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How accurate business and project data helps RDCL Engineers grow efficiently

Real time, accurate, and detailed business and project data gives RDCL Engineers business clarity. It allows them to grow the business confidently, plan its hiring to match, and not just take on more work in the belief that being busy means being profitable. We interviewed ground testing business manager Logan McLennan to find out more.

Forecasting and resourcing — right people, right project, bright future

Do your staff alternate between states of overwork and underutilisation? Neither situation is ideal — for the practice, employee or client. In this short guide, learn how forecasting and resourcing solves that issue for built environment design businesses.

Synergy product update — 18 October 2018 — Synergy Enterprise

This update is a big one with the release of Synergy Enterprise — our top-tier product level. Introducing advanced forecasting, resource planning and customisable security.

6 myths limiting architecture and engineering practice growth

Are you managing your practice or does your practice manage you? As directors and business leaders — not simply architects and engineers — you need time to focus on strategic decision-making for practice growth, not just chasing your tail. Total Synergy CEO Scott Osborne has encountered many myths and misconceptions that typically limit practice growth and progress. Here, he breaks down a few for you to consider in your business.

Synergy product update — 25 July 2018 — Forecasting

We have a big release out this week. The headline is our new Business level forecasting feature. We also have new items in project budgets and a forecast report, plus updates to projects and accounting add-ons.

Folding planes and building bricks — Synergy at RICS, IStructE and Vision events in London

Over the last two weeks, #TeamTotalSynergy was at three architecture, engineering and construction industry events in London. Although Synergy has been around since 1999 and is the market leader in Australia, we’re still growing in the UK, so it was a chance to talk to architecture, surveying and engineering professionals face-to-face about how Synergy can help them be more effective and efficient in delivering projects for the built environment design sector.

The power of product reviews — why you should read them, why you should write them

Review sites have sprung up over the last 10 years for the software you use every day in your business. The opinions of others — strangers — play an increasingly influential role in how you make buying decisions. Here's why you should read and write reviews.

Synergy product update — 06 June 2018 — Update to invoices

We're always working to update Synergy — today we put out a minor release with changes to invoices, Excel import, Xero add-on, and timesheets.

Transmittals simplified — your future of project information management

Managing transmittals is one of those jobs that every architecture and engineering design professional knows is important, but wishes was just a little less time consuming. Synergy has taken the pain out of the transmittal process, while at the same time automating the record-keeping to save you time and let you sleep at night. Synergy product manager Paul Hemmings explains.

Synergy product update — 28 May 2018 — Transmittals

The big news in this release is the new transmittals feature. We’ve also got updates to project documents, portals, notifications, project archive, document templates, Xero add-on and a few other small things. And, as if that’s not enough, it’s our turn to tell you about Synergy and the GDPR.

More time for clients — how technology helps John Coward Architects directors focus on clients

John Coward Architects (JCA) director Mike Darwell knew there were ways to make the practice more efficient in project delivery. In particular, he wanted to improve how the team of 12 (including four architects and five technical staff) managed emails and timesheets. Here's how they achieved crucial time savings, and more than they expected.

The value of cross discipline collaboration for structural engineers and the tools to do it

With his structural engineering practice management under control, STRUCTURE director Rob McGowan is looking to a future of collaboration around Synergy project portals — a central project information management hub.

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