Author: admin
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Maximise your Screen Real Estate
I’ve seen people struggle with many windows overwhelming their work space. This will hurt your productivity, especially if you are in the detailing profession. You could employ virtual desktops, in addition to a tiling manager. Please follow this tutorial on virtual desktops. If you want to use a windows tiling manager consider AquaSnap. If you…
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Staff Memos: Long Term Goals
I have not been clear in specifying overall objectives. I want to dramatically increase the reputation of our firm, to boost your remuneration, and to expand our offering(s). This is the plan: 1. Satisfy the Client The client pays the bills. In order to satisfy our clients, we must first understand our clients. When we…
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Look Out for Bad Connection Details
Bad Connections There are many young engineers out of college in the structural engineering business. They probably are not very much aware about the costs involved with fabrication. As detailers, it is our responsibility to look out for bad connections and ask an rfi for alternate connections. Please look at this particular one. It is…
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LGS Framing. When to send .sdp file
Do not send .sdp files when RFIs are outstanding and drawings not approved. We have 2 cases where client fabricated off approval model when RFIs were not cleared. They could fabricate only beause we sent all the files to them. Hence going forward no machine files, .sdp files to be sent to client until all…
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Memo #23 – How to write blog posts
I wish to move this firm towards a more decentralised model: where our success, your success, and your team’s success will ultimately be decided by the client. The client will be your God. Serve him well. Going forward, you will be responsible for your own marketing, not myself. If you market yourself well – then…
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Memo #22: How to update clients on quote requests
It is a material advantage to quote early, and accurately. Clients will then have an option of: (a) committing early and locking in a quote, or (b) to continue searching. If you deliver a quote late, then you may lose the opportunity to secure an earlier tender – perhaps someone who did quote early, won…
