by Suzanne King | Aug 5, 2026 | Business Planning, Planning Season
A practical guide to seven strategic planning models — and how to know which one fits where your firm is right now. Every few years, a planning framework catches fire in the AEC industry. Firms adopt it because a peer firm swears by it, or because someone came back...
by Suzanne King | Jun 22, 2026 | Business Planning, Planning Season
Before the off-site, the goals, and the spreadsheets…Here is what to gather first September feels like the planning month. October is when the off-sites happen, and the goals get set. November is when the documents get finalized. But the firms that show up to...
by Suzanne King | May 29, 2026 | Business Planning, Market Research
The national K-12 construction market looks healthy from a distance. Enrollment is large, facility stock is aging, and communities across the country are investing in schools. Pull back the lens a little further, and the picture gets more nuanced — and more...
by Suzanne King | Apr 27, 2026 | Business Planning, Market Research, Strategic Growth
A lot has changed since October. Here’s how to tell if your AEC Growth Plan is still pointing at the right target —and what to do when it isn’t. April is the moment of truth for most AEC growth plans. Q1 is behind you, Q2 is just getting started, and somewhere between...
by Suzanne King | Jan 30, 2026 | Business Planning, Market Research, Planning Season, Strategic Growth, Vision and Strategy
January has a funny way of sobering us up. In the fall, you planned. You workshopped. You debated priorities. You built the business plan, nodded confidently, and kicked things off on January 1 with fresh notebooks and big energy. And now it is late January. The...
by Suzanne King | Sep 17, 2025 | Business Planning, Planning Season, Strategic Growth
Growth in the A/E/C industry is not for the faint of heart. Markets shift, clients evolve, and even the most seasoned leaders can feel caught between chasing opportunities and sticking to what’s safe. The truth is, growth can feel messy, especially when it’s reactive...
