Free Resources on Business & Project Management

2026 Financial Performance Executive Summary

Get a free sneak peek at our 2026 AE Financial Performance Benchmark Survey Results, now available in both PDF report and Excel-based tool.

Outlook 2026:
AEC M&A Trends Report

See where AEC M&A activity is heating up, who is buying and selling, and what's driving the market to new heights.

2023 AE ERP Software Review

2023 ERP Software Review: Architecture and Engineering Firm Enterprise Resource Planning Software Survey Report reveals the features, benefits, advantages and shortcomings of the most commonly used applications.

Successful Strategies For Small Firms

The best practices small firms can use to compete with the big boys.

Strategic Alliances for Small Firms: A Path to Profitability

A concise overview of the essential information on what it takes to have a successful alliance in today's economy, directly from PSMJ’s business development experts.

About Ownership Transition

A framework that will help you prepare for a successful ownership transition. Ownership transition is inevitable…it is going to happen whether you want it or not. Take control of your and your firm’s destiny and start planning for transition today.

Successful Financial Management

A clear and concise overview, direct from PSMJ’s architecture and engineering industry experts, of the complex subject of financial management … the ultimate determinant of your firm’s success of failure.

Tackling Scope Creep

A framework that will help you eliminate scope creep. Scope creep happens, but we will tell you how to take control of your firm’s destiny and start planning against scope creep today.

Five Must-Have Skills for Future AE Firm Leaders

A clear and concise overview, direct from PSMJ’s architecture and engineering industry experts, of the ever popular subject of developing emerging leaders. This 45 page e-book gives an overview of the skills needed to develop your firm's top-performing employees.

Branch Office Optimization

Is it worth the risk? As an firm principal, you’ve probably asked yourself this question dozens of times. And in no business is risk more apparent than in the opening, closing, and management of branch offices. How do you know when it’s the right time to open a branch … or close one?

What AE Firm Leader Needs to Know about Transition Planning

A clear and concise overview, direct from PSMJ’s architecture and engineering industry experts, of a topic important to your firm's future success: ownership transition. This e-book gives an overview of what all firm leaders need to know when planning for ownership transition.

Turning Your Doers Into Sellers

A clear and concise overview, direct from PSMJ’s business development experts, this complimentary ebook covers the complex subject of how to implement a successful seller-doer program.

The AEC Business Development Bible

A concise overview of the essential “must-knows” of business development, direct from PSMJ’s marketing and business development experts.

On Becoming An Owner: What You Need To Know

Are you ready to be “the boss”? In this free e-book, we provide an introduction—a primer, if you will—to the complex world of becoming a successful owner of an firm. Becoming an owner is a personal decision, a career decision, and a financial decision that represents a major commitment.

M&A Survival Tips for AE Firm Leaders

Merger & Acquisition (M&A) activity in the architecture and engineering space is certainly on the upswing and well on its way to reaching pre-recession levels. But, how ready are you for taking on the task of buying or selling an firm? How do you make sure you aren’t overpaying or leaving money on the table? How do you avoid a million-dollar mistake?

Guide to Empowering Project Managers

Are you an empowered project manager? We all want the answer to that question to be a resounding "yes!"- but, sometimes, reality falls short of our desires. Knowing what it means to be an effective PM is often very different from how to be an effective PM

What Separates Great In-House Training Programs From the Rest?

We all know about the importance of professional development…for employee retention, client satisfaction, and ultimately company performance. As such, many firms have taken to developing in-house universities as their primary vehicle for professional development. But, don’t mistake that to mean that developing an in-house training program is easy. Getting it right takes significant time and significant investment…or does it?

Finding, Recruiting, and Keeping the Best

Exclusive access to our industry's most successful, forward-thinking Human Resources leaders … The best advice available for growing-your people, your leaders, and your business-in this global economy…