A/E/C Webinars

Tech-forward Resource Management: A Handbook for high-performing A/E/C firms

Thursday, March 30, 2023, 01:00 – 2:00 PM ET - The AEC industry is encountering new challenges when it comes to optimizing bench strength and retaining top talent. However, the latest research shows that a tech-forward mindset can help firms enhance resource management and improve performance.

The Key to Project Success: Project Initiation and Project Close-out Best Practices

Thursday, April 11, 2023, 01:00 – 2:00 PM ET - Just like a pilot does a safety inspection before a flight, the success of a project often depends on the activities conducted before the project starts. Just as importantly, closing a project helps prepare your teams to avoid blind spots, pitfalls, and mistakes on future projects. In this session, we will look at best practices to prepare for a successful project and incorporate lessons learned from completed projects into your business and project management processes.

A/E/C Talent Acquisition Reset: 5 Changes to How You Attract and Onboard the People Your Firm Needs

Wednesday, April 19, 2023, 02:00 – 3:30 PM ET - For talent management and recruiting professionals in the architecture and engineering industry, the gap between projects in the pipeline and the people to execute them has stayed the same. But in this hyper-competitive market, how the most successful talent managers find, communicate with, hire, and retain critical staff has changed.

Data-Driven Success: Streamlining Your Business Operations

Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 01:00 – 2:00 PM ET - Successful AE firms rely on technology to collect and store information related to their clients, projects, and employees. However, once you have this vast amount of complex data, do you know how to leverage it to improve productivity? Or do you feel like your firm is drowning in a sea of meaningless information?

The A/E/C Marketer’s Field Guide to Artificial Intelligence

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution has already made a tremendous impact in the general fields of sales and marketing and it is going to impact the way A/E/C marketing professionals approach their efforts, particularly around proposals. AI technology allows for more accurate predictions about client behavior and offers invaluable insights into client needs.

The 60-Minute MBA for Architects & Engineers

Being a brilliant architect or engineer rarely translates into having a successful business. With all the years of education and training to make us experts in our profession, the skills needed to have a successful business were conveniently overlooked. This webinar will fill the void and provide you with the business management highlights that every firm needs to apply to achieve their full potential.

The New A/E/C M&A Playbook: Five Strategies for Best-in-Class Acquisitive Growth

Are you wondering if your strategy to grow through acquisition is 100% dialed into today’s market trends and realities? Are you looking for outside insight and perspective to get your M&A plans off the ground? Are you questioning if M&A is even the right approach for your firm?

A/E/C Time Management and Productivity Strategies that Work: How the Most Successful Project Managers Get More Done, Faster

PSMJ Resources' A/E/C Project Management Bootcamp instructor, senior consultant, and former top executive (Arcadis) Bill Hinsley has cracked the code on getting more done than you ever thought possible, and doubling, even tripling your value to your firm. In this action-oriented interactive briefing, packed with step-by-step instruction and proven workarounds, he shares the quick fixes and subtle adjustments that will deliver an outsized impact on your personal productivity. You learn the same techniques he used to supercharge his A/E/C career, and continues to apply as one of PSMJ's most sought-after (and busiest) consultants.

Benchmarking Your Firm In an Era of Uncertainty

Join PSMJ’s Jenifer Navard, as she takes you through the financial and operational Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that drive success in top-performing A/E firms – what to measure, when to worry, and how to steer clear of trouble.

Scope Creep: Identifying and Reducing this HUGE Project Management Pitfall

All AE consulting firms want their projects to be as profitable as possible; however, most will identify their biggest project management pitfall as: doing work outside of the scope (aka scope creep), which greatly reduces profits. Depending on the size of your firm, scope creep could cost you thousands, or even millions, of dollars annually.

The Ascent of the Tech-Forward AEC Firm and how to become one in 2023

Nothing fuels optimism quite like a decade of strong, sustained growth. As good as things have been for firms across AEC since the last recession, on the whole they continue to share a decidedly positive business outlook, despite the well-documented pressures from supply chain disruption to talent shortages to the escalating cost of doing business, all against the backdrop of a lingering pandemic.

The Momentum (Good and Bad) Continues: A/E/C Compensation Practices Check-Up

One of the most costly business management mistakes you can make in 2023 is trying to manage and motivate your A/E/C firm’s talent using outdated thinking and data. As we move into the new year, it is absolutely imperative that you align your compensation strategy with new realities. Start with the right data!

New Year, New Thinking: Let’s Amp Up Your A/E Firm’s Growth!

Tuesday, January 17, 2023, 01:00 - 2:00 PM - In this engaging and interactive discussion, fast-thinking entrepreneur and former Warren Buffett business partner Tom McDermott shares his no-nonsense growth strategies and insight for A/E firms. This live 60-minute briefing is a unique and valuable opportunity to tap into a fresh stream of ideas for making your A/E firm’s 2023 more successful. You learn:

Killer KPIs for High-Performing A/E/C Firms

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) can provide critical insight into how your firm is performing across all dimensions of your business. This session will explore some of the most critical KPIs used by leading A/E/C firms to track the performance of their firm, as well as share industry benchmarks that illustrate how your firm stacks up to its peers.

How to Deliver Projects On-Time & On-Budget That Actually Make Money

Your firm has delivered projects for years, but are you leveraging industry best practices to optimize project margins? Your firm’s success is based on your team’s ability to deliver projects on-time and on-budget while delighting your clients, all while turning a profit. If you’re looking to enhance project delivery practices while protecting project margins, this session is for you. Tapping into 35 years of project delivery experience as well as business transformation projects with hundreds of AEC firms, Neil has identified key strategies your firm can employ to optimize project delivery and increase your firm’s bottom line.

Overlooking Overhead? 5 A/E Firm Expense Areas You Can’t Ignore!

Most A/E firms have seldom been busier, and while we don’t know exactly when the cycle will revert to historical norms, the most effective firm executives are making smarter decisions about trimming overhead expenses NOW. In fact, taking a cold hard look at overhead when flush with projects and profits makes the most sense, because you avoid knee-jerk panic moves that often come too late to do any good, should a recession hit. But where should you cut? Join A/E business management guru Dave Burstein, P.E., live online, for this interactive scenario plan exercise, and learn how to take swift, shrewd, and effective action on overhead control

Analytics Boost Business Valuations

Join Ben Smith and Kevin Johns from Clayton & McKervey for an easy-to-understand and easy-to-implement explanation of how to turn data into analytics and analytics into value. Whether you are thinking of selling your firm or not, you can’t afford to miss this practical insight for any architecture or engineering firm owner.