Management for Design in the press Over the past few months, Management for Design has contributed to articles on Source.net — a site focused on industry news & analysis in the construction, design and engineering sectors. Rob Peake has provided his expertise across a number of articles, discussing issues on how best to maximise billable hours in the workplace, how to successfully delegate new responsibilities to staff members and how to manage productivity to gain maximum benefits. Unbillable hours erode architecture profits In business, it is only natural to work on daily tasks that are not directly chargeable to projects. The overall success of a business largely depends on the ability to keep time spent on these tasks to a minimum but the most significant area of opportunity to improve is by maximising the benefits from time spent working directly on jobs. The best way to do this is to ensure you fully understand the scope of the project, be conscious of the limitations and flag any concerns in this area without undue delay. Having non-billable time take up 15–20% of the overall number of hours worked is nothing to be concerned about, however there are a few areas to look out for. Competitions play a big part in bringing in new work but it is important to set guidelines around the type of competitions entered and the amount of time spent on them. By analysing past projects and assessing new work coming in, if you’re able to predict the number of people likely to be needed for each project, it will significantly help minimise time spent on non-billable hours. To read the full article click here.
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