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T12M Charting Tool

3/16/2023

 
T12M Chart
I have Kraig Kramers to thank for describing how this tool works. 
​The tool is called a ’Trailing 12 Month’ chart.

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Architects Financial Model

2/14/2023

 
Architects Financial Model
The Financial Model of an Architect’s Office is a well-kept secret. I have never seen it mentioned anywhere. But there are several things that need to be in balance to get positive financial results. The resources available from the AIA are only useful if you already have an MBA-like understanding of finances. 

A Financial Model entails more than “Income minus Expenses should be a positive number.” Negative numbers equal poison. You can’t survive much poison.

I have to mention Page Highfill here. He is the architect who told me about the
​financial model that architects need to know about. 
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The Three Aspects

1/26/2023

 
The 3 Aspects
In order to build a successful architectural firm you need to master
​The 3 Aspects. 
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Your BOF

11/7/2022

 
Billing Overhead Factor
Determining your Billing Overhead Factor [BOF] can be an eye-opening exercise. 

I learned this technique from Paige Highfill, an architect, who was teaching other architects how computers can be used in architecture even before CAD came along. When I tried out the calculation, I was shocked to find that we were losing $15 per hour on every hour we billed! I suggest that you avoid that situation.
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Budgeting For Expenses

10/31/2022

 
Expenses
I have always found that one of the key parts of getting a grip on the firm's finances is to have a good idea where the money goes. You might not need all the line items in the budget template here, we didn't; but it is helpful to start with all the possibilities and narrow things down from there.
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Planning For The New Year

10/24/2022

 
Year End Planning
The Problem With Plans

I guess the calendar year is the accepted time frame for taking stock of achievements and planning for the new year.


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Profit And The Crystal Ball

10/10/2022

 
Profit Forecast
The first time we had a profit, we didn't find out until March ...


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The 6 Ways To Set Hourly Rates

7/4/2022

 
Hourly Rates
At one time or another I have used each of these methods. Those sometime painful experiences are the basis for my recommendation.

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Profits and profitability for architects

6/23/2022

 
Profitability
If work load is adequate but you aren’t making a profit, the cause is easy to find.

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CODA For Architects

4/6/2022

 
CODA For Architects
There is a new tool that could be a game changer for your firm.
​Read on to see what Coda can do for you.

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Verifying Architectural Fees

9/21/2021

 
Verifying Architectural Fees
Whether you have arrived at a fee by a wild guess or a fee schedule you want some kind of corroboration. 

One option, if you keep good records, is to compare this project to a similar project. Was the fee adequate on that other one? Usually the two projects are dissimilar in some way. 

Another way of checking the 'rightness' of an architectural fee is to evaluate its 'rightness' when viewed as a design budget.

This option involves doing an evaluation. It is fairly easy to 'spread out' the fee over the design phases to see how adequate the fee actually is. 

Here's How...
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Daily Timekeeping

1/31/2021

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Timesheet
If you don’t document your time daily, is it timekeeping or something else?

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Financial Management for Architects - Fundamentals 1

10/25/2020

 
Financial Management for Architects
Fundamentals - How an Architectural Firm Works 

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Financial Management 101 for Architects

9/12/2020

 
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Architectural financial management has two components -
bookkeeping and accounting. 

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Vision-Mission-Goals

8/25/2020

 
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These terms just might be meaningless.

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Downsize Your Accounting

8/25/2020

 
Architectural Bookkeeping
What You Need To Know

93% of architectural firms don't need accounting - bookkeeping is plenty.

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Architectural Economics

7/27/2020

 
Architectural Economics
It is simple math and there is no way around it.

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Invoicing Issues

3/7/2020

 
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The most important things about invoices.

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Expenses - Just Say No

1/18/2020

 
No To Expenses
Having my own firm gave me the opportunity to make lots of mistakes;
​and I took advantage of nearly every one of them.

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Top Level Organizing

9/22/2019

 
Top Level Organizing
Organizing the 40+ subjects an architect works with. 

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PTO Tracking

7/20/2019

 
PTO Tracking
How I track PTO

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Organizing Your Files In The Cloud

3/9/2019

 
Organizing Files
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.

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Hiring. Firing. Interns.

2/16/2019

 
Hiring. Firing. Interns.
​I am sharing my OPINIONS here because I was an
​HR novice till the day I retired. 

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Construction Administration Economics

1/26/2019

 
Construction Administration
If you do a good job of Construction Administration,
you, the architect, will lose money.
Guaranteed.

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Business Management

1/14/2019

 
Business Management
Unique Methods Ideas For Business Management

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