The Architect’s Key to Success: Project Initiation and Close-out Best Practices

Earn 1 AIA LU.

Just like a pilot does a safety inspection before a flight, the success of a project often depends on the activities conducted before the project starts. Just as importantly, closing a project helps prepare your teams to avoid blind spots, pitfalls, and mistakes on future projects. In this session, we will look at best practices to prepare for a successful project and incorporate lessons learned from completed projects into your business and project management processes.

Learning Objectives

• Integrate your proposal and sales process so they contribute to project success
• Master tactics for successful project initiation that help ensure optimal financial results
• Apply learnings and valuable tips from project achievements and failures
• Incorporate new best practices into your business and project management operations to ensure future project success

June R. Jewell, CPA

President

AEC Business Solutions

June R. Jewell, CPA

June R. Jewell, CPA, is a leading business management expert, guiding architecture and engineering firm leaders to top industry profits by improving culture, processes and systems, and ensuring leaders, project managers, and employees are trained for high performance. She is the author of the best-selling book, Find the Lost Dollars: 6 Steps to Increase Profits in Architecture, Engineering and Environmental Firms. June is the CEO of AEC Business Solutions, providing business assessments, training programs, workshops, and process improvement services to stop projects from leaking profits and find lost dollars in nine areas of business. June’s new book, RAISE Your Value, available in Fall 2022, prescribes a five-step process to uncover hidden value, design a winning competitive advantage, and increase fees. You can learn more about June and her team at www.aecbusiness.com.