Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/how-to-be-a-project-manager The Cocozza Group PM Playbook in audio. Internal training for Cocozza project managers — covering mindset, scope, schedule, trades, design, clients, meetings, drawings, day-to-day operations, and closeout. (c) 2026 Cocozza Group LLC 04877f22-a125-51c3-b63a-ee172a89cf26 yes en Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:58:03 -0700 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:59:10 -0700 https://img.transistorcdn.com/U0WulQVatSzBJ91NBy8bvTMJKBGWXeGZNavC1d3vOTI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iYzA3/ZmQyNDk2ZTQ5MjM2/OGYyYmJiZDYwMzRm/OTY5NS5wbmc.jpg serial COCOZZA The Cocozza Group PM Playbook in audio. Internal training for Cocozza project managers — covering mindset, scope, schedule, trades, design, clients, meetings, drawings, day-to-day operations, and closeout. The Cocozza Group PM Playbook in audio. COCOZZA No No 1 1 Chapter 1: Introduction — Why This Program Exists full 80eb6b38-3d9d-464b-bb5d-4329336f78b1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5cf2f951 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:46:16 -0700 COCOZZA COCOZZA 530 What it means to be a Cocozza project manager. The Phone Test as the unifying standard for the job. The Budget, Lease, Design, Build sequence that defines how Cocozza runs projects. Why this program exists and how to use the Playbook. Narrated by Brian. What it means to be a Cocozza project manager. The Phone Test as the unifying standard for the job. The Budget, Lease, Design, Build sequence that defines how Cocozza runs projects. Why this program exists and how to use the Playbook. Narrated by Brian. No 2 2 Chapter 2: The PM's Mindset full d9334103-f470-46e8-820c-22989e85eaf7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/47ca6ca7 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:46:41 -0700 COCOZZA COCOZZA 1178 Ownership, relationships, and the long game. Your project, your name. When things go wrong. Asking, not telling. The fifteen-year relationship. The Four P's. The compound effect of one percent. The phrases that carry. The foundational mindset every Cocozza PM operates from. Narra Ownership, relationships, and the long game. Your project, your name. When things go wrong. Asking, not telling. The fifteen-year relationship. The Four P's. The compound effect of one percent. The phrases that carry. The foundational mindset every Cocozz No 3 3 Chapter 3: Knowing Your Scope full 93e47b5e-af83-4ce1-a06a-d3f725de8444 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ad093c22 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:46:54 -0700 COCOZZA COCOZZA 961 Scope is a discipline, not a document. Why scope drives price, not the reverse. Every change is a scope change. How to own scope line by line — the foundation everything else in the project is built on. Narrated by Matilda. Scope is a discipline, not a document. Why scope drives price, not the reverse. Every change is a scope change. How to own scope line by line — the foundation everything else in the project is built on. Narrated by Matilda. No 4 4 Chapter 4: The Process full c09d2a1f-b21a-4d43-8d4d-7a75689b7414 https://share.transistor.fm/s/39d4fd4c Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:47:05 -0700 COCOZZA COCOZZA 1286 Budget, Lease, Design, Build — the four phases of a Cocozza project, in order. What each phase produces, what trips PMs up, and how to run each one cleanly. The longest and most operational chapter in the Playbook. Narrated by Alice. Budget, Lease, Design, Build — the four phases of a Cocozza project, in order. What each phase produces, what trips PMs up, and how to run each one cleanly. The longest and most operational chapter in the Playbook. Narrated by Alice. No 5 5 Chapter 5: The Schedule full 1d1130ec-cc3c-453a-a750-a5c586a1b880 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3df0b178 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:47:24 -0700 COCOZZA COCOZZA 619 The schedule as a living document. How to build it, how to maintain it, what milestones matter, and how to recover when something slips. Narrated by Eric. The schedule as a living document. How to build it, how to maintain it, what milestones matter, and how to recover when something slips. Narrated by Eric. No 6 6 Chapter 6: Trade Partners full 77a52811-1644-4e8a-b55e-5793f14b6611 https://share.transistor.fm/s/77079929 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:47:38 -0700 COCOZZA COCOZZA 1264 Trade partners are the company's competitive infrastructure. How to select, manage, and protect long-term relationships with the trades who actually build the work. Narrated by Charlie. Trade partners are the company's competitive infrastructure. How to select, manage, and protect long-term relationships with the trades who actually build the work. Narrated by Charlie. No 7 7 Chapter 7: Working with Architects, Engineers and Design Professionals full fe164b36-5745-4ea5-90b7-342ce1ababc2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1642945a Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:47:50 -0700 COCOZZA COCOZZA 1096 The PM as the bridge between design and construction. Early involvement is Cocozza's competitive differentiator — what that integration actually looks like, day to day. Narrated by Lily. The PM as the bridge between design and construction. Early involvement is Cocozza's competitive differentiator — what that integration actually looks like, day to day. Narrated by Lily. No 8 8 Chapter 8: Managing the Client full d01d8660-98bc-4353-9d7e-8a506efc4799 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9161b887 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:48:03 -0700 COCOZZA COCOZZA 1304 Client management is most of the job. The three-tier budget. Difficult conversations. Setting expectations. Why most client friction is upstream of construction. Narrated by Sarah. Client management is most of the job. The three-tier budget. Difficult conversations. Setting expectations. Why most client friction is upstream of construction. Narrated by Sarah. No 9 9 Chapter 9: Running Meetings full a6c1b4bb-cf24-4492-92b3-f1c0374df8b5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fab2521f Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:48:15 -0700 COCOZZA COCOZZA 1027 Meetings that produce decisions, not noise. Agendas, minutes, follow-through. The discipline that separates projects that ship from projects that drift. Narrated by George. Meetings that produce decisions, not noise. Agendas, minutes, follow-through. The discipline that separates projects that ship from projects that drift. Narrated by George. No 10 10 Chapter 10: Drawings and Submittals full ac8d1e74-c2cc-4217-bc0c-67b346f41a65 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b197e5af Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:48:24 -0700 COCOZZA COCOZZA 1047 How information flows on a Cocozza project. RFIs, submittals, document control, and the PM's role as the source of truth. Narrated by Bella. How information flows on a Cocozza project. RFIs, submittals, document control, and the PM's role as the source of truth. Narrated by Bella. No 11 11 Chapter 11: Day-to-Day Operations full 8e3a65b2-a157-43e5-91fb-777e31f903cc https://share.transistor.fm/s/3c62e20c Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:48:43 -0700 COCOZZA COCOZZA 1723 How a PM actually spends their time. Site visits, change orders, invoicing, percent complete, the Monday Reset, the four-budget system. The longest operational chapter. Narrated by Roger. How a PM actually spends their time. Site visits, change orders, invoicing, percent complete, the Monday Reset, the four-budget system. The longest operational chapter. Narrated by Roger. No 12 12 Chapter 12: Project Closeout full ef39ec22-4fe4-490a-b128-7d746aa53208 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ffb37a25 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:48:57 -0700 COCOZZA COCOZZA 1045 Closing out a project properly. Punch lists, final inspections, certificate of occupancy, owner handoff, financial closeout. The long-game discipline that pays dividends across the rest of your career. Narrated by Bill. Closing out a project properly. Punch lists, final inspections, certificate of occupancy, owner handoff, financial closeout. The long-game discipline that pays dividends across the rest of your career. Narrated by Bill. No