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ARE 5.0 Practice Management (PcM)
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Master AIA Contracts (B101, C401, A201)You are here
Read the contracts, focus on services articles, ownership, claims, and compensation methods.
Finances, Risk, and Insurance
Learn the financial KPIs (utilization, net multiplier, DPE) and the insurance landscape (E&O, CGL, workers' comp).
Ethics, Licensure Law, and HR
Study the AIA Code, state practice-act fundamentals, and U.S. employment-law basics relevant to firm leadership.
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ARE PcM Exam Details
ARE 5.0 Practice Management (PcM)
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Exam Content Breakdown
Based on the official NCARB content outline
Firm structure, AIA Code of Ethics, licensure law and sealing, business entity selection, HR fundamentals, multi-state practice.
Financial KPIs (utilization, net multiplier, DPE), insurance (E&O, CGL, workers' comp), professional liability/standard of care, business development.
AIA contracts (B101/B103/B104/B105, C401, A201), instruments of service and copyright (AWCPA), project delivery methods (DBB, DB, CMAR, IPD).
Quality management, recruiting and retention, AXP supervision, performance management, ADA Title III, OSHA general duty clause, records retention.
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