CURRICULUM

Eight modules. One coherent system.

Each module addresses a specific failure mode that recurs on hyperscale builds. Together they form a complete operating framework — from the first preconstruction decision to the last lesson captured at turnover.

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Delivery mode determines everything

Self-directed CM vs. owner-side oversight under EPC/GMP — how to identify which you're in and what changes. The PM's role, authority, and risk exposure are fundamentally different in each. Most PMs don't know which mode they're in until something goes wrong.

—CM at-risk vs. EPC contract structures

—Owner's-rep authority and limits

—What changes when you're on the owner's side

—How delivery mode affects change control and risk allocation

↓Delivery Mode Identification Checklist

The handoff gate

What execution must inherit from preconstruction — scope, AACE-classed estimate, L2 schedule, procurement log, risk register, Cx framework — and why mobilizing without it is the first mistake. The gate is a set of deliverables, not a meeting.

—Six required gate deliverables

—How to assess gate readiness

—What to do when the gate isn't ready but pressure to mobilize is real

—Design-freeze as a cost control mechanism

↓Preconstruction Handoff Checklist

Procurement is the schedule

Long-lead release milestones, lead time starts at submittal approval, decoupling hardware POs from install awards. On a hyperscale build, the procurement log is the schedule — everything else is sequenced around it.

—Long-lead identification and release milestones

—Submittal approval as lead-time start

—Decoupling equipment POs from install contracts

—Procurement log as the critical path document

↓Long-Lead Procurement Tracking Template

Estimate classification and contingency

AACE 18R-97/56R-08 estimate classes, calculated contingency per 40R-08, and $/MW sanity checks. Most hyperscale projects carry the wrong contingency for the wrong reasons — this module fixes that.

—AACE Class 1–5 definitions and appropriate use

—Calculated vs. factored contingency (40R-08)

—$/MW benchmarks and how to use them

—When to escalate estimate class before proceeding

↓Estimate Classification Reference Card

Schedule integrity

Stale forecasts vs. red forecasts, defending the last milestone (turnover) separately, why later phases slip 2–4x the first. A schedule that isn't updated is a lie — and a lie that compounds.

—The difference between a stale forecast and a red forecast

—Defending turnover as a separate milestone

—Why early-phase slippage multiplies

—How to maintain CPM integrity under delivery pressure

↓Schedule Health Assessment Checklist

Change control

Schedule impact on every CO, CPM fragnet or no claim, why most change is owner/design-driven and what that means for design freeze. Change control is not paperwork — it is the mechanism that keeps the contract honest.

—Schedule impact analysis on every change order

—CPM fragnet requirements for time claims

—Owner- and design-driven change patterns

—Design freeze as a change control tool

↓Change Order Impact Analysis Template

Commissioning by design

Levels 1–5, safety floor never sampled, find every defect at the cheapest place to fix it, first-article gates. Commissioning is not a phase — it is a framework designed from day one and executed throughout construction.

—Commissioning Levels 1–5 defined

—Safety floor: what cannot be sampled

—First-article gates and what they reveal

—Cx framework as a preconstruction deliverable

↓Commissioning Readiness Gate Checklist

Lessons that compound

Real-time capture, the feedback flywheel, why a lesson recurring at a second site is a mechanism failure. The value of lessons learned is zero if they aren't captured in real time and closed before the next build starts.

—Real-time vs. retrospective capture

—The feedback flywheel: from lesson to mechanism change

—Fleet-level lessons and what they reveal about systems

—Why recurring lessons are mechanism failures, not bad luck

↓Lessons Capture Framework Template

Start with Module 01.

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