Management

05/11/09 Creative Project Compensation Helping clients understand the value your firm brings to a project is the first step in calibrating the compensation your firm earns. If there’s a value proposition, then there’s a metric to quantify it. All you have to do is get creative. Scott Simpson
01/15/09 Integrating Project Management and Design The skills of project management and design are not natural allies. But design firms should and can cultivate project management and design as integrated components of project delivery. Douglas R. Parker
09/18/08 New Book Illuminates Design's Potential One of the most highly anticipated new books among professional practice firms poses a compelling challenge to designers of every kind. “No one with an interest in the field can afford not to read it,” says legendary designer Milton Glaser.
05/30/08 Designing a Successful Ownership Transition Ten lessons learned as a professional services firm transitions. Mark VanderKlipp and Jeffry Corbin
02/15/08 1 Strategic Plan Implementation: How to Make Good Things Happen and Better Things Happen Consistently Getting the strategic plan right is hard to do, but implementing it is even harder. And everyone’s job depends on it. Melinda Pearson
10/05/07 1 From Silos to Networks: Organizing for Success Good design and good management are simply two sides of the same coin—they are mutually necessary and mutually reinforcing. Scott Simpson
10/19/06 Performance, Productivity, and Profits Performance and productivity are closely linked words yet, in many firms, they are neither treated nor understood in the same way. In subtle ways they are very different indeed. James P. Cramer
09/26/05 A Delicious Yet Dangerous Paradox Increasingly, firms are reporting higher percentages of backlog because of increased repeat client work. It is quite natural to think of this as a financial strength. However, this strength can quickly turn into a tricky weakness. James P. Cramer
09/08/05 Firms Report Fees, Profits Edging Up This headline is not a mistake. DesignIntelligence is currently conducting research on the growth rates at several hundred firms in the United States and Canada. James P. Cramer
09/08/05 DI’s Firm of the Month: HKS CEO Ralph Hawkins Speaks out on Growth, Recruitment, BIM Technology, and the Future

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