed effectively, enable you to increase your efficiency, achieve greater client satisfaction, enhance team and vendor relationships and protect profitability.  This course provides you with the knowledge of skills to perform two of the critical processes in project preparation:  estimating costs and creating the schedule to complete the project.

As a graduate of this course, participants will be able to:
1.    Illustrate how estimating and scheduling work together to effectively set up the project
2.    Identify the fundamentals of estimating to identify the costs (not the selling price)
3.    Use spreadsheets and packaged estimating systems
4.    Identify the fundamentals of scheduling
5.    Illustrate the schedule as a key communication tool.

Directions for NAHB Course Registration
 
1. You will need your own nahb.org username and password to get access to the NAHB course tests. a. If you already have a nahb.org login and you know your username and password, you may log in directly to nahb.org and skip to number 4.

2. To create a free nahb.org account, if you do not already have one: a. go to the blue box labeled, New to nahb.org?

 3. Complete the following online form.
 a. You do not need to have an NAHB PIN number. You can bypass this step by checking the box ‘I don’t have
a PIN’ under the PIN field on the form.
 b. Once you have created an account, you will receive an email from NAHB, requiring you to confirm your account.
 c. Once you have confirmed your account, you can proceed to register for the course. However, if you do not receive this email or experience any issues, please contact the NAHB Help Desk at supportnahb@nahb.org or call 202-266-8313.
 
 4. Once you have your username and password, you may register for the class using the Registration Link provided by the HBA/Site you are registered with.
 
5. You will purchase the course by adding it to your cart and proceeding through the prompts. You will not be charged for the course


 

6. You can click on “view purchased item now” to be taken directly to the package.

7. You can also access your courses by going to www.nahb.org and following these steps: 
   1. Sign in using your NAHB.org login information
   2. Hover over “Education and Events
   3. In the drop down click Professional Development
   4. On the following page click “Sign In”
   5. Click My Online Learning

8. To access the test, you will need the verification code from your instructor. You will receive the code at the end of class.