Key A/E Firm Performance Metrics Reach All-Time Highs
Median architecture and engineering (A/E) firm operating profit as a percentage of net revenue (before incentive/bonus payments and taxes) has reached an all-time high of 18.8..
Read MoreIntellectual Property Rights: What Architects Need to Know
Architectural ideas are intellectual property just as much as a novel is the intellectual property of its author. In fact, one of Congress’s most important responsibilities is..
Read MoreHow to Identify Your Future A/E Firm Principals
The first step in identifying future principals in your architecture or engineering firm is for you to consider what characteristics your firmneeds in future principals. That's..
Read MoreThe 4 Best Online Collaborative Whiteboards
Today’s technology combined with an increased client expectation for intense involvement in their projects has given birth to numerous digital, collaborative tools. One of the..
Read MoreWho Should Negotiate Your Contracts?
Whoever negotiates a contract for your architecture or engineering firm should be the one most familiar with the client, having become well acquainted through your marketing,..
Read MoreJune 2019 Recap: The Top 10 Most-Viewed Blog Posts
With all of the architecture and engineering industry-related content published on this blog in June, 2019, it's easy to let some important articles slip through the cracks, and..
Read MoreTen Characteristics of A Good Schedule
Is it really critical that an architecture or engineering project manager have a project schedule? Most clients and design firms will probably answer the question with "You must..
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