ACEC News / Education
April 25, 2019
ACEC Seminar: Learn the Essentials of Successful Operations Management, Denver, May 21-22
Essential Training: Fundamentals of Effective A/E Operations Management is an information-packed training program that covers the essentials of successful operations management.
Presented by Kevin McMahon and Bill Siegel of the McMahon|Siegel Group, the two-day seminar will be held at the ACEC/Colorado offices in Denver, May 21-22.
Operations managers in a consulting engineering business have their work cut out for them. Beyond the technical work, they’re tasked with many different responsibilities:
- Winning new work
- Turning a profit
- Keeping the cash flow moving
- Developing and communicating with staff
- Managing risk
Whether your current operations people need to strengthen their effectiveness at juggling a plateful of responsibilities, you’re a marketing leader looking for fresh insights to remain competitive, or you’re an up-and-coming manager seeking to improve your current business skills, this course is for you!
In just two days, you will be ready to:
- Recognize and mitigate risk in practical terms
- Understand financial reporting and metrics, including items such as the relationship between profit and cash flow, and the levers for improvement in each
- Increase sales through smart analysis and sharp focus/energy
- Prepare and implement a profit improvement plan
- Evaluate projects and avoid common alternative delivery missteps
- Maintain candid and effective conversations with your staff, and increase retention
- Identify points of leverage and how to improve your overall operation’s performance
For more information and to register, click here.
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