samedi 9 novembre 2013

Make More Money With Project Management Software For Architects

By Rachael Gutierrez


No matter what industry you are in, there is always a more efficient way to keep track of your billable hours. Any inaccuracy or flaw in your system can cause you to lose money. The same can be said for architects and their billable hours. There is a solution to this conundrum, however. Project management software for architects is an excellent way to record your billable hours and progress of your jobs.

The rates at which you charge some billable hours will be different than others. After all, some jobs are more labor intensive than other jobs. You don't want to take the time to record the number of hours spent on a project or hire someone to do it for you. Either way you're losing money. You can let software handle the job that you don't have time for and don't want to hire someone else to do.

With the stress of having to deal with several jobs at one time, constrained budgets, and hard deadlines it's a wonder anyone can track the number of hours billed to a project. It's too difficult to guess how much time was spent on a project after the fact. Actually, this can be downright catastrophic if your guess is less than the actual time spent on the project. This is where software can help.

Not only will this information help you keep better records, but those records will also help your client see what they were billed for when they receive their invoice. A line item bill, with the number of hours spent on the project at each phase of the process, is always a welcome sight to a client. Not only are they confident that they are not overpaying, but you can be confident that you are not undercharging.

This piece of mind is not only found when you are sending out invoices, but also throughout the job. You will be able to keep the client informed about the progress throughout the process. This small thing will allow you and the client to make sure the project is being completed in a time frame to be delivered by the deadline.

Also, this information will be helpful to you as the architect, because you will be able to compile data on how much time you spend on different phases of the job. This data will be very helpful in the future for developing a better way to increase the accuracy of your bids on jobs and help mitigate unexpected increases to your budget.

With this ability to see your time spent on multiple projects over a long period of time you will also have the ability to make yourself more efficient. You will be able to evaluate what parts of a project take the longest which will help you be able to find ways to prioritize your time. This will not only help you become more efficient, but also help you complete more jobs and bring in more money.

Overall, project management software for architects is an excellent way to keep track of your billable hours, keep yourself on schedule and on budget, show clients exactly what they are paying for, and keep them involved throughout the process. Also, on a larger scale, you will be able to use the information the software gathers to increase the accuracy of your quotes and make yourself more efficient. In the end, all of these things will help you make more money.




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