Benchmarking Associates Training Agenda

Training of company Benchmarking Associates is essential for the implementation of a reliable benchmarking process. This training session will focus on the Large Project Questionnaire Version 10 . This questionnaire is aligned with the CII Value of Best Practices study and includes eleven new practices. We request that participating companies send a representative to training every three years to keep current on the program and to ensure that they gain the greatest benefit from this valuable CII resource.

Day 1
1:00 p.m. Training Begins:
Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review - Stephen Mulva, CII
1:15 - 1:45 p.m. How to Benchmark with CII (0.5 PDH)
  • The Benchmarking & Metrics Implementation Toolkit
  • Which Questionnaire?
1:45 - 3:00 p.m. The CII Benchmarking System (1.25 PDH)
  • Performance and Practice Use Metrics
  • Definitions
3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 - 3:30 p.m. Value of Best Practices Study (.25 PDH)
3:30 - 4:45 p.m. Engineering and Construction Productivity Metrics (1.25 PDH)
4:45 - 5:00 p.m. Questions and Feedback
6:00 p.m. Group Dinner (included in registration fee)
Location TBD
 
Day 2
7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Training on the Online System (2.0 PDH) - Deborah DeGezelle, CII
  • Accessing & Navigating the Online System
  • Online Benchmarking Tools & Reports
10:00 - 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 - 11:00 a.m. How to Use CII Benchmarking Reports (0.75 PDH)
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. How to Validate Submitted Data (0.5 PDH)
11:30 - 12:00 noon Feedback
12:00 noon Box Lunch

CII Benchmarking Associates Training offers attendees the opportunity to earn up to 6.5 Professional Development Hours (PDH) credits. Those wishing to receive credit must sign in and out of each session in order to meet the requirements of the program. Attendees fulfilling these requirements will receive their PDH certificates by email following the training date.