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Value of Claims Review – Lessons Learned Programs in the A/E Space

Lessons Learned programs can be fraught with organizational challenges and top management barriers, but preventing just one professional liability claim can easily pay for developing and maintaining an effective program.…

Performance Management for Engineers: Align Your Workforce and Build Competencies to Drive Better Business Results

To get the best out of your employees — and compensate them fairly — you need a system that actively monitors and measures the Critical Success Factors and Key Performance…

Effective Contractual Risk Mitigation

Even the smallest contractual mistake can cost your firm big. Join Wayne Marshall for an in-depth look at contractual risk mitigation techniques, including a succinct analysis of: Indemnification clauses Warranties/…

Acquisitions – How and What to Look for During Due Diligence

Due diligence is a critically important piece of purchasing another business. Yet too many owners get caught up in the exuberance of expansion and end up limiting their examination to…

Super Busy? Here’s 60 Minutes to the Polished Presentation

We’re all busy. And as the daily demands of projects and clients pop up, it only becomes harder to shift focus towards preparing a truly great presentation. Who has the…

The PM’s Survival Guide to Managing Multiple Projects

As a project manager, you’re often asked to concurrently lead multiple projects at many points throughout your career. And no matter what the size or project type, every job eventually…

5-10 Years Pre-Retirement? What You Need to Do Now to Protect Your Legacy

Getting firm ownership transition right is the most important thing you can do to secure your retirement and ensure a bright future for your longtime staff. But since you’re likely…

Buy-Sell Agreements – Don’t Sell Your Firm Short

Your firm’s Buy-Sell agreement determines when and how ownership changes. Yet most buy-sell agreements are drafted, signed and never revisited, leaving you exposed to costly mistakes. If you haven’t recently…

FHWA “Safe Harbor” Indirect Cost Rate Policy: Benefits and Pitfalls for New and Small Firms

A new Federal Highway Administration policy could impact many new and small engineering firms working for State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) or attempting to break into the transportation market. The…

Reinvent Your Marketing and Business Development with LinkedIn

LinkedIn has long become one of the most powerful business tools for 21st-century brand building, professional networking, lead generation, and more. Yet, for many AEC firms, it’s often underutilized or…