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  Chapter 06 Firm Planning
 
 

06.01 Firm Identity and Expertise
06.01.01 Architecture Firm Renovates Office for Sustainability

06.02 Strategic Planning for the Design Firm

06.02.01 Emergency Planning, Response, and Recovery
06.02.02 Adding Value in Today's Business Environment
06.02.03 Business Planning for Small Firms
06.02.04 Seven Attributes of Design-first Firms


06.03 Strategic Alliances
06.03.01 Forming Strategic Alliances
06.03.02 Strategic Alliances: Insurance Considerations
06.03.03 Interorganizational Alliances: The Power of Long-Term Collaboration
06.03.05 Selecting a Professional Photographer
06.03.06 Understanding a Photographic Assignment Estimate
06.03.07 Preparing for Professional Photography: A Checklist
06.03.08 Controlling the Cost of a Photography Assignment
06.03.09 Licensing Photographs for a Publication

06.04 Practicing in a Global Market

06.04.01 Getting Paid for International Work
06.04.02 Managing International Teams
06.04.03 International Videoconferencing
06.04.04 International Practice Checklist
06.04.05 Adapting Standard Embassy Design to Specific Sites
06.04.06 Managing Expectations of Foreign Clients
06.04.07 Contract Provisions to Minimize Risk of International Projects
06.04.08 Challenges for Rebuilding Iraq
06.04.09 Lessons from Working in China
06.04.10 Basics of Working Overseas
06.04.11 How to Organize a Component International Knowledge Community
06.04.13 Adjusting to Foreign Business Customs and Practices
06.04.14 Exporting Architecture Services Overseas
06.04.15 Exporting Architectural Services: Consideration for U.S. Architects and Firms
06.04.16 Benefits of Exporting Architecture Services
06.04.17 Construction Documents in China: SOM’s Experiences

06.05 Firm Peer Review
06.05.01 Organizational Peer Review

06.06 Starting a Firm
06.06.01 Starting a Firm: Essential Resources
06.06.02 The Best Advice Might Be Free
06.06.03 Starting a Firm: Lessons from Failure
06.06.04 Seven Tips for Emerging Firms
06.06.05 New Firms Grow with a Marketing Plan
06.06.06 Practice Made Simple
06.06.07 Considering Your Own Firm?
06.06.08 Comments from Recent Startups
06.06.09 Business Plans: The Executive Summary

06.07 Firm Legal Structure
06.07.01 Multi-state Practice: Certificates of Authority
06.07.02 Legal Structure of Architecture Firms

06.08 Ownership Transition
06.08.01 Firm Valuation Resources
06.08.02 Essential Elements of Ownership Transition
06.08.03 Ownership Transition: Establishing a Rabbi Trust
06.08.04 Ownership Transition: A Case Study
06.08.05 Ownership Transition: Key Points to Ponder
06.08.06 Ownership Transition Guidelines
06.08.07 Twenty Ownership Transition Planning Mistakes
06.08.08 How Much Is Your Firm Really Worth?