Start here · Orientation · about 15 minutes

Orientation

How this program works — read this before Module 1 unlocks on Friday, July 10.

The promise — This isn’t a library to browse on your own time. It’s a twelve-week rhythm — a new module each Friday, a live session each Thursday, your reflection each Tuesday — that turns watching into doing.
Async + Virtual~15 minHow the course works

Welcome. Before the first module opens, take fifteen minutes to learn how the program runs — when content arrives, where to find it, how to work through it, and what the next twelve weeks will feel like.

01 · When content arrives

A weekly rhythm, not a library

You won’t get all twelve modules at once. One unlocks every Friday morning, starting Friday, July 10, 2026 — twelve modules across twelve weeks. Every week turns on the same four touchpoints.

Friday a.m.The module unlocks

The week’s module opens on the course site. You’ll see it go live on the home page.

Across the weekYou watch & work

Watch the video and work the companion resources on your own time, at your own pace.

Tuesday · 5:00 PM localFeedback due

Submit your short reflection by close of business. It shapes Thursday’s live session.

Thursday · 2:00 PM ETLive session

We meet for one hour on Microsoft Teams to practice, troubleshoot, and apply the week’s skill.

ModuleTopicUnlocks (Fri)Feedback due (Tue 5 PM)Live session (Thu 2 PM ET)
Module 1The PM RoleFri, Jul 10Tue, Jul 14Thu, Jul 16
Module 2Project Finance 1Fri, Jul 17Tue, Jul 21Thu, Jul 23
Module 3Project Finance 2Fri, Jul 24Tue, Jul 28Thu, Jul 30
Module 4Contracting & HandoffFri, Jul 31Tue, Aug 04Thu, Aug 06
Module 5Project Planning 1Fri, Aug 07Tue, Aug 11Thu, Aug 13
Module 6Project Planning 2Fri, Aug 14Tue, Aug 18Thu, Aug 20
Module 7Project KickoffFri, Aug 21Tue, Aug 25Thu, Aug 27
Module 8Managing Execution 1Fri, Aug 28Tue, Sep 01Thu, Sep 03
Module 9Managing Execution 2Fri, Sep 04Tue, Sep 08Thu, Sep 10
Module 10Managing Change & QualityFri, Sep 11Tue, Sep 15Thu, Sep 17
Module 11Construction AdministrationFri, Sep 18Tue, Sep 22Thu, Sep 24
Module 12Debriefing & Continuous ImprovementFri, Sep 25Tue, Sep 29Thu, Oct 01
Live sessions run for twelve consecutive Thursdays at 2:00 PM Eastern on Microsoft Teams. Feedback is always due the Tuesday before, by 5:00 PM your local time.

02 · Where to find it

One site. One menu. Three things per module.

Everything lives here on the course site. From any page, ⌂ Course home returns to the map and the ☰ Menu opens the full program list — Onsite #1, all twelve modules, Onsite #2, and references.

Module Video

The recorded walkthrough that teaches the module. Always start here.

Module Overview

The full illustrated walkthrough — a continuous, visual read of everything in the module.

Quick Reference

The interactive companion — calculators, checklists, and diagnostics to keep open on the job.

🔒Modules that haven’t opened yet show their unlock date and stay greyed out. The first time you open a protected page, enter the cohort access code — just once per device.

03 · How to work a module

Watch → Work → Check → Discuss → Reflect

This program is built on practice, not just watching. Treat every module as the same five-step loop.

1
Watch

The ~15-minute video, start to finish.

2
Work

Keep the Quick Reference open and try it on a real project.

3
Check

Answer the knowledge checks and the challenge question.

4
Discuss

Bring one question or example to Thursday’s live session.

5
Reflect

Submit your feedback by Tuesday.

Nothing here is graded. You’re building a skill — feedback is a conversation, not a test. The more you put in, the sharper the live sessions get.

04 · What to expect

Short modules. Real practice. One throughline.

About 15 minutes each

Modules are built to fit a working week, not to swallow it. Watch when it suits you.

One throughline

Establish Clarity · Control Advancement · Protect Integrity — the same three behaviors run through all twelve modules.

Bookended by two onsites

Onsite #1 frames the standard before you begin; Onsite #2 proves it on real project cases at the end.

You own the outcome

By the end, you’re the Accountable Owner — the person who makes the whole project come together.

The whole program

Your journey at a glance

Here’s the full twelve weeks — every checkpoint and module, from Onsite #1 to the capstone.

Participant Journey Map Grace PM Academy · Project Management 101 — twelve weeks, two onsites, one throughline ESTABLISH CLARITY  ·  CONTROL ADVANCEMENT  ·  PROTECT INTEGRITY Live onsite Async module (~15 min) Start / Finish FRAME THE ROLE THE MONEY SET UP & PLAN RUN & PROTECT GROW APPLY Start here Orientation Onsite #1 · Kickoff Live · in person 1 Fri Jul 10 The PM Role 2 Project Finance 1 Fri Jul 17 3 Fri Jul 24 Project Finance 2 4 Contracting & Handoff Fri Jul 31 5 Fri Aug 7 Project Planning 1 6 Project Planning 2 Fri Aug 14 7 Fri Aug 21 Project Kickoff 8 Managing Execution 1 Fri Aug 28 9 Fri Sep 4 Managing Execution 2 10 Managing Change & Quality Fri Sep 11 11 Fri Sep 18 Construction Admin 12 Debrief & Improve Fri Sep 25 Live · in person Onsite #2 · Capstone Complete You own it EVERY WEEK — THE SAME RHYTHM Each module follows one loop:  Watch → Work → Check → Discuss → Reflect FRIDAY a.m. New module unlocks TUESDAY 5:00 PM local Feedback due THURSDAY 2:00 PM ET Live session · Microsoft Teams First module unlocks Friday, July 10, 2026 · live sessions run twelve consecutive Thursdays. Grace Design Studios · Developed & facilitated by AEC LEAD LLC

Ready to begin?

Module 1 unlocks Friday, July 10. Until then, start with Onsite #1 · Kickoff to set the standard for the whole cohort.

Go to Onsite #1 →