Advanced Development Practices

The Advanced Development Practices course is designed for the intermediate to senior level professionals seeking to enhance their applied leadership skills and knowledge. Course material addresses best leadership practices throughout the development process, and builds a solid understanding of financial property performance through the development concept, construction, revenue generation, marketing and asset management. Class exercises and case studies are used to strengthen problem solving skills, analytical assessment and to offer new perspectives on providing leadership to the development team. This is the companion course to Essentials for the Development Process.

Learning Objectives:

• Develop strong leadership skills that are vital to the success of a development of a property.
• Learn how to build a comprehensive high performance development team and to deliver a successful project.
• Understand the critical components included in a market feasibility analysis and the overall impact to the viability and success of a project.
• Demonstrate how to apply negotiation strategies to practice applications of real estate and to manage risks.
• Understand the importance of strategic marketing and how it is integrated into the development process.
• Develop a working knowledge of construction management and the tools and techniques utilized.
• Understand the importance of leadership in project management.
• Define the relationship between scope, schedule and resources for managing the tenant improvement process and exceeding the customer's needs.
• Identify property management and leasing agent's roles and contribution to the development process.