• M&A Best Practices for A/E Firms
  
  
  • What are the key critical success factors for a good merger or acquisition?
  • What do you focus on in the due diligence?
  • Effective tactics for increased leverage during the buyout
    
    
• Business Information Modeling Update
  
  
  • Has your firm transitioned to BIM? If so, what software platform are you utilizing? If not, when do you anticipate implementing BIM?
  • Are contractors utilizing the model/database you've created? Any lessons learned as a result of BIM projects?
  • What are the legal concerns regarding BIM? Has anyone entered into a project with a "BIM Specific" contract?
    
    
• Expanding Your Firm into New Geographic Regions
  
  
  • What key factors should you consider when opening a branch office in a new area?
  • What are the best practices for expanding into new regional areas?
  • How can you effectively manage the cultures of multiple offices?

In this session each member presents their most pressing business challenge to the other members in their managing parterns group. From this “ex-officio” board of directors, members obtain constructive advice from other managing partners who have successfully tackled similar issues. 

The net result is a significant reduction of the “Managing Partner Learning Curve” on the issues that are critical to the growth and profitability of your company.