Wildfires have become an increasingly devastating problem as our environment continues to change. Utilities are taking action to protect the lives and property of their customers along with critical grid assets.

Our PM/CM Track Team is looking forward to ensuring your winter ends on time by welcoming you to sunny Anaheim, California, on the first day of March 2023. Follow-up topics from previous popular symposium panels and new topics are lined up to bring you the latest in Project Management and Construction Management (PM/CM) best practices.

By 2070 it’s estimated that 50 million people will call themselves Texans. They will all need water. So will the places they want to work. So will pools and golf courses. They will want to eat, too, and that requires water. There are other demands, including the environment.  More than 480 current residents already participate in our regional water planning groups. That is quite a welcoming...

Anser Advisory is proud to have earned the 2023 Top Workplaces USA award, issued by Energage, a purpose-driven organization that develops solutions to build and brand Top Workplaces. This is Anser Advisory’s first time participating and being named to this prestigious award. The Top Workplaces program has a 15-year history of surveying more than 20 million employees and recognizing the top...

Utility Directors are, as a rule, an independent group. Their main focus is on delivering quality water to their customers at an affordable cost. The only good rate increase is a planned one and that is with begrudging acceptance. Planned rate increases pay for higher operational costs. But the smaller the utility, the smaller the customer base, and the more those rate increases hurt. When there...

You did it! You got that promotion to project manager and were assigned your first construction project. You’re in charge and the excitement is pumping through your veins as you take your seat at your new desk. After grabbing your first cup of coffee and adjusting your nameplate, you sit back, take a sip, and then realize…."Now what?” In your last job as a cost estimator, you remember the PM...

Anser Advisory is pleased to announce the launch of our new podcast series — Consulting Redefined: An Anser Advisory Podcast — where we continue our focus on what sets Anser Advisory apart.  Join us as we meet with seasoned experts and thought leaders from across Anser Advisory and around the industry to discuss complex challenges faced by organizations, opportunities to innovate for impact, and...

Anser Advisory does it again, earning some of the industry’s highest recognitions this year. A leading national capital program and project advisory firm, Anser Advisory recently ranked as 14 on Engineering News-Record’s Top 50 Program Management Firms, as well as 21 on the Construction Management and Program Management Firm List. Additionally, Anser Advisory landed on Zweig Group’s Hot Firms...

A Reflection of Who We Are Today and In the Future Core values have always been important to Anser Advisory. As we began integrating the industry-leading firms that joined our team in 2021 into one cohesive brand, we saw an opportunity to examine and update our values to reflect who Anser Advisory is today, as well as what kind of company we want to be for our employees, clients, and communities.

THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL & LABOR SHORTAGE The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will bring $550 billion of new federal investments in America’s infrastructure over the next five years. How will that affect the labor and staffing needs in the construction industry? And what does it mean for project owners? The impending construction boom and how firms in the industry respond...