10 KPIs Your Architecture Firm Needs to Track for Maximum Project Profitability  

Transforming Business Operation and Measuring Success

Sponsored by BQE Software | Presented by Steve Burns, FAIA

Live Webinar Airing on April 15, 2025 at 02:00 PM EST

Projects are the core of your architecture firm. Not only do they generate profits, but they are also at the center of your firm’s business operations. As such, doing everything you can to ensure their success should be one of your top priorities.

Key performance indicators (KPIs) track project success by measuring how your projects (or team, clients, and so on) are performing. Because each architecture firm has different goals and ways of working, your vital KPIs will vary from project to project.

Effective KPIs, regardless of project type, are:

  • Well-defined and quantifiable
  • Communicated thoroughly to every employee
  • Crucial measurements for tracking the progress of your goals
  • Applicable to your firm and industry

Within the world of project performance and finance, certain KPIs should always be used to monitor and improve your success.

Join us for an engaging, live webinar presented by Steven Burns, FAIA, Founder of The Well-Designed Firm, as he explores 10 project performance KPIs that, when tracked properly, will transform the way your business operates, and subsequently how profitable each project is.

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Speaker

As a distinguished thought leader, Steve blends his passion for design and firm management with profound insights into emerging technologies. Over the past 2 decades, working directly with over 1,400 firm owners, Steve has significantly contributed to reshaping these businesses for enhanced growth andsustainability.

Steve's career highlights include a 7-year tenure at SOM Chicago, founding BBA Architects in 1993 and growing it to 17 architects before its 2007 sale, and creating ArchiOffice, a groundbreaking project management software company acquired by BQE Software in 2010.

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, hefocuses on leading AE firms to operational excellence, mentoring leaders to craft businesses as elegant and innovative as the architecture they create.

Originally published in Architectural Record

Originally published in February 2025

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
  1. Describe why managing your project and firm health is as crucial as managing your own health.
  2. List the 10 KPIs that every firm must understand and what they really mean for your firm’s health.
  3. Define and quantify KPIs that are meaningful to achieve your business and personal goals.
  4. Recognize how technology plays into managing a healthy firm, just as it does with managing your own health.