Benefits

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How CMAA membership will help you do better work…and better business.

Membership in the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) gives you easy access to an entire portfolio of services and resources that can improve your professional performance and your firm’s business results, as well as brighten the business outlook for the profession as a whole.

Professional Resources

• CMAA works to set and promote professional CM Standards of Practice.
• CMAA’s Professional Practice Corner offers practical tips and solutions for the CM professional.
• Contract documents for CM Agency and CM At-Risk help owners and practitioners develop sound CM projects with consistent, dependable outcomes.
• Conferences and other programs throughout the year, culminating with the National Conference & Trade Show each fall, expand your networks and knowledge.
• Publications like the CM Advisor and CMAA Newsbriefs keep you abreast of national issues, trends, and Association activities.
• An ongoing research program collects and interprets data on everything from construction costs to management trends to CM salaries and benefits.
• Regional Chapters help you connect with other CMs in your local market.
• A “members-only” web area offers you access to the CMAA membership directory, project RFPs, past issues of the CMAA newsletters, and summaries of state CM laws and regulations, just to name a few benefits.

Promotion

• CMAA mounts organized, effective campaigns to help members gain access to major new business opportunities—such as the vast expenditures that will soon be made to construct new schools and upgrade existing facilities.
• The Association works to improve the recognition and understanding of CM as a profession, making owners, developers, and other industry participants more aware of the value a professional CM brings to the construction process.
• CMAA publications such as An Owner’s Guide to Construction Management and Construction Management Standards of Practice help educate owners to the advantages of CM and help CM’s keep current on the industry’s best practices. 
• CMAA works through advertising, public relations, mailing campaigns, conference participation, and other vehicles to spread the word about CM in every appropriate forum.
• The CMAA website provides a searchable electronic “Find a CM/PM” database, plus a step-by-step guide to evaluating, selecting, and working with a professional construction manager.

Advocacy

• CMAA raises your voice in the halls of Congress, regulatory agencies, state legislatures, and other settings on a wide range of issues that intimately impact the success of your business.
• The Association creates and strengthens alliances with other professional and industry organizations to improve both their members’ understanding of CM and the business environment for the construction industry in general.

Business Opportunities

• CMAA gives you access to a continuously updated database of projects and owners seeking CM assistance.
• The CMAA website offers owners and developers a convenient way to search the Association’s membership and locate CM candidates for their projects.
• A “members-only” job posting area gives you first crack at new opportunities as they arise.  Members also have the ability to post job opportunities through CMAA’s Career Headquarters.

CMAA is really more than the sum of all these elements.  And like any association, what CMAA is and does largely depends on you.  Become an active member of CMAA, and shape your own future.

CMAA’s Mission…”is to promote professionalism and excellence in the management of the construction process.”  Successful projects don’t just happen, especially not in today’s environment of complexity and high costs.  Delivering a project on time and on budget, free of disputes and injuries, requires an integrated, managed approach to every phase from concept through design and construction to completion.  Professional construction managers help deliver this value, and CMAA helps these professionals work more effectively.

CMAA’s Members…include both individuals and firms, and now exceeds 4,000.  These members represent a broad spectrum of the design and construction industry, including CM practitioners, public and private owners, designers, contractors, attorneys, insurers, services consultants, educators, and students.  CMAA is also attracting an increasing number of owners as members - now at 22% of the Association’s total membership.  This important trend not only means CMAA is “bringing buyers and sellers” together, but is also helping to enhance communication, knowledge and understanding among both CMs and their prospective owner clients.  CMAA’s membership is also highly diverse geographically, with a growing number of international firms and practitioners.  Academic faculty, student members, and associates from fields such as insurance and law all bring their own perspectives and contributions to the Association.  Many CMAA members also choose to become involved in one of our Regional Chapters.  This is an excellent way to combine CMAA’s in-depth resources with market-specific programs and knowledge.

CMAA’s Management…is directed by a Board of Directors representing the full spectrum of CM practice, including Owners.  CMAA’s professional staff is based at the Association’s headquarters in McLean, Virginia, a leading business center in the suburbs of Washington, DC.  A roster of CMAA committees helps members direct their energies into the fields of greatest interest to them, and Regional Chapters provide members the opportunity to network and become active in their own local area.  The CMAA Foundation is building the profession’s future through market research, special projects, and scholarships for young people interested in careers in construction management.

CMAA’s Mandate…is to help professional construction managers achieve better results.  That includes supporting you in your continuing effort to improve your skills, expand your knowledge, and broaden your business.  It also includes helping you run your practice better as a business—through better marketing, training, client relations, project management, and long-range business planning.  CMAA has achieved recognition and influence within the design and construction community.  This success results from our combination of strong resources and a committed membership.  CMAA and its members, working together, are building a better construction management profession.