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Dennis's Wednesday, two ways

8 lessons · 25 prompts

A day in the life of a Construction Project Manager: what changes with these prompts.

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Dennis, a construction project manager for a mid-size general contractor.

Dennis starts Wednesday with a schedule that slipped because the electrical rough-in is behind. He opens ChatGPT and uses the scheduling prompt: 'Draft a three-week recovery schedule for a 40,000 square foot office fit-out. Electrical rough-in is five days late. Include inspection dates and a cushion for weather.' He gets a draft, adjusts two dates, and sends it to the superintendent.

Next, he has a subcontractor meeting. He uses the coordination prompt to compare three bids for drywall. The AI lists scope gaps and questions to ask. Dennis walks into the meeting with a one-page summary and saves an hour of back-and-forth.

After lunch, he writes a safety talk for Friday about fall protection. The AI gives him a short talk, a checklist, and a plain-English explanation of the rule. He edits it to match his site and prints it for the crew.

At the end of the day, he uses the client update prompt. He feeds in field notes and two photos. The AI drafts a clear update with a delay notice for the electrical work. Dennis reviews it, adds a personal note, and sends it. He leaves on time and takes his daughter to soccer practice.

Before

  • Schedules rebuilt by hand every week
  • Change orders written late at night
  • Subcontractor meetings that run long
  • Client updates pushed to tomorrow

After this course

  • Recovery schedule drafted in minutes
  • Change order summary ready before lunch
  • Sub meeting focused on decisions
  • Client update sent, home for soccer

What you'll learn

  • Build schedules: Use AI to draft and adjust construction schedules without a blank page.
  • Track costs: Break down job costs, spot overruns, and write change order summaries.
  • Coordinate subs: Define scopes, compare bids, and run smoother subcontractor meetings.
  • Report progress: Turn field notes and photos into clear progress reports and delay notices.
  • Run safety talks: Create practical safety talks, checklists, and plain-English rule explanations.
  • Solve site issues: Reason through field problems, write RFIs, and plan corrective work.
  • Review documents: Read long specs, compare drawing revisions, and pull out submittal requirements.
  • Close out jobs: Draft client updates and prepare closeout items so fewer loose ends remain.

How this course works

  1. 8 lessonsOne task of your job each, from project scheduling essentials to client updates and closeout.
  2. Ready-to-paste promptsCopy, fill in the parts in {{brackets}}, paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
  3. Tick and completeTick the prompts you tried and mark each lesson complete.
  4. Get certifiedFinish and keep the prompts as your own library.