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Best Practices in CAD Management

Recommended Course Length: 1 day
Cost: Call for pricing

0.7 CEUs available from Herzing College
7 AIA Learning Units

This class is run on a "by request" basis. Fill out our Request more information form to learn more.

Summary

This class is a discussion about what is involved with the real tasks of CAD Management. This course will take an overview look at formulating and enforcing standards and assessing your current situation. You will take a high level look at hiring, developing, and managing your users. You will look at what is needed to manage software and briefly discuss the financial processes in terms including the faster verses cheaper paradigm.

During class, you will gain knowledge of why a long term plan must be put together and discover when and why to get involved with IT planning. You discuss what to manage and how to protect your data.

Who Should Attend

The class is appropriate for those who want to gain a greater insight to the problems and opportunities that the CAD manager faces.

Objectives

Upon completion of the class, the student will gain a better understanding of the areas and concepts included in CAD Management.

Prerequisites

Students enrolling in the course should have some familiarity with AutoCAD fundamentals. It is recommended that the student have a working knowledge of:

  • Microsoft® Windows® XP or Microsoft® Windows® Vista.

Each Student Receives

  • A Student Guide
  • Certificate of completion
  • AIA Learning Units for AIA members

Topics Covered*

  • Defining the Position of CAD Management
    • Overview of Tasks
    • The Business Angle
  • Taking Stock of Your Current Situation
    • User Skills Assessments
    • Software and Hardware Assessment
    • IT Assessments
    • Budgetary Assessment
    • Standard Process Assessments
  • Managing Your Management
    • Why Management is out of the Technology Loop
    • Meeting Company Needs - Not User Wants
    • Explaining Standards to Management
    • Managing Management's Expectations
    • Reporting to Management
    • Clear Communication
  • Managing Standards
    • Formulating and Writing Standards
    • Existing Standards
    • Information Exchange
    • Vendor Control via Standards
    • Working to Client Standards
    • Managing Multi-CAD Office
    • Standard Enforcement vie Management
    • Bringing it all together
  • Training, Hiring, and Managing Users
    • Training Methodology
    • Building a training Plan
    • Delivering a Training Plan
    • Hiring and Testing a Staff
    • Diagnosing Existing User Skills
    • Making the Most of your Power Users
    • Handling Renegade Users
  • Managing Software (and Change)
    • Changing Methods
    • Understanding Software Licensing
    • Purchasing Software
    • Performing Upgrades
    • Easing Transition
    • Analyzing 3D Migration
  • Understanding Financial Processes
  • Building a Long-Term Plan
  • Managing Networks, IT, and Hardware
    • How Much IT Do You Need To Know?
    • Barriers To Productivity
    • Getting Involved With The IT Planning
  • Building Crucial Skills
    • Learning What To Manage
    • Building Your Management Style
    • Selling Yourself
  • Protecting Your Data
    • Identifying Intellectual Property
    • Securing Files
    • Controlling Projects With Contracts
    • Document Management Overview

*Note: The course topics are a guideline and class topics may be modified by the instructor based upon the class flow.

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