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Title	Knowledge Area	Certifications/LUs	Provider	Units
Financial Management: Beyond Intuition	Practice Management	AIA/CES	AIA California Council	1.25
Firm Development: Times of Transition	Practice Management	AIA/CES	AIA California Council	1.25
Ownership and Leadership Transitions - Demystified	Practice Management	AIA/CES	AIA California Council	1.0
Social Media: Taking Your Marketing Off-Road	Practice Management	AIA/CES	AIA California Council	1.0
NEW! Project Delivery 1: An Overview	Project Delivery	AIA/CES	AIA California Council	1.25
NEW! Project Delivery 2: Design-Bid-Build	Project Delivery	AIA/CES	AIA California Council	1.25
NEW! Project Delivery 3: Construction Management	Project Delivery	AIA/CES	AIA California Council	1.25
NEW! Project Delivery 4: Design-Build	Project Delivery	AIA/CES	AIA California Council	1.25
NEW! Project Delivery 5: Integrated Project Delivery	Project Delivery	AIA/CES	AIA California Council	1.25
Minimizing Risk During Construction Administration	Risk Management	AIA/CES (HSW)	AIA California Council	1.25

Financial Management: Beyond Intuition

This 75-minute video course demystifies the practice of financial management for small- to mid-sized firms. The viewer will gain an understanding of the impact of macroeconomic conditions and receive step-by-step guidance for analyzing a firm's financial performance in order to make strategic operational decisions in the unpredictable environment in which we operate.

Presenter:	Rena M. Klein, FAIA RM Klein Consulting
Provider:	AIACC
Certification:	AIA/CES
Learning Units:	1.25 hours

Firm Development: Times of Transition

This 75-minute video course takes the entrepreneurial design professional through the key times of transition--growth, ownership transition, and retirement--and imparts tools that can help firm leaders navigate through change and career stages. Through case studies and anecdotes, course-takers will gain knowledge, confidence to achieve work-life balance, career satisfaction and security.

Presenter:	Rena M. Klein, FAIA RM Klein Consulting
Provider:	AIACC
Certification:	AIA/CES
Learning Units:	1.25 hours

Ownership and Leadership Transitions - Demystified

This 60-minute video course demystifies the ownership and leadership transition process, provides targeted advice to enable you to make an informed decision about whether to pursue an internal or external transition, and provides a roadmap for implementing an internal ownership plan that supports your personal and strategic business goals.

Presenter:	Michael Strogoff, FAIA Strogoff Consulting, Inc.
Provider:	AIACC
Certification:	AIA/CES
Learning Units:	1.0 hours

Social Media: Taking Your Marketing Off-Road

Architects historically have employed limited marketing activities to attract new clients. In today's fiercely competitive world, they need to take a new direction or will be left behind. "Taking Your Marketing Off-Road" challenges the long-held belief that there is only one way that has always been embraced for architects to do business since they first began practicing. The course creates a new avenue for architects to advance and practice their careers along a different path. Architects, marketing directors, and others will hopefully experience a change in their attitudes and perceptions of how to market and promote themselves, and create an exciting direction for their own off-road marketing adventures.

Presenter:	Laura Davis, AIA, IFDA, Director of Marketing, Vice President HPD Architecture LLC and Larry Paschall, AIA, Vice President HPD Architecture LLC
Provider:	AIACC
Certification:	AIA/CES
Learning Units:	1.0 hours

Project Delivery 1: An Overview

This first in a 5-part series is the culmination of a decade-long exploration into alternative methods of project delivery. This course starts with a video introduction by Don Rudy, AIA, AIACC Vice-President of Professional Practice, which provides an overview of various delivery methods available to public and private clients: Design-Bid-Build, Construction Management, Design-Build, and Integrated Project Delivery.

Referring to the rapid change in project delivery methods, Don Rudy states, "It is essential to understand the delivery options available and to be able to identify which delivery method best meets the goals, skill level and available resources for specific projects."

The course is accompanied by PDFs of 1) Detailed Course Material,, 2) a Matrix of Project Delivery, which provides an overview of the first three project delivery methods: Design-Bid-Build, Construction Management, and Design-Build, and 3) a Project Delivery Glossary, which identifies terms often used when undertaking various delivery methods and sheds light on some new terms and often-confused terms that apply to all four project delivery methods.

