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Architectural Bookkeeping App Evaluation

5/2/2021

 
Architectural Bookkeeping Evaluation
Most small firm architects are unhappy with their bookkeeping application. This is an evaluation of what is available.

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What Does An Architect's Fee Include?

2/7/2021

 
Fees
The short answer is Basic Services.

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The Blueprint-Reading-Challenged

12/12/2020

 
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'Reading blueprints' is not an innate talent.

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Why You Should Understand The Personality of Software

11/28/2020

 
Personality
Image Credit: thebullbustercafe
Getting more than intended from software.

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TWINDOW STORY

10/24/2020

 
Twindow Story
A Story About Natatorium Windows

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Jargon

3/21/2020

 
Jargon
My Take On Using Jargon.

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Season’s Greetings 2019

12/21/2019

 

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History Or Nostalgia

11/30/2019

 
Nostalgia
"What kind of junk do you have in those boxes, grandpa?"

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My Unpopular Favorites

11/29/2019

 
Everyone has favorites.

Sometimes it isn't politic or polite to say so.

I don't feel those constraints, so I am going to wade back through all of my posts and list a few here that I believed have been undeservedly overlooked.

Perhaps giving them another chance will rectify things. 

​I hope so.
My Unpopular Favorites

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The Ten Commandments

11/25/2019

 
The 10 Commandments of Computerization
McLeod’s Commandments have proven to be timeless.

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Invoice Numbering

11/16/2019

 
invoice numbering
​By now every method of invoice numbering has probably been tried.
​ However, this one is the best.

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Are You Investing - In Yourself? 

9/8/2019

 
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How Do You Invest In Yourself

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The Main Thing Different About Working For A Public Client

8/26/2019

 
Public Work
That one thing that is common to all public clients...

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Call For Help

7/13/2019

 
Call For Help
Do you have a detail or a process that you would be willing to share?

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You Probably Need Trello - Lucky Its Free

5/11/2019

 
Trello
I love checklists and tools that help you manage your work.

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Apps That I Use These Days

3/23/2019

 
Apps
Nowadays I use over 30 apps. Here is the list with links.

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Outsourcing / Off-shoring

2/25/2019

 
Outsourcing / Off-shoring
Architects Outsource all the time.
​These are some benefits.

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Planning and Budgets

7/8/2018

 
Planning and Budgets

​It Is All About Money

One of the ways in which we attempted to distinguish ourselves from other firms was by taking care of our client’s money questions. In my opinion, and in my experience, too, money is usually the main thing that will undermine a project. 
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I don’t want to have the money conversations after it has become an explosive topic. So right from the beginning we attempted to help our clients set up a sound budget.
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ROUNDING-UP YOUR TIME

6/26/2018

 
Rounding-Up Time

​8 REASONS FOR ROUNDING-UP YOUR TIME

​This might be controversial.  

I think architects should round-up their time. 

I also think that you should complete and submit your timesheet daily.  If you aren’t completing your timesheet daily, then this idea won't interest you because you are already fudging your time entries. 
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This is why rounding-up isn’t fudging.

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Kolbe

2/4/2018

 
Kolbe


The Kolbe System is a very useful tool that gives you an insight into another dimension of your colleagues - how they prefer to take action. This is something you should be aware of sooner rather than later. It is especially helpful when hiring.

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Teachable

1/20/2018

 
Teachable
​Teachable is a great software tool for building online courses. I am interested in this because I think there are some topics that I have developed that might be suited to the online course format. 

But more importantly you might find it valuable, too.
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Here’s why...

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Why Are Most Architectural Firms Small?

8/20/2017

 
Size and Complexity

Did you know that census statistics indicate that most architectural firms are small. I have been wondering about that. Why would that be? 
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Here’s the 2011 data that I found.

All architectural offices = 21,181 offices

1-4 employees = 14,028 firms

5-9 employees = 3,711 firms

Combined, that’s 17,739 of 21,181 firms - or 83.75%.

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How To Get Where You Want To Go

8/13/2017

 
Dan Sullivan's Strategy Circle
 How To Get Where You Want To Go

                             
GPS? 

Yes, but No.

I'm not talking about travel. I'm talking about how you achieve goals, objectives and non-physical stuff like that. We have all had the experience of making a plan or setting a goal that proved hard to implement or achieve. Somewhere in the process, often right at the beginning, obstacles appear. Not tasks, but real ’how am I supposed to do that’ obstacles. I am going to show you why that is a good thing and not the ’killer’ that you might suppose it is.


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I'm Pretty Sure You Need This App

6/4/2017

 
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I have been using this free graphics tool for three years. Canva is a graphic design program that anyone can use. It is drop-dead easy. Check it out here.

Canva has proven itself to be so helpful that I recently started using the Canva For Work version that has a few bells and whistles I like. $12.95 a month saves me at least an hour a month, but you won't need that. Canva is free and really powerful.

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Developing Your Project Master Template

9/18/2016

 
Project Master Template

This is one of the chapters in my e-book, Trello-PM. I want to give you a glimpse at how you might develop a Project Master Template. It is a great Competitive Advantage using a tool like Trello™. See what you think...


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