WHAT'S NEXT IN TECH?
The future of construction
Technology across the construction industry is changing rapidly. Whether you’re a trades business or large construction business, you need the right tools in place to manage projects and jobs, your costs, staff and so much more.
The number one issue our clients face is that they are either using totally disparate, legacy systems to keep track of it all or are still stuck manually entering critical data and running the reports that help make key decisions out of a spreadsheet.
Cloud-based technology solutions are fast becoming far more automated and integrated than ever before. The journey from manual systems to fully cloud-based ecosystems is rife with options for both trades and smaller construction businesses (less than $10M in turnover) and large, established construction businesses.
RSM Australia will be holding two webinars aimed at demystifying the solutions available in the marketplace for construction businesses and what changes you need to be aware of in the industry and with up-and-coming technology in the not so distant future.
The goal is to give you absolute clarity over what technology is available to help you manage your construction finances and operations better and keep accurate track of costs against jobs and projects.
For further event information, please contact us on RSMMarketing@rsm.com.au.
WEBINAR 1:
Trades & Construction Businesses under $10 Million in Turnover
This webinar is aimed at smaller trades and construction businesses already using a standalone accounting solution like Xero, QuickBooks or MYOB and looking to streamline and automate their operations with further add-ons.
Date:
Wednesday, 6 April 2022
Time:
12.00pm - 1.00pm AEST
Registrations are now closed.
WEBINAR 2:
Large Construction Businesses
This webinar is targeted for construction businesses with greater than $10 million in turnover, managing multiple contracts and a large labour force. We’ll delve into some of the common challenges these businesses face and the technology that’s available on the Australian market to streamline and automate these businesses, as well as allow for enhanced interoperability between suppliers and customers.
Date:
Tuesday, 12 April 2022
Time:
4.00pm - 5.00pm AEST
Registrations are now closed.
MEET THE SPEAKERS
National Head, Property & Construction -
RSM Australia
Adam is a Director of the Business Advisory division in Sydney and the National Leader of Property and Construction. Adam has over 15 years’ experience in accounting, taxation and business advisory, specialising in all areas of the property and construction industries.
Adam specialises in all areas of the property and construction industries including commercial and residential property development, land subdivisions, property investment, listed property groups, real estate investment trusts, managed investment trust structures, commercial construction, home builders and infrastructure projects.
Director – RSM Australia
Pat is a Director of the Business Advisory division in Sydney.
He joined RSM in 2011 following the merger with Guild Accountants. Pat initially worked with Andersen’s for eight years in the corporate recovery division before joining KPMG in their strategic vision group, servicing publicly listed clients in Australia and Asia-Pacific.
Pat advises SME owners on how to acquire, structure and divest businesses, raise capital, improve financial performance to maximize enterprise value, and implement succession plans.
National Manager, Digital Advisory - RSM Australia
As National Manager of Digital Advisory and resident cloud expert at RSM in Sydney, Laurel Grey has helped over 150 businesses across Australia increase their organisational productivity through automation and digital integration and empowered RSM advisors to transition 4,000 other businesses to the cloud.
Laurel has founded the Cloud Club® by RSM, the internal subscription business of RSM and the first of its kind among accounting firms in the country, which gives clients discounted offerings on top of the Software as a Service product in the market. Her strong relationships with cloud technology providers enable Laurel to offer up to date knowledge and effective support to clients.
WEBINAR 1 SPEAKERS
Trades & Construction Businesses under $10 Million in Turnover
Tony Harcourt
Co-Founder, WorkGuru
Tony is a software founder, consultant, software engineer and speaker on business processes and cloud systems. He has worked with clients ranging from mining giants to family businesses on their systems, platforms and processes.
Tony is passionate about helping small-businesses grow and prosper, and believes that it's impossible to do that without the best-of-breed cloud solutions to save time, and increase business visibility for a real-time review of your business operations.
Having led The Rype Group for 6 years, in 2018 Tony Co-founded WorkGuru.io with Michael Davis to fill a gap in the market. Tony is currently focusing on helping construction and manufacturing businesses scale and improve the profitability of their enterprises by improving the visibility of the project and inventory costs.
Tony's Motto: People are smart! Don't make them do dumb jobs!
Luke Bongiorno
Executive Vice President (Product), BuildXact
Luke Bongiorno, Chief Product Officer, spearheads the expansion of Buildxact’s product functionality and product portfolio. With an extensive background in managing product life cycles end to end, Luke has successfully led large and small teams in high-growth cloud businesses for companies such as Nintex and ABB where he has specialized in customer-driven product development.
Michael Steckler
CEO, Tradify
Michael is an award winning leader with a wealth of international experience.
He was part of the management team that grew Criteo from 50 to 2,500 employees and $2B USD in annual revenue. Michael was previosuly the managing director at AOL UK. He has also held executive positions in the US and has lots of experience scaling businesses internationally.
Michael is currently the CEO of Tradify, a job management application used by tens of thousands of trade businesses globally to simplify their job quoting, scheduling, management and invoicing.
WEBINAR 2 SPEAKERS
Large Construction Businesses
Andrew Tucker
Senior Product Manager - APAC, Trimble Viewpoint
Andrew has worked in construction software since 1997, with increasing responsibility leading up to his current role as Trimble Viewpoint’s Senior Product Manager for the Asia Pacific region.
During this time Andrew has developed construction software and helped contractors large and small implement construction ERP, project management, and field mobility software that allows them to grow their businesses exponentially. Most recently Andrew has been focused on the digital and data transformation of the construction industry through cloud-based, connected construction solutions powered by Trimble Construction One and JobPac Connect.
Damon Stevenson
Senior Consultant, CMiC
With a strong family background in Property, Construction and Engineering, Damon has spent over 15 years working in the Property Development and Construction industries, having a passion for engineering and technology, Damon later transitioned into the technology sector specialising in developing and implementing best of breed solutions that support businesses across the industries he already had experience in and understood.
Having now worked with and supported many international companies with their digital transformation strategies by automating their business processes and connecting the technology between Finance and Operations, Damon has been fortunate to have had the opportunity to develop technology strategies with many innovative companies and market leaders, supporting the development of their target markets, whilst successfully executing against their strategic direction and continuously taking the industry forward into the future.
David Greenlees
Chief Commercial Officer, ProScope
David Greenlees is Chief Commercial Officer at Cooper Software, developers of ProScope, a native to NetSuite solution aimed at businesses with complex project management requirements.
David has worked for over 15 years in digital transformation of construction, energy, utilities, and service management industries.
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