Diane P. Mika Archives - Berkley Design Professional

Society for Design Administration (SDA) National Convention | EDSymposium19

Posted April 18th, 2019 by Berkley Design Professional & filed under BDP Blog, Events, Featured.

Risk Management & You: Contracts, Communication, Collaboration

Pre‐Conference Workshop on Risk Management

Presented by:
David A. Ericksen, Esq., Executive Committee, Construction Practice Leader, Severson & Werson , Michael O. Edmonds, Vice President, Account Executive, Parker | Smith | Feek, Diane P. Mika, Vice President & Director of Risk Management Education, Berkley Design Professional

Thursday, May 16
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. PDT
The Davenport Grand Hotel
333 W. Spokane Falls Boulevard
Spokane, WA 99201

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Purchase Orders as Contracts – What is the Design Professional to Do?

Posted February 21st, 2019 by Berkley Design Professional & filed under BDP Blog.

By Diane Mika | February 19, 2019

Contracts are in virtually all parts of our business. They take many styles and most often in the form of purchase orders, proposals, consulting services agreements, etc.

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Complimentary Webinar: From Scope Creep to Profitability

Posted February 7th, 2019 by Berkley Design Professional & filed under Events, Featured.

Presented by: Andrew D. Mendelson, FAIA, Senior Vice President & Chief Risk Management Officer, Berkley Design Professional and Diane P. Mika, Vice President & Director of Risk Management Education, Berkley Design Professional

Thursday, March 7, 2019 11:00 am Pacific Standard Time

1.5 AIA CES LUs/1.5 PDHs HSW Qualified
Berkley DP policyholders who participate in this program can qualify for a 15% Risk Management Education credit. Contact your agent for further information*

Change is inevitable, but scope creep is not. Scope creep happens when there is an expansion of services provided without a corresponding increase in the design professional’s fees or recognition of additional risk exposure. This webinar will help you learn the triggers for change and how to manage the change process to maintain your client relationships—and your firm’s profitability.

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