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About PMKC

The Practice Management Knowledge Community (PMKC) identifies and develops information on the business of architecture for use by the profession to maintain and improve the quality of the professional and business environment.  The PMKC initiates programs, provides content and serves as a resource to other knowledge communities, and acts as experts on AIA Institute programs and policies that pertain to a wide variety of business practices and trends.

The PMKC focuses on: Business practices and trends; Human resources management; Integrated practice and delivery methods; Knowledge / Innovation management; Marketing and business development; Leadership development; Financial management; Global practices; Operations management; Ownership transitions; Project management; Quality management; Risk management; Strategic alliances; Strategic planning; Student and emerging professional development.

The PMKC is also dedicated to developing new, more effective means of discovering, gathering, organizing and disseminating practice management knowledge among architects and their strategic partners.

Join the Practice Management Knowledge Community by updating your AIA.org Account.

Upcoming Events

  1. Get a Free Marketing Communications Check-up @ AIA Convention

    May 17, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    Washington, DC, United States

  2. Get a Free Marketing Communications Check-up @AIA National Convention

    May 18, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    United States

  3. PMKC @Convention - Practice Management Lunch: The Future of Practice

    May 18, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
    Washington, DC, United States

  4. PMKC @Convention - Emerging Small Firm Business Models: Staying Lean while Working Large

    May 18, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Washington, DC, United States

Publications

Practice Management Digest
The AIA Practice Management Knowledge Community official electronic newsletter is the Practice Management Digest. See the Tips for Authors if you are interested in contributing content. Searching for past issues?  Go to the archives page.

Resources

Practice Management Webinar Series
The Best Practices webinars are a series of web-based seminars sponsored by the Practice Management Knowledge Community. Nationally recognized experts conduct a 90 minute webinars tailored to firm owners. The series focuses on topics such as client relations, tax deductions and conflict management.  View the 2012 schedule and archived webinars on the PM.

AIA Supplemental Architectural Services
Each supplemental architectural service in this series includes bullet points on knowledge and skills, why clients need the deliverables, associated tasks, and the AIA Contract Document that can be used in conjunction with the service. This information is available through an essay and companion introductory presentation. The resources are formatted as publications (PDF) and presentations (PPT).

View for FREE / Pay for Credit
This session will outline the history of the Lean enterprise and will review case studies on numerous construction projects. The workshop will describe how to utilize such tools as A3 planning, set-based design, target cost design, Kanban, kaizen blitzes, and value stream mapping to reinvigorate your practice and to create a more competitive and exciting firm. View Video.

Best Practices
What Are the AIA Best Practices?

AIA Best Practices represent the collective wisdom of AIA members and related professionals. As a group, they are:

-- A compendium of relevant knowledge gained from experience
-- Immediately applicable to a task at hand
-- Distilled to their essentials
-- Usable information
-- Linked to related resources
-- Kept relevant and up-to-date by inviting feedback from practicing professionals

Awards

AIA a/e ProNet David W. Lakamp Scholarship

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) have selected Hannah Pempus and Gerald Reynolds to receive the 2011 a/e ProNet scholarship. The program, initiated by a/e ProNet, a national association of insurance brokers who are committed to providing liability insurance and loss prevention to architects, is awarded to architecture students who demonstrate a particular interest in the principles of management in architecture practice. Pempus and Reynolds will both receive $2,500 to use towards their tuition.

Read their case study topic responses.
Read the a/e ProNet press release.

 

Podcasts

Project Finance for Principals and Project Managers

The Business Case for Diversity: Policies, Practices, and Tools for Creating a Successful Workplace

The Firm of the Future: Big-Picture Trends Shaping the Future of Design Firms

Visit AIA PodNet or subscribe to the series on iTunes.


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PM is an active member of the Center for Integrated Practice. Find more resources related to integrated project delivery, collaboration, and technology at our CIP website.


Announcements

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Call for Presentations

The AIA Practice Management Knowledge Community (PMKC) is partnering with AIA South Atlantic Region (SAR) Conference for a special one-day pre-conference workshop. In support of the SAR conference theme of re:inventing architecture, the PMKC workshop will provide an opportunity to explore how architects are transforming how they practice to respond to changes in technology and the global economy.

re:inventing practice is seeking case study presentations from practitioners describing innovative and emerging ways of organizing within their firms, or with other firms, to acquire and/or execute projects. We are seeking case studies of actual projects and processes sourced from real life practice experience. Whether you are a sole practitioner who has virtual employees or a large firm partnering with another to compete for mega-projects, or anything in-between, we want to hear about what you are doing.

Proposals are due 5PM Pacific time, Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Please download the Request for Proposals from the link below.

We look forward to receiving your proposals.

Human Resources: Creating the right workforce for your future

AIA Practice Management Knowledge Community continues a free Webinar series in June with an in-depth look at Human Resources best practices to attract the right people, create a greate team, and identify and develop your firm's next generation of leaders.

Date: 6/28/2012 | Time: 1:00-2:15 pm EDT | Earn 1.5 CEH
Registration is Free, but Required. Select link below for full description.

Watch Video and Download the "Beyond Marketing" Webinar Handout

Presented: Thursday, March 22 | 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Eastern
Presenter: Christopher Parsons, Founder & CEO, Knowledge Architecture
Moderator: Scott Kuehn, AIA, PMKC Advisory Group

AIA Best Practices

Design is serious business and you need serious advice. The AIA’s Practice Management Knowledge Community has reorganized, culled, and expanded the online compendium of nearly 400 Best Practices, which now align with the Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice. Best Practices continue to evolve, and you can contribute your own firm’s best practices by e-mailing bestpractices@aia.org. To learn more, visit www.aia.org/practicing/bestpractices.

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