Preconference Training Opportunities
Enhance your learning experience and get training to advance your career with IFMA’s pre-conference courses. Explore all available courses below.
*Additional purchase required for preconference courses. Attendees will need to be preregistered prior to the conference.
Learn the essential finance and business practices and how to integrate those into your function as an FM. Understand how to engage finance, legal, procurement, risk managers and others to maximize decisions for your organization.
Learn how to assess and inspect facility needs. Manage, oversee and monitor O&M of buildings, systems and equipment. Understand the processes for developing occupant service specifications and more.
Learn the essential finance and business practices and how to integrate those into your function as an FM. Understand how to engage finance, legal, procurement, risk managers and others to maximize decisions for your organization.
Learn how to assess and inspect facility needs. Manage, oversee and monitor O&M of buildings, systems and equipment. Understand the processes for developing occupant service specifications and more.
Join us for an immersive and interactive 4-hour workshop at IFMA’s World Workplace in San Antonio, tailored specifically for facility managers wanting to learn how they can use the power of Artificial Intelligence in their facility operations. We’ll spend some time introducing AI platforms like ChatGPT, and similar technologies, but will focus most of our time on offering practical, hands-on tools.
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Effective strategies require facility managers to be able to integrate people, place and process. They must be able to align the facility portfolio and functionality with its organization’s missions and available resources.
Plan, initiate and execute projects. Understand the entire project life cycle and how to monitor and control project performance. Learn about the facility managers role in projects and how to evaluate outcomes.
Join us for an exciting opportunity to harness the power of ISO 41001 as a strategic asset! IFMA HQ invites you to dive into the heart of FM excellence with our pilot workshop. IFMA Qualified Instructor, Maureen Roskoski, who is a member of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group to ISO/TC 267, will lead this interactive session.
Embark on a dynamic exploration of ISO’s management system standard (MSS) tailored specifically for FM. Roskoski will demystify ISO’s management system standard (MSS), equipping you with the knowledge and tools to craft a robust framework for elevating FM quality within your organization.
Learn how to:
- Articulate the compelling advantages of international FM standards.
- Unlock the practical insights needed to integrate the ISO 41001 framework seamlessly into your FM service delivery.
- Don't miss out on this chance to lead the way in delivering real value to your demand organization.
This intensive, 4-hour course will provide practical, hands-on guidance for starting down the path of effective benchmarking. We will discuss how to capture data, present information in a way that tells a story (and convince people to buy off on an idea!) and ultimately, operate your facility more efficiently.
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You will walk out with a business case template that can be used on your next project request. Bring your own data for analysis as part of this hands-on workshop.
SPEAKERS
- Jake Smithwick, PhD, MPA, FMP: Dr. Jake Smithwick is a professor at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. Jake and his team have assisted hundreds of owners improve performance outcomes across thousands of projects ($15+ Billion of procured services in construction, IT, auxiliary services, design, healthcare, insurance, and more). His industry experience also includes field inspection of nearly 2,000 roofing systems (74 million square feet) across the United States, and six years in the US Air Force Reserve (civil engineering squadron).
- Kenn Sullivan, PhD, MBA: Dr. Kenn Sullivan is a professor in the Del Webb School of Construction at Arizona State University. His expertise includes leadership development, organizational transformation, advanced business development and RFP response processes, along with company operational and financial health assessments. Kenn possesses a BS, MS, and PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, and an MBA in Real Estate and Urban Economics, all from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He co-authored the book Managing the Profitable Construction Business and has authored over 200 peer reviewed publications.
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Review the methodology of the competency-based exam, practice applying critical thinking skills and discuss the rationales used in practice exam questions. You’ll review the overall methodology of the CFM Exam and practice applying FM knowledge and critical thinking skills in a competency-based exam through practice exam questions. Added value: Classroom courses allow you to ask essential questions and discuss real-world examples.
Information about CFM can be accessed at https://www.ifma.org/credentials/certified-facility-manager-cfm/
Does not apply toward CEU credits.
Effective strategies require facility managers to be able to integrate people, place and process. They must be able to align the facility portfolio and functionality with its organization’s missions and available resources.
Plan, initiate and execute projects. Understand the entire project life cycle and how to monitor and control project performance. Learn about the facility managers role in projects and how to evaluate outcomes.
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Pricing is as follows:
| Course | Full Member | Regular | GSA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certified Facility Manager (CFM®) Exam Prep Workshop | $350 | $550 | $339.50 |
| IFMA's O&M Course | $750 | $950 | $727 |
| IFMA's Leadership and Strategy | $750 | $950 | $727 |
| IFMA's Project Management | $750 | $950 | $727 |
| IFMA's Finance & Business | $750 | $950 | $727 |
| ISO 41001 Navigator: Harnessing ISO Standards to elevate your FM Organization | $100 | $100 | $100 |
| Mastering Facility Metrics: The FM’s Guide to O&M Benchmarking Workshop | $550 | $550 | $550 |
| AI in FM Boot Camp: A Practical Hands-on Workshop | $575 | $575 | $575 |
| Operational Technology: Prepare for a Cyber Attack | $350 | $400 | $400 |
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