I often tease my audiences they should get of the construction industry. Of course, I’m not suggesting they stop building things, because that’s what they do, but that’s not the business they are in. Face it, construction work is perceived by many cl...
An IT strategy has a lot more ground to cover than in the 1980s when I started out in architectural design. Back then the questions revolved around CAD and basic office applications. Now information technology is an enabler for new ways of working, c...
Many AEC firms don’t think about information technology in strategic terms. They see IT as an everyday necessity or a cost—not something that needs strategic attention. However, the technologies that the companies use and the way they use them affect...
I recently started a new website. I’d like to tell you it’s on a new and exciting topic that will turn the A/E/C world on its head. But it’s not. It’s on the oldest and most boring topic that you can think of. So, why did I take the time to create ww...
I had the privilege of interviewing CPA June Jewell, President and CEO of Acuity Business Solutions. She has released a book titled Find the Lost Dollars: Six Steps to Increase Profits in Architecture, Engineering, and Environmental Firms. The book i...
After reading “How to Be Successful with Construction Project Management Software,” I wanted to suggest a resource that should entice more contractors to consider CPM software. As Aarni highlighted, CPM software helps deliver projects ahead of sched...
My guest is Cesar Abeid of Remontech. We talk about remote monitoring of construction projects. Cesar is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and an avid AEC podcaster. His award-winning podcast is The Construction Industry Podcast. To...
Some of my AEC clients have sold their companies, most often to a large international firm. The owners’ main motivation has not been to take the money and run. Instead, they’ve concluded that the best way to move to the next level is to become part o...
You have a specification or a brief for a design problem. You have done research, interviewed people, watched how they behave, and so on. The next question is how to actually start solving the design problem based on what you’ve learned. I’ve devised...
Software Advice surveyed 230 AEC professionals to find out about software adoption and effectiveness in the construction project management industry. The 2013 Construction Project Management Software Benchmark Report reveals some interesting facts ab...
