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PSMJ Resources Blog: 5 Ways to Manage Your Principal

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PMs often complain that they fail to earn budgeted profits. that a few hours of a principal’s time can eat up significant dollars in the fee budget. 2) Budget activity by each principal, and communicate that budget to the principal in both hours and dollars. for quality, speed, and profitability.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: Effective Project Managers Need Authority

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The PM must understand finance and serve as the last bastion of the firm’s cash flow picture. Numerous excuses can be made for any project that does not meet budget, schedule, or quality needs. • Make the planned profit on every job. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). • Serve the client.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: When Times are Tough, Don't Cut Your.

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When Times are Tough, Don’t Cut Your Business Development Budget. When times get tough, this is what most firms do: • Cut the business development budget. Cutting the business development budget seems like a no-brainer. Those clients typically give you 75 to 85% of your revenue and profit! predictable ways.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: Small Change - Keeping Track of it All

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Cumulatively, however, they can amount to a lot of effort and can kill your budget. The Ultimate Project Management Manual can instantly and dramatically improve a Project Managers ability to manage projects for quality, speed, and profitability. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). PSMJ Resources, Inc. Newer Post.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: 7 Business Criteria for Picking Clients

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more profitable than ever. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). Corporate Finance Associates blog. The A/E/C industry has a great opportunity, right now, to be. The key is to work only with firms that. understand the value of design and how that value factors into the price of projects. Are they liquid? GreenSource.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: 8 Quality Control Tips Every PM Should Know

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Build into a project’s schedule and budget the time and costs of review by individual(s) not involved with the initial design. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). Corporate Finance Associates blog. Responsibility and initial quality rise with the signing of plans. PSMJ Resources, Inc. Public Works Solutions.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: 5 Keys for Multi-Project Success

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Include budgets and deadline benchmarks for manageable size tasks (e.g. PSMJ is now accepting registrations for our Spring 2012 A/E/C Project Management Bootcamp series - instantly and dramatically improve your ability to manage projects for quality, speed, and profitability with PSMJ’s two-day intensive PM training seminar.