451457 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 3 MANAGING A SURVEYING PRACTICE PATRICK MEEHAN MAX BRAID SURVEYORS

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• PROFILE OF ASURVEYING PRACTICENUMBER OFACSA
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451-457 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 3MANAGING A
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• PROFILE OF A SURVEYING PRACTICE
• Single practitioner
• Small - Medium practice
• Medium - Large practice

• Max Braid Surveyors (MBS) has evolved from the
  surveying practice of Max Braid who in 1945 took
  over the operation of his fathers practice. The
  company operates from its head office in
  Melbourne, offering a full range of services, but
  specialises in providing engineering surveying
  services to the construction and property
  development industries.
• MBS also has an office in Sydney and a joint
  venture company in Malaysia, and is currently
  operating on a number of projects in the Middle
  East.

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• SINGLE PRACTITIONER
• 1 to 5 staff
• Suburban or rural office
• Part-time or casual staff
• Mobile phone
• Answering Machine
• Turnover 120k - 250k

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• SMALL- MEDIUM PRACTICE
• 6 to 20 staff
• 2-3 Directors
• 2-6 Professional staff
• 2-6 Technical Staff
• 1-2 administration staff
• Turnover 300k - 1200k

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• MEDIUM - LARGE PRACTICE
• 30 to 100 staff
• 3-10 Directors
• Multi-discipline
• Surveyors - Engineers - Planners
• Turnover 1600k - 5000k

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451-457 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 3MANAGING A
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• CLIENTS
• Goodwill
• Market Research
• Corporate Promotion
• Advertising
• Sponsorships
• Client profile

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SURVEYING PRACTICEPATRICK MEEHAN - MAX BRAID
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• STAFF
• Recruiting
• Company Induction
• Training
• Continuing Professional Development
• Health Safety
• Remuneration

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451-457 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 3MANAGING A
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• PLANT EQUIPMENT
• Office equipment
• Field equipment
• Vehicles
• Premises
• Maintenance
• Servicing
• Calibration
• Insurance
• Updating upgrading

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451-457 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 3MANAGING A
SURVEYING PRACTICEPATRICK MEEHAN - MAX BRAID
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• PRODUCTS SERVICES
• Digital Information
• Property reports
• Plans Maps
• Engineering Surveys
• Cadastral Services
• Precision Surveys
• Aerial mapping
• GPS Surveys
• LIS/GIS Consultancies
• Hydrographic Surveys

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SURVEYING PRACTICEPATRICK MEEHAN - MAX BRAID
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• PRODUCTS SERVICES
• Quality control
• Adequacy of equipment
• Appropriate Staff
• Material supplies
• Sub-contracting

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451-457 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 3MANAGING A
SURVEYING PRACTICEPATRICK MEEHAN - MAX BRAID
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• FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
• Capital
• Leasing of Plant Equipment
• Business Loans
• Overdraft
• Securities
• Budgeting - Forecasting
• Billings
• Creditors Debtors
• Cashflow - Profit Loss
• Pricing
• Professional advice

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451-457 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 3MANAGING A
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• MANAGING EXTERNAL FACTORS
• Economic FactorsRecessions, Industry Downturn
• Political FactorsPrivatisation,
  Regulation,Competition Policy
• Legal FactorsLitigation
• The Juggling Act