Many business owners and managers set up tracking systems to ensure team members are actually productive during working hours, in order to try and prevent them from eating up working hours with personal business. There are two problems with this….
Over the last couple of months I’ve spoken with quite some contractors and architects related to a renovation of our house. I know that AEC people are often very busy, and most of them have sufficient or even too many…
A while ago we wrote The Ultimate Guide to a Successful Punch List Experience. One of the most useful tips of this guide is to use a checklist to ensure you don’t overlook important details. In this blog post, we…
A few times a week, a robot is using our app ArchiSnapper. He (or is it a she?) is clicking on almost every single button in the app. Strangely enough, he (let’s stick with “he”) is doing the same set…
When you’re running a business that offers a product or service, soon or late you will have to deal with customer complaints, or even with angry customers. We’ve been running ArchiSnapper for almost 7 years now, so just like any…
Architecture is a profession of tools. In the past 20 years, technology has truly transformed the way we create, share, and build. Apart from having a smartphone and tablet—which tools and accessories are available for architects? Today we are going…
Don’t get me wrong; I think both Word and Excel are fantastic tools. They are straightforward to use, inexpensive, and can be helpful for many many tasks. The online versions of Google Docs and Sheets have transformed the way we…
I like people that talk about themselves in an open and honest way. People that don’t worry too much about perception. It takes a strong personality to just say it like it is when things aren’t great. And it often…
We all know that drafting safety inspection reports can be a very time-consuming administrative activity: taking notes on site together with pictures, and when you’re back at to office, you still need to write out the notes in Word, transfer…
What if you could: Wake up every morning at a reasonable hour and have breakfast with your family. Bring your kids to school then be at your office, ready for work, only a couple of minutes later (no commuting, no…
