Your Project Managers Should Know More Than the Schedule.
They should know what the contract requires, where the project stands financially, where margin is at risk, and what has been earned but not billed.
A practical, self-paced system for construction Project Managers and Project Engineers. Apply it to one active project and bring stronger recommendations, supported by evidence.
Know the Contract → Know the Money → Protect the Margin → Bill What We Earn
One-time purchase · One participant
Complete System and application tools included.
Give Your PMs a Repeatable Way to Read the Project.
Contracts, job-cost reports, change logs, field records, and billing documents tell parts of the story. This System helps the PM connect them—and decide what to do next.
What I found. What it means. What I recommend. The evidence.
Four Parts. One Live Project.
Know the Contract
Locate scope, schedule, change, notice, and billing requirements. Connect the agreement to execution and financial exposure.
Know the Money
Understand budget, actual costs, commitments, remaining cost, forecast at completion, and margin movement.
Protect the Margin
Identify and quantify exposure, gather evidence, assign action, and escalate while options remain.
Bill What We Earn
Compare earned and billed progress, move changes through the revenue pipeline, and remove billing blockers.
Everything Your PM Needs to Apply the System.
Learn and apply
- Start Here participant instructions
- Four learning modules
- Project Ownership Snapshot: fillable and printable PDFs
- One-page Project Ownership Field Card
Bring evidence and review
- PM Action Plan: fillable and printable PDFs
- Separate Manager Review Guide: fillable and printable PDFs
- A practical structure for findings, recommended actions, and leadership support
Download and use the PDFs digitally or print them. Participants do not need PowerPoint or paid software.
Learn → Apply → Bring Evidence → Coach/Review
- Choose one active construction project.
- Gather the contract, cost, change, schedule, and billing records.
- Work through each module and complete the corresponding Snapshot section.
- Turn your findings into a PM Action Plan.
- Bring the evidence and recommendations to a manager review.
The manager tests the thinking, removes barriers, and agrees on next actions. The participant owns the analysis.
Built for Specialty Contractors Who Want PMs to Think Like Owners.
For developing PMs, Project Engineers moving into PM responsibility, and experienced PMs who need a consistent way to connect commercial and operational decisions.
For owners and operations leaders who want earlier visibility into risk and stronger project financial conversations.
Questions Before You Begin
Do we need specific project management software?
No. Use the project records and systems your company already has.
Does this teach legal contract interpretation?
The System helps PMs locate requirements affecting execution, cost, changes, notices, and billing, and recognize when leadership or legal review is needed. It does not replace legal advice.
Does the PM need an accounting background?
No. The focus is practical project financial ownership: budget, actuals, remaining cost, forecast, margin movement, and billing position.
Does the manager facilitate the modules?
The core System is self-paced. The separate Manager Review Guide supports the closing conversation and action follow-through.
Can I purchase for someone else?
Yes. One purchase provides access for one intended participant. The buyer can forward the access instructions to that participant.
Connect the Contract, the Cost, the Risk, and the Billing.
$497 per participant
One-time purchase. Complete self-paced System and all core application tools.
Questions? programs@transcendentcc.com