AEC Project Management: Project Startup

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Project startup is a critical project management responsibility that establishes the clarity, alignment, structure, and momentum needed for successful AEC project delivery. This course explores how deliberate startup practices help project managers reduce uncertainty, align stakeholders, establish accountability, and address risks before they affect execution. Learners will examine the transition from winning work to project execution, internal team briefing and alignment, internal and external kickoff meetings, communication planning, documentation and file management, startup planning, and early-stage risk management. The course emphasizes reconciling project information, confirming expectations, establishing clear communication and accountability structures, creating practical tools for early execution, and monitoring project readiness from the start. Learners will also explore how strong startup practices contribute to execution efficiency, client satisfaction, financial performance, reduced rework, and overall project success.

Objectives SME

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Explain why project startup is a critical project management responsibility and how early decisions influence downstream project performance
Analyze the proposal, contract, project management plan, and related project information to identify gaps, assumptions, and alignment issues before execution begins
Describe strategies for briefing and aligning the internal project team around scope, priorities, risks, roles, accountability, and client expectations
Apply effective practices for planning, facilitating, and following up on internal and external project kickoff meetings
Develop communication and documentation structures that support clear information flow, stakeholder alignment, accountability, and effective project information management.
Develop a project startup plan that identifies early actions, priorities, deliverables, and tracking tools aligned with the contract, schedule, and project management plan
Identify and analyze early-stage project risks and determine appropriate communication, response, and monitoring strategies
Explain how strong project startup practices contribute to execution efficiency, client satisfaction, financial performance, risk reduction, and overall project success

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: Alfredo Cely, P.E., MSEM

Alfredo is a Civil Engineer that has managed Transportation, Land Development, Water Resources and Aviation projects from planning to construction for the past 14 years. Most recently his consulting work has focused on assisting state and local agencies in improving the safety of our transportation network. He has been responsible for several multi-modal transportation projects in the Tampa Bay Area, throughout the U.S. and abroad. He is a licensed Civil Engineer in Florida, North Carolina, and Ecuador.

At the University of South Florida, Alfredo serves as an instructor for the Transportation sections of the P.E. Preparation Courses hosted by the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Student Chapter. Alfredo is a member of ASCE’s Street and Highway Operations Committee and is an associate member of the Aviation Planning and Operations Committee. At the national level, Alfredo helps several of the Transportation Research Board Committees and is currently involved in the following committees: Low Volume Roads; Hydrology, Hydraulics and Water Quality; Pedestrian Safety; and Bicycle Transportation.

Alfredo served as the Chair of the local ASCE Transportation and Development Institute group during its first two years (2012-2014). The Florida West Coast Chapter of the ASCE has recognized Alfredo’s commitment to the profession and our community honoring him with the Young Engineer of the Year Award in 2014. As part of his involvement with the local engineering community, Alfredo currently serves as a Board Member of the Florida West Coast Branch for ASCE.