Strategies for Accurate Surveying Estimates
Strategies for Accurate Surveying Estimates Although estimates are a staple of any solid proposal, they can be the source of numerous headaches. Depending on the scope of the project, preparing potential
The Key to Growth: Standardize Processes
It’s a big decision to commit to growing your business and one that involves careful planning. You need to set specific growth targets, seek out financing, and expand your team’s skill
Orange County CLSA Presidents Meeting Recap
Hello! Hope everyone’s year is off to a great start. I recently attended an Orange County Chapter of the California Land Surveyors Association (CLSA) Presidents’ meeting and thought I’d share some highlights.
Carbon-Based (Human) Resistance: How to Roll Out Your New Productivity Tool
Ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu wrote, “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them. That only creates sorrow.” Wise words, but, unless your office is staffed entirely
Unlock Potential: Tips on Business Life Cycles & Value Creation
The Business Cycle of Growth and Value Creation Have you ever wondered when it's the right time to add a workflow management app to your surveying or civil engineering business? There is
Elements of a Strong Proposal
Scope, Deliverables, and Profitability Have you ever completed a project only to have the client call you and ask why there aren’t stakes driven into the corners of their property. Weren’t
Dread the Follow-up Call?
4 Tips to Make Follow-up Calls a Success You’ve done the parcel and title research, written the survey proposal, and submitted it. Time to sit back and wait for a response.
Setting the Proposal Scope
In my last blog post, I provided an overall view of the elements of a proposal and how having a clear, accurate proposal can guard against scope creep. Now, I am
Your Proposal Was Accepted. Now What? (Easy Onboarding)
Congratulations on landing that big project! Now that it’s time for work to get underway, here are some steps you can take to ensure a good relationship with your client and
When (and How) to Include “Exclusions” in Proposals
In my last post, I described how to set clear expectations in the scope of services section of your proposal. Expectations can be further clarified in the “exclusions” portion, in which
QFACTOR VIDEO TRAINING TIPS
Project Profitability Reporting Comparing Estimates to Actual Hours Surveying companies live and die by the hour. A 15-person company
Qfactor can help you find all OPEN projects for a customer. Qfactor can also help you quickly locate every proposal
Statuses can be very powerful and a helpful tool in project management. Qfactor provides a number of ways to manage
Qfactor allows you to create a new proposal or create a new project. This gives you the flexibility to
Qfactor utilizes Google Map addresses so that when you begin typing in any Address box, the address begins to
Qfactor provides customer information showing if projects are invoiced, paid or with a balance due. First, find all projects with
