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BUSINESSINSIGHTS | SOLUTIONS FOR THE A/E INDUSTRY

ACEC Best-Selling Publications;
SFC Winter Meeting;
Business of Design Consulting Seminar
ACEC COALITIONS' BEST-SELLING PUBLICATIONS

ACEC Coalitions are dedicated communities of ACEC members
organized by practice area or firm size. Coalition publications help
firms streamline their operations for greater efficiencies and profitability. Best-selling coalition publications for 2017 include:
Council of American Mechanical and Electrical Engineers
(CAMEE)
Quality Assurance/Quality Control Guidelines-The main goals
of a QA/QC program include improving the quality of the
designs and documents, eliminating errors and omissions, and
reducing unnecessary costs. An effective QA/QC program has
a formal review process, which includes all documents before
issuing. Also included are lessons learned and standards so
that everyone is doing the same thing.
Council of American Structural Engineers (CASE)
Developing a Culture of Quality-Every firm will establish its
own approach to developing a culture of quality, but following
these 10 key areas offers a substantial starting point. Included
are a white paper and customizable PowerPoint presentation
to facilitate overall discussion.
Council of Professional Surveyors (COPS)
2017 Health & Safety Manual-This updated document is
intended to provide a basic overview of fundamental field
safety procedures but is not intended to be an exhaustive discussion of the topic of field safety. It can be applied to both
small and large firms. The manual includes a separate set of
sample forms for you to use and/or customize to the needs
of your organization.
Land Development Coalition (LDC)
Marketing Your Land Development Firm with Greater Success-
"Put your best foot forward" is an adage but extremely important when it comes to marketing your land development firm.
Competition is greater than ever, so be prepared. This publication offers solid information to assist firms in their own marketing outreach and client relation efforts. Three critical areas that
firms need to focus on are covered: defining the unique value
of your firm; writing proposals that land clients; and establishing positive client relationships from the start. This publication
will help land development firms take the guesswork out of the
marketing process and allow firms to focus on what works.
All ACEC Coalition-developed publications are available at
www.acec.org/bookstore.
SFC WINTER MEETING

The 2018 Small Firm Winter Meeting, Essentials to Achieving
a Sustainable, Profitable Business, will be held Feb. 1-3, 2018,
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in Austin, Texas. Presented by Mark Goodale, principal and
co-founder of Morrissey Goodale, this 1½-day program for
small firm leaders and decision makers will focus on how firms
market themselves, what key firm positions to keep properly
staffed, how to organize the firm into teams and when delegation is essential to help small firms achieve greater success and
profitability.
For further details and registration information, visit
http://bit.do/sfc-winter-meeting2018.
BUSINESS OF DESIGN CONSULTING,
MARCH 14-17, 2018

ACEC's highly regarded Business of Design Consulting course
is a unique playbook for building leadership and managing
your firm at the most effective
levels. Join us in Phoenix,
The Business of Design Consulting
Arizona, March 14-17, 2018,
Advance
the leadership potential
where ACEC's expert faculty of
of your best and brightest!
industry practitioners will cover
contemporary best practices and
critical operational management
methods. The program agenda
highlights current strategies for
critical, need-to-know business
topics that will keep your business
Earn 22.5 PDHs!
thriving. Attendees will learn
specific skills and techniques to
help them manage change and build success in performance
management, strategic planning and growth, finance, leadership,
ownership transition, contracts and risk management, marketing
and more.
For more information and to register, visit:
http://bit.do/acec-BDC-2018. ■
Wednesday, March 14 - Saturday, March 17, 2018 * Chicago IL

A management intensive program for developing A/E firm leaders

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Better Business Planning
Factoring Executive Compensation
Cyberattacks and Data Security
High-Impact Proposal Writing

Go to: www.acec.org/education/webinars/
ACEC's Business Resources and Education Department provides
comprehensive and online-accessible business management
education.
Visit ACEC's online educational events calendar at www.acec.org/
calendar/index.cfm or bookstore at www.acec.org/bookstore, or
call 202-347-7474, ext. 324, for further information.

http://www.bit.do/sfc-winter-meeting2018 http://www.bit.do/acec-BDC-2018 http://www.acec.org/education/webinars/ http://www.acec.org/bookstore http://www.acec.org/calendar/index.cfm http://www.acec.org/bookstore http://www.acec.org/calendar/index.cfm

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