Agenda Sessions from CONNECT 2023

Learn about CMiC’s new Construct EVM product. A powerful new forecasting program that compliments the existing forecasting programs in CMiC. Construct EVM gives users the ability to spread their Cost to Complete amount over the remaining days, weeks, and months for a specific task line to get insight on when they can expect costs to be incurred. Users will be able to break the traditional hierarchy of Job, Cost Code, and Category by allowing them to manipulate the breakdown and forecast at different levels.

Learning Objectives:

1. How to enter a forecast in Construct EVM and spread the cost to complete over a specified duration.

2. Learn what has been released and what is currently being developed.

CMiC Analytics is continuously evolving, and its latest features promise an unprecedented level of efficiency and user experience. In this session, Yahia Kala will unveil the exciting new additions in CMiC Analytics, encompassing performance analysis, user-defined folders, enhanced search, and much more.

Learning Objectives:

1. Gain insight into performance analysis features for better optimization of BI reports.

2. Learn how to create user-defined folders for structured and efficient data organization.

3. Get to know Construct Assistant for a smoother initiation into the CMiC ecosystem.

4. Understand the integration of BI into the Construct PM app for on-the-go insights.

While working on complex projects with multiple parties, stakeholders and collaborators, this requires a shared platform to stay on track. In this session, Abigail and the Solutions team will share how Gateway can help stakeholders to securely access live data and documents across multiple projects on-the-go, streamlining collaborator productivity.

Learning Objectives:

1. Learn how to setup collaborate gateway for external collaboration

2. Understand how to leverage collaborate gateway on web/mobile to communicate and share data/documents seamlessly

3. Discuss the future of Project Gateway

Discover the latest developments in the Vertex project during this session. We will address the resolution of critical payroll tax calculation issues and outline the upcoming enhancements to the Vertex packages. Additionally, we will discuss the migration to a cloud-based Java engine and the inclusion of address-cleansing functionality. Join us to stay informed, collaborate, and contribute to the success of the Vertex project.

Learning Objectives:

1. Learn how to stay on top of project progress: Resolution of critical payroll tax calculation issues.

2. Experience upcoming enhancements: Overriding reciprocities, volunteer form withholding, and extended zip code functionality.

3. Explore technology migration: Benefits of cloud-based Java engine with JSON format.

4. Learn about address cleansing: Automatic GEOCODE assignment for precise tax calculations.

Experience the future of E-time management with our E-time approval system. It brings flexibility by enabling mobile approval and offering modern desktop interfaces. This session will highlight the E and W transaction functionalities within E-time, along with convenient IN&OUT time entry on handheld devices. Our cutting-edge Time Entry and E-time approval program for desktops replaces the JSP programs, streamlining time approval, improving efficiency, and enhancing the user experience. Join us to discover the convenience and innovation that our E-time management system brings to businesses.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the key features and functionalities of the E-time approval system, including mobile approval and modern desktop interfaces.

2. Learn how to effectively utilize the E and W transaction functionalities within the E-time system for seamless time management.

3. Discover the convenience and benefits of the IN&OUT time entry feature on handheld devices for improved efficiency and accuracy.

4. Explore the new Time Entry and E-time approval program for desktop and understand how it replaces JSP programs to streamline time approval processes.

5. Gain knowledge on how the E-time management system enhances overall user experience, improves efficiency, and brings convenience and innovation to businesses.

The myriad of project checklists accumulated during a project’s timeline calls for an efficient analytical tool to monitor progress and ensure compliance. In this session, Yahia Kala will demonstrate how utilizing CMiC Analytics can empower project managers when creating BI reports pertaining to project checklists, with a case study from Walbridge. Yahia will also demonstrate how visibility can be brought into the field through analytics on Construct PM, as well as detail Project Pulse.

Learning Objectives:

1. Discover how CMiC Analytics can identify and display which checklists have been completed and which are pending.

2. Delve into how the tool can present detailed answers from checklists, facilitating informed decision-making.

3. Learn how to get started with analytics on the Construct PM app

CMiC’s Financial Reporting tool – Financial Document Formatter 2.0. has been updated with new development and a new train view. Using a more efficient approach, users can report and view financial results using an updated process of consolidation codes.

Learning Objectives:

· Set-up, view, and print financial statements using run-time consolidation codes
· Printing financial statements for a set of consolidation codes
· Populate and view financial statements using Analytics

Joined by STO Building Group, Tilden-Coil and Layton, this session will include case studies on how some of CMiC’s customers use the Site Management program. Whether it’s creating a daily journal record or completing a punch list walk through, site management is integral to a project and our featured guests will show you how they optimize their projects with these features.

Learning Objectives:

1. Learn from STO Building Group, Layton and Tilden-Coil on their site management program.

2. Learn how to efficiently use site management features on your projects.

3. Learn how to address safety concerns and quality of work on your projects.

Dive into the ongoing evolution of CMiC Construct BIM Viewer in this exclusive session. Explore key features, intuitive design, and real-world applications reshaping collaboration in construction projects. Join our live walkthrough, integrating seamless project management with enhanced visualization. Discover upcoming milestones and provide invaluable feedback, shaping the final product. Understand our BIM Viewer's impact on workflows and gain expertise in navigating CMiC's ecosystem.

Learning Objectives:

- Explore key features and real-world applications of CMiC Construct BIM Viewer.

