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Architects & Engineering

How Mataee Helps Architecture Firms Save 2 Hours Per Week on Time Tracking

How a 6-person architecture firm saves 2 hours per week by switching from Excel to Mataee. Step-by-step scenario with real figures.

05 Feb 2026 · 11 min read Read more →

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Architects & Engineering

Project Managers and Reporting: How to Turn Your Contractual Obligations into a Competitive Advantage

Project managers: transform your reporting obligations into a management and negotiation tool. How structured exports strengthen your credibility.

28 Jan 2026 · 8 min read Read more →

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Architects & Engineering

Structural, MEP, and Civil Engineering Firms: Why Each Technical Lot Must Track Hours Differently

Structural, MEP, civil engineering firms: the specifics of time tracking by technical lot. How to organize your milestones and anticipate overruns.

16 Jan 2026 · 12 min read Read more →

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Architects & Engineering

The true cost of site meetings: how many hours does your firm actually spend?

A site meeting doesn't last 2 hours: travel, minutes, follow-up on remarks... Calculate the true cost for your architecture firm.

08 Jan 2026 · 8 min read Read more →

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Architects & Engineering

Architects: how to justify a fee amendment when hours exceed the fixed price

How to justify a fee amendment to the project owner with precise time data. A practical guide for architects and project managers.

04 Jan 2026 · 12 min read Read more →

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Architects & Engineering

What a project overrun really costs: anatomy of a budget blowout in an architecture firm

Anatomy of an architecture project that goes off the rails: the micro-overruns that accumulate, the real cost quantified, and how to anticipate them.

27 Dec 2025 · 9 min read Read more →

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Architects & Engineering

MOP Phases and Time Tracking: ESQ, APS, APD, PRO, EXE — How to Allocate Your Hours

Practical guide: how to structure time tracking by MOP phase (ESQ, APS, APD, PRO, EXE). Indicative ratios and methods to detect overruns.

23 Dec 2025 · 11 min read Read more →

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Architects & Engineering

Time Tracking in Architecture Firms: Why Excel No Longer Cuts It

Still tracking hours in your architecture firm with Excel? Discover the concrete limitations of this approach and what the ideal tool would look like.

19 Dec 2025 · 9 min read Read more →

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Architects & Engineering

Architecture Project Profitability: How to Measure It Before It's Too Late

Discover how to measure the profitability of your architecture projects in real time. Practical guide with ratios, methods, and before/after scenarios.

15 Dec 2025 · 10 min read Read more →