Time Management for Project Leaders.
Get 8+ hours a week back with a capacity system built for operators running complex projects.
By Kyle Nitchen · $149 · Lifetime access · Available now
Your $149 credits in full toward Antifragile Project Management if you enroll within 90 days.
Why this course
Capacity is the #1 constraint on every project manager. The job generates more work than any human can do, so the winners are decided by allocation: what you do, what you delegate, what you design out of existence. This is a 14-day rebuild of your week, with an hours-back ledger you fill in as you go.
The format
Why written beats video here
Every lesson is about 10 minutes to read and 30 minutes to apply, one lesson a day. You read it in the trailer at 6 am and you run it on your job by lunch. That cadence is the reason this actually gets implemented instead of saved for later.
Live access
Monthly office hours with Kyle
First Friday of every month, noon Pacific, on WHOP. Bring your board, your numbers, or your stuck spot. Every $149 course includes a seat.
What you'll build
Skills you can point at.
01
The audit
- Run a real time audit and find the 8+ hours hiding in your week
- Apply the 80/20 to isolate the vital few tasks that move your project
- Rank every recurring task by cost, value, and delegability
02
The multiplier decisions
- Eliminate, automate, delegate, concentrate
- Kill the email third rail with inbox windows, not all-day monitoring
- Cut meetings that produce nothing and protect the ones that do
03
The operating rhythm
- Time-block past work, present work, and future work
- Design a one-page ideal week and defend the make-ready block
- Run a weekly review that resets you every Friday in 20 minutes
04
The delegation engine
- Hand off work with CPQQRT so it comes back right the first time
- Build checklists and SOPs so the same fire never burns twice
- Coach PEs and APMs to own their scope instead of pinging you
05
The AI hours
- Use the AI Time Audit Prompt Kit to automate the admin layer
- Draft submittals, RFIs, and meeting minutes in a fraction of the time
- Build a personal AI assistant tuned to your job and your voice
The artifact
What you walk away holding
An hours-back ledger with a real number in it, a calendar that protects your best two hours, and a delegation list with actual names on it. All finished inside the 14 days.
What readers say
"The company I work for lacks in training and procedures. Your work is helping me become a better PM and bridge the gap that I am missing due to the lack of formal training."
Your instructor
Learn directly from Kyle.
Kyle NitchenKyle Nitchen is a Regional Construction Manager for Layton Construction, part of STO Building Group, the #3 ranked construction organization in the world. As a Project Executive, he leads high-stakes healthcare construction across Southern California, overseeing teams, managing risk, and delivering complex projects that help communities live, work, and heal.
Over a decade in the field. $500M+ delivered. He writes The Influential Project Manager, read by 10,000+ construction leaders.
Every framework in these courses is field-tested on active, large-scale construction projects.
Who this is for
Built for the operator, not the observer.
- PMs and superintendents working 55+ hour weeks with nothing to show the family
- Operators who want a real week off without the job burning down
- Leaders drowning in email, meetings, and interruptions
- APMs and PEs who want to earn a promotion by controlling their calendar
What's included
Everything you need to ship.
- 14 written lessons with worksheets
- Monthly group office hours with Kyle
- Time audit Excel tool
- Ideal week designer
- Delegation tracker (CPQQRT)
- Hours-back ledger
- AI Time Audit Prompt Kit
- Lifetime access, updated for life
- Certificate of completion
FAQ
Questions, answered.
No. Every framework is built specifically for construction PM work. The examples are RFIs, submittals, OACs, and change orders, not startup founders and knowledge workers.
Atomic for Teams
Bring your company along.
Systems stick when the whole trailer runs them. Get reimbursed, learn with your team, or run a private cohort for your company.
Reimbursement
Get your company to pay
Most contractors have a training budget. We give you everything L&D needs: a copy-paste request email, a receipt, and a certificate of completion.
Team discount
Learn with your project team
Enrolling 2 or more from the same company? Use code ATOMICTEAM at checkout for 20% off every seat. Systems stick when the whole trailer runs them.
Private cohort
Run it for your whole org
A dedicated cohort with a custom schedule and curriculum for your company, taught live. Built from a $500M portfolio of real healthcare and commercial work.