More Profits, Not People
Workforce Planning, Utilization Goals, Scheduling, and Project Budget Adherence

Friday, June 16, 2023, 01:00 – 2:00 PM ET
Presented by Brian P. Flynn, P.E., BCEE, MRE LLC

Brian Flynn is a highly experienced practitioner in the field of process improvement and profit management. He is currently working on a paper: A Unified Theory of Profitability for Professional Service Firms.

In this interactive presentation, Brian will show how a firm should calculate its annual capacity for work, based on individual utilization goals. He will then give a guided tour of how to actually use this data to drive employment and attrition decisions by senior management. So what does this mean for project managers? Watch the weinar and find out! The right decisions can make your job easier, the wrong ones not so much. He will comment on personnel scheduling for projects and the proper way to use utilization goals. Join the webinar and ask questions.

Learning objectives are:
1. How to calculate a firm’s annual project work capacity
2. How to use this calculation to determine the desired level of employment, which drives hiring, firing, and attrition decisions.
3. How to schedule personnel for project work.
4. The proper use and implementation of utilization goals.

About your presenter:
Brian Flynn, P.E., BCEE has spent more than 40 years in the engineering and environmental industry. He was one of the original founding partners of global environmental consulting firm ERM Group and the President of ERM-Southwest in Houston, Texas.

Throughout his management and leadership career, Brian gained a wealth of experience in areas such as business strategy, financial management, and business development. As a management consultant, Brian is frequently sought out by A/E/C firm leaders to improve their profitability, facilitate mergers and acquisitions, and lead project and financial management training programs.