Firm Management
The Firm Management category is about financial models, architectural design fees, other financial issues, risk management, planning, and tools for managing the firm.
When design-bid-build isn’t right, small-firm architects can guide clients to better project delivery methods. Learn how to become your client’s key advocate to negotiate the options.
There are about a dozen architectural project delivery methods, but there are only two fundamental categories. Each category has multiple contract options. It is the contract type that gives the project delivery method its name.
On architectural projects the contracts that are used differentiate one project delivery method from the other.
The Project Delivery Methods most frequently used by Architects with some PROs and CONs for your consideration.
An Architect’s xpectations about working with engineering consultants.
AI can help small-firm architects punch above their weight.
Is being an Architect ‘better’ than architecting?
I have studied time management a lot over my career. I needed to. I can slack off with best of them. I’m a natural.
Managing time and money effectively is critical to running an architectural practice profitably.
Google’s new NotebookLM is one of the first AI tools that makes it pretty simple to build a Wiki for yourself or your architectural firm.
Architects have questions every day and AI is ideal for getting the answers.
It may be time for small-firm architects to start using AI - or at least get very familiar with what it can do.
This post discusses the impact of AI for small-firm architects.
This is one easy book that anyone can benefit from, including Architects.
Learn how to calculate an appropriate fee for nearly any architectural project - large or small.
Project Forms close the gap between project management and business management for small-firm architects.
How useful are vision, mission, goals to the small-firm architect
Thoughts and advice on small-firm architects’ invoicing methods.
Architects need this strategy to grow, endure, and profit.
Why your architectural firm cannot afford accounting.
Delegating is key to business success. Take my advice on how to do it right.
If you are happy with your way of storing your files, then this won't help you. If not, you may get an idea or two here.
A really helpful book for everyone, especially Architects.
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Your BOF is the key to your organization's financial model. Here is what it is all about.
These templates are masters of three simple, customizable contract agreements.
Sometimes the project delivery method is a hybrid of methods or has a special circumstance to address. Some guidance for Architects.