Moving from Single to Group
One of the first steps is to interact with those that you have identified as caring and getting them into some form of group. Groups often make greater impact than individuals. Working alone limits the impact of your efforts. Working with groups expands the impact you will have. [...]
Continue reading about Turning Caring about CAD into Curing CAD Troubles
There are several teams you need to develop to enhance CAD Governance.
They include:
Corporate Management Team
Office CAD Liaisons/Representatives/Super Users
CAD Standard Review Committee
The Inner Circle
Let’s take a short look at each one.
Corporate Management Team
These are the members of your firm who are impacted by CAD but are not part of defining or implementing anything related to CAD. [...]
Many things can get in the way of creating or modifying a CAD Standard. Here are a few…
Lack of senior management support
This is the number one killer when trying to develop CAD Standards. What does this look like or sound like? It will be those who actively seek to derail or squelch [...]
Continue reading about CAD Standards Development Progress Killers
Doesn’t anyone care about CAD anymore?
Rally the ones that Care
Making a change or moving people toward process improvement, CAD Standards or even a software upgrade takes a lot to cultural effort within your firm. Finding a group that can help in this process can help you get more done. Getting them on your side [...]
Before we move on to developing a CAD Standard lets think about who needs to be involved in the process.
CAD needs governance. Governing a CAD environment cannot be overlooked. Approaching the oversight of CAD from a willy-nilly perspective of doing what just comes your way will not allow you to make greater strides toward [...]



