Strategic Planning

01/08/10 1 2010: A Year of Convalescence The 25 most significant trends transforming architecture and design can offer sustenance during a painfully slow recovery. James P. Cramer and Jane Gaboury
05/11/09 1 Leverage BIM in Your Business Strategy Building information modeling can be used at different levels to suit a firm’s business model and client needs. No matter how far you go with the technology, you can recognize benefits by addressing its capabilities and risks in both business strategy and organizational culture. James O. Jonassen
01/15/09 A Minor Proposal Designers will become more necessary than ever as leaders of a world of constant change and information overload. Janet Martin
01/15/09 Planning for Trouble Hurricane, flood, fire — you don’t even want to think about the impact that such worst-case scenarios could have on your business. Putting a contingency plan in place is a necessary strategy for any size firm. Wm. Raymond Manning
10/07/08 Global Economy Will Impact All Firms, Some for the Better The changing global competitiveness and financial environment is unfolding dramatically, which will add further complexity into the realities of professional practice leadership.
10/06/08 Setting a Global Agenda These are interesting times for U.S. professional practices — at once stimulating and vexing. Results of the DesignIntelligence Multinational Design Firm Fee Survey tell a story of guarded optimism and prudent growth. James P. Cramer
10/06/08 Continental Shifts: Collaboration as the Driver of Interdisciplinary Design International collaboration isn’t necessarily easy, but it can enable great design. Sasaki does it by selecting the right clients, relying on local expertise, and bringing in former employees who have local knowledge. Dennis Pieprz
07/03/08 Greenway Expands Economic Scenario Planning Greenway Group Chairman and CEO James P. Cramer announced the expansion of the firm’s strategic and foresight consulting services to include custom market economic scenario planning for professional practices.
05/30/08 Designing a Successful Ownership Transition Ten lessons learned as a professional services firm transitions. Mark VanderKlipp and Jeffry Corbin

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