CMAA2025: Why Construction Managers Should Head to Nashville This October
Explore Tools, Tech and Training to Elevate Your Construction Management Game
CMAA2025 is the Construction Management Association of America’s annual conference. It runs October 19–21 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee. The event brings together leaders from across the public and private sectors to focus on construction and program management trends, technologies and techniques. For compact equipment professionals involved in project oversight, planning or delivery, CMAA2025 offers critical education, peer connections and a forward-looking view of where construction is heading.
Preconference Training: Deep Dives for Pros
Arriving early? October 16–18 features intensive preconference courses, including:
- Professional CM Course — A three-day training based on CMAA’s Body of Knowledge
- Train the Trainer — Learn to lead, instruct and present like a pro
- Construction Management Principles — CM 101, great for newcomers or those needing a refresh
- Advanced Scheduling for CMs — Deepen your knowledge of time management, delays and claims
- Negotiating Success — Tactics for real-world negotiation challenges
- Facing the Fire — Prepares CMs for high-stakes depositions
- Resilience by Design — Learn infrastructure strategies that absorb and recover from disruptions
These targeted sessions provide additional credentials and skills development before the main event begins.
Main Conference Highlights
The core CMAA2025 program kicks off October 19 and is packed with practical content, including:
- NEW: Facing the Fire: Preparing for Your Deposition
An interactive, scenario-based course focused on navigating high-stakes depositions with clarity and confidence. - NEW: Resilience by Design with Advanced Mitigation Approaches
Explore planning and construction management strategies that improve infrastructure’s ability to withstand, absorb, and recover from disruptions. - Advanced Scheduling for CMs
A deep dive into schedule development, review techniques, claim prevention, and time-related risk management. - Negotiating Success: How to Achieve Successful Outcomes
Real-world negotiation strategies for construction managers to align stakeholders and resolve project challenges effectively. - Construction Management Principles
An essential foundation for understanding the role of the construction manager, project types, contracts, leadership, and more.
Attendees can earn up to 12 professional development hours (PDHs) throughout the event.
Why It Matters to Compact Equipment Pros
CMAA2025 goes beyond general project management theory. It’s a front-row seat to the tools, workflows and innovations shaping the construction management industry. For those involved in civil projects, jobsite planning or public infrastructure delivery, this event is especially valuable. If you manage fleets, coordinate contractors or spec small machines into bid packages, CMAA2025 delivers insights to help optimize your role.
Awards and Recognition
CMAA2025 also hosts the Industry Honors and Awards Program, celebrating standout individuals and project achievements. For those building a career in CM, this is a chance to see what excellence looks like at the highest level.
Final Take
CMAA2025 is more than a conference — it’s a full-scale immersion into what’s next in construction management. From schedule optimization to infrastructure resilience, it offers real-world lessons and immediate value for those working in the field with compact equipment and beyond. Learn more and register at www.cmaanet.org.
Keith Gribbins is publisher of Compact Equipment.
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