Identification: DPG4
Join your like-minded peers for thought-provoking roundtable discussions about the issues that are challenging construction financial professionals of large construction companies. This format continues to be a dynamic and popular session at the Conference and is intended for the CFOs/financial management staff of contractors with revenues in excess of $100M.
Identification: DPG5
Join your like-minded peers for thought-provoking roundtable discussions about the issues that are challenging construction financial professionals of medium-sized construction companies. This format continues to be a dynamic and popular session at the Conference and is intended for the CFOs/financial management staff of contractors with revenues of $25-100M.
Identification: DPG6
Identification: R4
Construction companies are getting more involved in complex insurance programs to help manage various construction and business risks. Accounting for these programs as well as projecting the impact to your balance sheet, income statement, and tax returns can be complicated. We will provide a deeper dive into these types of programs and how to methodically account and evaluate the impact of these programs to your financial statements and tax returns.
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Identification: T4
Have your past technology investments fallen short on producing promised benefits? Do you have the full buy-in of your field personnel? Do your new technologies work together as expected? Perhaps this is the year for some big technology investments. Do you have a clear implementation process? Do you have the needed technology and operations expertise? Our experienced construction IT consultant PM team will share what you need to be successful.
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Identification: H2
This session is a first step toward defining a set of generally accepted principles for equipment management by defining information requirements of cost and cost control, reliability and downtime, utilization and availability, and fleet average age. Data requirements and actionable metrics will be defined in each area and it will show how the standardized information produced can be used to support decisions and improve results.
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Identification: L7
While many contractors of all sizes struggle to keep existing clients and maintain a foothold, others gain traction, build backlogs, run profitably, and penetrate new areas of specialization. So what is their secret? Why do some companies do well while others just barely survive? This session will present several case studies and distill the relevant factors that make these companies unique and successful.
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•Understand the business imperatives for surviving in the construction industry •Recognize the common mistakes contractors make •Build a company fit for the next challenge |
Identification: B4
Every construction company struggles with the question of how to retain the best employees. This session will provide a unique perspective on how companies retain key employees and what the top candidates are looking for within an organization.
Identification: A4
This session will cover the preparation, analysis, and presentation of the contracts in progress schedules, including completed contract schedules and related reconciliations and disclosures. The discussion will also include analytical procedures and strategies related to percentage of completion calculations, costs to complete, front-end loading, underbillings, overbillings, change order and claims recognition, fade/gain analysis, and other matters related to contracts in progress.
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Identification: GS2
Leadership is complex and challenging. Every leader is different in terms of style, experience, and approach. It turns out, however, that the greatest leaders – those who inspire the greatest performance in others – have a few things in common. Backed by compelling research within the construction industry, this interactive session reveals the often overlooked attributes that differentiate good leaders from great ones.
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