Achieving Operational Excellence
April 11-12, 2013
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Improve Productivity and Increase Company Profits
There is nothing like improving your productivity and operational performance to significantly improve your competitiveness and bottom line.
As a subcontractor, specialty contractor, road builder or self-performing general contractor, the difference between a successful project and a losing project is your ability to effectively manage labor. For many construction companies, field labor represents the largest, single controllable cost. Thereby making it the largest potential opportunity to impact the bottom line.
Are you a self-performing contractor who is:
- seeing fewer work opportunities, more competition and tighter margins?
- having difficulty competing?
- experiencing margin erosion?
- over-running your project labor budgets?
- facing inconsistencies in how projects are managed?
If so, this program is a great first step toward improving productivity and operational performance. Senior managers who attend will learn what they will need to do to successfully implement a strategy to become a lower-cost producer and improve operational performance.
Download the 2012-2013 Achieving Operational Excellence brochure.
If you have any questions about the program or the topics we will cover, please contact the program director Scott Kimpland, at 813.636.1263.
Who Should Attend
Presidents, vice presidents, operations managers, project managers and other senior-level managers of subcontracting firms, specialty contractors, road-building contractors and self-performing general contractors. The focus is on how to develop and implement a strategy to achieve operational excellence and improve productivity.
NOTE: FMI does not recommend this program for superintendents and foremen, unless accompanied by senior management.
Benefits
Join us for two informative, interactive days and you will learn:
- How a 5% to 10% savings in annual field-labor costs will improve your bottom line
- How productivity can help you get low on bid day
- The importance of evaluating your current processes and people
- How top management and project management are critical to productivity improvement
- What it really takes to achieve operational excellence and create a sustainable advantage through productivity improvement
- The long-term commitment required to change your organization
- How much culture impacts operational performance
- How the workforce is changing and how these changes impact productivity
- How to prepare your company to be a lower-cost producer in a tough economy
- What your peers and competitors are doing to improve your company’s operational performance
What the Attendees Are Saying...
- "Very insightful topics that our company has been trying to get a better grasp on. Laid out a road map for implementing changes and improving production." — Joel Christopherson, Area Manager, Zenith Tech, Inc.
- "This program offered some great ideas on how to make a company more productive and thus profitable, especially in these difficult economic times. I was fascinated on how companies from all over the country have the same issues and problems." — Tom Baillie, VP Civil & Utility Division, Bond
- "I felt this program was very informative and practical. Amazing how one seminar can touch on so many aspects of construction. Takes a complex industry and breaks it down to simple core concerns and how to improve them." — Matt Salzmann, Project Manager, Electricom, Inc.
- "With the last few years of organizational change, this is our opportunity to implement behavior change strategies. Many of the ideas from this program can be utilized to help." — Guy Katz, Director of Manpower and Safety, Alterman, Inc.
- "Excellent program. Great ideas on how to control the operation and get better company results and margin increases." — Felipe Laserna, Project Executive, Thornton Construction Company
- “… provided a dynamic real world perspective and use for the material.” — Todd Henderson, CFO, Brice Companies
- “Many tools to bring back to the company for continued operational progress.” — Nate Gerding, Vice President, T. Gerding Construction
- “Excellent job! Love the top down mentality of arranging culture, while understanding the field is ultimately an invaluable asset to the entire organization. Excellent material, thoughts, delivery, audience interaction.” — Nicholas Fondano, Project Manager, DPR Construction
- “Information is concise and to the point! Take action to be a leader and a champion of operational excellence. The bottom line will improve!” — Ray Skelton, Regional Manager, Goodfellow Bros., Inc.
- “Well presented and informative. Exactly what was needed for our company and my interaction with making it better.” — Paul Johnson, Operations Manager, JTS Construction
- “Program provided relevant content that brought to light and reinforced thoughts on real and practical issues. Speakers maintained interest from start to finish.” — Josh Mullen, PM, Snyder Roofing of Washington, LLC
- “The program was excellent. We will use your concepts and forms to improve our operations.” — Ben Nelson, VP Operations, Pilchuck Contractors, Inc.
- “Very spot on information and topics to the issues we are facing.” — Arthur Korupczynski, SPW Estimator, DPR
Agenda
DAY 1
8:00 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.
DAY 2
8:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m.
