Brian McCarthy
Vice President at CDM Smith, Chair of CMAA
United States
About
Brian McCarthy is an expert in program management for large capital improvement and infrastructure initiatives. He has experience in the broad array of program management activities including strategic planning and governance, planning and control of scope, schedule, cost, risk, procurement, and communications across the project and program lifecycle to assure delivery of program benefits.
Brian has a broad perspective on project management and delivery, with experience as both an owner and a consultant. He is a Certified Construction Manager, a Project Management Professional, and serves on the board of directors of the Construction Management Association of America, where he became Chair in 2021.
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Panel Speaker
Future of Construction & the Role of Project Controls
The construction sector plays a major role in driving economic growth in countries around the world and has a direct impact on global GDP. At the same time, construction is recognized as one of the least innovative sectors.
According to a study by McKinsey in 2017, this industry is plagued by high levels of inefficiency, with large construction projects typically exceeding their budgets and taking 20 percent longer on average than projected.
While the benefits of new digital technologies are significant, the construction sector has been slow to embrace these developments and innovation still lags behind other sectors. The construction industry has a steady growth trajectory with a projection that the industry will double in size between 2020 and 2030. However, the industry is facing some headwinds with global shortage of workforce, supplies and facing rising costs.
The need for innovation and technological advances is more important than ever. Technological advances, the pandemic, increased competition, and the demand for shorter construction times are, however, slowly but surely starting to transform the construction sector.
Join this esteemed panel to discuss the future of construction and how technology, innovation and data analytics can transform our industry.