Date/Time: August 26, 2026 12:00 pm Central
Most A&E firms are surrounded by data, but that does not mean their people have the information they need to make better decisions. Principals need visibility into profitability, cash flow, backlog, and firm-wide performance. Project managers need to monitor budgets, percent complete, scope creep, billing status, and project health. Studio leaders need to understand workload, staffing capacity, and delivery risk. CFOs need reliable insight into WIP, AR, collections, forecasting, and financial exposure. Project architects and engineers need clarity around tasks, budgeted hours, deadlines, and deliverables.
The challenge is that many firms either share too little information or overwhelm people with reports that were never designed for their role. In this webinar, Steven Burns, FAIA, will explore how role-based dashboards help every part of the firm perform better. Attendees will learn what each role should be watching, how transparency improves accountability and profitability, and why firm management software becomes more valuable when it is used daily by the whole team—not just by finance or administration.
The session will show how a robust software platform can become a shared operating system for the firm, helping leaders and teams move from after-the-fact reporting to timely, role-specific decision-making.
This webinar will be recorded and made available on the STRUCTURE website.
BQE is offering continuing education for this presentation.
BQE will be sending the certificates through AECDaily and engineers will have to self-report. Questions? Email university@bqe.com.
Presented by: Steven Burns, FAIA
Steven Burns, FAIA, is an architect, technologist, and business strategist who works directly with architecture and engineering firm owners to help them rethink how they price, position, and grow their practices. With decades of experience in both practice and consulting, Steven has helped over 1,400 firms transition from commodity pricing to value-based approaches, typically seeing 15-25% improvements in project margins within the first year. Recognized for his significant impact on the profession, in 2009 Steve was elevated to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects. Currently, as Founder of The Well-Designed Firm, he focuses on leading AE firms to operational excellence, mentoring leaders to craft businesses as elegant and innovative as the architecture they create.
