BQE CORE PRESENTS
Project Budgeting & Planning Best Practices for AE Firms
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
1pm ET | 10am PT
Every project is different, but they all have the same goal: keep the client happy by delivering a project on-time and on-budget. With over 20 years serving the AE industry, we’ve developed best practices, tips, tricks, and technology to help firms take control of their projects.
Join BQE’s Director of Content & Community, Lucas Gray and Director of Product, Chris Vernon for an interactive discussion on project management, project budgeting and planning best practices to improve your firm’s performance and execution. Throughout this webinar, they’ll discuss strategies and workflows to help deliver quality that fits your client’s schedule and your firm’s workload.
Learn how your firm can leverage technology for improved project budgeting and tracking, along with tried and true best practices to set your projects up for success!
By the end of this session, you will learn how to:
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Set your projects up for success with accurate and achievable estimates
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Establish attainable KPIs and track project success metrics
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Deliver projects on time and hit key project milestones
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Manage change orders and adapt to client needs
Lucas Gray
Director of Content & Community
As the Director of Content & Community at BQE, Lucas Gray, fosters community across the AEC industries, generating helpful content and advice from his wealth of experience in architectural design and business consulting to help firms improve their business operations. After co-founding Propel Studio Architecture in Portland, Oregon in 2013, he played a key role in business development, marketing, and design, growing his firm by over half a million dollars in annual revenue. Lucas has designed over 50 Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and various housing developments, custom homes, and retail interiors. He has worked internationally in Shanghai, Bangkok, and Berlin, specializing in residential projects and leading team-focused design processes. Passionate about the built environment, urban planning, and public art, Lucas also writes about these topics on his blog and creates abstract art in his spare time.
Chris Vernon
Director of Product Management, BQE
Chris joined BQE in 2023 and is responsible for analytics, project planning, T&E, billing, and accounting within CORE. Chris loves designing intuitive, powerful software and has been working in back-office solutions for architecture, engineering, and construction firms since 2011. Chris is passionate about creating a team culture of openness with customers and partners.
Streamlined Success: Best Practices for AE Firm Management is your guide to the tried-and-true methods of successful AE firms. Our team of product specialists and industry experts give you an up-close look at how leveraging technology and battle-tested best practices can transform your firm’s operations. Don't miss this chance to supercharge your firm management skills, understand our top priorities, and have your burning questions answered.
ABOUT BQE: A PROUD SPONSOR OF THIS SERIES
BQE Software develops innovative business management solutions for architecture, engineering, and other professional services firms. Its flagship product, BQE CORE, streamlines project management, time tracking, billing, accounting, and other business processes on a single platform. Every day, over 5,000 customers use BQE CORE to get clear visibility and control over their projects, productivity, and profitability – all in one place. Learn more at www.bqe.com.