A/E/C Project Management Webinars

Why Good AEC Firms Buy, Sell, and Prepare for M&A

Thursday, January 8, 2026 1:00PM - 2:00PM ET - Whether you are considering growth through acquisition or evaluating when and how to sell your own firm, the motivations, valuation drivers, and deal structures behind transactions look very different from what most owners expect. Join PSMJ’s Jon Kessler for a focused 60-minute session that demystifies the real reasons successful firms enter the M&A arena and how leadership teams can prepare themselves to maximize value and minimize risk whether buying, selling, or merging. Drawing on real AEC case studies and transaction experience from his experience as former CFO of Gannett Fleming (now GFT), Jon breaks down the strategic drivers behind buying and selling, explains how AEC-specific valuation methods shape deal outcomes, and outlines what owners must do now to be “sell-ready” or “acquisition-ready” in the years ahead.

Payroll Reality Check: How to Make Your A/E Compensation Strategy Sustainable for 2026 and Beyond

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 2:00PM - 3:00PM ET - Ready to make 2026 the year you align your AEC firm's total compensation strategy with market realities, and your firm’s financial performance objectives? Your people are the key to your firm’s success, and its largest expense. Unfortunately, too many firm leaders fly blind and end up making expensive benchmarking mistakes or overreacting to raise or benefits requests. In this FREE one-hour webinar, PSMJ Senior Consultant Jared Jamison gives you practical and data-driven strategies to overcome your most pressing compensation and benefits challenges. With advice guided by PSMJ’s best-in-class A/E compensation benchmarking data, you learn easy-to-implement steps for making SURE your pay practices land in that “sweet spot” between too low and too high for today’s market. With pay demands high, the talent pool small, and the economic outlook uncertain, compensation practices is the one area your firm can’t afford to ignore!

AI and the Future of Architecture & Engineering

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 1:00PM - 2:00PM ET - Artificial intelligence is reshaping how architecture and engineering firms design and deliver the built environment. While the journey began with automated analysis and generative design, the field is rapidly expanding into AI agents, industry-scale platforms, and robotics. These tools do more than automate tasks. They accelerate iteration and bridge the long-standing gaps between design, engineering, and construction. This session takes a wide-angle view of how AI is transforming the industry, not as a single tool or trend, but as a fundamental shift in how work gets done. We will explore how emerging technologies are changing workflows, roles, and expectations across the profession, and what these changes mean for the future of firms, projects, and the people who shape the built environment.

AEC PM Power Play: A Look Inside PSMJ’s New On-Demand Project Management Training Platform

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 1:00-1:30pm ET - Project Managers are the gatekeepers of profitability, client satisfaction, and repeat work in architecture and engineering firms. Yet, many firms struggle to deliver consistent, scalable, and impactful project management training. The result is lost project profits, lousy schedule and budget performance, and unsatisfied clients. In this 30-minute live demo webinar, we go inside the just-released AEC Project Management Academy, a new suite of on-demand e-learning modules designed specifically for AEC professionals and built by the worldwide leaders in AEC project management education. You get an inside look at the platform, experience a live walkthrough of an actual course, and learn how firms are using the Academy to build stronger Project Managers at every career stage.

Benchmarking Your Firm in an Era of Uncertainty

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 1:00PM - 2:00PM ET - Are you monitoring the right financial performance metrics at your architecture or engineering firm — the red-flag KPIs that warn of missed targets and underwhelming results? Join your colleagues and architecture firm CFO Jenifer Navard as she takes us through the financial and operational Key Performance Indicators that drive success in top-performing firms– what to measure, when to worry, and how to steer clear of trouble. These easy-to-determine (and difficult to manipulate) metrics cover growth, efficiency, profitability, and more. In fact, the 9 KPIs covered in this webinar determine PSMJ’s AEC Circle of Excellence every year. Members of the AEC Circle of Excellence represent the top 20% of participants in PSMJ’s AE Financial Performance Benchmark Survey based on these 9 metrics.

What Every Architecture & Engineering Executive Should Know About AI

Join us for a focused, executive-level clarity discussion of AI that provides a practical roadmap for A&E firm leaders. We’ll start with the fundamentals—what AI actually is, how it works, and what it is not. You’ll gain clarity on essential terminology, the current stage of the AI development cycle, and the major players driving innovation. You learn how AI already drives everyday tools and what that means for opportunities in architecture and engineering, the risks of moving ahead without a strategy, the importance of data readiness, and challenges firms should expect. Most importantly, you learn where to start, including quick, high-impact wins and the key steps that build long-term advantage, giving you clear direction and confidence whether you are new to AI or refining an existing roadmap.

