Success Secrets of the Leading Architecture Firms

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Type: Market Research Report

Published: December 1, 1998
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Group: Market Research
Order Code: in-ssa98
Length: 174 pages
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In-depth management profiles of the world’s largest architecture firms
What makes the largest architecture and A/E firms so successful?
How do top firms structure their senior leadership groups?
What role does the Board of Directors have at large architecture firms?
What ownership structures have large firms found to be successful?
How do large firms prepare for leadership and ownership transitions?
How are leading firms organized?
Where are profit centers located at top firms?
How have top firms used technology to enhance their success?
What project management and accounting software do large firms use?
How have firms successfully built from a regional to a national and international firm?
How do top firms determine the best locations for new offices?
What do leading firms do to stay innovative and avoid stagnation?

Architecture firms are getting larger and generating ever-higher billings per employee. The same large architecture and A/E firms appear consistently as top-ranked firms according to billings, employee size, amount of international work, and the best-managed organizations. How do these firms achieve their sustained growth? Success Secrets of the Leading Architecture Firms investigates top firms to uncover the strategic and operational characteristics that lead to their success.

Learn all about these top firms:
Callison Architecture
DLR Group
Ehrlich-Rominger Architects
Einhorn Yaffee Prescott
Ellerbe Becket
Gensler
Hammel, Green and Abrahamson
Heery International
Hellmuth Obata + Kassabaum
The Hillier Group
HNTB
Kling Lindquist
Leo A Daly
NBBJ
RTKL Associates
Skidmore Owings & Merrill
SmithGroup
Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates
Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo

Based on extensive interviews with CEOs and managing principals, each multi-page profile of these top architecture and A/E firms contains detailed information on the following issues:

Background information – Benchmark your firm against profiled firms, including the year founded, number of offices, number of employees, billings and revenue information, and market sectors served.
Leadership – Hold your firm’s Board of Directors and other senior leadership groups up to those at top firms. Compare the composition of your Board, the frequency of its meetings, and its impact on the firm.
Ownership – Is your firm’s ownership structure up to par with those at top firms? See how leading firms share ownership, establish ESOPs, and handle ownership transitions.
Organizational Issues – Successful firms have structured their firms to develop expertise in market sectors and serve their clients efficiently. Learn where they locate profit centers to keep the firm motivated and working together.
Technology – How has technology impacted leading firms and how are they using it to enhance their success in the market? Compare your project management and accounting software to those used at top firms.
Growth strategies – Do you want to establish a wider geographical presence for your firm and position yourselves as experts in particular markets? Top firms share tested strategies for building from a regional presence to be national and international firms, for determining the best locations for new geographic offices, and for entering new market sectors.
Staying innovative – Get tips on how to prevent your firm from stagnating and stay innovative.
Reasons for success – Leaders in top firms share their insights on becoming a successful firm.

This book is packed with information not available elsewhere and is a critical resource for large and small firms striving to succeed in the architecture and A/E industry.

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