Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 6

33 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 6 CONSTRUCT ION MANAGEMENT ASSOC I AT ION OF AMER I CA (CMAA) Rutledge: “We spend all of our time and effort in delivering professional education, certification, and engagement. Our Construction Manager Certification Institute offers a Certified Construction Manager (CCM) credential. We also have a Construction Manager-in- Training credential. The CCM credential is an important mark of an individual’s experience – it essentially demonstrates that they have met requirements for experience, education, and examination. And they are maintaining that certification. We have over 5,000 owners and service providers who hold that credential. “I tell everyone that the value of certification isn’t just to the individual, it’s to the partnership. For example, if you’re the city water authority, that makes you an owner. And there are people who work for the owner and manage projects, and often what you see is one project manager in an owner organization managing multiple projects or programs. The advantage of that person having a CCM, and then preferring CCMs BVM: What are the biggest challenges in the industry for construction managers? Rutledge: “They are similar to the challenges faced by a lot of others in the construction industry. Innovation, productivity, the use of technology – the accelerating use of drones, augmented reality, virtual reality, digital trends – all of those tools. And then delivering; really understanding what project owners want and being responsive to their needs. “Not every construction manager works on every type of project. Some work exclusively on transportation projects like highways and bridges, some exclusively on water infrastructure projects, some work for a variety of clients, others for only a couple of clients, some work with only private clients. And understanding risk tolerances and mitigation etc. is different in every project.” BVM: What services does CMAA deliver?