Topics
Making Productivity and Operational Excellence a Strategic Issue
- Define productivity
- Keep up with the changing construction environment
- Understand how these changes impact productivity
- Identify the controllable variables that impact productivity
The Bottom-Line Impact of Productivity
- Determine the impact of productivity on bid day success
- Understand how the productivity multiplier impacts the bottom line
- Identify how a 10 percent change in productivity can make or break your company
- Learn why volume kills and profit thrills
Creating Project Management Process Consistency — The Role of the Operations Manager
- Create consistent processes
- Evaluate which processes impact productivity and labor
- Understand why consistency in management processes is critical to productivity
- Identify whose role it is to create and ensure process consistency
Leadership’s Role in Supporting Operational Excellence
- Understand the softer side to productivity
- Learn how leadership impacts productivity and operational performance
- Productivity requires change and change requires leadership
- Manage human elements effectively
Understanding the Other Factors That Impact Operational Performance
- Study and understand changing delivery methods
- Impact productivity using Building Information Modeling (BIM)
- Understand Lean and determine its effectiveness
The Magic of Metrics
- What gets measured is what gets done
- Ensure process compliance through measurement
- Upstream and downstream measurements
- Baseline and understand current operational performance
- Learn why traditional job cost reports are not enough
Building and Implementing a Plan to Improve Productivity and Operational Excellence
- Determine where to start in developing a strategy around operational excellence
- FMI’s Productivity Builder Process – a method to the madness
- Develop a plan
- Set up the metrics
- Work with process teams
Learn From The Best
The presenters of this program are experienced FMI consultants, who spend most of their time working with contractors in a hands-on advisory role to help them improve company performance. This experience allows them to teach the content from real-life experiences and a collection of industry best practices. The instructors will share many practical examples of how they have helped construction firms, like yours, improve productivity, project performance and profitability.
Scott Kimpland, as a director for FMI corporation, Scott provides a variety of management consulting services to contracting companies of all sizes. In addition to his role as a Consulting Team Leader, he is also the Product Manager for all productivity-related services. Scott is an experienced instructor for FMI's productivity and field management-related education programs. He is also the author of FMI's Construction Productivity Survey Report. Read Scott's full bio here.
Gregg Schoppman, as a principal and consultant with FMI, Gregg specializes in the areas of productivity and project management. He also leads FMI's project management consulting practice. Gregg has been a guest speaker for the International Facility Management Association World Workplace and regularly speaks to students in the civil engineering graduate school program at the University of Florida. He as successfully completed project management implementation engagements for general and trade contractors across the country. Read Gregg's full bio here.
Travel & Accommodations
Travel
When making flight arrangements, please plan to arrive the day before the start date as AOE begins at 8:00 a.m. the first day. Departure flights should be booked no earlier than 4:30 p.m. on the final day.
Hotel Information
FMI has a small block of rooms at each of the hotels listed below. We urge you to reserve a room as soon as you plan to attend this event. If you have any difficulties obtaining a room, please contact our event coordinator who can provide you with a list of additional hotels in the vicinity.
| Clearwater Beach, Fla. January 14-15, 2013 |
Irvine, Calif. March 13-14, 2013 |
Houston, Texas April 11-12, 2013 |
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Sheraton Sand Key Resort |
Hilton Irvine/Orange County Airport 18800 MacArthur Boulevard Irvine, CA 92612 T: 949.833.9999 Visit website |
Sheraton North Houston at George Bush Intercontinental 15700 John F. Kennedy Boulevard Houston, TX 77032 T: 281.442.5100 Visit website |
Fees, Cancellation and Policies
Fees
The tuition includes all workbook materials, program instruction and refreshment breaks. Transportation, meals, lodging and hotel expenses are not included.
The enrollment fees for Achieving Operational Excellence are as follows:
- $1,195 for the first attendee
- $995 for each additional attendee from the same company
Payment will be collected at time of registration.
Cancellation
If you would like to make any name changes or cancel participants, please email us at registrations@fminet.com. You will receive an email response once your request has been processed. If we receive your written cancellation at least five business days before the program, we will refund your tuition. Otherwise, your tuition will be converted to a nonrefundable credit you may apply toward any FMI product or program for a full year.
Please note: If the event is canceled due to insufficient registrations, your registration fee will be refunded. However, FMI cannot be held accountable for nonrefundable airline tickets or other expenses related to your travel to the event.
For questions regarding FMI's Cancellation policy, please call 800.877.1364.
FMI reserves the right to change, add, or cancel programs according to the needs of the industry.
Attire
Dress code for this seminar is Business Casual. Weather in Clearwater Beach, Irvine and Houston varies. We recommend that you check the weather for the area prior to packing. Click here to see Clearwater Beach's 10-day forecast, here for Irvine's 10-day forecast, or here for Houston's 10-day forecast.
Satisfaction Guarantee
After 55-plus years of helping the construction industry enhance performance, productivity, and profitability, we believe you will return home with the tools and information to make a difference in your work. If for any reason you are not satisfied, please inform us by calling 800.877.1364. We will refund your tuition or give you a credit to use at another FMI program.
Continuing Education Credits
You can earn up to 13 hours of continuing education credits by completing this program. A certificate of completion will be awarded to you at the conclusion of the program. You may use this certificate for self-reporting purposes to many state and local continuing education entities.
FMI Corporation is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219-2417. Website: www.nasba.org.
Group Live | Intermediate | No Advanced Preparation Required