Presenter:	AIA California Council with an introduction by Don Rudy, AIA, AIACC Vice-President of Professional Practice
Provider:	AIACC
Certification:	AIA/CES
Learning Units:	1.25 hours

Project Delivery 2: Design-Bid-Build

This second in a 5-part series focuses on Design-Bid-Build and the variations within this project delivery method. This course starts with a video introduction by Don Rudy, AIA, AIACC Vice-President of Professional Practice, who describes how this delivery method is structured, the responsibilities of the various parties, and an overview of the pros and cons of Design-Bid-Build.

The course is accompanied by 1) Detailed Course Material about contractual relationships, quality control concerns, schedule and cost implications, capabilities required, potential conflicts of interest, insurance requirements and dispute resolutions specific to Design-Bid-Build, and 2) Case Studies of Design-Bid-Build projects.

Presenter:	AIA California Council with an introduction by Don Rudy, AIA, AIACC Vice-President of Professional Practice
Provider:	AIACC
Certification:	AIA/CES
Learning Units:	1.25 hours

Project Delivery 3: Construction Management

This third in a 5-part series focuses on Construction Management and the variations within this project delivery method. This course starts with a video introduction by Don Rudy, AIA, AIACC Vice-President of Professional Practice, who describes how this delivery method is structured, the responsibilities of the various parties, and an overview of the pros and cons of utilizing a Construction Manager as part of a project delivery method.

The course is accompanied by 1) Detailed Course Material about contractual relationships, quality control concerns, schedule and cost implications, capabilities required, potential conflicts of interest, insurance requirements and dispute resolutions specific to Construction Management, and 2) Case Studies of Construction Management projects.

Presenter:	AIA California Council with an introduction by Don Rudy, AIA, AIACC Vice-President of Professional Practice
Provider:	AIACC
Certification:	AIA/CES
Learning Units:	1.25 hours

Project Delivery 4: Design-Build

This fourth in a 5-part series focuses on Design-Build and the variations within this project delivery method. This course starts with a video introduction by Don Rudy, AIA, AIACC Vice-President of Professional Practice, who describes how this delivery method is structured, the responsibilities of the various parties, and an overview of the pros and cons of Design-Build.

The course is accompanied by 1) Detailed Course Material about contractual relationships, quality control concerns, schedule and cost implications, capabilities required, potential conflicts of interest, insurance requirements and dispute resolutions specific to Design-Bid-Build, and 2) Case Studies of Design-Build projects.

Presenter:	AIA California Council with an introduction by Don Rudy, AIA, AIACC Vice-President of Professional Practice
Provider:	AIACC
Certification:	AIA/CES
Learning Units:	1.25 hours

Project Delivery 5: Integrated Project Delivery

This fifth in a 5-part series describes Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), a project delivery approach that integrates people, systems, business structures, and practices into a process that collaboratively harnesses the talents and insights of all participants to reduce waste and optimize efficiency through all phases of design, fabrication, and construction.

This course starts with a video introduction by Don Rudy, AIA, AIACC Vice-President of Professional Practice, who describes how this delivery method continues to evolve, how best to employ IPD, and an overview of the pros and cons of IPD.

The course is accompanied by 1) Detailed Course Material about the Integrated Project Delivery method, 2) white papers on "IPD Teams - Creation Organization & Management" and "Negotiating an IPD Agreement" and 3) Case Studies of projects utilizing IPD.

Presenter:	AIA California Council with an introduction by Don Rudy, AIA, AIACC Vice-President of Professional Practice
Provider:	AIACC
Certification:	AIA/CES
Learning Units:	1.25 hours

Minimizing Risk During Construction Administration

This 75-minute video course provides design professionals with essential risk management practices to employ during the construction administration phase. Attorney Michele Gamble provides targeted, practical tips to help minimize potential risks that architects, engineers and allied professionals face during this critical phase of projects.

Presenter:	Michele L. Gamble, Attorney, Collins Collins Muir + Stewart, LLP
Provider:	AIACC
Certification:	AIA/CES (HSW)
Learning Units:	1.25 hours

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