The ability to effectively prepare for a project is vital to your success. Project preparation consists of multiple processes that work together and, when performed effectively, increase your efficiency and profitability, improve client satisfaction and enhance team and vendor relationships. Come away with the knowledge and 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, you will be able to:

• Illustrate how estimating and scheduling work together to effectively set up the project.
• Identify the fundamentals of estimating to identify the costs (not the selling price).
• Use spreadsheets and packaged estimating systems.
• Identify the fundamentals of scheduling.
• Illustrate the schedule as a key communication tool.

This course provides six hours of continuing education credits for these NAHB designations: CAPS, CGA, CGB, CGP, CGR, CMP, CSP, GMB, GMR, Master CGP, Master CSP and MIRM.

Instructor: Tag Gilkeson, CGB, GMB, CGR, CGP, MCGP, CAPS, CGA, CSP, MCSP, CMP, MIRM 
 
Tag Gilkeson has been in the Real Estate and construction industry for over 23 years.  He has focused on increasing his skills through education for the last two decades. This has culminated with him having completed three college degrees which include two within this industry. He has one for Construction Management and another one in Drafting and Design.  His learning didn’t just stop there, he attained more certification through the NAHB than anyone in the entire country, 11 in total.
 
Tag, along with his residential Design Firm, have been recognized both locally and nationally. In 2018 his company, Tag & Associates, LLC, was awarded the “Best Curb Appeal in the 1 Million to 1.5 Million Dollar” category by the Dallas Builders Association ARC Awards. He now designs homes in all price ranges & locations and various square footages with his largest exceeding 15,000 square feet.