Wondering what the next 5 years have in store for contractors? Curious about the major changes on the horizon and how to seize upcoming opportunities? This is your chance to gain a step-by-step plan to navigate the future of construction.

In this exclusive session, Bruce Orr, CEO and Chief Data Scientist of ProNovos will share critical insights for overcoming economic uncertainties, optimizing project oversight, and unifying office and field teams through advanced forecasting.

We will cover:

The Economy & Future Planning: Insights into current market trends and strategies for future-proofing your construction business. 

The Power of Forecasting Tools: How cutting-edge tools can streamline financial planning and boost project outcomes.

Tracking Project Progress: Best practices for analyzing performance and pinpointing areas for improvement.

Bridging the Office-Field Info Gap: Tips for aligning your office and field teams with effective analytics and financial workflows.”

ProNovos CEO and Chief Data Scientist Bruce Orr is on a mission to bring transformative approaches to construction analytics, project management and financial workflows to construction contractors across the United States.

Bruce founded Atlanta-based ProNovos in 2012 after a 20-year career in data analytics, including roles at Citibank, AT&T, P&G, Kronos and WiPro Technologies. “I saw tremendous potential to improve contractors’ profit margins through data-driven insights,” he recalled.

Bruce is deeply involved in the construction industry. He has delivered speeches or appeared on panels at major national trade shows such as CONEXPO-CON/AGG and at events sponsored by the likes of the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA), Foundation Software, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). 

Bruce’s thought-leadership columns have appeared in Construction Business Owner, Construction Dive, Construction Executive, Retrofit Magazine and at AEC-Business.com, and interviewers from Dodge Data & Analytics and multiple industry podcasts have quizzed Bruce on analytics, AI and other topics. Bruce also contributes to academic research into construction data analytics, having signed a research partnership agreement with Colorado State University’s construction management department in 2019.

Bruce belongs to the Data Warehouse Institute; Associated Builders and Contractors; The Construction Industry CPAs/Consultants Association (CICPAC); and the Associated General Contractors of America. A member of CFMA’s Georgia Chapter for the past seven years, Bruce serves on CFMA’s DEI+ Committee, which he chaired from April 2021 until joining CFMA’s national Executive Committee in April 2023.