Courses
Three courses, one development sequence
Development 101 qualifies the land, 102 structures the project, 103 controls it in the field. Each runs three days, virtual or in person, and each ends with a working document you take with you.
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Development 101
Qualify it.
Development 102
Structure it.
Development 103
Control it.
Each course
What each course is for
Every course stands on its own and can be taken by itself. Taken in order, they follow one project from raw land through to work in the field.
Qualify it.
Development 101
From raw land to buildable lots
Qualify the land before the land qualifies your wallet.
3 days · virtual or in person · Virtual $995 · In person $1,995
Full Development 101 page- 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.
- What you leave with
- Subdivision Opportunity File — The evidence ladder, fatal-flaw findings, lot yield and the decision memo for one real site.
- Subjects covered
- LandSurveysUtilitiesDrainageEntitlementsFeasibilityLot yield
Structure it.
Development 102
The developer's playbook
Bring feasibility, capital, development and execution into one plan.
3 days · virtual or in person · Virtual $995 · In person $1,995
Full Development 102 page- 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.
- What you leave with
- Integrated Development Plan — Feasibility, sources and uses, capital structure, schedule and the investment committee presentation.
- Subjects covered
- FeasibilitySources and usesCapital structureGovernanceProcurement
Control it.
Development 103
Project command
Control cost, schedule and risk before they control the project.
3 days · virtual or in person · Virtual $995 · In person $1,995
Full Development 103 page- 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.
- 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.
- Subjects covered
- ScopeContractsBid levelingBudgetScheduleChange controlDrawsProject recovery
Comparison
The three courses side by side
Subjects, outputs, format, seats, tuition and what tuition includes. Where a detail has not been published yet, the table says so rather than guessing.
| Compare | Development 101Qualify the land before the land qualifies your wallet. | Development 102Bring feasibility, capital, development and execution into one plan. | Development 103Control cost, schedule and risk before they control the project. |
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| Stage of the work | Qualify it | Structure it | Control it |
| Course title | From raw land to buildable lots | The developer's playbook | Project command |
| The question it answers | Is this land capable of becoming the project you imagine? | Can the project be structured, financed, governed and managed responsibly? | Can the owner keep control once the project enters the field? |
| What you leave able to do | Leave with a defensible go / no-go decision on a real site. | Leave with a plan you can take to an investment committee. | Leave with the controls an owner needs once work starts. |
| Working document produced | Subdivision Opportunity File | Integrated Development Plan | Owner Project Control Kit |
| What that document contains | The evidence ladder, fatal-flaw findings, lot yield and the decision memo for one real site. | Feasibility, sources and uses, capital structure, schedule and the investment committee presentation. | Budget and commitment registers, change control, draw documentation, cost to complete and a 30/60/90 recovery plan. |
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| Length | 3 days | 3 days | 3 days |
| Formats | In person in McKinney, Texas, then virtual (recorded workshop teaching with facilitated Q&A) | In person in McKinney, Texas, then virtual (recorded workshop teaching with facilitated Q&A) | In person in McKinney, Texas, then virtual (recorded workshop teaching with facilitated Q&A) |
| Virtual tuition | $995 single · $1,495 pair | $995 single · $1,495 pair | $995 single · $1,495 pair |
| In-person tuition | $1,995 single · $2,995 pair | $1,995 single · $2,995 pair | $1,995 single · $2,995 pair |
| Seats per cohort | Virtual 24 · In person 20 | Virtual 24 · In person 20 | Virtual 24 · In person 20 |
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| Session times | Daily session times and the hour-by-hour agenda are published to registered participants before each cohort begins. | Daily session times and the hour-by-hour agenda are published to registered participants before each cohort begins. | Daily session times and the hour-by-hour agenda are published to registered participants before each cohort begins. |
| Enroll | Enroll in Development 101 | Enroll in Development 102 | Enroll in Development 103 |
Development 101
Qualify the land before the land qualifies your wallet.
- Stage of the work
- Qualify it
- Course title
- From raw land to buildable lots
- 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.
- Working document produced
- Subdivision Opportunity File
- What that document contains
- The evidence ladder, fatal-flaw findings, lot yield and the decision memo for one real site.
- Subjects covered
- Land
- Surveys
- Utilities
- Drainage
- Entitlements
- Feasibility
- Lot yield
- Bring 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
- Length
- 3 days
- Formats
- In person in McKinney, Texas, then virtual (recorded workshop teaching with facilitated Q&A)
- Virtual tuition
- $995 single · $1,495 pair
- In-person tuition
- $1,995 single · $2,995 pair
- Seats per cohort
- Virtual 24 · In person 20
- Included with tuition
- Course workbooks and templates
- Developer Toolkit
- Portal access
- Certificate of completion
- Session times
- Daily session times and the hour-by-hour agenda are published to registered participants before each cohort begins.
Development 102
Bring feasibility, capital, development and execution into one plan.
- Stage of the work
- Structure it
- Course title
- The developer's playbook
- 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.
- Working document produced
- Integrated Development Plan
- What that document contains
- Feasibility, sources and uses, capital structure, schedule and the investment committee presentation.
- Subjects covered
- Feasibility
- Sources and uses
- Capital structure
- Governance
- Procurement
- Bring 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
- Length
- 3 days
- Formats
- In person in McKinney, Texas, then virtual (recorded workshop teaching with facilitated Q&A)
- Virtual tuition
- $995 single · $1,495 pair
- In-person tuition
- $1,995 single · $2,995 pair
- Seats per cohort
- Virtual 24 · In person 20
- Included with tuition
- Course workbooks and templates
- Developer Toolkit
- Portal access
- Certificate of completion
- Session times
- Daily session times and the hour-by-hour agenda are published to registered participants before each cohort begins.
Development 103
Control cost, schedule and risk before they control the project.
- Stage of the work
- Control it
- Course title
- Project command
- 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.
- Working document produced
- Owner Project Control Kit
- What that document contains
- Budget and commitment registers, change control, draw documentation, cost to complete and a 30/60/90 recovery plan.
- Subjects covered
- Scope
- Contracts
- Bid leveling
- Budget
- Schedule
- Change control
- Draws
- Project recovery
- Bring 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
- Length
- 3 days
- Formats
- In person in McKinney, Texas, then virtual (recorded workshop teaching with facilitated Q&A)
- Virtual tuition
- $995 single · $1,495 pair
- In-person tuition
- $1,995 single · $2,995 pair
- Seats per cohort
- Virtual 24 · In person 20
- Included with tuition
- Course workbooks and templates
- Developer Toolkit
- Portal access
- Certificate of completion
- Session times
- Daily session times and the hour-by-hour agenda are published to registered participants before each cohort begins.
Discounts do not stack — the best valid price applies. DMD is 10% of eligible individual Academy tuition; verified eligible service is 25%. See discounts & verification.
Included
What tuition includes in every course
The same materials come with Development 101, 102 and 103, in either format.
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.
Cohorts
Cohorts open for registration
Each course runs one open in-person cohort and one open virtual cohort at a time. Future cohorts are announced when approved.
In-person $1,995 single · $2,995 pair · Virtual $995 single · $1,495 pair
Paths & memberships
Virtual Path
$2,495
All three courses, virtual.
In-Person Path
$4,995
All three courses, in person.
Premium Path
$5,995
Launch pricing.
Inner Circle
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Private Coaching
$20,000 prepaid
or 12 × $2,000 · max 6 members.
Annual Summit
Not yet announced
Annual practitioner gathering. Registration is not yet open.