Case Study: PUBLIC: Architecture + Communication achieves profitable fixed-fee project management with Harvest

How a public architecture firm uses Harvest to flourish on a fixed-fee budget

PUBLIC: Architecture + Communication, a public architecture firm focused on creating inspiring community spaces, needed a better way to manage time and project spend on mostly fixed-fee work. Before Harvest, the team relied on spreadsheets and other time-tracking tools that were hard to use and didn’t gain staff adoption, making it difficult to control budgets and stay profitable.

PUBLIC implemented Harvest for time tracking and reporting to monitor hours against fixed fees, track project trajectories, and use past data to improve pricing decisions. With Harvest, the team got faster, clearer reporting, better user adoption, and more visibility into where projects were making or losing money, helping them keep work on schedule and on budget while making more profitable choices.

PUBLIC: Architecture + Communication

John Wall

Founding Principal