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The Role Managers Play in Creating Everyday Inclusion
The manager-employee relationship defines the workplace experience. See how leaders influence engagement, inclusion, and whether people thrive or move on.
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Understanding the Value of Your AE Firm
There are a number of different ways to determine the value of an AE firm. Here is a summary of some of the common methods for valuing AE firms along with comments on their applications and usefulness.
Customer Spotlight: How Ameren Improved Schedule Quality with Deltek Acumen Fuse
Due to its rapid growth, Ameren Transmission (ATX) needed a solution to ensure it could consistently produce top quality schedules for the large volume of projects it manages. Read on to see how Deltek Acumen Fuse helped ATX improve the overall quality of their schedules, ultimately leading to more consistent project success.
Customer Spotlight: Orbital ATK
Discover how Deltek Acumen is helping Orbital ATK drive on-time, and even early delivery, to its customers.
Customer Spotlight: Aerospace & Defense
See how a large Aerospace & Defense company enhanced usability and earned value (EV) reporting with the help of Deltek Acumen.
10 Keys to Project Management Excellence
By: Howard Birnberg Project management (PM) is the centerpiece of design and construction organizations. Many firms have only basic or partially developed project management systems.
Key Financial Ratios and Indicators for Engineers and Architects
by Dave Wahby, Principal, Wahby & Associates Your firm’s accounting software for architects and engineers will include two reports: An Income Statement (Profit and Loss Report) and a Balance Sheet. The income statement measures income relative to expenses for the period of time covered by that particular statement.
Do you DPE and Overhead
By Andrew Sam, Axium Certified Consultant I recently completed an Online Training Session on the “How and Why of DPE and Overhead.” Adding the cost of Direct Personnel Expenses (DPE) and Overhead to project costs is not a new concept, but it is a rather important one.
Performance-Based Incentive Compensation Plans for AE Industry
Part 1: Performance-Based Incentive Compensation Plans for the Architecture and Engineering Industries By Kenneth J. Hedlund, CPA NOTE: This article is the first in a two-part series related to the implementation of a performance compensation plan for Architectural and Engineering Firms.
Cybersecurity Awareness: Data Protection & Incident Response Strategies
For proactive cybersecurity, there is a wide variety of elements to consider, including risk management, phishing and malware, cloud computing, public-private partnerships, protecting critical infrastructure and supply chains, and the impact of emerging technologies. Learn what you need to do to safeguard your business in this blog series by cybersecurity expert Chuck Brooks.