- Understand its impact on project workflows and stakeholder coordination.

- Gain proficiency in navigating BIM models within CMiC's ecosystem.

On large projects achieving and maintaining, safety and quality control standards, is critical to success, but it can be challenging getting policies, programs and procedures in place. In this session, Nick Murray-Smith will be joined by Reide Beyers, from O’Shea Builders, to discuss the ins-and-outs of implementing a checklist system and getting Project Checklists up and running in production..

Learning Objectives:

1. Best practices for maintaining a set of standard Checklist templates, at the system-level.

2. Understanding the different options around template management at the project level and their pros/cons.

3. Planning your Checklist workflows around execution and follow-up (training your teams).

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Join Chet Kuchyt, Product manager for Project Controls, as he demonstrates several new project controls enhancements such as GC Monitor -- showcasing how to create needs from period details, Subcontracts -- creating transactions for your Subcontractor default insurance; Job Costing --using cost code templates; and GCS Pay Request --setting up required documents.

Learning Objectives:

1. Learn how to setup and create Needs in Resource Planning from the period details in GC Monitor.

2. Learn how to set up Risk Management rules to calculate the and create SDI Transactions.

3. Learn how to implement cost code templates and understand why they are powerful.

4. Learn how to set up required documents in GCS Pay Request.

This is a technical session geared towards those users who are actively seeking an honest customer’s tips and tricks on how to successfully develop and deploy CMiC integrations which support business needs. Integrations with CMiC are usually focused on data but a successful integration should also address business/operational needs. This can include interactive capabilities of the integration to allow users to review and enrich the data while in-flight.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify industry-standard tools required to develop integrations

2. Show examples of full solution architecture

3. Explain the project methodology for managing development

4. Showcase examples of deliverables and the pain points they address

Managing the CMiC lifecycle process to stay up to date with patch releases and utilize new feature enhancements has become very complex. Following a well-defined process with procedures for the complex steps along the way will greatly increase your ability to stay up to date with CMiC patches and available features. The purpose of this process is to provide the steps necessary to clone, patch, test, and manage tasks related to CMiC as the ERP software.

Learning Objectives:

1. Follow a repeatable process to manage and optimize CMiC as your ERP Software.

2. Setup and use a collaboration platform to manage the patching process.

3. Understand Requirements for a core Patch Testing team and testing scripts log to perform the specific testing functions.

4. Communicate and train users on new features to utilize.

Finding suitable subcontractors and vendors that will adhere to project quality, safety, and budget can be a difficult process. In this session, Debbie and Abigail will share how Subcontractor Prequalification and the SC Rating app can automate the prequalification process to ensure subcontractors are meeting standards and provide a rich repository for subcontractor selection while receiving feedback from project stakeholders, promoting project success through competent partnerships.

Learning Objectives: 

1. Learn from Walbridge’s prequal implementation

2. Learn how to setup and use the SC rating app to capture useful insight on subcontractor quality and fit for a particular project

3. Preview development of Construct SC Rating app

The essence of successful construction management lies in seamless collaboration between general contractors, project owners, and subcontractors. In this session, Yahia Kala will showcase how sharing BI reports through platforms like Project Gateway enhances this collaboration, ensuring all stakeholders are well-informed and aligned. He will also show case studies of customers using BI to report on sensitive data in their payroll system.

Learning Objectives:

1. Learn how to efficiently share BI reports with external collaborators by creating accounts for them in Project Gateway or using alternative methods

2. Explore how reporting sensitive information in payroll is easy to set up while maintaining security

3. Acquire skills in setting security roles meticulously to ensure that internal employees and external collaborators only see what you want to share

Have you ever considered putting CMiC at the workface where construction actually get done? With CMiC’s Construct apps, you can build processes that put information where it has the most impact. Imagine a construction site where every decision maker has the must up to date information regarding plans, productivity performance and problems. Imagine a world where documentation occurs in an instant and all stakeholders have the most up to date information to make their decisions.

Join us for a day in the life of a construction team using CMiC’s Construct apps to do their daily processes. Volunteer and be a participant in our “day in the life of” style session where we will use volunteers to assist us in demonstrating typical scenarios that play out on any construction site. We will be leveraging both the Construct Crew Time and Construct PM apps as we run through the following scenarios:

• Beginning of Shift Crew Huddle
• Starting the Work Day
• Planning Meetings at the Truck Tailgate
• Reviewing Yesterday’s Performance
• A Crew Leader’s Workday in the Field
• A Safety Professional’s Workday in the Field
• Preparing Work for the Next Day
• End of Shift Crew Huddle
• End of Day Paperwork

In this Learning Lab we will conduct a hands-on training session demonstrating CMiC’s Lite Editor configuration and security setup. CMiC’s Lite Editor is used to create customized versions of screens for users and/or groups of users. Customizing screens via Lite Editor allows you to create personalized fields and tabs to reach a better workflow of data entry and visualization and ensure best practices for different groups of users. Ultimately, Lite Editor is the perfect tool to combine CMiC’s standard and your custom fields to best suit your needs.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understanding Lite Editor and how it can help your users

2. Overview of Lite Editor security and customization levels

3. Customizing a screen to include Custom Fields, either System or User-Defined

4. Learning the difference between Classifiers and User-Defined Fields