Effective Project Management throughout all phases on the project lifecycle is essential to delivering a successful project. This session will focus on best practices utilized during all five phases of project management by a self-performing contractor to improve profitability on its projects. In particular, the session will explore how construction financial professionals can impact project profitability. Further, it will provide real life examples of the workflows and reports utilized to provide accurate information and timely signals to support the project team.

Those without a strategy for hiring, developing and retaining top talent are going to find it difficult to meet the increasing demands of their organizations. It will get tougher to retain employees and people are your most valuable asset - they are responsible for your business results and competitive advantage. Successful retention is a result of identifying, developing and incentivizing key leaders.

The panel will review and analyze change orders, payments application, and monthly releases and will discuss commons pitfalls that can trap even the most seasoned contractor.