AEC M&A Summit Preview: Unlock the Secrets to Successful AEC Firm Acquisitions

In today’s competitive AEC environment, a strategic acquisition can catapult your firm’s growth—but one misstep can drain resources and destroy value for years. What are the “must-do” and “must avoid” elements of a successful acquisition of an architecture or engineering firm? Join Mike Matthews, PSMJ Resources’ buy-side M&A expert and panel moderator at the upcoming AEC M&A Summit in Palm Beach, for this eye-opening 60-minute online explainer that transforms the complex acquisition process into a clear, executable roadmap. Drawing on his deep experience advising principals and C-level executives on successful AEC transactions, Mike reveals the critical difference between deals that create lasting value and those that become cautionary tales.

How Leading Firms Use AEC-Specific AI to Streamline Project Work

In this demonstration session, you’ll see exactly how leading architecture and engineering firms are automating time-consuming tasks like email organization, meeting documentation, field reporting, and legal discovery using AI —freeing up your teams to focus on design and client delivery. Our presenters will walk through real-world implementations, showing measurable productivity gains that firms are achieving today. This isn’t theoretical—you’ll see the actual tools and workflows that are already changing how successful AEC firms operate, and what implementation at your own organization could look like.

Real-World AI for AEC: How 5 Firms Are Creating Business Value through Knowledge Management

Are you taking advantage of the data gold mine your AEC firm is sitting on? Is the institutional knowledge of your firm’s most valuable professionals available to others? Christopher Parsons of Knowledge Architecture shares 5 "We Gotta Try That!" examples of AEC firms applying an Intranet + AI Search solution to unlock the full value of their in-house knowledge.

Utilization Booster: Practical Strategies to Increase Your Utilization Rate

This course provides a practical overview of how to improve employee utilization without overloading staff or compromising project quality. Participants will examine proven strategies for increasing billable time, rebalancing workloads, and aligning team members to the right tasks at the right time. The session highlights how utilization connects to firm profitability and staff well-being, and offers tools for tracking and improving performance using clear, manageable routines.

Stop Competing on Price Alone: Turn Your AEC Firm’s Value Prop Into a Strategic Growth Engine

Is your firm is trapped in a race to the bottom? 80% of AEC firms struggle with commoditization, competing against dozens of qualified firms for the same projects, all telling the same basic story. Meanwhile, a select group consistently wins premium projects, enjoys stronger client relationships, and achieves industry-leading profitability. What's their secret? They've cracked the code on strategic positioning. Hear PSMJ Chief Strategic Planning Consultant Jared Jamison explain how to identify your differentiating position in the market and leverage it for maximum results.

AI Project Information Management for Architects and Engineers

In this live demonstration session, you'll see exactly how leading architecture and engineering firms are automating time-consuming tasks like email organization, meeting documentation, field reporting, and legal discovery—freeing up your teams to focus on design and client delivery.

From Training to Transformation: Building an AEC Project Management Culture that Gets Results

In this engaging webinar, AEC project management expert David Burstein, P.E. shares his unique insight derived from decades of teaching PSMJ’s AEC Project Management Bootcamp to thousands of Project Managers along with his experience working with a wide range of AEC firm leaders on project performance improvement.

Future Smart: How to Integrate AI Strategy into Your Firm’s Strategic Plan

In this practical and forward-thinking webinar, you learn how to embed AI into your strategic planning process to drive innovation, improve efficiency, and maintain your competitive edge. PSMJ Senior Consultant Karen Cvornyek shares how leading firms are approaching AI integration - from building internal buy-in and assessing opportunities to creating governance models that support responsible innovation.

METALCON Online Presents… Steel & Aluminum Tariffs Uncovered: What This Means for the Future of Metal Construction & Design

Join this can’t-miss panel of metal industry experts as they dive into the evolving landscape of steel and metal tariffs and their far-reaching effects on the construction and design world. This webinar will explore tariffs from multiple angles, analyzing their long-term impact on material pricing, supply chain stability, and project timelines. Stay ahead of industry shifts and learn strategies to navigate these changes for sustained success.

