Curriculum
Every course, mapped to what it covers
Three courses, taught in sequence. Each one answers a single question, works a fixed set of subjects, and ends with a working document you take away. Where a detail has not been published yet, this page says so rather than filling the gap.
The development path
Development 101
Qualify it.
Evidence before lots.
Development 102
Structure it.
One integrated plan.
Development 103
Control it.
Hold the plan through delivery.
The three courses are taught in sequence. This diagram shows where this course sits in the path; it does not record or infer anything about your own progress.
Development 101 · Qualify it.
From raw land to buildable lots
Qualify the land before the land qualifies your wallet.
- The question it answers
- Is this land capable of becoming the project you imagine?
- What you leave able to do
- Leave with a defensible go / no-go decision on a real site.
- Format
- 3 days · virtual or in person
- Subjects worked
- 7
Subject map
The subjects worked in Development 101, in the order they are taken up.
Land
Surveys
Utilities
Drainage
Entitlements
Feasibility
Lot yield
What you leave with
Subdivision Opportunity File
The evidence ladder, fatal-flaw findings, lot yield and the decision memo for one real site.
Bring this with you
- One real site you are considering, or one you have walked away from
- Whatever information you already hold on it — survey, listing, plat, notes
- The question you need answered about that site
Module outline
The module-by-module outline for Development 101 has not been published yet. The subject map above is the approved account of what the course covers.
Development 102 · Structure it.
The developer's playbook
Bring feasibility, capital, development and execution into one plan.
- The question it answers
- Can the project be structured, financed, governed and managed responsibly?
- What you leave able to do
- Leave with a plan you can take to an investment committee.
- Format
- 3 days · virtual or in person
- Subjects worked
- 5
Subject map
The subjects worked in Development 102, in the order they are taken up.
Feasibility
Sources and uses
Capital structure
Governance
Procurement
What you leave with
Integrated Development Plan
Feasibility, sources and uses, capital structure, schedule and the investment committee presentation.
Bring this with you
- A project or site you intend to structure
- The numbers you already have, however rough
- The capital question you are trying to answer
Module outline
The module-by-module outline for Development 102 has not been published yet. The subject map above is the approved account of what the course covers.
Development 103 · Control it.
Project command
Control cost, schedule and risk before they control the project.
- The question it answers
- Can the owner keep control once the project enters the field?
- What you leave able to do
- Leave with the controls an owner needs once work starts.
- Format
- 3 days · virtual or in person
- Subjects worked
- 8
Subject map
The subjects worked in Development 103, in the order they are taken up.
Scope
Contracts
Bid leveling
Budget
Schedule
Change control
Draws
Project recovery
What you leave with
Owner Project Control Kit
Budget and commitment registers, change control, draw documentation, cost to complete and a 30/60/90 recovery plan.
Bring this with you
- A project that is in the field, about to start, or in trouble
- Its budget and schedule in whatever form they exist
- The contracts or scopes you are working under
Module outline
The module-by-module outline for Development 103 has not been published yet. The subject map above is the approved account of what the course covers.
Included with every course
What comes with the room
The same materials accompany Development 101, 102 and 103.
Course workbooks and templates
The workbooks and templates used in the room, in your own copies.
Developer Toolkit
The working set of instruments used across every course.
Portal access
Access to the course materials for your cohort in the member portal.
Certificate of completion
Issued on completion and verifiable from the Academy's verification page.
Daily session times and the hour-by-hour agenda are published to registered participants before each cohort begins.