Did you miss Breakthrough 2012? You can still take advantage of all the benefits of attending by purchasing a conference DVD today!

PSMJ is now offering a conference DVD that features live video from each of the sessions and panels at the 2011 conference including all the information-packed PowerPoint graphics throughout for a full multimedia experience. Gain from the knowledge shared by our Circle of Excellence firms and presenters who joined us in Chicago and hear the dialogue of ideas and collaboration that came from this event.

You can purchase the full conference DVD at the low price of $795 or the individual session DVDs at a reduced cost of $195 each. This is a fraction of the cost associated with attending the conference in travel and expenses and provides you with an inexpensive way of sharing the experience of the event, and the knowledge and expertise provided throughout the program with several colleagues within your firm.

Don't miss your chance to hear PSMJ Director of Consulting and Education, David Burstein, P.E., share important industry trends and benchmarking information, as well as listen to CEOs and other senior leaders of the top A/E performing firms in the industry who share their secrets of success!

You can also listen to special keynote PSMJ consultant, Tim Griffin present on how to lead a successful organization with millenials, based on his best-selling book, Winning with Millenials. This groundbreaking book helps you develop a clear picture of how the generation now entering the workforce thinks, acts, and lives, as well as explore some of the environmental issues that shaped their thinking. Most importantly, author Tim Griffin provides you with practical strategies to attract the best and brightest millennials to your design firm, create a culture that will be desirable to them over the short- and long-term, and propose ways to keep them motivated, productive, and fully engaged. Click here for more information on purchasing the book.

The State of A/E Industry Today/How Does the Future Look

Dave Burstein summarizes the results of PSMJ's 2011 A/E industry surveys and tells you how these results can help your firm improve its performance, and also presents the results of   PSMJ's latest Quarterly Market Survey (completed in September 2011). Dave also adds his personal insights to show you where each of the major A/E markets is heading in 2012. Dave also presents 3 mega-trends that will shake the A/E industry to its very foundations during the next decade.

The PSMJ Circle of Excellence/Benchmarking Your Firm/The PSMJ Premier Award for Client Satisfaction

Dave Burstein identifies the winners of PSMJ's annual Circle of Excellence competition and describes how PSMJ selected these firms with the best overall performance during the past year. Dave then goes on to analyze what they do differently from the average firms. He will provide you with PSMJ's exclusive Circle of Excellence Benchmarking Tool and shows you how to use it to compare your firms performance on 13 key performance metrics with the A/E industry's most successful firms. He will also announce the winners of PSMJ's annual competition for the firms having the highest level of client satisfaction and loyalty and tells you what they did to win this prestigious award.                  

PANEL: Getting Work in a Tough Market                              

Each panelist is a recipient of the 2011 Circle of Excellence Award. Some are also winners of PSMJ's 2011 Premier Award for Client Satisfaction. They each share their secrets for holding onto valued clients and getting new ones.                              

PANEL: Managing Projects More Successfully                          

These panelists, all 2011 Circle of Excellence Award Winners, were selected because of their outstanding record of project performance. They share their secrets for keeping jobs under budget while keeping clients happy and avoiding liability problems.                    

PANEL: How to Prevent Your Midsized Firm from Being Roadkill                                

As described in Frank Stasiowski's best selling book, Impact 2020, midsize firms are having an increasingly hard time competing with firms that are smaller (and more nimble) and with firms that are larger (with more resources). This panel, consisting of senior principals from midsize firms, tell you how they overcame these barriers to win PSMJ's 2011 Circle of Excellence Award.            

KEYNOTE: Winning with Millenials                                

Tim Griffith explains the demographic forces that will soon change the nature of your workforce to one that is dominated by Millennials. Tim goes on to tell you what motivates this generation and how you can use the generational transition to your firm's advantage.      

PANEL: Managing Your Finances to Achieve 22% Profit          

The median profitability of the 2011 Circle of Excellence Firms is more than 22% of net revenue, compared to the median firm's profitability of less than 10%. These panelists, each representing a Circle of Excellence Winner, tell you what they do to achieve these impressive results.                    

Watch and Learn! AIA Learning Units are Available!

Earn up to 1 AIA learning unit for each individual session or DVD.

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Testimonials from past conference attendees 

The conference was a pleasure to attend and really provided a wealth of solid information and networking opportunities.
Kathleen John,COO, TSP, Inc.

Overall, great information, start to finish. Each session had value that we can put to immediate use to get better as a firm.
John T. Matkin, PE, Vice President, AEI Engineering, LLC.

I think that the content and direction is great. I always come away with very valuable information.
Jennifer Olson, Controller, Rowland + Broughton

I found the networking opportunities very helpful. It gave me a chance to talk to other firms about their practices related to discussion topics/recommendations. This was my first conference and my expectations were exceeded!
Paul Kluvers, General Manager, Cooper Zietz

Great conference! Great ideas!
John Kuhn, President, Kuhn Riddle Architects

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SAVE THE DATE for A/E/C Industry Summit!

You can plan to hear from our Circle of Excellence firms at next year’s Summit conference which will be held on December 5-7, 2012 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, FL! Click here for more information