Large-Firm CFO Roundtable Discussions

Jun 28, 2016 6:00am ‐ Jun 28, 2016 8:15am

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.


Medium-Firm CFO Roundtable Discussions

Jun 28, 2016 6:00am ‐ Jun 28, 2016 8:15am

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.


Small-Firm CFO Roundtable Discussions

Jun 28, 2016 6:00am ‐ Jun 28, 2016 8:15am

Identification: DPG6

Join your like-minded peers for thought-provoking roundtable discussions about the issues that are challenging construction financial professionals of small 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 $1-25M.

Advanced Session - Accounting for Complex Insurance Programs

Jun 28, 2016 8:30am ‐ Jun 28, 2016 9:45am

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.

Learning Objectives:

  • Gain a deeper understanding of the various types of complex insurance programs and related cash flows
  • Learn how to set up the initial accounting for these types of programs and how to record the ongoing activity
  • Learn the impact of these programs on your balance sheet, income statement, and related cash flows as well as related projections
  • Learn how these programs will impact your current and future book vs. tax differences to determining your taxable income




Technology for Operations' Sake: Effective IT Project Implementation

Jun 28, 2016 8:30am ‐ Jun 28, 2016 9:45am

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.

Learning Objectives:

  • Review effective IT governance tools used in project selection project management and identify what stakeholders need to be involved in each
  • Identify critical roles and responsibilities of effective IT project delivery teams, including what non-IT resources must be included and when to consider outside consultants
  • Learn why effective communication between IT, management, and end-user groups is critical to successful implementations and how to build a communication plan
  • Learn how to gather useful business process and system requirements to ensure functional fit and support user acceptance
  • Learn how to effectively plan and manage demonstrations, testing, training, go-live, and support steps to meet the needs of both IT and the business unit(s)

Heavy/Highway - Moving Toward Generally Accepted Principles for Equipment Management

Jun 28, 2016 8:30am ‐ Jun 28, 2016 9:45am

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.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the need for generally accepted principles in the design and implementation of equipment management information systems
  • Define the data and information needed to measure performance in cost, reliability, utilization, and fleet age
  • Enumerate ways in which the information produced in these four areas can be used to support decisions and improve results


Past, Present & Future: How Contractors Succeed & Which Trends Are Emerging for the Future

Jun 28, 2016 8:30am ‐ Jun 28, 2016 9:45am

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.

Learning Objectives:

•Understand the business imperatives for surviving in the construction industry
•Recognize the common mistakes contractors make
•Build a company fit for the next challenge

Employee Recruitment & Retention - A Unique Perspective

Jun 28, 2016 8:30am ‐ Jun 28, 2016 9:45am

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.


Advanced Session - Contracts in Progress Schedule: Analysis, Issues & Strategies

Jun 28, 2016 8:30am ‐ Jun 28, 2016 9:45am

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.

Learning Objectives:

  • Learn to spot indicators of problems or potential risks on contract schedules
  • Learn to use historical gross profit, fade/gain analysis, front-end loading analysis, and other analytical procedures to support the CIP schedule
  • Learn strategies to analyze underbillings and determine when an adjustment to estimated profit could be necessary
  • Learn about the formats for presentation and disclosure of contract schedules required by GAAP and construction industry standards, including surety expectations
  • Discover best of class contractor benchmarks for contract analysis

Leading from the Inside Out

Jun 28, 2016 10:00am ‐ Jun 28, 2016 11:30am

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.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the most important attributes of leadership and why they are so critical
  • Evaluate your personal leadership effectiveness in the context of a comprehensive leadership model
  • Learn how to more accurately predict who will make the most effective leaders in your organization