SKILL | ED Pulse Check: Building Resilience to Market Volatility

1.0 PDH (LA CES/non-HSW)

For landscape architecture firms, funding volatility creates a ripple effect from delayed task orders to disrupted project sequencing. This roundtable dissects the practical reality of project "pauses" and their impact on firm stability. We will explore how different firms pace work and manage project backlog, along with diversification strategies tailored to public and institutional sectors. Join us to learn how to maintain backlog resilience and effectively redeploy design staff during periods of financial uncertainty.

This conversation will explore how firms are adapting in real time, what strategies are working, and where the profession may be headed next. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear candid insights from leaders across the field and contribute your own perspective on what’s emerging, what’s shifting, and what’s next.

Learning objectives:

• Learn actionable strategies to mitigate the financial and staffing impacts of disruption caused by project delays, pauses, and cancellations.
• Explore effective strategies for reassessing and rebalancing a firm’s sector mix (public/private/institutional) and geographic mix in the face of market volatility.
• Understand best practices for making tough staffing changes while avoiding negative impact to morale and culture.
• Hear lessons learned and practical advice from practitioners currently experiencing market volatility at their firms.