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Across every part of the firm, AE organizations have more information than ever. The opportunity is to transform that raw transactional data into insights and intelligence that in turn informs every core decision the firm makes. Deltek has looked at how AE firms can best bring the benefits of BI to their organizations and offers three recommendations: top-down support and enforcement, set appropriate metrics, and focus on project management.

Good Project Management is the best way for AE firms to increase client satisfaction, build internal talent and improve understanding of their project success. With the right tools and communication in place, firms can implement and nurture a culture of strong Project Management, leading to the ultimate in project and firm profitability. Deltek provides end-to-end insight on how to nurture change management within your firm.

Sales cycles can be long in this industry. Maintaining a positive impression and providing value to potential clients in the absence of active project work will pay dividends in the long run. Learn how to attain a high level of sustained success.

This On Demand CEU is a recorded presentation from a previously live webinar event. In today’s evolving architectural landscape, firms face increasing pressure from economic volatility, talent retention challenges, and shifting client expectations. This webinar explores how benchmarking empowers architecture leaders to meet these challenges with clarity and confidence.

We’ll walk through key findings from the newly released 2025 Architecture Benchmarking Report, built on real performance data from over 2,000 A&E firms and 46,000 active users. You’ll learn how firms are setting meaningful performance targets, tracking progress, and using benchmarking to guide smarter, faster decisions.

With two years of data, we’ll also explore emerging trends and how leading firms are using insights from tools like BQE CORE to drive measurable results, including higher revenue per FTE, increased profit percentage, and year-over-year revenue growth. Whether your goal is to improve operational efficiency, support long-term planning, or gain a competitive edge, this session will give you a practical framework for applying benchmarking in your own firm.

This On Demand CEU is a recorded presentation from a previously live webinar event. Is your architecture firm operating at peak efficiency, or are you constantly putting out fires? Many firms struggle with inconsistent business development, project bottlenecks, financial uncertainty, and disorganized operations—often without realizing the root cause is a lack of business maturity.

In this webinar, gain a clear understanding of where your firm stands today and, more importantly, the specific steps you can take to level up your business processes, improve efficiency, and drive sustainable profitability. We explore practical, real-world strategies for moving from reactive to proactive firm management, ensuring you’re not just delivering great designs, but also running a thriving, resilient business. Whether you’re a principal, partner, or senior leader in an architecture firm, this session will equip you with the actionable insights needed to build a more predictable, scalable, and profitable practice.

For SMB leaders, time, money, and organizational focus must be balanced to ensure that the short-term needs of the business are addressed and that the long-term goals of the business can be realized. Inefficient expense management processes present a host of challenges for the typical SMB, but automated expense management solutions that help companies streamline processes, control costs and manage cash are one lever to help maximize their resources and ?play bigger? in the market.

Creating an expense policy can be a time-consuming process; but when you consider that almost 20% of travel and entertainment expenses fall outside of policy for many small businesses, it makes sense to invest the time and effort. This white paper from Concur provides tips for creating an expense policy as well as a sample policy template to help you get started.

For small businesses, the need for an expense claim solution can go beyond travel and entertainment expense management to everyday business expenses. Managing these expenses can have a major impact on a business when discrepancies are found. Find out how to efficiently control costs, optimize cash flow and discover the role automation plays in this process.

The homebuilding industry has seen rapid innovation, but one area remains outdated: land acquisition. Utilizing tools that integrate zoning, infrastructure, transaction history and property data builders can reduce acquisition timelines and make more informed decisions.

Simply adding kitchen and laundry room appliances to your project quotes keeps your project moving and your profits climbing.