Groups will have approximately 10 CFMA General Members from geographically diverse, non-competing companies.

Peer groups are created primarily based on revenue size and type of contractor. Other factors, such as ERP, ESOP, etc. may also be considered when adding members to peer groups.

One of the most important factors for a successful peer group is members from companies that do not compete. Since groups with non-competing companies is vital, most peer groups have members from around the country.

All groups are assigned a professional third-party facilitator and will receive agendas prior to each meeting.

Participants must sign and adhere to a confidentiality/non-disclosure/anti-trust agreement in order to ensure that proprietary company information remains strictly confidential and exclusive to group activity.

Peer groups determine how frequently they would like to meet, most peer groups meet monthly via video conferences (might be less frequent based on each group’s needs) and hold one or two in-person meeting for 1.5 days per meeting. For in-person meetings each person is responsible for the cost of transportation, lodging, meals, and incidentals.

The dates/location for the video conferences and in-person meeting(s) will be determined by the consensus of participants and not by CFMA or the facilitator. All meetings are professionally facilitated.

Participants have the flexibility to choose from either 1 or 2 in-person meeting(s) a year. The cost for the April 1st, 2024-March 31st, 2025 CFMA Peer Group Program will be:

• All virtual or 1 in-person meeting groups: $950
• 2 in-person meeting groups: $1,230

The peer group fee includes:

• Agenda development
• Video conferences meeting facilitation
• In-person meeting facilitation and facilitator-related expenses
• Administrative support of the Peer Groups
• Program monitoring and feedback

The cost of travel to, from and during in person peer group meetings is not included in the program fee.

The deadline to submit an application will be February 28, 2025. The next Peer Group cycle will start April 1st, 2025 and run until March 31st 2026.

Please contact Becky Riedesel at rriedesel@cfma.org.

*The data collected via this application will be used by CFMA staff and/or its facilitator solely to aid in the establishment of effective Peer Groups. All information will be kept confidential and will not be shared without the consent of the applicant. Submitting an application does not guarantee placement into a Peer Group.