Benchmarking Your Firm In an Era of Uncertainty

Join your colleagues and architecture firm CFO Jenifer Navard as she takes us through the financial and operational Key Performance Indicators that drive success in top-performing AE firms in 2025 – what to measure, when to worry, and how to steer clear of trouble.

Build Your AEC Dream Team: New Strategies for Successful Design Firm Recruitment

This must-view session is moderated by Jerry Guerra, industry consultant, PSMJ newsletter editor and author of the book Build Your AEC Dream Team: Strategies for Successful Design Firm Recruitment (December 2024). Joining him on the webinar are three top AEC talent acquisition and HR professionals who contributed their invaluable insights to his book.

Hidden Costs, Lost Profits: Why A&E Firms Need Smarter Spend Management

Finance, operations, and A&E firm leaders—are hidden costs quietly cutting into your bottom line? From project overruns to untracked operational expenses, unmanaged spending adds up fast, impacting margins and financial stability. In this webinar, we’ll uncover the most common spending pitfalls, share strategies to take control and show how smarter spend management turns cost leaks into profitability drivers. Join us to see how leading A&E firms are optimizing every dollar for stronger financial performance and sustainable growth.

Payroll Reality Check: How to Make Your A/E Compensation Strategy Sustainable for 2025 and Beyond

In this FREE one-hour webinar, PSMJ Senior Consultant Jared Jamison gives you practical and data-driven strategies to tackle your most pressing compensation and benefits challenges. With advice guided by PSMJ’s best-in-class AE compensation benchmarking data, you learn easy-to-implement steps for making SURE your pay practices land in that “sweet spot” between too low and too high for today’s market. With pay demands high and the talent pool small, compensation practices is the one area your firm can’t afford to ignore!

3 Pillars of AI Implementation for AEC Professionals: Keys to Smarter Tech Adoption Decisions

In this FREE webinar, AEC AI expert Stjepan Mikulic provides solutions to the 3 challenges every architecture and engineering firm faces when trying to implement artificial intelligence tools – the why, the how, and the what.

AI Meets AEC: Practical AI Insight, Tips and Use Cases for AEC Firm Leaders

A three-part live online master class using case studies of how and where AEC firm leaders are uncovering efficiencies and new growth opportunities. Full of practical tips AEC leaders can implement right away as well as a strategic context to map out next tech investments.

Quickstart AI: 5 Strategies to Transform Your Business with AI Today

Discover how artificial intelligence can be a game-changer for your AEC firm- right now. Join us for an insightful webinar designed specifically for AEC executives, project managers, finance, and BD & marketing leaders. In this session, you'll learn practical, actionable ways to leverage AI to drive efficiency, enhance decision-making, and stay ahead of the competition.

Operating for Today Preparing for Tomorrow: An AEC Handbook to Growing Resilient, Scalable Businesses

Are you ready to navigate the future of the AEC industry? Join us for an insightful webinar where we delve into Unanet's 2024 AEC Inspire Report. Tailored for AEC firm leaders this session will uncover the critical findings in the report. We'll explore how AEC firms can operate effectively today while also preparing for the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow.

What’s Really Happening in our Firms and What to Do About It

There’s been a steady and profound evolution in terms of what attracts, inspires, and retains great talent (and leaders!) – and employee engagement as we know it is not enough. There is, however, a very clear new formula hiding in plain sight that, when understood and employed, is helping more and more leaders and firms succeed, while others remain talent starved.

The NEW AEC Executive Imperative: Embrace Servant Leadership and Grow Your Firm!

This ALL-NEW PSMJ webinar, in partnership with Bobby Bakshi Consulting, is packed with our expertise in helping AEC executives excel as individual leaders and co-create thriving cultures by embracing the principles of servant leadership. The webinar covers the latest research on company culture and bridging divides across generations, particularly with Gen Z. Learn how to Servant Leadership can be your competitive advantage.

AEC Strategic Plan Checkup: Ready to 10x Impact and Blow Past Targets?

Do not miss the FREE webinar presenting on how to develop a truly visionary strategic plan, or course correct a plan that just not getting it done. Today’s powerful generational, technological, and financial forces changing the AEC industry mean that a boring, incomplete, or weak strategic plan just might put your best employees, clients, and growth opportunities at risk!