Market volatility is the new normal for construction firms: input-cost spikes, interest rate swings, labor shortages, and unstable growth mean that margins are tight, cash cycles have lengthened, and forecasting accuracy has weakened. Most firms are operating in reactive mode, discovering problems only after month-end or close.

This playbook reveals how to break the “reactive mode” cycle, separating those firms that protect margin from those constantly explaining why they lost it.

Inside, you’ll get more detail on how leading construction firms are:

• Moving to more frequent forecasting cycles to keep plans aligned to shifting conditions
• Building job-level, driver-based models to connect field activity directly to margin control
• Integrating working-capital and cash forecasting to prevent liquidity surprises
• Making scenario analysis standard practice
• Using predictive alerts to surface risk signals before they hit the P&L

All anchored to WIP: the operational heartbeat of construction finance.

Who is this guide for?

This playbook is designed for Construction CFOs, VPs of Finance & FP&A, Controllers & Project Accountants, Project Managers & Operations Leaders and really, anyone responsible for job forecasting or cost discipline.

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