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PSMJ Resources Blog: Good Project Management is Good Risk.

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Good Project Management is Good Risk Management. Most risks are foreseeable and responsive to thoughtful project management. • Risk reduction by any means is usually superior to any management scheme. • Clearly written agreements are essential. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC).

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PSMJ Resources Blog: XL Insurance Enters Collaborative.

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XL Insurance Enters Collaborative Agreement With PSMJ Resources, Inc. to Advance A/Es Risk and Practice Management. This agreement is an unprecedented exchange, which comes at a time of unprecedented change, to further our clients’ efforts to not only protect their firms, but help them thrive. Wednesday, August 3, 2011.

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Keep Your Subconsultants in the Loop - PSMJ Resources Blog

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risk is a well-written agreement. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). PSMJ Tips: New Project Delivery Methods = New Risk. PSMJ Tips: Keep Your Subconsultants in the Loop. Failures by your subconsultants can lead to serious liability. claims and potential losses. Your first line of control over potential.

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Final Countdown to Principal: Advice for Up and Comers

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related to becoming a Principal such as the Shareholder Agreement, Deferred Compensation Agreement, Buy-Sell agreement, Company By-Laws, Articles of Incorporation, Board Minutes, Budgets, business plans, strategic plans, and Annual Reports from the past several years. unlikely, you must be willing to take the risk.

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Recent Downturn in Architecture Firm Billings Accelerates

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Businesses seem to be paying down debt and not risking investment in new ventures. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). XL Insurance Enters Collaborative Agreement With P. . - Three-person firm in the West, commercial/industrial specialization. Five-person firm in the Midwest, residential specialization.

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Specifications for design-build projects

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Often, DBB specifications can be adapted with reasonable effort and cost for use on construction manager as advisor (CMa) and construction manager-at-risk (CMAR) projects. Greater challenges arise when adapting DBB source documents for design-build. AIA’s design-build documents are used largely on vertical construction projects.

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