Monitoring, Controlling, and Project Closeout: Unit 5 of PMDP (6/4/26)

Advance Your Career as a Construction Project Manager - One Unit at a Time

Looking to sharpen a specific skill or explore AGCVA’s Project Manager Development Program before committing to the full experience? You can register for individual units designed to deliver practical, real-world impact for construction professionals.

Each unit stands on its own—but together, they form a comprehensive pathway to becoming a highly effective construction project manager.

Considering the Full Program?

While this unit delivers targeted value, the full Project Manager Development Program is designed to build your skills progressively across all core areas of project management.

For maximum impact—and a more complete understanding of how each phase connects—we encourage enrolling in the full program experience.

What to Expect for Unit 4 - Monitoring, Controlling, and Project Closeout

This class presents the fourth and fifth process groups of Project Management: Monitoring and Controlling; and Closing. This unit focuses on changes that may occur during the life cycle of a project and how to finalize project processes. This unit emphasizes that the Executing, and Monitoring and Controlling process groups are iterative processes. It also addresses topics such as dispute resolution, how to document changes, the impact of changes on the overall schedule and budget, maintaining quality assurance, and change order management. This final unit focuses on the process of closing out a construction project. The instructors review the process for project closeout to include both administrative closure and contract closure. This unit emphasizes customer satisfaction and reviews the required communication with and documentation for the owner during closeout.

Course objectives include:

• Describe how changes to the project impact the overall project scope and estimate
• Manage changes to the project schedule during a project
• Explain the term “time value of money” as it applies to a construction project
• Identify the process steps for managing/documenting the time and scope changes to a project
• Demonstrate the correct process to manage a change request
• Outline the steps to engaging with building authorities
• Describe the process for addressing identified non-compliant items following testing
• Identify available software options for Construction Management
• Describe the process for documenting project team communications
• Manage project risks that arise during the execution of a project
• Oversee the processing of claims for time and cost
• Describe the importance and the steps of title transfer to the owner
• Identify conflict resolution techniques to monitor disputes
• Outline tips for scheduling an effective meeting
• Describe the process of closing out a project with a client
• Summarize the importance of a positive customer experience throughout the project
• Outline the components involved in owner training prior to closing out a project
• Verify product quality through testing, balancing, and commissioning prior to the completion of the project
• Describe the purpose of As-Built Drawings
• Define the difference between substantial completion and final completion
• Generate and complete the punch list
• Describe the difference between a warranty and liability tail
• Explain the additional closeout requirements for a LEED-Certified project
• Describe the process to manage and mitigate liquidated damages

Who Should Attend

• Early-career project managers
• Professionals transitioning into a PM role
• Individuals looking to strengthen a specific project management skillset

Registration Options

• Register for this unit to focus on a specific area of project management
• Enroll in the full program to gain a comprehensive, start-to-finish PM skillset