Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: BQE Software What if you had the tools to understand where you are with regard to all aspects of your firm? Key Performance Indicators can be defined and implemented to guide you towards both professional and personal success. If you can’t measure it, you can’t track it, and you […]
Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: BQE Software Commodity, Firmness and Delight of Project Accounting Simply uttering the word “accounting” can make the eyes of an architect glaze over in boredom. However, for a profession that should appreciate the benefits of data, the beauty of organization, the importance of analysis and the value of truth, […]
Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: BQE Software Who doesn’t love design? It’s like a bottomless bowl of chocolate ice-cream. Just like our bodies can’t survive merely on sweet desserts, your firm needs vegetables and protein too. Most firms struggle with maintaining the proper balance between the fun side of our practice and the necessary […]
Credit: 1 AIA LU Sponsored by: BQE Software Most firms look at profitability as a bottom-line metric. They use this as a gauge to determine if the firm is financially healthy. However, every firm is composed of countless independent elements: employees, clients, projects, phases, consultants, and a myriad of expenses. What does a firm do […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing industries across the board. By utilizing tons of data, the computer system can perform behaviors associated with human intelligence, such as speech recognition, decision-making, and learning. While enterprise adoption of AI has grown 270% over the past four years, architects have been slow to adopt the new technology. Some fear […]
Business leaders often declare that employees are their most important assets. But few employers truly define what that means in their workplace. Employer commitment to employees and their success is one of the top 5 drivers of happiness at work, according to the 2019 MetLife UAE Employee Benefits Study. When employees are supported, they’re more […]
Many firms focus on their staff’s utilization rate and concentrate every working moment toward a client’s project. While this seems to make sense, the actual path towards greater profitability has very little to do with this simple metric. An analogy would be your physical health. While it’s fine to take yourself to the gym every […]
If your firm takes pride in its ability to create sustainable architecture, you owe it to yourself and your clients to make your firm equally sustainable. Join us in this exciting webinar presented by Steven Burns, FAIA, Chief Creative Officer at BQE Software. With more than 20 years of experience managing a successful architectural practice […]