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Articles by Andrew Pressman

New AIA firm survey indicates that while business is good, the profession itself changes slowly

Andrew Pressman
March 16, 2007
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An expected trend regarding project delivery, noted by Mark Zweig, founder of the AEC management consulting firm ZweigWhite, is that even though traditional design-bid-build is still the most dominant method—accounting for 60 percent of firm billings—it is slowly being superceded by other methods.


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New AIA Firm Survey Indicates that While Business is Good, the Profession Itself Changes Slowly

Andrew Pressman
March 16, 2007
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Small- and medium-size firms (49 or fewer employees) that are nimble and can leverage technology will survive and prosper, and may even be competitive with their larger counterparts, yet many are hesitant to make the investment in technology needed to improve productivity and performance.


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New AIA firm survey indicates that while business is good, the profession itself changes slowly

Andrew Pressman
March 16, 2007
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The just-released AIA firm survey, The Business of Architecture, is essential reading for the profession’s observers because it is the most complete benchmarking of trends such as firm size, economy, project delivery methods, and many other practice concerns.


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Succeeding at Succession

Andrew Pressman
January 16, 2007
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Succession plans should be more than schedules for transferring ownership— they should be integral to a firm’s strategic plan to recruit and develop talented staff Financial strategies and ESOPs Mechanisms should be considered to promote the purchase by young associates who typically do not have a lot of cash. Usually firms use bonuses, apply salary increases, and sometimes bank loans to accomplish the transfer, so in effect, the firm funds the buyout through its profitability. Payroll deductions from the buyers’ salaries over a period of years can ease the burden as well. But to make the process “real,” prospective owners
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Succeeding at Succession

Andrew Pressman
January 16, 2007
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Succession plans should be more than schedules for transferring ownership— they should be integral to a firm’s strategic plan to recruit and develop talented staff inancial components of a transition plan The human-resources-related strategizing that one must do to put a transition plan together comes pretty naturally to most principals and their successors. The financial mechanics of the ownership transfer present the greatest potential for trouble. Firms really benefit from a specialist who is experienced in firm ownership transfers. Lowell Getz, an accountant from Houston and a financial consultant specializing in ownership transition planning, has succinctly explained the three elements,
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Succeeding at Succession

Andrew Pressman
January 16, 2007
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Succession plans should be more than schedules for transferring ownership— they should be integral to a firm’s strategic plan to recruit and develop talented staff The process of succession planning For a group of principals that’s just starting, the main task is to become fully informed in general about all elements of succession planning and how they specifically apply to their firm. The best way to do this is by talking to colleagues who have done it, and reading about the process for professional service firms. It will probably be necessary to hire a consultant. The most prudent use of
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Succeeding at Succession

Succession plans should be more than schedules for transferring ownership— they should be integral to a firm’s strategic plan to recruit and develop talented staff
Andrew Pressman
January 16, 2007
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Woody Allen’s famous quip, “I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying,” perfectly expresses the kind of wishful thinking that often gets in the way of preparing for the future.


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