Articles / White Papers / Reports

Below are links to documents/reports that have been prepared by and for CIRT that have been presented at our conferences.

• The Soak-the-Rich Catch 22 (Op-Ed by Arthur Laffer featured in the Wall Street Journal, Aug. 2, 2010)
  

• Weekly Commentary and Economic Chartbook Highlights (provided by Arthur Laffer featured in the Wall Street Journal, July 7, 2010)
  

• An Atrocious Policy Mix For A Global Economy (provided by Mike Cosgrove as featured in IBD, July 2, 2010)
  
  
• Madoff-Like Political Shenanigans Put U.S. Taxpayers In Harm's Way (provided by Mike Cosgrove as featured in IBD, June 10, 2010)
  

• General Barry McCaffrey discusses "disastrous" U.S. infrastructure on St. Louis radio station KMOX (May 2010; provided as a courtesy of HNTB Corp.)

• A CIRT Special Report: Strategy in the Eye of the Storm (Winter 2010; prepared by Briston Blair, FMI Corp.)

• Commodity vs. Value-Added Contractor Services: "Lost in Translation" (Fall 2009; prepared by Stan Schaffer and Jim Herschauer)

• The People Agenda: Top Strategic & Operational Challenges Facing the Architectural, Construction and Engineering Industries (Spring 2009; prepared by FPL Advisory Group)

• The Lean Project Delivery System: An Update (Fall 2008; prepared by Glenn Ballard, Lean Construction Institute)

• Lean in the Construction Industry: Three Connected Opportunities (Fall 2008, prepared by Glenn Ballard, Lean Construction Institute)
  

• Corporate Governance Outlook 2008 (Fall 2008; prepared by FPL Advisory Group)
  
  
• Vision 2020: A Look at the Design and Construction Community (Oct. 30, 2007; prepared by FMI for CIRT as part of its 20th Anniversary Conference.)

• Seduced by Success: How The Best Companies Survive the 9 Traps of Winning (Presented April, 2007 by Bob Herbold, former COO of Microsoft Corp.)
  

• Construction Market "Q&A" Analysis Heading into 2007 (Nov. 2006; prepared by Mark Casso, CIRT President)