Project Management

The PROJECT MANAGEMENT category explores project management tools, PM processes, code issues, documentation ideas, Construction Administration, the bidding process, productivity ideas, and managing deliverables.

Architekwiki

Process, Construction, Documentation, Productivity, Akbok

Construction Administration for Architects

Process, Construction, Documentation, Productivity, Akbok

Process, Planning, Design, Documentation, Productivity

Planning For Trash

Process, Planning, Design, Documentation, Productivity

Simple, pro-active tasks to make for a smooth design experience.

Process, Planning, Design, Documentation, Productivity

Process, Estimating, Akbok

Why Architects Should Master Construction Cost Estimating

Process, Estimating, Akbok

Small-firm architects can master construction cost estimating with 5 simple principles. Learn how to stay on budget, impress clients, and build your reputation.

Process, Estimating, Akbok

Example, Process, Code, Productivity, Akbok, Profitability

How To Avoid Rework

Example, Process, Code, Productivity, Akbok, Profitability

If you have the work but it is not profitable, the cause is almost always REWORK.

Example, Process, Code, Productivity, Akbok, Profitability

Example, Process, Video, Marketing

Bidding Video

Example, Process, Video, Marketing

While updating my posts on bidding, NotebookLM made a video for me.

Example, Process, Video, Marketing

Example, Process, Documentation, Bidding, Akbok

Bidding - A How-To Guide

Example, Process, Documentation, Bidding, Akbok

An overview of the architectural bidding process including checklists in a template format for use by small-firm architects in managing the Bidding Phase of services.

Example, Process, Documentation, Bidding, Akbok

Process, Design, Construction, Documentation, Productivity, People

Mastering Collaboration with Consultants: A Guide for Small-Firm Architects

Process, Design, Construction, Documentation, Productivity, People

An Architect’s expectations about working with engineering consultants.

Process, Design, Construction, Documentation, Productivity, People

Productivity, Example, Process, Tool

Deliverables Checklist

Productivity, Example, Process, Tool

Do you have an easy way to determine the Deliverables you will need to produce to complete a project? Here is one idea. The master deliverables checklist and its many uses.

Productivity, Example, Process, Tool

AI, Profitability, Code, Detail, Design, Process

NotebookLM: A Solution for Architectural Wikis

AI, Profitability, Code, Detail, Design, Process

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.

AI, Profitability, Code, Detail, Design, Process

Example, Code, Productivity, AI

DeepResearch for Architects

Example, Code, Productivity, AI

Architects have questions every day and AI is ideal for getting the answers.

Example, Code, Productivity, AI

AI Poll Results

What do Architects think about AI? Poll results.

Marketing, Design, Documentation

The 2 Main Things About Project Signs

Marketing, Design, Documentation

An architectural project sign is a good idea for enhancing your brand.

Marketing, Design, Documentation

Example, Process, Documentation, Productivity, Estimating

How To Be A Genius At Estimating Costs

Example, Process, Documentation, Productivity, Estimating

Setting up a project costs estimating template pays dividends in productivity and reputation.

Example, Process, Documentation, Productivity, Estimating

Productivity

REWORK

Productivity

A really helpful book for everyone, especially Architects.

Productivity

Example, Process, Documentation, Productivity

Thoughts On Specifications

Example, Process, Documentation, Productivity

The economics of design do not allow for the time it takes to write a specification and assemble a project manual. The solution.

Example, Process, Documentation, Productivity

Fees

Building Groups Explained

Fees

One of the fundamental parts of calculating an architectural design fee as a percentage of construction cost is characterizing the complexity of the project.

Fees

Documentation, Budget, Estimating

One Good Way To Save A Project

Documentation, Budget, Estimating

Completeness when preparing a project budget is a good practice for Architects.

Documentation, Budget, Estimating

Budget, Estimating

10 Ways To Improve The Accuracy Of Your Client's Budget

Budget, Estimating

Budgets often overlook significant costs that the project may incur.

Budget, Estimating

Planning, Productivity

Assembly Concept For Organizing Work

Planning, Productivity

Using the ‘assembly’ concept makes organizing much better for many things Architects do.

Planning, Productivity

Example, Code, Productivity

Make Your Own Building Code Checklist

Example, Code, Productivity

Improve your process for meeting building codes. Includes an example.

Example, Code, Productivity

Process, Construction

The Construction Administration Phase

Process, Construction

The Construction Administration Phase of the Architect’s services.

Process, Construction

Process, Planning, Growth

The Three Critical Aspects of Architecture

Process, Planning, Growth

Growing your architectural firm depends on mastering the three aspects.

Process, Planning, Growth

Example, Process, Planning, Productivity

Scheduling And Grouping Design Decisions

Example, Process, Planning, Productivity

Architectural design decisions - when to make them and how to group them for delegation.

Example, Process, Planning, Productivity

Example, Documentation, Budget

Budgets And Planning - It's All About Money

Example, Documentation, Budget

All the goals of an architectural project add up to the budget. Budget template.

Example, Documentation, Budget

Example, Bidding

Pre-Bid Meetings

Example, Bidding

An agenda for a pre-bid meeting on an architectural project.

Example, Bidding

Example, Process, Documentation, Bidding

A Bidding Process

Example, Process, Documentation, Bidding

An overview of the architectural bidding process including checklists.

Example, Process, Documentation, Bidding

Process, Code

Getting Organized To Apply For A Building Permit

Process, Code

An Architect’s guide for applying for building permits.

Process, Code

Example, Planning, Productivity

Design Phase Checklist Examples

Example, Planning, Productivity

A tool to tell Architects what needs to be done to complete the work of a phase of design.

Example, Planning, Productivity

Process, Planning

The Six Key Issues

Process, Planning

Architects return to these six issues over and over during a project.

Process, Planning

Process, Documentation, Productivity

Keynotes

Process, Documentation, Productivity

The reasons why Architects benefit from using keynotes.

Process, Documentation, Productivity